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Hardback. A lifetime's interest in, and fascination with, the central place of sushi in Japanese culinary culture animates this book. In it, Ole Mouritsen shares both his passion for the now international cuisine, and his knowledge of its scientific underpinnings. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441906175
- ISBN
- 9781441906175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.26
€ 35.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. Presents eight essays documenting the state of bast and leaf fibre weaving traditions in Vietnam, Borneo, Korea, Burma, Okinawa, the Philippines, Japan, and Micronesia. This book examines processes that have nurtured or buffeted attempts to preserve or revive the production of these textiles. It is illustrated with colour photographs. Editor(s): Hamilton, Roy W.; Milgram, B. Lynne. Series: Fowler Museum Textile Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, 204 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 304 x 15. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780974872988
- ISBN
- 9780974872988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.39
€ 30.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Spanning academic and public debates, Empire's Ally opens a new line of argument on why the mission has entered a stage of crisis. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBC; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645158
- ISBN
- 9781442645158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.35
€ 84.35
Paperback. This book explores a historical moment in which a Middle Eastern Jewish community not only adopted a new nation, Iraq, but a new ethnicity, Arabism--and its ultimate demise. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778756
- ISBN
- 9780804778756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Five Faces of Exile is the first transnational history of Asian American intellectuals. Espiritu explores five Filipino American writers whose travels, literary works, and political reflections transcend the boundaries of nations and the categories of "Asia" and "America." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751216
- ISBN
- 9780804751216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Villalobos, Gabriela A.; Segura, Daniel E. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1KBB; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614701729
- ISBN
- 9781614701729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.26€ 48.25
€ 68.26
€ 48.25
hardcover. Editor(s): Molony, Barbara; Uno, Kathleen S. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017801
- ISBN
- 9780674017801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.98€ 54.67
€ 59.98
€ 54.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Parallax Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888375459
- ISBN
- 9781888375459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.48
€ 14.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. A collection of 11 essays, featuring debates about meaning in Southeast Asian and Thai history. It explores themes that have been treated superficially in Thai historical writing, including Siam's semi-colonialism in the late nineteenth century, the concepts of militarism and masculinity, collective memory and dynastic succession, and more. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986104
- ISBN
- 9780295986104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.10
€ 42.99
€ 42.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Michigan, Museum of Art United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781930561144
- ISBN
- 9781930561144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.44
€ 25.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. This ethnographic account invites readers to consider a fascinating case of globalized labor -- a Korean-owned and managed factory in China, operated by Chinese laborers, where the clash of cultures, traditions, and classes threatens both productivity and peace on the factory floor. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; GTF; JFFS; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784542
- ISBN
- 9780804784542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Paperback. This book offers a nuanced understanding of the contexts, culturally conditioned rationality, local networks, and innovation in contentious action across the Middle East and North Africa to give the reader a substantive understanding of events in the Arab world before and since 2011. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Vairel, Frederic. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHB; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785693
- ISBN
- 9780804785693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Robert Zelnick examines Israel's disengagement from Gaza and what it might lead to in the future. He details the thought behind the policy and the impact of the loss of Ariel Sharon, analyses the Palestinian response from both moderates and Hamas, and underscores the politically realist-minded assumptions that continue to drive the policy forward. Num Pages: 170 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817947729
- ISBN
- 9780817947729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.63
€ 20.63
Paperback. An account of the relationship between American policy and public opinion during the Gulf crisis. Comparisons are made to other wars such as those in Panama, Vietnam, Korea and the Falklands, as well as to World War II. The book features 300 tables charting public opinion through the Gulf crisis. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 398 pages, 7 maps, 288 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBXK; HBJF1; JPQB; JPVK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226545653
- ISBN
- 9780226545653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW with nicks and small tears. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- Foreign Language Press Beijing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0004023
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Hardback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as mere propaganda, not only was liked in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art from the point of view of its longue duree, Mittler suggests that it built on a tradition of earlier art works, which allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 125 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065819
- ISBN
- 9780674065819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.65
€ 58.80
€ 53.65
hardcover. Domestic servitude blurs the divide between family and work, affection and duty, the home and the world. This work offers an account of domestic life and servitude in contemporary Kolkata, India, with a concluding comparison with New York City. It examines the practices and meaning of servitude around the home and in the public sphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760713
- ISBN
- 9780804760713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.75
€ 116.75
Hardback. Facing China as a New Global Superpower Editor(s): Paltiel, Jeremy; Cao, Huhua. Num Pages: 290 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JM; HBTB; JFC; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812878229
- ISBN
- 9789812878229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. Series: The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Christian Doctrine. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653730
- ISBN
- 9780226653730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Clean copy in green cloth covers with gilt title to front and spine. Covers showing some light shelf wear. No dust wrapper. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Southern Historical Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0004819
- ISBN
- 9780893081713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Natasha Heller offers a cultural history of Buddhism through a case study of the Chan master Zhongfeng Mingben. Monks of his stature developed a broad set of cultural competencies for navigating social and intellectual relationships. Heller shows the importance of situating monks as actors within wider sociocultural fields of practice and exchange. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417113
- ISBN
- 9780674417113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.76
€ 54.99
€ 45.76
paperback. In this timely, nuanced collection, twenty leading cultural theorists assess the contradictory ideals, policies, and practices of secularism in India. Editor(s): Needham, Anuradha Dingwaney; Rajan, Rajeswari Sunder. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338468
- ISBN
- 9780822338468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.52
€ 42.52
Paperback. While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviours appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBT; HRAM9; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195154948
- ISBN
- 9780195154948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.71
€ 56.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781503600706
- ISBN
- 9781503600706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27