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Hardback. Late medieval Japan witnessed a growth in the power of the commoner, as seen in the spread of corporate villages (so) marked by collective ownership and administration and other self-governing features. This study of a community of so villages from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries reconstructs the life of these villages. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719414
- ISBN
- 9780804719414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.88
€ 85.88
Hardback. This book uncovers how working the night shift at India's transnational call centers affects the lives of women workers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769136
- ISBN
- 9780804769136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.80
€ 113.80
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace. Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JPFC; JPSD; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813144764
- ISBN
- 9780813144764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.53
€ 43.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MBF; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226429205
- ISBN
- 9780226429205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. 8vo Good/Fine in original dustwrapper. Victor Gollancz was a teacher publisher author and public campaigner who spen his life t passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. In many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid twientienth century. He founded The Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign against Capital Punishment.Publishers archive copy.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz for Readers Union
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0311126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 75.00
€ 75.00
Hardback. An history of the early Chinese ancestral cult, particularly its cognitive aspects. It intends to excavate the cult's color and vitality and to quell assumptions that it was no more than a simplistic and uninspired exchange of food for longevity, of prayers for prosperity. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 484 pages, 6 halftones; 2 line art. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056077
- ISBN
- 9780674056077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
paperback. Michael Tenzer offers a study of Balinese gamelan music, focusing on the pre-eminent 20th-century genre, gamelan gong kebyar. He applies music theory and analysis to this non-Western orchestral genre to discuss composition and structure, as well as looking at the ethographic background. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 504 pages, 27 halftones, 70 music examples, 26 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; AVGE; AVGH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226792835
- ISBN
- 9780226792835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 59.33
€ 70.56
€ 59.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Xiang, Jianhai. Num Pages: 182 pages, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; KJMV6; PSAF; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642053450
- ISBN
- 9783642053450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.09
€ 115.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 307 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310274
- ISBN
- 9781477310274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.11
€ 97.11
Paperback. Presents the analyses that consider how questions of national identity become entangled with environmental concerns in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and India and provide insight into the motivations of colonial and national governments in controlling or managing nature. Editor(s): Cederlof, Gunnel; Sivaramakrishnan, K. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993843
- ISBN
- 9780295993843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.49
€ 33.99
€ 30.49
Hardback. Discusses the complexities of a trading network in this period, outling commodity chains, links between colonies and colonial centres, and tensions between local polities and competing empires. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FM; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270699
- ISBN
- 9781783270699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Paperback. The gripping true story of bomb disposal work that won Ivison a George Medal - and started a living nightmare.. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828304
- ISBN
- 9780753828304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Hardback. A comparative study of Hyderabadi emigrants settling in Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Canada, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates at the end of the twentieth century. It traces Hyderabadi culture and institutions in these places of settlement, looking at the different versions of Hyderabadi history transmitted. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPR; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754422
- ISBN
- 9780804754422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.23
€ 97.23
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brandow, Patrick M. Num Pages: 172 pages, tables & graphs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616689469
- ISBN
- 9781616689469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.34€ 115.12
€ 169.34
€ 115.12
Paperback. This work details the evolutionary development of weaponry, horsemanship, military organization and tactics from Japan's early conflicts with Korea, up to the system of the samurai. It should be of interest to both students of military history and Japanese political history. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 486 pages, 5 halftones, 8 line drawings, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674387041
- ISBN
- 9780674387041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.33
€ 32.99
€ 27.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, 65 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881774231
- ISBN
- 9789881774231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.16
€ 13.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. While exploring anew the meanings of Asian American social history, this title argues that the core values and ideals of the nation emanate today not from the so-called mainstream but from the margins, from among Asian and African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, women, and the gay and lesbian community. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993560
- ISBN
- 9780295993560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Hardcover. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947822
- ISBN
- 9781933947822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.69
€ 146.69
Hardback. This cross cultural study of Hong Kong cinema looks at Eastern and Western influences upon the medium and examines its development compared to film industries of mainland China and Southeast Asia. The book spans the 20th century, focusing on a number of key elements, including the changing image of women and the rise of the martial arts film. Editor(s): Kar, Law; Bren, Frank. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810849860
- ISBN
- 9780810849860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.80
€ 154.80
Paperback. Discusses the nature and significance of Hitchens's contribution to the world of ideas and public debate Editor(s): Cottee, Simon; Cushman, Thomas; Hitchens, Christopher. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716878
- ISBN
- 9780814716878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. In the process, Altaf introduces into the development conversation the human dimension that most frameworks have neglected to their detriment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401386
- ISBN
- 9781421401386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.85
€ 33.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731360
- ISBN
- 9780226731360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.51
€ 31.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRE; HRLP7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031903
- ISBN
- 9780226031903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. The first of three volumes surveying the historical, spatial, and human dimensions of inter-Asian connections, Asia Inside Out: Changing Times> brings into focus the dynamic networks that have linked peoples from Japan to Yemen over the past five centuries. Each author examines a single year or decade that redefined Asia. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674598508
- ISBN
- 9780674598508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.50
€ 53.99
€ 44.50