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Paperback. Debates about family, property, and nation in Tamil India Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 b&w photos, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219725
ISBN
9780253219725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Explores beliefs and practices surrounding aging in a rural Bengali village. This book focuses on how villagers' visions of aging are tied to the making and unmaking of gendered selves and social relations over a lifetime. It explores ideals of family life and the intricate interrelationships between and within generations. Num Pages: 323 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 1 map, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; GTB; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
323
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220010
ISBN
9780520220010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.05

Hardcover. This festschrift honours the contribution to historical scholarship and Irish public life by John A Murphy, Professor of Irish History at University College Cork, 1971-1990,independent member of the Irish Senate during a turbulent period, and a contributor to public debate over many decades, especially in relation to the crisis in Northern Ireland. Editor(s): Dunne, Tom; Geary, Lawrence M. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183922
ISBN
9781859183922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Explores Wari' conceptions of person, body, and spirit, as well as indigenous understandings of memory and emotion, to explain why the Wari' felt that corpses must be destroyed and why they preferred cannibalism over cremation. This book shows why, in Wari' terms, it was considered the most honorable and compassionate way of treating the dead. Num Pages: 317 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712362
ISBN
9780292712362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; GTB; GTJ; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536947
ISBN
9781784536947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.51

Paperback. China's future is arguably the most consequential question in global affairs. Having enjoyed unprecedented levels of growth, China is at a critical juncture in the development of its economy, society, polity, national security and international relations. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507146
ISBN
9781509507146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.47

paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; GTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463244
ISBN
9781608463244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Continuum New York
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KNH0011274
ISBN
9780826415233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Bruns, Bettina; Happ, Dorit; Zichner, Helga. Series: New Geographies of Europe. Num Pages: 262 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; GTB; JPSN2; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137485656
ISBN
9781137485656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Paperback. Looks at the ways the global form of capitalism affects our lives. This book analyzes how changes in work ethic, in our attitudes toward merit and talent, and in public and private institutions contributes to 'the spectre of uselessness'. It concludes with suggestions to counter this disturbing culture. Editor(s): Sennett, Richard. Series: Castle Lectures Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTB; KJC; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300119923
ISBN
9780300119923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
World Century
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938134739
ISBN
9781938134739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. First cultural history of post-1940s Mexico to relate issues of representation and meaning to questions of power Editor(s): Joseph, Gilbert M.; Rubenstein, Anne; Zolov, Eric. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJH; 3JJP; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 31. Weight in Grams: 717.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327189
ISBN
9780822327189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene; De Bary, Wm. Theodore. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
944
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109390
ISBN
9780231109390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 48.64

Hardback. Emptiness and Temporality is an account of classical Japanese poetics that takes its starting point in the two Buddhist concepts of emptiness (J. ku) and temporality (mujo) that ground the medieval understanding of poetry, and examines their affinity with contemporary Western theory, particularly Derridean differance and deconstruction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; GTB; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748889
ISBN
9780804748889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.40

Paperback. Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world's second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chinese society. Translator(s): Deeter, Michelle; Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781859803
ISBN
9781781859803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A vivid, subtle and disturbing account of what people do in the aftermath of a major 'natural' disaster, this book will change your way of thinking about such calamities and their impact on the human spirit. Series: Society and History in the Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMC; GTB; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042871
ISBN
9781849042871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Hardcover. Geography of Religion in Japan Series: International Perspectives in Geography. Num Pages: 199 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JFSR; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
199
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431545491
ISBN
9784431545491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253204455
ISBN
9780253204455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardback. This volume examines the ways in which changing political and economic processes impact upon patterns of population movement and settlement, focussing on the southern African region. Series: International African Seminars. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 maps/graphs. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; GTB; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754. 8vo.Very good copy in clean dustwrapper . African Studies
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0275987
ISBN
9780748614653
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. This concise and timely book, written by one of the worlda s leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; GTF; JPH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632391
ISBN
9780745632391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

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