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Hardback. Discusses the genre of rituals known as the Teyyam extent in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. This book focuses on the cult of the Muttappan duo of gods, the most popular among the Teyyams of North Malabar. It discusses how the Teyyam ritual contrasts significantly with rituals and worship in Brahminical Hinduism. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAC; HRQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845535247
- ISBN
- 9781845535247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.61
€ 112.61
Paperback. For decades, Israel and Palestine have been locked in ongoing conflict over land that each claims as its own. In 2011, the author lived in Ramallah in Palestine's occupied West Bank and taught in nearby Jerusalem. In this book, he offers a personal take on the conflict. Num Pages: 122 pages, 78 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201037
- ISBN
- 9780984201037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.44
€ 13.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JW; KNT; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881376541
- ISBN
- 9789881376541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
Hardback. Portrays changes that have transformed Japanese culture since the end of Pacific War. Beginning with the Allied Occupation in 1945 and concluding with early twenty-first century, this title reflects Japan's transition from poverty to prosperity, its struggle with conflicting ideologies and political beliefs, and more. Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas; Gessel, Van C. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 864 pages, We are submitting one illustration as a jpeg for the color cover. The illustration is sav. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138048
- ISBN
- 9780231138048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 62.66
€ 82.32
€ 62.66
Hardcover. Photographic exploration of Israel/Palestine conflict to coincide with 60th anniversary of State of Israel. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 294 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781905559060
- ISBN
- 9781905559060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.48
€ 15.99
€ 12.48
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition, New edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331966
- ISBN
- 9780745331966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 81.95
€ 99.96
€ 81.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. Singapore
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789810548322
- ISBN
- 9789810548322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
hardcover. This work presents all the known Qumran Cave 4 manuscripts of the Damascus Document on the basis of J.T. Milik's original transcriptions. These eight manuscripts antedate the two medieval Cairo Genizah texts by more than a millennium. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDH; HRJ; HRLC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 323 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1219.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198263968
- ISBN
- 9780198263968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 511.89
€ 511.89
Hardback. South Korea is home to some of the largest evangelical Protestant congregations in the world. This book investigates the meaning of - and the reasons behind - a particular aspect of contemporary South Korean evangelicalism: the intense involvement of middle-class women. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031074
- ISBN
- 9780674031074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.26
€ 44.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. A shocking expose of the causes of Asia's massive gender imbalance and its consequences across the globe Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610391511
- ISBN
- 9781610391511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Paul Theroux left Victoria Station in April thinking that taking eight trains across Europe, Eastern Europe, the USSR and Mongolia would be the easy way to get to the Chinese border. The reality, of course, was very different. In fact, Theroux experienced a decidedly odd and unexpected trip to China that set the challenging tone for his journey. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- REPRINT
- SKU
- 9780140112955
- ISBN
- 9780140112955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.08
€ 12.99
€ 11.08
Class and Labor in Iran: Did the Revolution Matter? (Modern Intellectu...
Nomani, Farhad, Behdad, Sohrab
Hardcover. Provides an analysis of the dynamics of change and class configuration in Iranian society. Using a theoretical framework, this work maps the trajectory of class changes over time, specifically noting the movements between pre revolutionary and post revolutionary Iran. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 376 pages, notes, bibliography, index, 37 tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630708
- ISBN
- 9780815630708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816672868
- ISBN
- 9780816672868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 3. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Learners Press India
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788171817559
- ISBN
- 9788171817559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780801444180
- ISBN
- 9780801444180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.35
€ 82.35
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590330128
- ISBN
- 9781590330128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.90€ 56.18
€ 72.90
€ 56.18
Hardback. Offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. This title examines the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. It addresses topics including food security, sex work, health, marriage, education, poetry, politics, prisoners, and community development. Editor(s): Heath, Jennifer; Zahedi, Ashraf. Num Pages: 406 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261853
- ISBN
- 9780520261853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21€ 52.52
€ 68.21
€ 52.52
Paperback. The name Hmong means 'free people' or 'those who must have their freedom and independence'. History records ancient Hmong homelands in China, a fiercely independent culture dating back to 2000 BC, and centuries of oppression. This title tells the story of the Lao Hmong Struggle for freedom and survival since 1940. Num Pages: 624 pages, 47 b&w photos, 3 figures, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FML; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253207562
- ISBN
- 9780253207562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.30
€ 42.99
€ 42.30
Hardback. During Japan's colonial rule over Korea from 1910 until the end of World War II, Japan adopted assimilation as its administrative policy but was unable to integrate the Korean people as Japanese. This book traces the history of this policy to determine why Japan failed to attain its stated goals. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989006
- ISBN
- 9780295989006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.43
€ 129.43
Hardback. * Addresses the question of how multinational corporations control and coordinate their worldwide affiliates. * Focuses on dynamic management control processes by four large US multinational corporations of their China operations. Series: Organization and Strategy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133692
- ISBN
- 9781405133692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.18
€ 50.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Michael J.; Gill, Bates. Num Pages: 400 pages, 9 illus; 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144438
- ISBN
- 9780231144438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
€ 42.99
€ 30.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739137260
- ISBN
- 9780739137260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.35
€ 169.35
Hardback. A sourcebook for readers and scholars interested in Japan from eighteenth century to post-World War II period. It presents writings from modern Japan's philosophers, religious figures, writers, and political leaders. It also offers introductory essays and commentary to assist in understanding documents' historical setting and significance. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 1448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 69. Weight in Grams: 2224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 1448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129848
- ISBN
- 9780231129848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.49€ 82.43
€ 103.49
€ 82.43
Hardback. In 1974 Roland Barthes travelled in China as part of a small delegation of distinguished French philosophers and literary figures. They arrived in China just as the last stage of the Cultural Revolution was getting underway - the campaign to criticize Lin Biao and Confucius. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650807
- ISBN
- 9780745650807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05