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Hardback. Num Pages: 728 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 51. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199463473
- ISBN
- 9780199463473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Hardback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363330
- ISBN
- 9780822363330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
paperback. It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, except for the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. This is where Suki Kim has accepted a job teaching English. Life at the university is lonely. This book offers a glimpse of life inside the world's most inscrutable country. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JMG; BM; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rider
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846044830
- ISBN
- 9781846044830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.73
€ 19.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. This book examines how a community of urban Chinese Muslims-residents of the old Muslim district in the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an-uses consumption to position its members more favorably within the Chinese government's official paradigm for development. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746854
- ISBN
- 9780804746854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Hardcover. Editor(s): Marshall, Samantha E. Num Pages: 144 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608760718
- ISBN
- 9781608760718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.34€ 115.12
€ 169.34
€ 115.12
Hardback. This work considers several texts, cultural practices and intellectual processes to chart the emergence of a new geographical conciousness in early modern Japan. The study shows how spatial and geographical knowledge confined to elites in early Japan became more widespread in the Tokugawa period. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 249 pages, 22 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232693
- ISBN
- 9780520232693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 63.89
€ 83.50
€ 63.89
Paperback. Addresses geographical issues by establishing its presentation of the region, with core political and physical maps, including 20 individual country maps, each with an accompanying flag and profile section. This edition includes Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sudan. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour photos, 15 black and white photos 100 maps, 50 graphs/charts. BIC Classification: 1FB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426202216
- ISBN
- 9781426202216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.59
€ 21.99
€ 21.59
Hardcover. A singular account of life in Viet Nam during half a century of war Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356871
- ISBN
- 9780253356871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Paperback. In POW camp the dying Olympic runner, Eric Liddell, gave Steve his running shoes and challenged him to pray for the Japanese. But how could he? Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BM; HRCV9; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854249708
- ISBN
- 9781854249708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 26.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778423
- ISBN
- 9780762778423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.32
€ 23.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. Explores how social and economic changes to Chinese society create various cultural values and forms of inequality. This book examines changes to a particular set of jobs - service work, in this case salesclerk work - and the nature of the social interactions involved. It shows how change involves unequal relations between clerks and customers. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758376
- ISBN
- 9780804758376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.97
€ 27.99
€ 26.97
Chinese diplomat V.K. Wellington Koo was involved in virtually every foreign and domestic crisis in 20th century China. This biography gives a picture of one of the essential figures behind the creation of a modern China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123141
- ISBN
- 9780813123141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.45
€ 53.45
Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian in. Num Pages: 394 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226379401
- ISBN
- 9780226379401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. This collection of essays considers topics such as the essence and character of historical Judaism, the problems of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness, the relationship of Judaism to Christianity, the questions of statehood, religion and politics in Israel, and the role of women. Translator(s): Navon, Yoram; Jacobson, Zvi; Levi, Gershon; Levy, Raphael. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674487765
- ISBN
- 9780674487765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.55
€ 53.99
€ 44.55
Paperback. From his birth in the lowest stratum of the samurai class to his assassination at the hands of right-wing militarists, Takahashi Korekiyo (1854-1936) lived through tumultuous times that shaped the course of modern Japanese history. This biography underscores the profound influence of Korekiyo on the political and economic development of Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 377 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; JPQ; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036208
- ISBN
- 9780674036208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.31
€ 27.99
€ 24.31
Paperback. *A timely window on the world of Middle Eastern cinema, this remarkable overview includes many essays that provide the first scholarly analysis of significant works by key filmmakers in the region. Editor(s): Gugler, Josef. Num Pages: 383 pages, 54 b&w photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737563
- ISBN
- 9780292737563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570752568
- ISBN
- 9781570752568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.69
€ 26.99
€ 23.69
Hardback. A comprehensive guide to China's public, private, and internal audit system Study on the Auditing Theory of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics provides a comprehensive overview of China's auditing practices. Series: Wiley Corporate F&A. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119107811
- ISBN
- 9781119107811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.40
€ 83.40
Hardback. Spanning academic and public debates, Empire's Ally opens a new line of argument on why the mission has entered a stage of crisis. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBC; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645158
- ISBN
- 9781442645158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.35
€ 84.35
Paperback. Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and material--following World War II. Num Pages: 475 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231028387
- ISBN
- 9780231028387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.20
€ 46.99
€ 33.20
Paperback. Offering an assessment of India's nuclear strategy, this book shows that the country's nuclear-strategic culture is generally in accord with the principle of minimum deterrence, but is sometimes inconsistent and has a tendency to drift into a more open-ended process. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752565
- ISBN
- 9780804752565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Villalobos, Gabriela A.; Segura, Daniel E. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1KBB; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614701729
- ISBN
- 9781614701729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.20€ 48.25
€ 68.20
€ 48.25
Hardback. Explores the modern recategorization of religious practices and people and examines how state power affected the religious lives and physical order of local communities. This book looks at how politicians conceived of their own ritual role in an era when authority was meant to derive from popular sovereignty. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HRA; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035997
- ISBN
- 9780674035997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.57
€ 54.99
€ 45.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Parallax Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888375459
- ISBN
- 9781888375459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.48
€ 14.99
€ 13.48