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Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253902
- ISBN
- 9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, figures, tables, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTF; KCM; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Practical Action
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853390722
- ISBN
- 9781853390722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.79
€ 61.79
Paperback. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. New Writing from the Arab World. 320 pages. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809631
- ISBN
- 9781408809631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
Hardback. Ideal for general readers as well as professionals conducting extensive research, this informative book offers a collection of documents on the origins and conduct of the Iraq War. Series: Documentary and Reference Guides. Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313343872
- ISBN
- 9780313343872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.06€ 68.13
€ 108.06
€ 68.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177083347
- ISBN
- 9788177083347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.98€ 37.05
€ 51.98
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568365183
- ISBN
- 9781568365183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.14
€ 46.99
€ 39.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 500. BIC Classification: 1F; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 212 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2000.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902109299
- ISBN
- 9781902109299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.07
€ 51.99
€ 39.07
Hardcover. In his timely and exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC states since the 1970s to the present, Dr Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef examines the factors responsible for the failure of the states to achieve lasting change in development and security. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPH; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863561474
- ISBN
- 9780863561474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.33€ 51.49
€ 55.33
€ 51.49
Paperback. In the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin Laden, there is a clear need to look further than the simple image of a failed state so often portrayed in the media. This title offers an understanding of this remarkable and highly contradictory country. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 pp. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141038247
- ISBN
- 9780141038247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.18
€ 21.99
€ 16.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; AJC; HBJF1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Pr
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569828
- ISBN
- 9781566569828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Award-winning, critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408878194
- ISBN
- 9781408878194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.91
€ 16.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. 20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034065
- ISBN
- 9780141034065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227512
- ISBN
- 9780300227512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.63
€ 20.99
€ 16.63
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641635
- ISBN
- 9780892641635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.71
€ 81.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, over 80 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FMB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 224 x 8. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804844000
- ISBN
- 9780804844000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Hardcover. "340 p. illus. 23 cm. Publishers waxed cloth. Good clean copy with bright gilt title on the spine, very minor shelf wear to spine bands, binding remains strong." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Benn
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1905
- SKU
- KEX0062573
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them of home. This book uncovers the strange 100-year history of a colonial city that was conceived as a center of power. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 374 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272699
- ISBN
- 9780520272699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. This major book by the renowned Israeli historian, unveils the hidden and systematic ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in 1948, and its relevance to resolving the conflict. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685554
- ISBN
- 9781851685554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 13.72
€ 15.00
€ 13.72
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tang, Kwong-Leung; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 219 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338285
- ISBN
- 9781590338285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.46€ 56.97
€ 80.46
€ 56.97
Hardcover. Carefully using the colloquial understanding of "schizophrenia," this intriguing book examines the inconsistencies, paradoxes, and divisiveness that characterises Israeli society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590. Signed and dated by the author. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Gefen Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KSG0011963
- ISBN
- 9789652292612
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99