×


 x 

Shopping cart

Asia

Results 7741 - 7760 of 10929

Asia

Paperback. The contributors to Speaking of the Self interrogate the varied ways in which a diverse group of mostly female writers from South Asia-from a seventeenth-century Mughal princess to twentieth century Pakistani novelists-construct and articulate their subjectivity through their autobiographical memoirs, poetry, novels, and diaries. Editor(s): Malhotra, Anshu; Lambert-Hurley, Siobhan. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAS; DS; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359913
ISBN
9780822359913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

hardcover. From an early focus on rape, dowry, and sati - self-immolation - feminist struggles against violence to women in India have now moved to a wider terrain. This book looks specifically at whether the legal system has led to justice for women who have been the victims of violence. Editor(s): Butalia, Urvashi. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9788189884505
ISBN
9788189884505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex fifth-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during China's turbulent twentieth century. This title connects the story to the major traumas of the last century, exploring why such stories often remain sealed up within a culture, unknown to outsiders. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265837
ISBN
9780520265837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.69

Hardback. This book systematically evaluates the trajectories of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) policymaking in India and its performance. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCL; KCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 272 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107109544
ISBN
9781107109544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.10

Hardback. Editor(s): Magnusson, Bruce; Zalloua, Zahi. Series: Global Re-Visions. Num Pages: 238 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995021
ISBN
9780295995021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.02

Hardback. Chinese culture was a performance culture, and ritual was the highest form of performance. Village ritual life everywhere in pre-revolutionary China was complex, conservative, and extraordinarily diverse. This title discusses the ritual world of a group of rural settlements in Shanxi province in pre-1949 North China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; HRKN; HRLF; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033047
ISBN
9780674033047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.34

Paperback. Tells the complex story of one episode that became the tipping point for an important historical transformation. This title provides graphic details of a variety of social ills in India, especially those related to the status of women and to the particular plight of the country's child wives. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822337959
ISBN
9780822337959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837632255
ISBN
9783837632255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 41.99

Hardcover. Enticing account of a 1970s expedition across Middle East and South Asia BIC Classification: 1F; WGCB; WTL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537265
ISBN
9781784537265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 59.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700774
ISBN
9781501700774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.01

Hardcover. Delectable dishes for families that love spice, with recipes from a master of spice. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; WBN; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Absolute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472910905
ISBN
9781472910905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.13

Hardcover. 100 dishes which show you how to combine the secret herbs and spices integral to authentic Indian cooking. Num Pages: 192 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 195 x 22. .
Publisher
Clearview
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908337375
ISBN
9781908337375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 310 pages, photographs (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434. A Memoir. 310 pages, illustrations. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition, 15th Anniversary Edition with a New
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276024
ISBN
9780520276024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Time after time during the Vietnam War, the United States sent Vietnamese spies and commandos behind enemy lines only to have them killed, captured or compromised into reporting back false information. This is a sobering account of the disastrous secret programme. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 358 pages, 25 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611478
ISBN
9780700611478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.88

Hardcover. After the Chinese detonated their first nuclear test in 1964, America and India were both concerned. The CIA knew it needed to gather more information, but had few ways of achieving this. This text chronicles the effort to plant a sensing device on a Himalayan peak in order to listen in on China. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSH; JWMN; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612239
ISBN
9780700612239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.25

Hardback. Telling the story of the introduction of Christianity to a provincial region in China where European missionaries shared the poverty and isolation of their Chinese flocks, this text shows the influence that the missionaries had in Shandong in matters of spirit and flesh. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511637
ISBN
9780742511637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.65

Paperback. The Spirit Moves West examines the phenomena of Korean missionaries in America. It delves into why and how Korean missionaries pursued missions in the United States and evangelized Americans and illuminates how a non-western mission movement evolves over time in the West. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 1KBB; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199942121
ISBN
9780199942121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.31

Hardback. Offers an introduction to the Lebanon's fractious politics and a portrait of a people that continue to rise again and again from the ashes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117351
ISBN
9781845117351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.11

Paperback. This is the study of a small group of Tibetan Buddhists called the Nyishangba who have maintained an egalitarian culture, where women own land and have equal rights, including in social and religious institutions, and where the usual subordination of women does not appear to occur. Num Pages: 408 pages, 28 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; 1FPCT; HRE; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102155
ISBN
9780231102155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106426
ISBN
9780739106426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.16

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!