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Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asia Monographs: Asia Public Policy S. Num Pages: 475 pages, 3fig.37tabs. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017795
- ISBN
- 9780674017795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback. What is to be done about prostitution? Is it work or is it violence? Are women involved in it offenders or victims? Is it a private or a political issue? The answers to these questions depend on many factors, including where you live. This book provides a close comparison of the laws, policies and interventions in countries across Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Gangoli, Geetanjali; Westmarland, Nicole. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346728
- ISBN
- 9781861346728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.25
€ 40.99
€ 38.25
Hardcover. An eye-opening survey of the recent Arab revolutions and their political consequences, comparing them to those of a previous generation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240122
- ISBN
- 9780393240122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.26
€ 27.99
€ 24.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198076650
- ISBN
- 9780198076650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardback. This volume's contributors examine the ways the legacies of socialism continue to shape and inform China's capitalist present, contending that contemporary China is shaped by an overlapping mix of socialist and capitalist institutional strategies, political procedures, legal regulations, religious rituals, and everyday practices. Editor(s): Rojas, Carlos; Litzinger, Ralph A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; KCM; KCP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361770
- ISBN
- 9780822361770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
hardcover. Editor(s): Kumar, Puneet; Sharma, Rajesh. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 180. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634848305
- ISBN
- 9781634848305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.90€ 177.63
€ 239.90
€ 177.63
Hardcover. This new history of modern Japan covers its transformation from a small country on the fringe of international politics to the major world power it is today. Professor Tsuzuki traces Japan's pursuit of power, first by military and then by economic means, in this revealing history of the fastest-growing economic power of the 20th century. Num Pages: 562 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198205890
- ISBN
- 9780198205890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.83
€ 293.83
Paperback. This text is an ethnographic study of nikkeis living in Toyota City. The book focuses on how Brazilian factory workers and their children work through the problems arising from their ambiguous status. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741828
- ISBN
- 9780804741828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 225 pages, tables, charts & maps. BIC Classification: 1FCK; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607412953
- ISBN
- 9781607412953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.41€ 93.34
€ 136.41
€ 93.34
Paperback. A study of Arab politics in the late Ottoman Empire as viewed from the imperial capital in Istanbul. This analytical narrative of the young Turk period (1908-1918), discusses both Arab concerns and the policies of the Ottoman government toward the Arabs. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204461
- ISBN
- 9780520204461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.93
€ 38.99
€ 27.93
Forgotten Heroes contains all 131 Medal of Honor citations. Also included are the official communiqus for that day and newspaper accounts of various battles. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408076
- ISBN
- 9780887408076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.01
€ 31.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. A vivid account of ritual, power, and social inequality in rural India. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b&w photos, 3 figures, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217653
- ISBN
- 9780253217653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.09
€ 27.99
€ 27.09
Paperback. Presents and analyses fatwas - rulings of Islamic law - issued by religious sages and clerics on issues of war and peace in regard to the actual or future possibility of conducting a peace agreement between Muslim states and Israel. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194802
- ISBN
- 9781845194802
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.15
€ 33.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Schoenl, William. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761823827
- ISBN
- 9780761823827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.36
€ 72.36
Paperback. This is the first detailed study in English of the city of Canton (Guangzhou), the cradle of the Chinese revolution, in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748209
- ISBN
- 9780804748209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810858107
- ISBN
- 9780810858107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.75
€ 164.75
Paperback. Introduces Korean drumming and dance to the English-speaking world. This title offers detailed descriptions of its instrumentation, dance formations, costuming, actors, teaching lineages, and the complexities of training. It is suitable for those interested in ethnomusicology, world music, anthropology, sociology, and Asian studies. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 colour plates, 34 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 13 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AVGW; AVRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226330952
- ISBN
- 9780226330952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Born into one of Pakistan's most influential families, Tehmina Durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society. She was expected to marry a wealthy Muslim, bear him children and lead a sheltered life of leisure. This is the story of Tehmina's rebellion from an unhappy marriage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 106 x 25. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780552142397
- ISBN
- 9780552142397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. Looking at India, this book reveals that the forces of the Hindu right pose a disturbing threat to its democratic traditions and secular state. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030596
- ISBN
- 9780674030596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.50
€ 35.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. The main aim of this work is to understand Jesus as he saw himself, and to compare that self--understanding with the ways in which others have grasped the nature of his mission. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607849
- ISBN
- 9780745607849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.54
€ 25.54
Paperback. Anyone who has seen a wedding procession in northern India would have heard and seen the band of professional musicians accompanying the procession. This book is a detailed and colourful study of India's wedding bands. Series: Oxford India Paperbacks. Num Pages: 344 pages, NA. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGE; JHBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199474905
- ISBN
- 9780199474905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.90
€ 41.90
Hardcover. Editor(s): Peleggi, Maurizio. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7, 4 black & white halftones, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277965
- ISBN
- 9780877277965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.26
€ 147.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 154 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; JFS; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788173045097
- ISBN
- 9788173045097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26
Hardback. Aims to use the Mongolian question to illuminate much larger issues of twentieth-century Asian history: how war, revolution, and great-power rivalries induced or restrained the formation of nationhood and territoriality. This book focuses on the Mongolian question, which ran through Chinese politics in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 506 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754262
- ISBN
- 9780804754262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.54
€ 90.54