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Hardback. Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of trade and the involvement of the Company's ships in maritime warfare. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 324 pages, 24, 14 black and white, 10 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835837
- ISBN
- 9781843835837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.41
€ 113.41
Hardback. An anthology of empirical studies of Asian Americans' ethnic or pan-ethnic identities, examining ethnic attachments among second-generation Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean Americans, Chinese and Japanese Americans. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101753
- ISBN
- 9780759101753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.21
€ 149.21
Paperback. Examines the impact of globalized culture and tradition, on the Koryak people living in post-Soviet Siberia. Num Pages: 348 pages, 23 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1FCS; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235090
- ISBN
- 9780803235090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. Argues that the US is not concerned about waging a war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act to justify occupation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JKVG; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745332321
- ISBN
- 9780745332321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.23
€ 16.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. Many scholars have noted the role of China's demand for silver in the emergence of the modern world. This book discusses the interaction of this demand and the early-19th Century Latin American independence movements, the resulting disruptions in the Qing dynasty, and the transformation from the High Qing to modern China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 maps, 12 graphs, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022683
- ISBN
- 9780674022683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.30
€ 54.99
€ 45.30
Paperback. Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945 is the first nuts-and-bolts handbook to utilize both the voluminous raw allied intelligence documents and post-war Japanese documentation as primary sources. This first volume covers the tactical organization of Army and Navy ground forces during the 1937-45 war. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982000
- ISBN
- 9781909982000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.74€ 48.27
€ 53.74
€ 48.27
Paperback. Explores how each wave of newcomers - ancient Aryan tribes, Persians, Middle Eastern Jews, Mongols, Arabs, Europeans - brought innovating new ways to combine India's rich native spices, poppy seeds, saffron and mustard to the vegetables, fish, grains and pulses that are the staples of the Indian kitchen. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003001
- ISBN
- 9780747596387
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199462797
- ISBN
- 9780199462797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.00
€ 52.00
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. Explores one of the unresearched subjects of the First World War: the German bid for world power - and the destruction of the British Empire - through the harnessing of the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047652
- ISBN
- 9780141047652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of Anwar al-Sadat, one of the most transformative figures in Middle Eastern and world history. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190248987
- ISBN
- 9780190248987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09
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): Shamir, Jacob; Zanotti, Jim. Num Pages: 137 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; JPVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 137
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608760626
- ISBN
- 9781608760626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.84€ 115.12
€ 168.84
€ 115.12
Paperback. Provides a history of environmentalism in Israel, interviewing hundreds of experts and activists who have made it their mission to keep the country's remarkable development sustainable amid a century of political and cultural turmoil. Num Pages: 564 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234284
- ISBN
- 9780520234284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.18
€ 51.99
€ 37.18
Offering important insights into the changing higher education policy context in an age increasingly defined by globalization, China's Rising Research Universities will appeal to higher education leaders and policymakers; students, faculty, and scientists who interact with Chinese counterparts; and scholars of international and comparative studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414539
- ISBN
- 9781421414539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.22
€ 49.22
Paperback. Arabic literary salons emerged in ninth-century Iraq and, by the tenth, were flourishing in Baghdad and other urban centers. Looking at the period from 500 to 1250 AD, this title interprets Arabic manuscripts in order to answer fundamental questions about literary salons as a social institution. Series: Poetics of Orality & Literacy S. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB; HBLC1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020323
- ISBN
- 9780268020323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.55
€ 36.99
€ 35.55
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Crocker Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781884038242
- ISBN
- 9781884038242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.27
€ 35.99
€ 33.27
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. Domestic servitude blurs the divide between family and work, affection and duty, the home and the world. This work offers an account of domestic life and servitude in contemporary Kolkata, India, with a concluding comparison with New York City. It examines the practices and meaning of servitude around the home and in the public sphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760720
- ISBN
- 9780804760720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
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
Hardcover. Studies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates. East Asia exemplifies these trends. This title offers a look at how long-term demographic transitions have taken shape there and how they have affected the economy in the region. Editor(s): Ito, Takatoshi; Rose, Andrew K. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research East Asia Seminar on Economics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 66 figures, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHBD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226386850
- ISBN
- 9780226386850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.95€ 99.72
€ 121.95
€ 99.72
Hardcover. Good copy with some water damage, remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCW0001608
- ISBN
- 9780715364062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. This book offers an insider's view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make the city so different from its generic neighbors. It shows the relationship between Hong Kong's geography and its colonial experience. Num Pages: 332 pages, 64 color illustrations, 24 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046894
- ISBN
- 9780674046894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
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