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Hardcover. This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the various aspects of Sri Aurobindo's work as a poet, literary critic, political leader, social reformer, philosopher, and spiritual thinker. Bringing together essays by scholars across disciplines, it situates and evaluates his work and contribution within a larger framework. Editor(s): Heehs, Peter. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSC; HBJF; HPDF; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198092124
- ISBN
- 9780198092124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.85
€ 81.85
Paperback. Covers major events including the initial contact of China, Korea, and Japan with the West; nineteenth- and twentieth-century reform movements in China, along with the Nationalist and Communist revolutions; Korea's encounter with imperialist Japan; and the Meiji Restoration. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 1192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1589.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143233
- ISBN
- 9780231143233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.96
€ 50.99
€ 35.96
Paperback. Chinese Philosophy: New Directions and Interdisciplinary Perspectives presents the distinctive insights of Chinese philosophy and their relevance to contemporary issues in a range of areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, environmental ethics, medicine, and psychological health. Series: Journal of Chinese Philosophy Supplement. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185516
- ISBN
- 9781405185516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.82
€ 37.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, More Than 250 Full-Color Chinese Paintings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602201354
- ISBN
- 9781602201354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.24
€ 14.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. Over the years, liberals in Israel have attempted, with wide international support, to implement the two-state solution: Israel and Palestine, partitioned on the basis of the Green Line, the line drawn by the 1949 Armistice Agreements that defined Israel's borders until 1967, before Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza following the Six-Day War. Translator(s): Reider, Dimi. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660295
- ISBN
- 9780745660295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.11
€ 22.11
Hardcover. 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: 1FKA; 1FM; 1FP; HRE; JFSR; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380227
- ISBN
- 9781137380227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
hardcover. This book shows how, though Suzhou entered the Ming defeated and suspect, interactions between the imperial state and local elites gave rise to a network of markets, centered on Suzhou, that fostered high-quality local specialization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 tables, 2 figures, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731126
- ISBN
- 9780804731126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.97
€ 86.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Naser, Humood Abdulla. Num Pages: 66 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 66
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624176197
- ISBN
- 9781624176197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.05€ 58.29
€ 83.05
€ 58.29
Paperback. A riveting, first-person account of the backstabbing and hypocrisy that led to the U.N.'s Oil-for-Food Program becoming the most corrupt enterprise ever overseen by the international community. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JKSR; JPSD; JPSN1; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0019465
- ISBN
- 9781568584416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A lively reader on the peoples and cultures of Central Asia Editor(s): Sahadeo, Jeff; Zanca, Russell. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219046
- ISBN
- 9780253219046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 310 pages, photographs (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434. A Memoir. 310 pages, illustrations. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition, 15th Anniversary Edition with a New
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276024
- ISBN
- 9780520276024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. "This rich and complex book is often moving, frequently thought-provoking."-- Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217124
- ISBN
- 9780812217124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
paperback. Editor(s): Schroter, Susanne. Series: Southeast Asian Modernities. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag
- Edition
- 1.,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783643107985
- ISBN
- 9783643107985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.87
€ 42.99
€ 35.87
Paperback. Traces the history of the Jesuits' invention of Confucius and of themselves as native defenders of Confucius' teaching. This book demonstrates how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Western missionaries used translations of the ancient ru tradition to invent the historical figure who has since been globally celebrated as philosopher, and prophet. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320470
- ISBN
- 9780822320470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBTQ; KCZ; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649542
- ISBN
- 9780691649542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.42
€ 279.42
Paperback. 'Could you show me a djinn?' I asked. 'Certainly,' replied the Sufi. 'But you would run away.' Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harpercollins
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint.
- SKU
- 9780006375951
- ISBN
- 9780006375951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.17
€ 14.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15, 10 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBWF; JFFA; JFFB; JFSG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479700
- ISBN
- 9780801479700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.90
€ 36.99
€ 32.90
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8+ maps and tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857287670
- ISBN
- 9780857287670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.26
€ 134.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Chirot, Daniel; Reid, Anthony. Series: Jackson School Publications in International Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1FM; HBTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976136
- ISBN
- 9780295976136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
hardcover. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this book is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Its historical scope is broad, touching upon most aspects of life and drawing upon little known Chinese and Japanese sources. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, supplementary references, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714969
- ISBN
- 9780804714969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.45
€ 159.45
Leading historian G.W. Bowersock provides a narrative account of a fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history - the holy war between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs in the sixth century AD. Series: Emblems of Antiquity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; HBJF1; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739325
- ISBN
- 9780199739325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152082
- ISBN
- 9780231152082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. Shedding fresh light on modern art beyond the West, this text introduces readers to artists, art movements, debates and theoretical positions of the modern era that continue to shape contemporary art worldwide. Area histories of modern art are repositioned and interconnected towards a global art historiography. Editor(s): O'Brien, Elaine; Chiu, Melissa; Tejada, Roberto; Nicodemus, Everlyn; Genocchio, Benjamin; Coffey, Mary K. Num Pages: 458 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332308
- ISBN
- 9781444332308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.15
€ 51.15
Hardback. This volume explores the implication of modern law in the seemingly ancient cultural practice of karo kari, which allows male family members to take the lives of female relatives accused of adultery. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JHMC; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330810
- ISBN
- 9781785330810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.60
€ 155.60