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Paperback. Focuses on the role of markets in linking local communities to larger networks of commerce, culture, and political power. This book uses bazaars in the northeast Indian state of Bihar during the colonial period as the site of its investigation. Num Pages: 311 pages, 6 b/w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; KC; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley, U.S.A.
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211001
ISBN
9780520211001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.01

Hardcover. A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable Book and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year Imagine that a terrorist tried to kill you. If you could face him again, on your terms, what would you do? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; BTP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239508
ISBN
9780393239508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. Anand Gopal traces the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a US-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain personal wealth and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Picador USA
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250069269
ISBN
9781250069269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. With an adventurous writing style, Anand Pandian explores the transformative potential of cinema, following Tamil films from the spark of artistic impulse through their production, marketing, and reception to show how cinema recasts the ordinary experience of everyday life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 1 in color. BIC Classification: 1FK; APFA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360001
ISBN
9780822360001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

paperback. Moral thought and ethical practice in South Asia, past and present Editor(s): Pandian, Anand; Ali, Daud. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222435
ISBN
9780253222435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. With an adventurous writing style, Anand Pandian explores the transformative potential of cinema, following Tamil films from the spark of artistic impulse through their production, marketing, and reception to show how cinema recasts the ordinary experience of everyday life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 1 in color. BIC Classification: 1FK; APFA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359579
ISBN
9780822359579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.55

Hardback. Contends that democracy - along with its secular norms - is founded on the idea of a promise deferred to the future. This title presents examples of religion in public life and calls into question the projects of refashioning the aporetic premises of liberalism and secularism. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142908
ISBN
9780231142908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.44
€ 62.34

Paperback. How can court testimony be used to rebuild a cohesive national identity for the Hutus and Tutsis? And how is it that dance and theater help to move forward the cause of justice and reconciliation? This title provides a satisfying analysis of the interplay between justice, performance, narrative, and memorialization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; AN; HBTZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421081
ISBN
9780857421081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.31

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: ABA; HRC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 166. Good copy with some shelf wear and aging. Some scoring internally, to text and title page. Remains good reading copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc New York
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024890
ISBN
9780486203782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Hardback. What India's founders derived from Western political traditions is widely understood. Less well-known is how India's own rich knowledge traditions of 2,500 years influenced these men. Vajpeyi furnishes this missing account, showing how five founders turned to classical texts to fashion an original sense of Indian selfhood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; HBTR; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048959
ISBN
9780674048959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.18
€ 49.18

paperback. Covering themes that include the Supreme Court of Canada, changing policies towards human rights, First Nations, as well as the legendary battles between Mitchell Hepburn and W.L. Mackenzie King, this collection illustrates the central role that federalism continues to play in the Canadian polity. Editor(s): Anastakis, Dimitry; Bryden, P. E. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094360
ISBN
9780802094360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.11

Hardcover. Focusing on the return of the diasporic second generation to Greece, primarily in the first decade of the twenty-first century, Counter-Diaspora examines migration experiences of Greek-Americans and Greek-Germans growing up in the Greek diasporic setting, motivations for the counter-diasporic return, and evolving notions of the "homeland." Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674420069
ISBN
9780674420069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.47
€ 67.60

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): West, Melissa. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Wellfleet Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577151241
ISBN
9781577151241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.98

Paperback. Combining archival sources with life histories, this work aims to clarify the contentious debate over ethnic identities and nationalist ideologies in Greek Macedonia. It demonstrates that, contrary to official rhetoric, the people of Macedonia derive from profoundly diverse ethnic backgrounds. Num Pages: 354 pages, 14 halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWYM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW3; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226424941
ISBN
9780226424941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.60

Paperback. World War II marked a pivotal point in the history of Cyprus, yet surprisingly, this period of the island's history has been little studied to date. In this title, the author provides the major study of the impact of World War II on the political development of Cyprus. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780761336
ISBN
9781780761336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.25

Paperback. In this book the Archbishop presents his conviction that the ecumenical vision of the Orthodx Church is the best response to the forming global conditions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881412468
ISBN
9780881412468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. In the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin Laden, there is a clear need to look further than the simple image of a failed state so often portrayed in the media. This title offers an understanding of this remarkable and highly contradictory country. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 pp. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038247
ISBN
9780141038247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679781264
ISBN
9780679781264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. The first English translation of the memoirs of Anbara Salam Khalidi, the iconic Arab feminist. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBJF1; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333564
ISBN
9780745333564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Uncovering an archive of laughter, from the forbidden giggle to the explosive guffaw. Series: Short Circuits. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262514743
ISBN
9780262514743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.80

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