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Hardback. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism is a collection of 26 original and outstanding contributions, tracing key historical trajectories and examining the growth of diverse traditions. It features a broad range of viewpoints and methods adopted by foremost experts working in the field of Buddhist studies. Editor(s): Poceski, Mario. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118610336
- ISBN
- 9781118610336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.11
€ 177.11
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442205864
- ISBN
- 9781442205864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.10
€ 132.10
Hardback. This book takes readers inside radical Israeli settlements to explore how these settlements were formed, what the people in them believe, and their role in the Middle East today. Drawing on three years of research in these settlements, Selengut offers an in-depth exploration of a topic that is often mentioned in headlines but little understood. Num Pages: 202 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442216853
- ISBN
- 9781442216853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
Hardcover. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 306 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442223523
- ISBN
- 9781442223523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
This text discusses the historical roots of Iran's current divisions and debates. It identifies major conflicts, such as Iran versus Islam, secularism versus religion, and constitutionalism versus Islamic government. It also discusses politics and discourses in the Islamic republic regarding fundamental issues of identity, culture, and governance. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; HRAM2; JPB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442233188
- ISBN
- 9781442233188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.69
€ 151.69
Num Pages: 266 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236226
- ISBN
- 9781442236226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Hardcover. From the world's premier management consultancy firm: the only book you need to understand India today. Editor(s): McKinsey & Company, Inc. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2-8pp 4-c inserts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 619.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476735306
- ISBN
- 9781476735306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.04
€ 31.99
€ 27.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227174869
- ISBN
- 9780227174869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.58
€ 44.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 maps, 40 graphs, 2 maps, 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526104786
- ISBN
- 9781526104786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.69
€ 140.69
Hardback. Translator(s): Dilworth, David A. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167147
- ISBN
- 9780231167147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.51
€ 81.51
Paperback. A detailed, objective analysis of China's historical relationship with Tibet Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1-2 maps,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989525
- ISBN
- 9780295989525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.41
€ 43.41
Hardcover. As state control of private life in China has loosened since 1980, citizens have experienced an unprecedented family revolution. Reading popular "divorce narratives" in fiction, film, and TV drama, this book shows that the representation of marital discord has become a cultural battleground for competing ideologies within post-revolutionary China. Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993492
- ISBN
- 9780295993492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.85
€ 132.85
Hardcover. In 2001 the Chinese government announced that the precise location of Shangrila - a place that previously had existed only in fiction - had been identified in Zhongdian County, Yunnan. This book advances a view of landscapes as media of governance, representation, resistance, and examining how they are reshaping cultural economies. Editor(s): Yeh, Emily T.; Coggins, Chris. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 348 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993577
- ISBN
- 9780295993577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.85
€ 133.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; BM; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555975296
- ISBN
- 9781555975296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.32
€ 16.99
€ 15.32
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, John; Davies, John. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Edition
- Summer 2013 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564789310
- ISBN
- 9781564789310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.00
€ 11.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565848580
- ISBN
- 9781565848580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.24
€ 14.99
€ 14.24
Hardback. This narrative provides an account of Warren Hastings, the first British governor-general of India. The book looks at his rise from clerk in the East India Company to its highest office in India, his expeditions and achievements, and also at his charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors". Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632812
- ISBN
- 9781566632812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.73
€ 38.73
hardcover. Small delivers the first authoritative study of the Vietnam War's domestic politics. The war ultimately destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and indirectly forced the resignation of Richard Nixon. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635936
- ISBN
- 9781566635936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Prados, John. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566638685
- ISBN
- 9781566638685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. Jews and Judaism played a significant role in the history of the expansion of Europe to the west as well as in the history of the economic, social, and religious development of the New World. They played an important role in the discovery, colonization, and eventually exploitation of the resources of the New World. Editor(s): Bernardini, Paolo; Fiering, Norman. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1K; 3H; 3JF; GTB; HBG; HRJ; JFC; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811530
- ISBN
- 9781571811530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.86
€ 206.86
Hardback. In contrast to most other countries, both Germany and Israel have descent-based concepts of nationhood and have granted members of their nation (ethnic Germans and Jews) who wish to immigrate automatic access to their respective citizenship privileges. Editor(s): Levy, Daniel; Weiss, Yfaat. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812919
- ISBN
- 9781571812919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.57
€ 155.57
Hardback. Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. Editor(s): Davidson, Pamela. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 548 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; 2AGR; DSB; GTB; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817587
- ISBN
- 9781571817587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.46
€ 206.46
Hardcover. With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key issues of contemporary politics and is examined in this volume in depth for the first time. Drawing on ethnographic material from the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, and Africa.. Editor(s): Pardo, Italo. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KBB; JFF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817655
- ISBN
- 9781571817655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Hardback. The tradition of intensive fieldwork by a single anthropologist in one area has been challenged by new emphasis on studying historical patterns, wider regions, and global networks. Some anthropologists have started their careers from the new vantage point, amidst a chorus of claims for innovative methodologies. Editor(s): Dresch, Paul; etc.; James, Wendy; Parkin, David. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FMN; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KLS; 1MKLP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817990
- ISBN
- 9781571817990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.35
€ 155.35