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Paperback. Saudi Arabia remains a closed society with its own interpretation of Islamic Law, an insistence on royal privilege and an uneven record on human rights. This study examines the paradoxes and considers the pressure for reform. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; JPH; JPQB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850656685
- ISBN
- 9781850656685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Hardcover. By the early 1900s both Britain and Russia, recognising the threat from Imperial Germany, decided to stabilise their relations and replace their rivalry in Central Asia - the great game - with rapprochement. But their rivalry escalated and by 1914 the two empires were on the brink of war. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1FC; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850433712
- ISBN
- 9781850433712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 59.84
€ 65.36
€ 59.84
Hardback. A revolutionary archaeological discovery--considered by some to be as momentous as the revelation of the Dead Sea Scrolls--sheds fascinating new light on one of the most important texts of ancient Chinese civilization. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; GTB; HPDF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118163
- ISBN
- 9780231118163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.41
€ 104.22
€ 79.41
Hardback. A modern history of India's female and transgender dancers and the forces of in- clusion/exclusion that have shaped Indian performing arts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042789
- ISBN
- 9781849042789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 58.27
€ 59.42
€ 58.27
Hardback. East Asian cinema is a growing industry, producing films popular all over the world. This book gives an account of East Asian cinema, its successes and challenges. It also examines how local production has responded to global trends and explores the effects of widespread de-regulation and China's accession to the World Trade Organisation. Series: International Screen Industries. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFD; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 158 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844571802
- ISBN
- 9781844571802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 95.86
€ 106.95
€ 95.86
Hardcover. Turkey's recent foreign policy has led to fractious relations with countries in the Middle East and the US. Series: Contemporary Turkey, in Association with the British Institute at Ankara. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531881
- ISBN
- 9781784531881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49€ 137.06
€ 154.49
€ 137.06
Hardcover. This 4-volume set presents 88 articles and provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the global issue of international debt. The origins and development of the debt crisis are followed by regional studies concerning Latin America, Africa and the Pacific, and a section on problems in Asia. Series: Tauris Guides to Global Economic Issues S. Num Pages: 1650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; KCL; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 154. Weight in Grams: 3964.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 1650
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860642746
- ISBN
- 9781860642746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 971.07
€ 971.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465760
- ISBN
- 9780752465760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. The Chinese Communist welfare state was established with the goal of eradicating income inequality. Paradoxically, it widened that gap, undermining a primary objective of Mao Zedong's revolution. Nara Dillon traces the origins of the Chinese welfare state from the 1940s to the 1960s to uncover the reasons why the state failed to achieve this goal. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504318
- ISBN
- 9780674504318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
hardcover. Why Democracy Deepens explains how socio-economic changes in India are shaping its politics to promote grassroots democracy. Num Pages: 202 pages, 29 b/w illus. 3 maps 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPF; JPHC; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107177512
- ISBN
- 9781107177512
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Condition: New
€ 116.59
€ 116.59
Hardcover. When it comes to talking about democracy in China, Chinese nationalists argue that it cannot solve China's problems, while Chinese liberals remain unduly silenced. This book presents the difficulties and obstacles to the democratic approach to the respective Tibet and Taiwan questions. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPH; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699711
- ISBN
- 9780748699711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 114.08
€ 118.43
€ 114.08
Hardback. Carmel's work has become the benchmark of the historiography of Israel's third largest city and remains to this day, the best-known and most highly-regarded survey of Haifa under Ottoman rule. This, the first English edition of 'Ottoman Haifa', will be essential reading for all historians of the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East. Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 bw illustrations in 8pp plates, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855601
- ISBN
- 9781848855601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60€ 126.76
€ 142.60
€ 126.76
Paperback. The contemporary world is defined by dizzying flows of people and ideas. But while Western travel is associated with a pioneering spirit of discovery, the dominant image of Muslim mobility is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. This book challenges these stereotypes. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHMC; JPA; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138404
- ISBN
- 9780691138404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Examines the political and religious realities of Bangladesh and Pakistan, especially the al-Qaeda-linked jihadi networks that threaten to permanently turn Pakistan into an ideological state. This book also considers Islam's influence on the culture of both societies, and, in turn, the influence of these cultures on the tone of Islam. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 1FKP; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Company, London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659211
- ISBN
- 9781850659211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.02
€ 25.99
€ 24.02
Hardback. Presents an analysis of Pakistan that features five players: the people, the army, the Islamists, the politicians and the Americans. This book explains how a series of alliances borne of political and strategic expediency between the US and the military have continually undermined the state to the extent that its very existence is in jeopardy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040099
- ISBN
- 9781849040099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Paperback. A rare and hugely successful story in the global development world, Jenkins and Manor present detailed research that convincingly demonstrates the efficacy of the MGNREGA in India Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JP; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045704
- ISBN
- 9781849045704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. This illustrated history surveys English literature in India from the 1800s to the 1900s, covering not only what is considered literature proper but also other genres such as polemical, anthropological and wildlife writings. Editor(s): Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. Num Pages: 450 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850656814
- ISBN
- 9781850656814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 52.60
€ 53.48
€ 52.60
Paperback. Engaging China is a concise account of the evolution and state of the Canadian approach to China, its achievements, disappointments, and current dilemmas. Series: UTP Insights. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614482
- ISBN
- 9781442614482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Unfolds the recent history of over 100 million Muslims living in India. The text details their fears and anxieties, delineates their main currents of thought and examines their responses to the socio-economic processes affecting the country as a whole. Num Pages: 379 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 379
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850653042
- ISBN
- 9781850653042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763684
- ISBN
- 9780804763684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.32€ 100.16
€ 111.32
€ 100.16