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Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148375
- ISBN
- 9780231148375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.39
€ 36.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. In 2002, nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan mobilised for war over the long-disputed territory of Kashmir, sparking panic around the world. Drawing on extensive firsthand experience in the contested region. Sumantra Bose reveals how the conflict became a grave threat to South Asia and the world and suggests feasible steps toward peace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; HBLW3; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018174
- ISBN
- 9780674018174
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.67
€ 35.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Shows that traditionalism and modernity reinforce each other among the priests at the Minakshi Temple. This book also shows that the priests have become more 'professional' and modern-minded while also insisting on the legitimacy of tradition. It concludes by critiquing the analysis of modernity and tradition in social science. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLP1; HRLP7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116587
- ISBN
- 9780691116587
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.45
€ 45.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBWS2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605036
- ISBN
- 9780691605036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.59€ 68.68
€ 87.59
€ 68.68
Hardback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361398
- ISBN
- 9780822361398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Paperback. Japanese migration to Latin America began in the late nineteenth century, and today the continent is home to 1.5 million persons of Japanese descent. Combining detailed scholarship with personal histories, this title offers a study of the patterns of Japanese migration on the continent as a whole. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KL; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071447
- ISBN
- 9780252071447
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674788015
- ISBN
- 9780674788015
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.90
€ 45.99
€ 38.90
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; ASZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636610
- ISBN
- 9780691636610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.21
€ 170.21
Hardcover. The first book-length examination of the lingering political legacy of the wartime imprisonment of people of Japanese ancestry in Canada and the United States. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804795746
- ISBN
- 9780804795746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.81
€ 118.81
Paperback. Helps draw the road map for counterinsurgency in the postmodern world. This book is suitable for cadets and junior military leaders - as well as general readers seeking a deeper understanding of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 178 pages, 8 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080932
- ISBN
- 9780226080932
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.50
€ 20.99
€ 18.50
Hardback. Exploring the rise and fall of Sanskrit as a vehicle of poetry and polity, this title traces the two great moments of its transformation. Drawing parallels with the rise of Latin literature and the Roman empire, it asks whether these very different histories challenge theories of culture and power and suggest possibilities for practice. Num Pages: 703 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 703
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245006
- ISBN
- 9780520245006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.91€ 65.19
€ 82.91
€ 65.19
Paperback. An examination of the story of the integration of transnational migrants from Hong Kong, this book draws out the ways in which liberalism is profoundly spatial, varying greatly depending on the geographical context. It shows why understanding the liberal thought is crucial, as we strive to understand the societies' transition to neoliberalism. Series: Place, Culture, & Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w illustrations, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1KBCB; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130849
- ISBN
- 9781592130849
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 24.99
€ 23.17
Hardcover. Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being debated today, and shows why Progressive Confucianism is a particularly promising approach. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661292
- ISBN
- 9780745661292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Paperback. Argues that, in both Mao and Deng periods, China evolved in ways quite different from the Soviet model and from other developing countries. This title explores China from two comparative perspectives: developing countries (including the industrializing countries of East Asia) and historical state socialist regimes. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826426987
- ISBN
- 9780826426987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.50
€ 63.50
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137442
- ISBN
- 9781592137442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. In the literary and artistic milieu of early modern Japan the Chinese and Japanese arts flourished side by side. Kodojin, the "Old Taoist" (1865-1944), was the last of these great poet-painters in Japan. This book brings together 150 of Kodojin's Chinese poems (introduced and translated by Jonathan Chaves). Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 halftones, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 2GDC; 2GJ; ACBP; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116572
- ISBN
- 9780231116572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.11
€ 42.99
€ 31.11
Paperback. Makes the social practice and the existing textual specimens of personal Chinese letter-writing fully visible for the first time Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992785
- ISBN
- 9780295992785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.45
€ 36.99
€ 34.45
Paperback. The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Num Pages: 371 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHBK; JHBL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228184
- ISBN
- 9780520228184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.64
€ 37.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBCB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807333
- ISBN
- 9780774807333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardback. This collection argues that minorities in the Southeast Asian Massif are not powerless in the face of economic and political change in the region - they are drawing on ethnicity and culture to indigenize modernity and maintain their livelihoods. Editor(s): Michaud, Jean; Forsyth, Tim. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 16 maps, 6 graphs & tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774818377
- ISBN
- 9780774818377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.45
€ 112.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBK5; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449475
- ISBN
- 9780801449475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Paperback. This work reveals the existence of a previously unknown stratum of literate women among the urban gentry in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century China. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line diagrams 18 half-tones 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723596
- ISBN
- 9780804723596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. This book is a highly original study of transnationalism among immigrants from the county of Taishan, from which, until 1965, a high percentage of the Chinese in the United States originated. The author vividly depicts the continuing ties between Taishanese remaining in China and their kinsmen seeking their fortune in "Gold Mountain." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746878
- ISBN
- 9780804746878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1F; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBT; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807584
- ISBN
- 9780875807584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28