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Paperback. Volume 1 addresses the development, through the eighteenth century, of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Series: Records of Civilization Sources & Study S. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- (21st)
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086042
- ISBN
- 9780231086042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
Paperback. A biography of the last Ranee of Sarawak, born into the aristocracy as Sylvia Brett in 1885 and destined to become 'Queen of the Headhunters'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 85, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823811
- ISBN
- 9780753823811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Hardback. Provides an analysis of the huge changes undergone by the economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book assesses the economic prospects of each country, and the likelihood that economic conditions will spur major political changes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illus. 47 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124650
- ISBN
- 9780691124650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.77€ 104.08
€ 138.77
€ 104.08
Hardcover. Focusing on Japan's Kwantung Leasehold and Railway Zone in China's northeastern provinces, Emer O'Dwyer traces the history of Japan's prewar Manchurian empire over four decades to show how South Manchuria was naturalized as a Japanese space and how this process contributed to the success of the Japanese army's early 1930s takeover of Manchuria. Num Pages: 526 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 41. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504332
- ISBN
- 9780674504332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.74€ 53.13
€ 58.74
€ 53.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP India
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199461172
- ISBN
- 9780199461172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Paperback. The Mekong is the focus of wide-ranging debates over development strategy, governance, legal issues, and environmental management. This title includes publication details and commentary on more than a thousand titles across a range of subject areas covering history, culture, natural resources, economics, social issues, politics, and security. Editor(s): Charnvit, Kasetsiri; Baker, Chris. Num Pages: 328 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; GBCR; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books Thailand
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789748276304
- ISBN
- 9789748276304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.71
€ 46.99
€ 46.71
hardcover. In PTSD and the Politics of Trauma in Israel, Keren Friedman-Peleg sheds light on a new way of speaking about mental vulnerability and national belonging in contemporary Israel. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JM; JFSR1; JHMC; MBPK; MMKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650510
- ISBN
- 9781442650510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.90
€ 69.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1F; AC; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lehigh University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611460711
- ISBN
- 9781611460711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.56
€ 69.56
Hardback. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 936 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 936
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778848
- ISBN
- 9780804778848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gilbert, Jeremy I. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611228526
- ISBN
- 9781611228526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.41€ 93.34
€ 136.41
€ 93.34
Paperback. An ethnographic study of the Izhavas in Kerala, India, highlighting the complexities and contradictions of modern identity. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745316932
- ISBN
- 9780745316932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.62
€ 46.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. Analyzes the debate on sati, or widow burning, in colonial India. This book argues that the women who were burned were marginal to the debate and that the controversy was over definitions of Hindu tradition, the place of ritual in religious worship, the civilizing missions of colonialism and evangelism, and the proper role of the colonial state. Num Pages: 246 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLF; JFSJ1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214071
- ISBN
- 9780520214071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.18
€ 38.99
€ 28.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428802
- ISBN
- 9780226428802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 87.60
€ 107.02
€ 87.60
Hardback. This comprehensive analysis provides a thorough and balanced treatment of the emergence of a democratic polity in Nepal. Drawing on original survey data, Ramjee P. Parajulee analyzes the role of external forces in the transition process and the barriers to consolidating democracy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695775
- ISBN
- 9780847695775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.59
€ 158.59
Paperback. This text explains why a shift in Japanese fiscal and monetary policies would be in Japan's interest. It demonstrates that economic stagnation in the 1990s is the result of mistaken policies of fiscal austerity and financial laissez-faire, rather than any structural failures of the "Japan Model". Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Peterson Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322620
- ISBN
- 9780881322620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. South Africa's future is increasingly tied up with that of India. While trade and investment between the two countries is intensifying, they share long-standing historical ties and have much in common: apart from cricket, colonialism and Gandhi, both countries are important players in the global South. Editor(s): Hofmeyr, Isabel; Williams, Michelle. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; HBJ; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145386
- ISBN
- 9781868145386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.95
€ 36.99
€ 35.95
Hardback. This important book is among the few attempts to assess the impact of the efforts of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to build democratic institutions. The case studies presented here provide a portrait of the mechanisms by which ideas commonly associated with democratic states have evolved in formerly communist states, revealing conditions that help as well as hurt the process. Editor(s): Mendelson, Sarah E.; Glenn, John K. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 1F; JPHV; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124904
- ISBN
- 9780231124904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 88.98
€ 117.61
€ 88.98
Paperback. Series: Cultural Traditions in My World. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 272 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780778775935
- ISBN
- 9780778775935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.73
€ 11.99
€ 10.73
Hardback. From the dawn of writing in Sumer to the sunset of the Islamic empire, this title traces four thousand years of speculation on the origins of civilization. It looks at the ways the conquerors and those they conquered reshaped their myths of civilization's origins in response to the social and political consequences of empire. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151489
- ISBN
- 9780691151489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
hardcover. Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804780629
- ISBN
- 9780804780629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.33
€ 125.33
Hardcover. This book begins with an historical overview of the museums of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and the West Bank of Palestine and then focuses on the museums of Jordan and the women who work in them. Carol Malt intertwines a history of Islam and a discussion of the emerging public role of women in Muslim society. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FB; GM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630784
- ISBN
- 9780815630784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.73
€ 32.73
Hardback. Naming the Witch explores the recent series of witchcraft accusations and killings in East Java, which spread as the Suharto regime slipped into crisis and then fell. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751940
- ISBN
- 9780804751940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.71
€ 125.71
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ITMB Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 6th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553410775
- ISBN
- 9781553410775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Paperback. "Kraus reprint, 1972. Nos. 178-189 in vol. 14 with binder's title: Fabian research series, 1956-57. Commissioning organisation: [by] Clarence Senior and Douglas Manley. Edited by Norman Mackenzie. 29 p. 22 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine clean copy with title printed in black bold on front, tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages ." Keywords: "West Indians , Pamphlet"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Publisher
- Fabian Colonial Bureau
- Edition
- First Edition. Wraps.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0149705
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 34.99€ 4.99
€ 34.99
€ 4.99