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Hardback. In the sixteenth century, European missionaries brought a foreign and global religion to China. Converts then transformed this new religion into a local one. This book focuses on the Catholic communities of Fuan county in northeast Fujian. It suggests that Christianity became part of a pre-existing pluralistic, local religious space. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRCC7; HRCX7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035966
- ISBN
- 9780674035966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.57
€ 54.99
€ 45.57
Hardback. Challenging the widespread 'separatist imagination' behind partition, this book demonstrates the ways in which works of Jewish and Arab literature reject simple notions of separatism and instead display configurations of identity that emphasize the presence of alterity within the self - the Jew within the Arab, and the Arab within the Jew. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128757
- ISBN
- 9780691128757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.37
€ 64.68
€ 50.37
Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213379
- ISBN
- 9780812213379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.44
€ 46.99
€ 41.44
Paperback. India has gone from an economy that grew less than 1.5 percent per annum until the 1980 to more than 6 percent today. In the process, it has cut the proportion of poor below the poverty line by half. This book offers the first comprehensive account of the policy initiatives leading to this transformation. It covers virtually all areas of policy. Num Pages: 546 pages, 32 line cuts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBD; KCB; KCG; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199751563
- ISBN
- 9780199751563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Paperback. Examines the Cambodian revolution before and after Pol Pot and attempts to explain the reasons for its ultimate failure. Num Pages: 387 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575345
- ISBN
- 9789749575345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. Covers the background to the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the campaign against the Egyptians in the Sinai Peninsula, including the initial devastating air assault that showed the world how vital air supremacy was in modern combat. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; 1FBS; 1HBE; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846033636
- ISBN
- 9781846033636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.44
€ 21.99
€ 20.44
Paperback. * From the author of the bestselling BOOKSELLER OF KABUL, 101 DAYS is a fascinating and insightful account of the Iraq war. It's already a huge bestseller in Europe, with rights sold in 9 countries. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BT; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081400
- ISBN
- 9781844081400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Third reprint of memoirs that have not ceased to fascinate since the first edition. Winner of H.H. Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction, 1987 Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FBH; 1FBP; BGHA; JFSR1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870015691
- ISBN
- 9781870015691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.28
€ 6.28
Hardback. Series: Anthropology of Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796071
- ISBN
- 9780804796071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 39 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BGA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cune Press,US United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614570783
- ISBN
- 9781614570783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.04
€ 31.99
€ 21.04
Hardback. "A majestic work, moving from the Cold War to now. .. An essential critique of the world of the 21st century." Professor William S. Lucas, University of Birmingham Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FCA; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745323893
- ISBN
- 9780745323893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 82.36
€ 99.96
€ 82.36
Paperback. From the Arab world comes a love story between an Arab man and an American woman that lasted more than half a century. Their lives spanned both sides of the Jordan River, and their love was tested by the traditions of an ancient and proud Christian tribe and the contrasts between their cultures. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BM; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 34. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Medina Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339347
- ISBN
- 9781909339347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.16
€ 14.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. An intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, this text traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change - from the author's grandfather to her father, to Bahrampour herself. Num Pages: 357 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223547
- ISBN
- 9780520223547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058797
- ISBN
- 9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
hardcover. New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. Editor(s): Smart, J. R.; Pridham, B. R. Series: New Arabian Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b&w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HD; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894791
- ISBN
- 9780859894791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.43
€ 117.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JFFN; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323580
- ISBN
- 9780881323580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. With chapters that explore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, this book examines the lives and contributions of the main exponents of the tradition in India. Editor(s): Jackson, William J. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378. Indian Spirituality Inspired by Mantras. 252 pages, Illustrations, map. Editor(s): Jackson, William J. With chapters that explore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, this book examines the lives and contributions of the main exponents of the tradition in India. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRLK. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493969
- ISBN
- 9781935493969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.48
€ 23.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. The charismatic form of healing called qigong, which at its core involves meditative breathing exercises, has achieved enormous popularity in China since the early 1980s. This text examines the cultural context of medicine and healing practices in the PRC, Taiwan and the USA. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFM; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 279 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128056
- ISBN
- 9780231128056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
€ 42.99
€ 30.39
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149361
- ISBN
- 9781935149361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.92
€ 29.99
€ 26.92
Hardback. Offers an overview of the sophisticated culture of pastoral nomadic populations who lived on the territory of Kazakhstan from roughly the middle of the first millennium BCE to the early centuries CE. This title explores the conditions of mobile life ways that resulted from ecological conditions in the steppes and high valleys of Inner Eurasia. Editor(s): Stark, Soren; Samashev, Zainolla; Rubinson, Karen S.; Chi, Jennifer Y. Num Pages: 200 pages, 268 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FCZ; ACBP; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 311 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154800
- ISBN
- 9780691154800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 54.23
€ 70.56
€ 54.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w illlus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; VXA; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120720428
- ISBN
- 9788120720428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.27
€ 10.27
Hardcover. Contributions by: Raymond Hinnebusch, Tina Zintl, Samer Abboud, Aurora Sottimano, Najib Ghadbian, Amanda P. Terc, Paulo Pinto, Rania Maktabi, Myriam Ababsa, Carsten Wieland, Mohammad Kamel Doraei, Martine Zeuthen, Valentina Napolitano. Editor(s): Hinnebusch, Raymond A.; Zintl, Tina. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 344 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633778
- ISBN
- 9780815633778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFD; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327853
- ISBN
- 9780226327853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of the social and cultural impacts of war, social unrest and political violence in two societies that have undergone traumatic conflict and upheaval. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HFMS; JFSJ; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633433
- ISBN
- 9780815633433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.37
€ 50.37