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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJQ; HBTB; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927527740
ISBN
9781927527740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

paperback. Offers an interpretation of the role that gender played in defining the Indian state during both the colonial and postcolonial eras. Focusing on both British and Indian literary texts - primarily novels - produced between 1857 and 1947, this title examines representations of 'native' Indian women. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324904
ISBN
9780822324904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Liddle, Swapna. Translator(s): Jaffery, Nausheen. Num Pages: 152 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Tulika Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381860
ISBN
9789382381860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; 2GK; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJF; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137557179
ISBN
9781137557179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.97

Demonstrates how ideas of the global took root in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century descriptions of Southeast Asia. The author turns to the works of Adam Smith, Thomas De Quincey, Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, and Joseph Conrad, four authors who discuss the Malay Archipelago during the rise and consolidation of the British Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QDB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140706
ISBN
9780231140706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.01

paperback. Beginning in 1835, British colonizers sought to promote modern, western knowledge in India, primarily through schools. Delving into a large archive of popular writings, and drawing on history, political science, and philosophy, the author considers western education in India from various perspectives. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341055
ISBN
9780822341055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

hardcover. An interdisciplinary, engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence. By focusing on the Doon school, a famous boarding school in India, it unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens. Series: Culture and Communication in Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map ;. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415178556
ISBN
9780415178556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Hardback. When Portuguese explorers first arrived in India, the maritime passage initiated an exchange of goods as well as ideas. European ambassadors, missionaries, soldiers, and scholars who followed produced a body of knowledge that shaped European thought about India. Sanjay Subrahmanyam tracks these changing ideas over the entire early modern period. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674972261
ISBN
9780674972261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.30

Hardback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the court was the crucial site where expanding Eurasian states and empires met and made sense of one another. Richly illustrated, Courtly Encounters provides a fresh cross-cultural perspective on early modern Islam, Counter-Reformation Catholicism, Protestantism, and a newly emergent Hindu sphere. Series: Mary Flexner Lecture Series of Bryn Mawr College. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067059
ISBN
9780674067059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Hardcover. Featuring updates and revisions that reflect recent historiography, this new edition of The Portuguese Empire in Asia 1500-1700 presents a comprehensive overview of Portuguese imperial history that considers Asian and European perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470672914
ISBN
9780470672914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.03

Paperback. A study of individual trajectories in an early modern global context Num Pages: 248 pages, , maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Brandeis
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584659921
ISBN
9781584659921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.84

hardcover. A study of the social, political, economic and public health aspects of World War II in South Asia, with particular attention to colonial Eastern India. The conclusion deals with the long-term effects of the War, including its effects on political formations and on bureaucratic re-negotiation. Series: London Studies on South Asia. Num Pages: 258 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700714063
ISBN
9780700714063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Paperback. In the late eighteenth century, an array of European political thinkers attacked the very foundations of imperialism, arguing that empire-building was not only unworkable, costly, and dangerous, but manifestly unjust. This book is devoted to the anti-imperialist political philosophies of an age often regarded as affirming imperial ambitions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTQ; HBTR; HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115177
ISBN
9780691115177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. New York is the oldest continually occupied city in America, with hundreds of place names offering a guide to the city's history. This book traces the origins of the names of Manhattan's streets, avenues, parks and corners, from it's life as a Dutch trading port to a modern, multicultural city. Num Pages: 207 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GBC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727126
ISBN
9780814727126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Multicultural China in the Early Middle Ages exposes a number of long-hidden "foreign" elements in Chinese culture that represent the legacy of the Tuoba, a former nomadic group originally from central Asia. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812243703
ISBN
9780812243703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.29

Hardback. First edition - 8vo. Very good copy - KAW0574 - 324pp. - United Nations, NewYork
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
United Nations NewYork
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
SKU
KCK0002508
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
M.Joseph
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
SKU
KEX0269748
ISBN
9780718108564
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. African cultures and politics remain significantly affected by precolonial and postcolonial configurations of modernity, as well as hegemonic global systems. This project explores Africa's conversation with itself and the rest of the world, critiquing universalist notions of democratization. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTQ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349496174
ISBN
9781349496174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.86

Hardcover. African cultures and politics remain significantly affected by precolonial and postcolonial configurations of modernity, as well as hegemonic global systems. This project explores Africa's conversation with itself and the rest of the world, critiquing universalist notions of democratization. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137446923
ISBN
9781137446923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Paperback. Biography of Robert Carlton "Bob" Brown, avant-garde publisher, poet and reading machine inventor, bestselling pulp fiction and Hollywood movie treatment writer, cookbook author with Cora and Rose Brown, advertiser copyrighter, editorial board member of the Masses, curator of A Museum of Social Change, and much more. Num Pages: 320 pages, 52 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGL; DSB; DSBH; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271467
ISBN
9780823271467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.40

paperback. Represents a sample of the most penetrating and provocative scholarly interpretations of Jewish messianic movement from various perspectives- historical, sociological, psychological, and religious. Editor(s): Saperstein, Marc. Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779439
ISBN
9780814779439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822963936
ISBN
9780822963936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.47

Paperback. Keywords: Non-Fiction - Family - Social Change - Sociology - Birth Rates
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
SKU
KHS0057528
ISBN
9780801826917
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

paperback. This detailed study is the first to outline Julian of Norwich's reception throughout history, from the extant manuscripts to the present day. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2009
SKU
V9781349374038
ISBN
9781349374038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

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