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Hardcover. Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRE; HRLP7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031873
- ISBN
- 9780226031873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.60€ 82.26
€ 99.60
€ 82.26
Paperback. Bringing together colorful historical vignettes, social and anthropological theory, and quantitative analyses, this title examines these interactions between the Khmer, Cham, and Vietnamese of Cambodia and the French, documenting the differences in their understandings of medicine. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1FMC; 3JJ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031644
- ISBN
- 9780226031644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. Dismissing oversimplified and politically-charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran that exposes the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy. Series: Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226027845
- ISBN
- 9780226027845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. The Muslim world represented an alien and foreign phenomenon for the USA in its early years as a republic (1785-1815). This study examines the American view of Muhammad and the many issues which helped to determine American perceptions of the Muslim world. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014906
- ISBN
- 9780226014906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.66
€ 36.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. In 2005 the World Bank released a gender assessment of the nation of Jordan, a country that, like many in the Middle East, has undergone dramatic social and gender transformations, in part by encouraging equal access to education for men and women. In this book, the author shows that assessment to be a fallacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006918
- ISBN
- 9780226006918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005331
- ISBN
- 9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. How and why did archaeology in Israel emerge as such a persuasive force? How can the practices of archaeology help answer those questions? This text addresses these questions and specifies the relationship between national ideology, colonial settlement and the production of historical knowledge. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001951
- ISBN
- 9780226001951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932885289
- ISBN
- 9780932885289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.11
€ 23.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 607.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138989146
- ISBN
- 9781138989146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. Of the journey by travel writer Robert Byron to the Middle East, this serves as a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now innaccessible to most Western travellers, and a nostalgic look back at a more innocent time. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1QDAP; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325607
- ISBN
- 9780195325607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Hardback. Represents a true photographic pioneer; Birk's medium is inventive and predates the contrived nostalgia of contemporary apps and filters. This innovative collection of images is a stand-out in the travel photography genre. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 Colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 385 x 10. Weight in Grams: 1888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Glitterati Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KMK0014540
- ISBN
- 9780988174566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. An examination of how, despite similar historical contexts, India became a stable democracy post-independence, whilst Pakistan became an unstable autocracy. Num Pages: 258 pages, 8 b/w illus. 3 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; JPB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 35.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316635247
- ISBN
- 9781316635247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.75
€ 49.75
paperback. This collection presents new investigations into the role of heritage languages and the correlation between culture and language from a pedagogic and cosmopolitical point of view. Editor(s): Bridges, David. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCZ; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107452886
- ISBN
- 9781107452886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.42
€ 44.42
Paperback. This book examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism as a version of consequentialism. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; HPQ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107407329
- ISBN
- 9781107407329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.98
€ 59.98
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between war and the environment in Henan Province from 1938-50. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 310 pages, 19 b/w illus. 9 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JWL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107071568
- ISBN
- 9781107071568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.54
€ 133.54
Hardback. Estevez-Abe explores the egalitarian capitalism of postwar Japan and the political mechanisms that sustained it. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521856935
- ISBN
- 9780521856935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.13
€ 61.13
paperback. An accessibly-written, comprehensive handbook on the essential aspects of the structure of Arabic. Series: Reference Grammars. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 2CSR; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1462. Series: Reference Grammars. 734 pages, illustrations. An accessibly-written, comprehensive handbook on the essential aspects of the structure of Arabic. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 2CSR; CFK. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 33. Weight: 1400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 734
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521777711
- ISBN
- 9780521777711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.14
€ 105.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521720274
- ISBN
- 9780521720274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.99
€ 60.99
Paperback. A critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries. Series: New Approaches to Asian History. Num Pages: 367 pages, 82 b/w illus. 17 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521719810
- ISBN
- 9780521719810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Paperback. This book traces the transformation of opium from medicine to narcotic over a period of five hundred years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b/w illus. 2 maps 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521608565
- ISBN
- 9780521608565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13