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Paperback. When thinking of India, it is hard not to think of caste. This work argues that caste is, in fact, neither an unchanged survival of ancient India nor a single system that reflects a core cultural value. It traces the career of caste from the medieval kingdoms of southern India to the textual traces of early colonial archives. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088952
- ISBN
- 9780691088952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.85
€ 54.99
€ 38.85
Paperback. A tribute to the mixed hybrid and multicultural nature of Sri Lanka's society, which challenges assumptions of ethnic purity and attempts to recover a hidden history of hybridity. Num Pages: 192 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842772034
- ISBN
- 9781842772034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
€ 46.99
€ 38.69
Hardback. In the 1950s Sinhalese linguistic nationalism precipitated a situation in which the movement to replace English as the main language and replace with it with Sihala and Tamil was abandoned and Sinhala alone became the official language. This work looks at the subsequent outcome this had. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749237
- ISBN
- 9780804749237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.96
€ 147.96
Hardback. Neeti Nair's account of the partition in the Punjab rejects the idea that essential differences between the Hindu and Muslim communities made political settlement impossible. Far from being an inevitable solution, partition--though advocated by some powerful Hindus--was a stunning surprise to the majority of Hindus in the region. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057791
- ISBN
- 9780674057791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.47€ 64.43
€ 71.47
€ 64.43
Paperback. Simplifies Indian cooking with a fresh approach to its preparation. The author demystifies the exotic and complex flavors of Indian cuisine by explaining the characteristics of its essential ingredients - hot chili powder, aromatic coriander, sweet cumin, roasted nutty mustard seeds, bold asafetida, and hearty turmeric. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789211750
- ISBN
- 9780789211750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
Paperback. Charting the rise of the film star in early Indian cinema Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076282
- ISBN
- 9780252076282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.02
€ 28.02
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474420945
- ISBN
- 9781474420945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607746195
- ISBN
- 9781607746195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.18
€ 19.99
€ 19.18
Hardback. In this ethnography of sexual violence during the 1971 Bangladesh War for Independence, Nayanika Mookherjee shows how the public celebration of the hundreds of thousands of rape victims-called "birangonas" by the state-works to homogenize and silence the experiences of these women. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359494
- ISBN
- 9780822359494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. In this ethnography of sexual violence during the 1971 Bangladesh War for Independence, Nayanika Mookherjee shows how the public celebration of the hundreds of thousands of rape victims-called "birangonas" by the state-works to homogenize and silence the experiences of these women. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359685
- ISBN
- 9780822359685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Sheet map, folded. Num Pages: 1 pages, , maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; WTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 233 x 5. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Maps United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566955195
- ISBN
- 9781566955195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.36
€ 19.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ("untouchables") in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, the author challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b/w halftones, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRC; JFSC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288829
- ISBN
- 9780520288829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at the Indian film industry. Num Pages: 120 pages. Dimension: 278 x 284 x 12. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714844565
- ISBN
- 9780714844565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.01
€ 24.99
€ 17.01
Hardback. The Life of Sharatchandra Chatopadhyay presents a historical critical assessment of the novelist's upbringing and the experiences that informed his work. The author exposes Sharatchandra's innate conservative worldview and his romantic platonic concept of human sexuality that informs all his love stories. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; BGL; DSB; HBJF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611475074
- ISBN
- 9781611475074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.29
€ 119.29
Hardcover. The volume explains why Bangladesh's achievements owe as much to its domestic political settlement as to its role as the world's aid lab. Series: Critical Frontiers of Theory, Research, and Policy in International Development Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 Figures, 3 Tables. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198785507
- ISBN
- 9780198785507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.63
€ 103.63
Paperback. Collection of walks around the holy city of Banaras. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Roli Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788174369161
- ISBN
- 9788174369161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.07
€ 16.07
Hardcover. Contagion and Enclaves studies the social history of medicine within two intersecting enclaves in colonial India; the hill station of Darjeeling which incorporated the sanitarian and racial norms of the British Raj; and in the adjacent tea plantations of North Bengal, which produced tea for the global market. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 219 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; HBTQ; MBX; MMRT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318290
- ISBN
- 9781846318290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81
Paperback. The twenty-nine essays in this book are insightful and sympathetic analyses of various facets of Gandi's multi-dimensional personality. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195672039
- ISBN
- 9780195672039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.10
€ 39.10
Num Pages: 256 pages, 550 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBK; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1608.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764332456
- ISBN
- 9780764332456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.93€ 38.86
€ 53.93
€ 38.86
Paperback. For centuries this account, the first joyful description of India by a British woman, remained unread in a Welsh castle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780600796
- ISBN
- 9781780600796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99