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Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137579607
ISBN
9781137579607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Hardcover. Editor(s): Najam, Adil; Yusuf, Moeed. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 338 pages, 30+ tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857280749
ISBN
9780857280749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.82

Paperback. Situating the ginans - a large corpus of hymns and poems - in the larger context of Sufi, Bhakti and Sant poetry in medieval India, the author explores their history, characteristics, themes and prosody, as well as the unique Khojki script in which they were recorded. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; DSC; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648281
ISBN
9781860648281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.60

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRAM2; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474417990
ISBN
9781474417990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Hardcover. Sheds light on the political liberalisation in the Persian gulf, revealing varying levels of commitment to reform across eight Gulf states as they respond to the challenges of increased wealth and education levels, a developing middle class, external actors, and competing social and political groups. Editor(s): Teitelbaum, Joshua. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659280
ISBN
9781850659280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 63.58

Hardcover. Focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649974
ISBN
9781860649974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 137.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, William; Wayte, William; Marandin, G.E. Num Pages: 2061 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 101. Weight in Grams: 3116.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
2061
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845110000
ISBN
9781845110000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 591.62

Hardcover. This text looks at how since Robert Mugabe came to power with a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist programme, ethos and world view, Zimbabwe's position on the world stage has been affected by considerations of international political realities and has had to jettison much of its ideological radicalism. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GTB; JPF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860646478
ISBN
9781860646478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 137.06

Paperback. Presents a forum for debate between the different African cinematic communities (including North African filmmakers). This book features topics that range from the problems of production, exhibition, and distribution to questions of 'modernity', postcolonial theory, and the presence of western cultural imperialism. Editor(s): Givanni, June. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851708553
ISBN
9780851708553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.01

Hardback. A revolutionary archaeological discovery--considered by some to be as momentous as the revelation of the Dead Sea Scrolls--sheds fascinating new light on one of the most important texts of ancient Chinese civilization. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; GTB; HPDF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118163
ISBN
9780231118163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; GTB; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783605743
ISBN
9781783605743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.60

Hardcover. Using various sources, including diaries and letters, this book contributes to the study of Gertrude Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - and to an understanding of the background behind the creation of modern Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850434153
ISBN
9781850434153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 59.81

Hardback. A filmmaker of truly international renown and the recipient of the Cannes Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award, Youssef Chahine is the director of one of the most diverse and prestigious bodies of work. This title also demonstrates how Chahine's intensely personal autobiographical trilogy spoke to the concerns of the Egyptian intelligentsia. Series: World Directors. Num Pages: 202 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; APFB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
202
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851708591
ISBN
9780851708591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 95.86

Hardcover. This volume presents research on craft workers within and outside the guild structure of the Muslim Mediterranean world. Individual chapters range from the Ottoman Empire to traditional style crafts in 20th century Turkey and Egypt such as tanning or the manual production of copper vessels. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b/w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FB; AFT; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860647000
ISBN
9781860647000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 136.24

Paperback. This book examines how labor migration is changing the countryside in post-Mao China. Series: Cambridge Modern China Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, 28 b/w illus. 2 maps 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JP; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521005302
ISBN
9780521005302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Presents a selection of Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. This book features the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng, a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages. It reflects a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Num Pages: 124 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749575871
ISBN
9789749575871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; GTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 539.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138200425
ISBN
9781138200425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.84
€ 36.47

Paperback. At once a history of policing in China, as well as a political history of "the nation" in the 20th century. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JKSW1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334897
ISBN
9780822334897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW has some minor tears on edges
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
SPI Books,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KRA0013166
ISBN
9780944007594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Including both traditional and contemporary arts, this book introduces the rich artistic traditions of the Pacific island chains of Polynesia and Micronesia, traditions that have had a considerable impact on western art in the twentieth century through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 125 illustrations, 100 in full colour. BIC Classification: 1M; ACBK; GTB; HBJM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842381
ISBN
9780192842381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.14

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