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Paperback. The tradition of Chan Buddhism - more popularly known as Zen - has been romanticized throughout its history. This book shows how modern critical techniques make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and - ultimately - productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b/w illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237988
- ISBN
- 9780520237988
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. A history of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians from the perspective of international law that examines the extent to which legitimate interests remain to be fulfilled. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPS; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335399
- ISBN
- 9780822335399
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Advances the study of pioneering black dancers by providing biographical and historical information on a group of artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the African diaspora. This title sets these seminal artists and their innovations in the contexts of African-American culture and American modern dance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; ASD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072611
- ISBN
- 9780252072611
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Hardback. Challenging an enduring paradigm among linguists, this text explores the origins of plantation creole. It proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; 2ZP; CFFD; GTB; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219991
- ISBN
- 9780520219991
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Condition: New
€ 62.76€ 49.28
€ 62.76
€ 49.28
Paperback. In the 1970s John Chernoff recorded the story of Hawa, a 16 year old West African girl working as an "ashawo", or bar girl. Through Hawa, the reader gains an inside view of life in modern West Africa, for those without money, education or experience. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103525
- ISBN
- 9780226103525
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. These essays explore the diverse, unexpected and controversial ways in which the idea of civil society has entered into populist politics and public debate throughout Africa. It shows how struggles over civil society reveal much about larger historical forces in the post-Cold War era. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114149
- ISBN
- 9780226114149
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. In Beyond Shandri-La, a former CIA officer provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550. America and Tibet's Move into the Twenty-first Century. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. 384 pages, 22 illustrations, 1 map. Beyond Shangri-La provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352341
- ISBN
- 9780822352341
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles. This book is suitable for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957622
- ISBN
- 9780241957622
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Editor(s): Henriques, John L. Num Pages: 247 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FBS; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337639
- ISBN
- 9781590337639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.40€ 56.86
€ 73.40
€ 56.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: GTB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590336472
- ISBN
- 9781590336472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.40€ 52.08
€ 73.40
€ 52.08
Paperback. Orientalism, as explored by Edward Said in 1978, was a far more complex phenomenon than many suspected, being homogenous along the lines of neither culture nor time. This title provides a genealogy for the critique of orientalism by examining the divergence of the British and French colonial experiences. Editor(s): Burke, Edmund, III; Prochaska, Assoc Professor David. Num Pages: 460 pages, 33 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803213425
- ISBN
- 9780803213425
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Series: Critical American studies series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816635788
- ISBN
- 9780816635788
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Koritansky, John C. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100019
- ISBN
- 9781585100019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.74
€ 53.99
€ 38.74
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Chandos Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843342175
- ISBN
- 9781843342175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 9.62
€ 53.99
€ 9.62
Paperback. Series: Sport & culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816633869
- ISBN
- 9780816633869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
paperback. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226010519
- ISBN
- 9780226010519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Paperback. 40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shipping to sugar, from vice to gambling. This book lifts the lid on a world of staggering secrecy and shows that the little most people know is almost entirely wrong. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861977113
- ISBN
- 9781861977113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Presents the attacks on the United States in historical perspective. This volume comments on the dangers of seeing the events of September 11 as splitting the nation's history into "before" and "after." It argues eloquently that no useful understanding of the present is possible without an unobstructed view of the past. Editor(s): Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GTB; HBJK; HBLX; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781592132034
- ISBN
- 9781592132034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Hardback. Analyzes how turn-of-the-twentieth-century male and female writers, educators, and activists reinterpreted both historical Chinese and modern Western women's biographies to promote their divergent visions of womanhood and nationhood. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755894
- ISBN
- 9780804755894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.23
€ 170.23
Hardback. A masterful account of the complex history of Korea Num Pages: 720 pages, 9 b&w illus., 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253000248
- ISBN
- 9780253000248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41