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hardcover. Taking you to the classrooms of Japanese preschools, this book explores the everyday, implicit behaviors that form a crucially important - but grossly understudied-aspect of educational practice. It focusses on how teachers embody their lessons: how they use their hands to gesture, comfort, or discipline; and more. Num Pages: 224 pages, 189 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226263076
- ISBN
- 9780226263076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.37€ 82.90
€ 99.37
€ 82.90
Paperback. Identifying the three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission, the author shows how these religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice and brought the Persians unprecedented wealth, power, and territory, and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226251875
- ISBN
- 9780226251875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239576
- ISBN
- 9780226239576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Hardcover. In the most alarmist views, the West's most cherished values - freedom, equality, and tolerance - are said to be endangered by Islam worldwide. This book explores what Islam has become in today's world, with full attention to the multiplication of its meanings and interpretations. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226206226
- ISBN
- 9780226206226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.37
€ 94.64
€ 79.37
Hardcover. During the Cold War, Chinese Americans struggled to gain political influence in the United States. This book looks at the divergent ways that Chinese Americans in these two cities balanced domestic and international pressures during the tense Cold War era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226193564
- ISBN
- 9780226193564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.19
€ 51.99
€ 40.19
Paperback. Intends to demonstrate that hynotism is an essential aspect of our most significant relationships, an inherent dimension of love, religion, medicine, politics, and literature, a fundamental dynamic between lover and beloved, deity and votary, physician and patient, ruler and subject, and, indeed, reader and listener. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DQ; JMTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226185323
- ISBN
- 9780226185323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.29
€ 23.99
€ 19.29
Hardcover. A cruise along the streets of Chennai - or Silicon Valley - filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In this book, the author examine one particularly striking group who have taken part in this development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226152608
- ISBN
- 9780226152608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.37
€ 94.64
€ 79.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226120300
- ISBN
- 9780226120300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Hardback. Common and destructive, limited wars are significant international events that pose a number of challenges to the states involved beyond simple victory or defeat. This book investigates a crucial and heretofore ignored factor in determining the nature and direction of limited war: information institutions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226107684
- ISBN
- 9780226107684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.37€ 83.18
€ 99.37
€ 83.18
Paperback. This volume tells the story of David Chaffetz's experience of Afghanistan shortly before the Soviet invasion. His account is an intimate portrait of the Afghan people and the vast landscape which surrounds them. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; DNF; RGC; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100647
- ISBN
- 9780226100647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. In 2005, Iraq drafted its first constitution and held the country's first democratic election in more than fifty years. The author argues that the terms of the Iraqi Constitution are sufficiently capacious to be interpreted in a variety of ways, allowing it to appeal to the country's three main sects despite their deep disagreements. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068824
- ISBN
- 9780226068824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.59
€ 44.99
€ 34.59
Paperback. China's rising status in the global economy alongside recent economic stagnation in Europe and the United States has led to considerable speculation that we are in the early stages of a transition in power relations. The authors take readers through possible scenarios for future relations between China and the United States. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226040479
- ISBN
- 9780226040479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.48
€ 44.99
€ 34.48
Hardcover. In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. Over the course of the twentieth century, India metamorphosed from a marginal place to a serious hub of technological and scientific innovation. This title tells the tale of this transformation. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JWMN; PDX; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226019758
- ISBN
- 9780226019758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.90€ 64.58
€ 76.90
€ 64.58
Hardcover. Situating his study in the gaps between conventional categories such as Buddhism, Daoism and Chinese popular art, Stanley K. Abe examines the large body of sculpture, paintings and other religious imagery produced for China's common classes from the third to the sixth centuries CE. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 line drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; AFC; AFK; AGR; HBJF; HRE; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 225 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226000442
- ISBN
- 9780226000442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 86.69
€ 104.11
€ 86.69
Hardcover. This book conceptualizes the success of Israeli high-tech as a multilevel operation consisting of global, governmental, sources of new start ups, organizational, and industrial factors. It discusses each of these factors individually and the interaction between them, and is an aid for understanding high tech takeoff. Editor(s): Thomas, Howard. Series: Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPR; KJC; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 250 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780080450995
- ISBN
- 9780080450995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.70
€ 133.70
Paperback. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 366 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JHM; JP; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004184
- ISBN
- 9780295975320
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An useful linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts. Num Pages: 374 pages, illus., bibiliog. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575505
- ISBN
- 9789749575505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.60
€ 42.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. Preserves the folklore of sacred sites in the mountains of northern Thailand. Num Pages: 26 illus., 13 color. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575482
- ISBN
- 9789749575482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511640
- ISBN
- 9789749511640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. In Indonesia, since the coming of Islam, zakat has been a means of worship, and its collection has been voluntary and decentralized. This work argues that in the post-New Order regime zakat practice changed structurally and institutionally through the enactment of a law on zakat management, followed by the establishment of a national zakat agency. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511084
- ISBN
- 9789749511084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54