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Indian sub-continent

Paperback. A collection of essays, which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad to the televising of a Hindu epic. It combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KIN0032646
ISBN
9780140104806
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A survey of textiles from every region of the Indian subcontinent that runs the gamut of commercial, tribal and folk textiles. It first places them in cultural context by examining the history, materials and various techniques weaving, dyeing, printing and painting. It then gives a region-by-region account of traditional textile production. Num Pages: 224 pages, 475 illustrations, 450 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AKTX; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291184
ISBN
9780500291184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
470
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781813099
ISBN
9780781813099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Hardback. What makes a good curry? Sensual spicy aromas or thick, creamy sauces? Rich, dark dals or crispy fried street snacks? The author journeys through India to find the answer, searching this colourful, chaotic nation in search of the truths behind our love affair with its food. He also uncovers recipes for kormas, spiced fish and slow-cooked biryanis. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1246.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849905787
ISBN
9781849905787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.77

Hardback. Explores the intricate connections that linked German and Indian intellectuals from the nineteenth century to the years after the Second World War, as they shared ideas, formed networks, and studied one another's worlds. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; GTC; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725140
ISBN
9780674725140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.73
€ 56.34

Paperback. Presents an account of the author's time travelling alone and living among the Shia and Ismaili Muslims in the Northern Areas - the mountainous regions wedged between Afghanistan, India and China and one of the most volatile borderlands in the world. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BG; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Sort Of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953522774
ISBN
9780953522774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings - a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. This title combines ethnographic case studies with comparative anthropological analysis and draws on textual and historical scholarship as well. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120485
ISBN
9780691120485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. One winter, the author, the four-footed Hallam (the mule) and her six-year-old daughter Rachel explored 'Little Tibet' high up in the Karakoram Mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas - on the Pakistan side of the disputed border with Kashmir. This title details her journey. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map, port. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364. A Winter in Baltistan. 272 pages, Illustrations, map, port. One winter, the author, the four-footed Hallam (the mule) and her six-year-old daughter Rachel explored 'Little Tibet' high up in the Karakoram Mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas - on the Pakistan side of the disputed border with Kashmir. This title details her journey. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTH; WTL. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011666
ISBN
9781906011666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. A fascinating history of the religious fanatics that would come to be known as the founding fathers of Islamic terrorism and who set down the intellectual roots of Al Queda. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349118796
ISBN
9780349118796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Describes a Maharajah's eccentric habits and riddling conversations, and the odd shambling day-to-day life of his court. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189253
ISBN
9780141189253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Presents a major new theory of the state developed by the renowned anthropologist Akhil Gupta Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FKA; GTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351108
ISBN
9780822351108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.09

Hardback. Reveals a whole new side of Indian food that is fresh, delicious and quick to make at home. This title features recipes for every day made using easy to find ingredients: mushroom and walnut samosas, oven-baked onion bhajis and beetroot and paneer kebabs. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 253 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241200421
ISBN
9780241200421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. This new field guide covers all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 528 pages, 214 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408127636
ISBN
9781408127636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.79

Hardback. Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 93 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; PSVW7; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084505
ISBN
9780231084505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.67

Paperback. Presents Madhur Jaffrey's memoir of her childhood in India. With recipes drawn from memories of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, weddings, and picnics, moving effortlessly from the lamb meatballs of Moghul emperors to the tamarind chutneys of the streets, this book is of interest to keen armchair cooks, as well fans of Madhur the world over. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908935
ISBN
9780091908935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Bangladesh Travel Guide - Travel advice and expert tips on everything from Dhaka highlights, day trips and national parks to Bengal silk and archaeological sites. This guide also includes suggested itineraries, religious history, politics, birdwatching and whalewatching, Sylhet, Chittagong, Khulna, Barisal, Bhawal National Park, Rangpur, Rajshahi. Series: Bradt Travel Guides. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp colour photos +34 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470. Series: Bradt Travel Guides. 400 pages, 16pp colour photos +34 maps. Focuses on responsible tourism. This book offers coverage of the Chittagong Hill Tracts where 13 different ethnic groups live, and to the mangrove forest at the Sundarbans. It presents trailblazing travellers to those aspects of country that are unknown to visitors such as dolphin and whale watching, and winter bird-watching in northern wetlands. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKB; WTH. Dimension: 218 x 134 x 19. Weight: 458.
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841624099
ISBN
9781841624099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.47

Hardback. The richly illustrated bookk carefully situates architecture, design, and urban planning within Kolkata's political economy and social milieu. Series: Asian Cities. Num Pages: 252 pages, 0 black and white; 99 full color. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AMVD; HBTB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 109.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789462981119
ISBN
9789462981119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.62

Hardcover. A comprehensive catalogue of the important collection of Indian art in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a celebration of the diverse cultures that coexist in India. The art objects are presented in four sections: sculpture, painting, decorative arts and textiles. Num Pages: 599 pages, 320 colour and 160 b&w illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 312 x 242 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3444.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856675393
ISBN
9780856675393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.48

Hardback. India's economic resurgence has been the subject of many extravagant predictions and hopes. In this powerful and wide-ranging book, distinguished economist Vijay Joshi lays out a penetrating analysis of the shaky foundations of the country's performance, and charts the course that it should follow to achieve widely-shared prosperity. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190610135
ISBN
9780190610135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.73

Paperback. Phoolan Devi was born into a poor, low-caste family in Uttar Pradesh, living in a world that gave more respect to a stray dog than to a woman. This is the story of a life characterized by beatings, rapes and humiliation, and the "Bandit Queen's" road to freedom. Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 33. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751519648
ISBN
9780751519648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Featuring artwork, expert analysis and absorbing combat accounts, this is the story of the clash between two leading tanks of the Cold War era that were never designed to fight each other, but rather to line up on battlefields as allies. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS; JWLF; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472810922
ISBN
9781472810922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.56

Hardback. A study of how Napoleon's very real and very serious threat to British India was countered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271290
ISBN
9781783271290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Byrom, Thomas. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 7. Weight in Grams: 187.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570628979
ISBN
9781570628979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Practical route and planning guide for Himalayan cycle-touring. Covers the Himalayan regions of Pakistan, China, Tibet, India, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan, with 73 original GPS route maps showing road conditions, food stops, accommodation; 12 city guides; route options, levels of difficulty, sample itineraries for 3 weeks to 6 months, when to go. Num Pages: 370 pages, 40 colour photos, 73 GPS route maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Trailblazer Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905864041
ISBN
9781905864041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.42

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