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Paperback. Offers an analysis of the role that Iran plays in regional and global politics. This book provides a perspective on one of the Middle East's most controversial and mis-understood countries. It presents not only an introduction to the country, but also the ideas to help the reader understand the Middle East. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848132207
- ISBN
- 9781848132207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Hardback. Andrea Wiley contrasts the practices of the world's leading milk producers, India and the United States. In both countries, milk is considered to have special qualities. Drawing on ethnographic and scientific studies, popular media, and government reports, she shows that the cultural significance of milk goes well beyond its nutritive value. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JFCV; JHMC; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729056
- ISBN
- 9780674729056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 48.38
€ 52.86
€ 48.38
Paperback. An ethnographic account of the logics and regimes of value propelling desires for transnational mobility-largely via human smuggling networks-throughout Fuzhou, China. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822348061
- ISBN
- 9780822348061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones, 4 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFA; JFSG; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639335
- ISBN
- 9780816639335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 black and white halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195368086
- ISBN
- 9780195368086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.79
€ 42.79
Hardcover. Explores the complex interactions between French medicine and Vietnamese childbirth traditions, documenting the emergence of a plural system of maternity services that incorporated both biomedical knowledge and local birthing traditions. Num Pages: 254 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465687
- ISBN
- 9781580465687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.62
€ 125.62
Paperback. Students of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPB; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409177
- ISBN
- 9781421409177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.83
€ 41.83
Hardback. Rise of the Red Engineers explains the tumultuous origins of the class of technocratic officials who rule China today. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804760775
- ISBN
- 9780804760775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.98
€ 137.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Santoni, Arthur. Num Pages: 99 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633211568
- ISBN
- 9781633211568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.95€ 69.24
€ 99.95
€ 69.24
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612812
- ISBN
- 9780691612812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.86
€ 58.80
€ 45.86
Hardback. Series: Oriental Institute Publications. Num Pages: 186 pages, 47 b/w figs, 26 b/w pls, 16 tbs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1193.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885923233
- ISBN
- 9781885923233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.54
€ 118.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239576
- ISBN
- 9780226239576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29
Paperback. Offers a look at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Series: Critical Problems in History. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022174
- ISBN
- 9780268022174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Paperback. Provides a well-rounded introduction to Israel - a definitive account of the nation's past, its often controversial present, and more. This title is organized around six major themes: land and people, history, society, politics, economics, and culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 86 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300162301
- ISBN
- 9780300162301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 6.23
€ 25.99
€ 6.23
hardcover. These three wisdom books that Patrick Edwin Moran has translated were anonymously authored around the time of Confucius, though some textual evidence indicates that they were written down sometime during the late Zhou dynasty to the early years of the Han dynasty. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819192141
- ISBN
- 9780819192141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.19
€ 132.19
Paperback. An examination of how popular culture is received and produced within the Middle East. Editor(s): Stein, Rebecca L. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JFCA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335160
- ISBN
- 9780822335160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.45
€ 33.99
€ 33.45
Num Pages: 128 pages, More Than 60 Color Photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCA; WBXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602201378
- ISBN
- 9781602201378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.48
€ 15.99
€ 15.48
Hardcover. Studies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates. East Asia exemplifies these trends. This title offers a look at how long-term demographic transitions have taken shape there and how they have affected the economy in the region. Editor(s): Ito, Takatoshi; Rose, Andrew K. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research East Asia Seminar on Economics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 66 figures, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHBD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226386850
- ISBN
- 9780226386850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.31€ 99.72
€ 122.31
€ 99.72
Hardcover. Ex-libris with usual markings. In original cloth without dustwrapper. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear, internally is very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Ayer Co Pub
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0011765
- ISBN
- 9780836953909
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. With the resurgence of separatism in the province, Irian Jaya has become the focus of fears that the Indonesian nation is falling apart. This book shows how practices that indicated Biaks' submission to national authority actually reproduced antinational understandings of space, time, and self. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 maps. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFC; JHM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 266 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095912
- ISBN
- 9780691095912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.69
€ 58.80
€ 45.69
Paperback. A history of colonial interference in Palestine and the East Mediterranean that constructs a valuable and original historical and cultural narrative Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328300
- ISBN
- 9780745328300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.95
€ 40.99
€ 30.95
Hardcover. This edited volume evaluates the prospects for monetary and financial cooperation in East Asia after the crises in the developed countries (2008 in the US, 2010 in Europe). Editor(s): Kawai, Masahiro; Park, Yung Chul; Wyplosz, Charles. Num Pages: 256 pages, 46 Figures. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCB; KCX; KFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198714156
- ISBN
- 9780198714156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.82
€ 126.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Tulika Book India
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9789382381747
- ISBN
- 9789382381747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.85
€ 11.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Provides an account of life of the author's first tour of duty in Vietnam - the blood, fear, camaraderie, and tedium of combat and maneuver. First published in 1987, this book shows an eager young recruit growing before the reader's eyes into a proud but bloodied combat veteran. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446049
- ISBN
- 9781585446049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.29
€ 31.29