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paperback. Offers an analysis of the forms and uses of individualism in colonial and anti-colonial India. This book presents an examination of how concepts of individualism functioned in support of and resistance to British imperialism in India. It highlights the complexity of the multiple narratives that constitute British colonial history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327684
- ISBN
- 9780822327684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
paperback. Producing Bollywood is an in-depth ethnography of the Bombay-based Hindi film industry, more popularly known as Bollywood. Taking readers inside this hugely popular global industry, Tejaswini Ganti focuses on the social world and professional practices of well-known Hindi filmmakers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 28 photographs, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822352136
- ISBN
- 9780822352136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
hardcover. An anthology of international voices, exploring provocative images of Muslim women from around the globe in literature, visual arts, journalism, and other media Editor(s): Shirazi, Faegheh. Num Pages: 319 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292721890
- ISBN
- 9780292721890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardback. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780691149646
- ISBN
- 9780691149646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.48
€ 108.84
€ 83.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 150 bw images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780764329326
- ISBN
- 9780764329326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 46.67
€ 65.05
€ 46.67
Hardback. Editor(s): Streeck, Wolfgang; Yamamura, Kozo. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801439179
- ISBN
- 9780801439179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.33
€ 66.33
paperback. Introduces the reader to the multiple roles and challenges that women faced in the interaction between the social and political dimensions of Arab/Palestinian society on the West Bank. This title contextualizes the role of women within the general socio-political struggles of the West Bank and in the Arab world. Editor(s): Sabbagh, Suha. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; GTJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253211743
- ISBN
- 9780253211743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. Damning expose of corporate complicity in Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian land. A vital legal resource on this pressing issue. Editor(s): Winstanley, Asa; Barat, Frank. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; LBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331591
- ISBN
- 9780745331591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.89
€ 40.99
€ 26.89
Paperback. What is to be done about prostitution? Is it work or is it violence? Are women involved in it offenders or victims? Is it a private or a political issue? The answers to these questions depend on many factors, including where you live. This book provides a close comparison of the laws, policies and interventions in countries across Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Gangoli, Geetanjali; Westmarland, Nicole. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346728
- ISBN
- 9781861346728
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.77
€ 40.99
€ 38.77
Hardcover. Defeated by Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists fled to Taiwan to establish a rival state, thereby creating the Two Chinas dilemma that vexes international diplomacy to this day. Hsiao-ting Lin challenges this conventional narrative, showing the many ways the ad hoc creation of this not fully sovereign state was accidental and serendipitous. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659810
- ISBN
- 9780674659810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.35
€ 51.99
€ 43.35
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816683840
- ISBN
- 9780816683840
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
hardcover. This study examines the emergence and evolution in China of a tradition of popular organization generally known under the rubric of secret society. It suggests that the society is properly understood as one variety of the brotherhood association that flourished in the early and mid-Qing period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726511
- ISBN
- 9780804726511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.51
€ 71.51
hardcover. This book explores, through a series of essays, a set of interrelated elements that define the literary culture of China in the late eighth and early ninth centuries. Num Pages: 212 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726665
- ISBN
- 9780804726665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
hardcover. In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3H; 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727204
- ISBN
- 9780804727204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
hardcover. Based on newly available records of 628 civil dispute cases from the 1760's to the 1900's, this book challenges many conventional assumptions about the Qing legal system. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727402
- ISBN
- 9780804727402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
hardcover. This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3538 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727563
- ISBN
- 9780804727563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
hardcover. This book argues that the "Yan'an Way," long celebrated by the Chinese Communist Party as the foundation and model for its success, was a product of quite special circumstances that were not replicable in most other parts of China. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728256
- ISBN
- 9780804728256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
hardcover. Combining the efforts of scholars of history, literature and the social sciences, the essays collected in this volume explore some of the ways culture interacted with political power in late imperial China. Editor(s): Huters, Theodore; Wong, R.; Yu, Pauline. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728676
- ISBN
- 9780804728676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.21
€ 108.21
hardcover. This is an imaginative evocation and analysis-through the medium of translations (the author's own) of once popular but now forgotten literature-of the variety of "stories" in terms of which the Chinese have interpreted their lives since the early years of the 19th century. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804730907
- ISBN
- 9780804730907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
hardcover. Using a theoretical approach that utilizes work in literary studies, anthropology, feminist theory, and cultural studies, this book investigates how, in twentieth century China, the modern concepts of the new woman and the new writing developed into a protracted cultural debate over what and how women should and could write. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731294
- ISBN
- 9780804731294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69