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Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165969
- ISBN
- 9780231165969
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Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169608
- ISBN
- 9780231169608
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Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHBF; MBS; MFKC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169905
- ISBN
- 9780231169905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.32
€ 104.58
€ 79.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; DSB; HBJF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174381
- ISBN
- 9780231174381
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Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 83.28
€ 109.33
€ 83.28
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253002334
- ISBN
- 9780253002334
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Condition: New
€ 52.48
€ 52.48
Paperback. Argues that within the festival of the goddess Gangamma ultimate reality is imagined as female Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009562
- ISBN
- 9780253009562
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. The state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. This study traces the history of Hindu-Catholic syncretism in Goa. Num Pages: 230 pages, 9 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAF; HRCC7; HRG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 14. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012876
- ISBN
- 9780253012876
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Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Paperback. A vivid account of ritual, power, and social inequality in rural India. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b&w photos, 3 figures, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 563.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217653
- ISBN
- 9780253217653
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Aging in a transnational era Editor(s): Lamb, Sarah E. Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL3; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 661. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221001
- ISBN
- 9780253221001
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Offers a look at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Series: Critical Problems in History. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022174
- ISBN
- 9780268022174
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Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
Paperback. A thorough and compelling account of the rivalry between China and India over 50 years. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: maps, tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980744
- ISBN
- 9780295980744
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. This book draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; GTB; RGC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993836
- ISBN
- 9780295993836
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. The genre of Rajput painting flourished between the 16th and 19th centuries in the kingdoms that ruled what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan (place of rajas). This title surveys the overall tradition of Indian Rajput painting, while developing new methods to ask unprecedented questions about meaning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 175 black-&-white illustrations & 54 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300142297
- ISBN
- 9780300142297
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Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.58
€ 83.18
€ 63.58
Hardback. Accompanying the first US museum exhibition devoted to contemporary art from Pakistan, this catalogue provides a look at the trends in Pakistani art. It covers a range of subjects and media, from installation and video art to sculpture, drawing, and paintings in the 'contemporary miniature' tradition. Series: Asia Society. Num Pages: 160 pages, 17 b/w + 78 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FKP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154184
- ISBN
- 9780300154184
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
Paperback. The act of translation is a political action. This title draws on Benjamin, Derrida, and de Man to show that translation has long been a site for perpetuating the unequal power relations among people, races, and languages. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; CFP; CJ; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520074514
- ISBN
- 9780520074514
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.53
€ 36.99
€ 26.53
Paperback. In many South Asian oral traditions, women are viewed as fragmented identities, dangerously split between virtue and virtuosity. This ethnographical study of women in certain North Indian villages criticizes local ideologies of gender and kinship that place women in subordinate positions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083714
- ISBN
- 9780520083714
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Presents a portrait of Karimpur, an Indian village, as it has changed over a sixty-year period. Using cultural documents such as songs and stories, as well as data on household budgets and farming practices, this title examines what it means to be poor or rich, female or male. Num Pages: 319 pages, 21 b&w illustrations, 10 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084070
- ISBN
- 9780520084070
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. This collection explores 12 different Hindu goddesses, all of whom are in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. They range from the liquid goddess-energy of the River Ganges to the possessing, entrancing heat of Bhagavati and Seranvali. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 373 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200586
- ISBN
- 9780520200586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.38
€ 38.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. The ritual culture of image-worshipping Sventambar Jains of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan are explored in this volume, with the author linking Jain tradition to the social identity of existing Jain communities. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRKJ; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203242
- ISBN
- 9780520203242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. Offers an account of life in late eighteenth-century India. This book presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JF; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207172
- ISBN
- 9780520207172
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. Why would love for their language lead several men in southern India to burn themselves alive in its name? This title analyzes the discourses of love, labor, and life that transformed Tamil into an object of such passionate attachment, producing in the process one of modern India's most intense movements for linguistic revival and separatism. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 343 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BRT; 3JH; 3JJ; CFB; CFG; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208056
- ISBN
- 9780520208056
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. Analyzes the debate on sati, or widow burning, in colonial India. This book argues that the women who were burned were marginal to the debate and that the controversy was over definitions of Hindu tradition, the place of ritual in religious worship, the civilizing missions of colonialism and evangelism, and the proper role of the colonial state. Num Pages: 246 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLF; JFSJ1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214071
- ISBN
- 9780520214071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. In May 1998, India shocked the world - and many of its own citizens - by detonating five nuclear weapons in the Rajasthan desert. This title presents a comprehensive history of how the world's largest democracy, has grappled with the twin desires to have and to renounce the bomb. Num Pages: 654 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPQB; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232105
- ISBN
- 9780520232105
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243149
- ISBN
- 9780520243149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35