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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
Hardback. "The Law Code of Visnu" ("Vaisnava-dharmasastra") is one of the of the ancient Indian legal texts composed around the seventh century ce in Kashmir. This title contains a critical edition of the Sanskrit text based on fifteen manuscripts, an annotated English translation, and an introduction evaluating its textual history. Editor(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2B; 2BM; CJB; DSBB; HBJF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051393
- ISBN
- 9780674051393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.76
€ 54.99
€ 45.76
Paperback. The complexity and confusion of styles and intentions are true characters of modern Chinese art. This book explores the developments of Chinese art in the previous century, applying theories to question and reinterpret concepts that are normally taken for granted. It demonstrates how modern Chinese art history has been - and can be - written. Editor(s): Yiu, Josh. Num Pages: 144 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Seattle Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932216625
- ISBN
- 9780932216625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.01
€ 25.99
€ 23.01
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. The Siddhantasundara is the last major treatise of Indian astronomy and cosmology to receive serious scholarly attention, Knudsen's careful effort unveils the 500-year-old Sanskrit verses and shows the clever quirkiness of Jnanaraja's writing style, his keen use of mathematics, and his subtle philosophical arguments. Num Pages: 376 pages, 31, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PBX; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414423
- ISBN
- 9781421414423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.97€ 80.76
€ 89.97
€ 80.76
paperback. Based on archival research, this is a history of the Russo-Chinese border which examines Russia's expansion into the Asian heartland during the decades of Chinese decline and the 20th-century paradox of Russia's inability to sustain political and economic sway over its domains. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps, bibliograpgy, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563247248
- ISBN
- 9781563247248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.05
€ 57.05
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear, minor tears to top and bottom of spine, book otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Goodyear Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007364
- ISBN
- 9780876206195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This book explains why Asia leads the broadband revolution while the United States and Europe struggle to keep up. Editor(s): Fransman, Martin. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 tables, 33 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753067
- ISBN
- 9780804753067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.39
€ 46.99
€ 41.39
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harrison, Daniel R. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JPS; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614702092
- ISBN
- 9781614702092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 333.99€ 223.97
€ 333.99
€ 223.97
Paperback. The Great Depression was a global phenomenon - every economy linked to international financial and commodity markets suffered. This book shows that China could not escape the consequences of drastic declines in financial flows and trade, offering a fresh perspective for understanding modern Chinese history. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036178
- ISBN
- 9780674036178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.45
€ 32.99
€ 27.45
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898249221
- ISBN
- 9781898249221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.94
€ 170.94
Paperback. Looks at how changes made when medieval Chinese manuscripts were copied influenced a writer's literary reputation Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991344
- ISBN
- 9780295991344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Hardcover. Offers a better understanding of a nexus of stories, characters and arts central to medieval and early modern Japan, and particularly the significant variety of ways plays of the no theatre portray them. Editor(s): Oyler, Elizabeth; Watson, Michael. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell East Asia
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947297
- ISBN
- 9781933947297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.75
€ 84.75
hardcover. A presentation of information on Osaka and Kyoto. It contains dictionary-style entries, an introduction and chronology, with a bibliography of material published on Osaka and Kyoto. Editor(s): Woronoff, Jon. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Cities, States, and Regions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photographs, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GBC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836228
- ISBN
- 9780810836228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.44
€ 142.44
Hardback. Describes the social fabric of a rural community that has become a reservoir of soldiers for the Sri Lankan nation in the brutal war against Tamil separatists. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JH; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236880
- ISBN
- 9780812236880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.25
€ 92.25
Hardback. This volume includes over 150 never previously published photographs of archaeological sites in the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel) taken in 1875 by photographer Tancrede Dumas for the American Palestine Exploration Society. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 figs; 179 plates. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570985
- ISBN
- 9780897570985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.49
€ 27.49
paperback. This study, extending well beyond military history, documents the ways in which five different countries - Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan - refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1HBE; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703190
- ISBN
- 9780226703190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth covers. No dustwrapper. Ex-Libris with stamps. Maps included. Light scoring on endpapers, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0004011
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Hardcover. Tamara T. Chin explores the politics of representation during the Han dynasty at a pivotal moment when China was asserting imperialist power on the Eurasian continent and expanding its local and long-distance ("Silk Road") markets. Chin explains why rival political groups introduced new literary forms with which to represent these expanded markets. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSB; HBJF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417199
- ISBN
- 9780674417199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.72
€ 54.99
€ 45.72
paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBBWF; HBJF; HBJK; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816681129
- ISBN
- 9780816681129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501707520
- ISBN
- 9781501707520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.36
€ 33.99
€ 33.36
Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, 29 photographs, 38 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 45. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622832
- ISBN
- 9780700622832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.65
€ 81.65
Hardback. This volume reports on a Nabataean campground, which provides unique testimony to the flexible character of Nabataean settlement design, and provides detailed information on the Nabataean necropolis, which shows parallels with those at both Petra and Hegra. Series: ASOR Archaeological Reports. Num Pages: 622 pages, 384, colour & b/w. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HDDC; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 288 x 216 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- American Society of Overseas Research United States
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570374
- ISBN
- 9780897570374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.18
€ 38.18
Hardback. Tells about the transformation of urban space and the reordering of the demographic character of Brickfields, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Kuala Lumpur. This book combines methods of anthropological research and an engagement with the work of theorists such as Gilles Deleuze and Henri Lefebvre. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758918
- ISBN
- 9780804758918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.10
€ 86.10