Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. The Arab Middle East is the one with the longest history of contact with the west. This work analyses the Arabian peninsula and Iran within the global context of western post-colonial strategy and the political economy of oil. It also offers a study of the history, the politics and the economics of this region. Num Pages: 540 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBX; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 540
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863563812
- ISBN
- 9780863563812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.42
€ 23.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. This collection of seminal primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from the sixteenth century to the present day lays the groundwork for understanding Korean civilization and demonstrates how leading intellectuals and public figures in Korea have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they lived in. Editor(s): Ch'oe, Yongho; Lee, Peter H.; De Bary, William Theodore; Yongho, Ch'oe. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120319
- ISBN
- 9780231120319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.86
€ 49.99
€ 35.86
Paperback. Smaller nations have a special place in the international system, with a striking capacity to defy the expectations of most observers and many prominent theories of international relations. Series: New Directions in Scandinavian Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985244
- ISBN
- 9780295985244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.63
€ 38.99
€ 35.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693368
- ISBN
- 9780816693368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.84
€ 30.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. A sequel to "50 Facts that Should Change the World", this work includes facts such as: there are half a million machine guns in Swiss homes; without Islam Europe would not exist; Europeans are genetically modified to consume more alcohol than rest of the world; Santa Claus lives in Greenland and he is broke; and Snails are fish according to EU. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0007790
- ISBN
- 9781840467949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, 9 maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JJ; GTB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620982
- ISBN
- 9780816620982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Clarity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780997287080
- ISBN
- 9780997287080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Written from the perspective of a foreign student who has just arrived in China, this title provides the lessons and learning materials about the changing face of China. It includes lessons on daily life, such as doing laundry and getting a haircut, as well as visiting the zoo, night markets, and the Great Wall. Series: The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJBR; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 219 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1236.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148366
- ISBN
- 9780691148366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.27€ 55.91
€ 72.27
€ 55.91
Paperback. Focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1990s America. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, Eighteen black and while illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. 264 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, Eighteen black and while illustrations. Focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1990s America. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight: 404.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622221
- ISBN
- 9780748622221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.48
€ 36.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals the complex ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts. Through vivid description and animated dialogue, it conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFSJ; JHBF; JHMP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223592
- ISBN
- 9780520223592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.68
€ 38.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Assesses the direction and impact of African philosophy as well as its future role. Editor(s): Karp, Ivan; Masolo, D. A. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 274 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214171
- ISBN
- 9780253214171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.55
€ 21.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Africa Research & Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865436282
- ISBN
- 9780865436282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.61
€ 38.99
€ 33.61
Hardback. Steven I. Wilkinson explores how India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics, when so many other countries have failed. He uncovers the command and control strategies, the careful ethnic balancing, and the political, foreign policy, and strategic decisions that have made the army safe for Indian democracy. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJF; HBW; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 293 x 40. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728806
- ISBN
- 9780674728806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.23€ 47.04
€ 51.23
€ 47.04
Paperback. The growing Irish population of the Lowell, Massachusetts, "paddy camps" in the nineteenth century proved a tempting source of cheap labor for local mill owners. This work demonstrates how the Irish community in Lowell overcame adversity to develop strong religious institutions, an increased political presence, and a sense of common traditions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photographs; 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBES; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073380
- ISBN
- 9780252073380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.30
€ 31.99
€ 29.30
Hardcover. From the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century, vying armies have clashed over the territory stretching from the Upper Nile to modern-day Iraq and Iran. Ian Barnes's Crossroads of War> captures five millennia of conflict and conquest in detailed full-color maps, accompanied by incisive, accessible commentary. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; HBW; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674598492
- ISBN
- 9780674598492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.28
€ 38.99
€ 33.28
Paperback. The main sources for the medieval history of West Africa are to be found in Arabic writings. Here, in English translations, is the sum of what Islamic scholars wrote about West Africa between the 9th and 15th centuries, together with the notes necessary to its evaluation. Editor(s): Levtzion, Nehemia; Hopkins, J.F.P. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; DN; GBCR; GTB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Markus Wiener Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558762411
- ISBN
- 9781558762411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.78€ 56.81
€ 61.78
€ 56.81
Paperback. Presents a dialogue between Western and Middle Eastern women. This collection provides substantial extracts from Ottoman, Egyptian and British and American writers - each with a biographical and literary introduction - that trace the development of an intellectual, personal and critical dialogue between women. Num Pages: 296 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649578
- ISBN
- 9781860649578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.30
€ 35.99
€ 30.30
Paperback. A study of how various Indian scholars, over the course of a century or more, have rejected the idea of an external origin of the Indo Aryans by questioning the very logic, assumptions and methods upon which the theory is based. Inthe process, Bryant presents a complete exposition and analysis of views addressing the issue of Indo-Aryan origins. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 maps, 1 halftone & 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195169478
- ISBN
- 9780195169478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100002
- ISBN
- 9781585100002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.56
€ 23.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. Featuring a wealth of case-study material and insights from leading experts in the field, this highly original volume forces an important re-think in a contentious area of African politics and development. Editor(s): Laakso, Liisa; Hautaniemi, Petri. Series: Africa Now. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; GTJ; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783600977
- ISBN
- 9781783600977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.30
€ 35.99
€ 30.30