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Paperback. This work investigates the power behind classical music and dance in Bangkok, the capital and sacred center of Buddhist Thailand. Focusing on the ritual of honouring teachers of music and dance, Deborah Wong reveals a complex network of connections among kings, teachers, knowledge and performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 378 pages, 63 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AS; AVGD; AVGW; HRE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905860
ISBN
9780226905860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896830
ISBN
9780226896830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226895499
ISBN
9780226895499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.87
€ 43.98

Paperback. Argues that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints, this work describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. Num Pages: 296 pages, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 302 x 18. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894225
ISBN
9780226894225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

paperback. In 1908, the ruler of the Balinese realm of Klungkung and over 100 members of his family and court were massacred when they marched deliberately into the fire of the Dutch colonial army. This work examines the question of what their action meant and its significance in contemporary Klungkung. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 half-tones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226885827
ISBN
9780226885827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. This work attempts to see the satis - the Hindu custom of women sacrificing themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands - through Hindu eyes, providing an experiential and psychoanalytic account of ritual self-sacrifice and self-mutilation in South Asia. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey; White, David Gordon. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAX; HRG; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226885698
ISBN
9780226885698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. The government of Yemen remains largely incapable of providing goods and services to its population, but the regime continues to endure despite its fragility in the global order. Revealing what holds Yemen together in such circumstances, this book shows how citizens form national attachments even in the absence of strong state institutions. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226877914
ISBN
9780226877914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. Combining translations of five peasant narratives with critical commentary on their provenance and implications for historical study, this book illuminates the life of the peasantry in Tokugawa Japan. Editor(s): Walthall, Anne. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; JFS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872346
ISBN
9780226872346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Translator(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Num Pages: 582 pages, x, 572 p. BIC Classification: 1F; HRG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
582
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846651
ISBN
9780226846651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; FC; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Fourth Impression
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846477
ISBN
9780226846477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226814186
ISBN
9780226814186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.09

paperback. This study traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant attention to the tools used for these acts. In this revised edition Edward L.Shaughnessy contributes a new introduction. Num Pages: 234 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; GL; HBJF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226814162
ISBN
9780226814162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226805030
ISBN
9780226805030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226794211
ISBN
9780226794211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, Frontispiece, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789521
ISBN
9780226789521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

paperback. This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka--given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy--are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226789507
ISBN
9780226789507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. This work analyzes the music of Java and the development of the gamelan, an ensemble dominated by bronze percussion instruments. Drawing on sources ranging from 12th-century poetry to 20th-century nationalistic writing, it examines historical sources and contemporary cultural theory and criticism. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 24 line drawings, 51 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVGE; AVGH; AVRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226780115
ISBN
9780226780115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.45

paperback. "Tiger Moon" is the powerful, poetic story of the Sunquists' two years studying tigers in Nepal. A new afterword tells the story of promising efforts to reconnect fractured Nepalese tiger habitats. Num Pages: 187 pages, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; RNKH; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226779973
ISBN
9780226779973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; CFG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226779836
ISBN
9780226779836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769622
ISBN
9780226769622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 46.02

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