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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Leading scholars working on Buddhism and politics in South and Southeast Asia add to current discussions regarding 'Engaged Buddhism' and the recent work on protests. The writers have mostly established themselves in their fields, offering a diverse approach and country-by-country coverage. Editor(s): Kitiarsa, Pattana; Whalen-Bridge, John. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HPS; HR; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462001
- ISBN
- 9781349462001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko; Samuel, Geoffrey. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HR; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479160
- ISBN
- 9781349479160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Hardcover. Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri demonstrates that the traces and cross-influences of Buddhism have brought the material and spiritual culture of Iran to its present state even after the term was eradicated from the literary and popular language of the region. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRE; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022936
- ISBN
- 9781137022936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.59
€ 150.59
Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211315
- ISBN
- 9780520211315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HREC; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472581938
- ISBN
- 9781472581938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.72
€ 46.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747100853
- ISBN
- 9789747100853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84
paperback. This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka--given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy--are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226789507
- ISBN
- 9780226789507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.17
€ 32.99
€ 26.17
paperback. Editor(s): Keown, Damien. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRE; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349141807
- ISBN
- 9781349141807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49
Hardcover. An exploration of the abortion question from a range of Buddhist cultural and ethical perspectives. The text is intended to freshen the debate on abortion that has so far been conducted almost exclusively within a Western cultural, religious and philosophical context. Editor(s): Keown, Damien. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRE; JFC; JFMA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333668221
- ISBN
- 9780333668221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45
Paperback. A poignant piece of self-revelation, sprinkled with some trenchant observations on the way the dead hand of history has weighed down the former Warsaw Pact countries Editor(s): Gilman, Sander L. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; DSA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JPFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292611
- ISBN
- 9780803292611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BGL; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353020
- ISBN
- 9780393353020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
paperback. This study aims to be an accessible and comprehensive account of the role Ohio women have assumed in the history of the state, and a narrative of their hardships and the victories that have been won over 200 years. Series: Ohio Bicentennial S. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5436 x 3556 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780821413913
- ISBN
- 9780821413913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Cooper, Kim; Smay, David. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBT; JFCA; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780922915699
- ISBN
- 9780922915699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.80
€ 22.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 241 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- MX Publishing
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780920979
- ISBN
- 9781780920979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.68
€ 18.68
Paperback. These books provide your students with a strong and distinctive case study approach which will contextualise key issues with the Student Textbook for BTEC National Health and Social Care. Series: BTEC National Health and Social Care. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: 4KVTJ; 4KVTK; 4KVTL; JKS; MBN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 264 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 454
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007418497
- ISBN
- 9780007418497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. This Student Book supports the Edexcel BTEC Level 3 National Public Services QCF specification for first teaching from September 2010. Series: Level 3 BTEC National Public Service. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, col. map, col. ports. BIC Classification: 4KVTJ; 4KVTK; 4KVTL; JPP; KNV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 276 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846907203
- ISBN
- 9781846907203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.85
€ 50.85
Paperback. This Student Book supports the Edexcel BTEC Level 3 National Public Services QCF specification for first teaching from September 2010 Series: Level 3 BTEC National Public Service. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations, col. map, col. ports. BIC Classification: 4KVTJ; 4KVTK; 4KVTL; JPP; KNV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 276 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846907197
- ISBN
- 9781846907197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.74
€ 48.74
Paperback. BTEC and Heinemann have joined forces to bring you BTEC's own BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care resources -- by the BTEC team, for BTEC learners -- to support you every step of the way to BTEC success. Editor(s): Stretch, Beryl; Whitehouse, Mary. Series: Level 3 BTEC National Health and Social Care. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. ports. BIC Classification: 4KVTJ; 4KVTK; 4KVTL; JKS; MBP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 277 x 19. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846907470
- ISBN
- 9781846907470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.64
€ 46.64
Paperback. This Student Book supports the Edexcel BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care qualification for the 2010 QCF specification. Editor(s): Stretch, Beryl; Whitehouse, Mary. Series: Level 3 BTEC National Health and Social Care. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. ports. BIC Classification: 4KVTJ; 4KVTK; 4KVTL; JKS; MBP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 275 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1372.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846907463
- ISBN
- 9781846907463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.69
€ 44.69
Paperback. The Student Book covers all the mandatory units and supports learners by providing detailed sector information on all the pathways, covering current practice, careers and skills. Series: Level 3 BTEC National Creative Media Production. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 4KVTJ; 4KVTK; 4KVTL; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 221 x 277 x 16. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846906725
- ISBN
- 9781846906725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.60
€ 53.60