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Paperback. This book is a companion to the hugely popular Lorries of Arabia: ERF NGC, published in 2015. Including 100 new photos, it will further delight fans of Lorries of Arabia 1, whetting their appetite for more Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 6. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishers International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910456217
ISBN
9781910456217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.89

Hardback. Robert Hart was the Ch'ing government's Inspector General of the Maritime Customs Service. These journals follow on from "Entering China's Service" and cover the years when Hart was setting up Customs procedures, establishing a modus operandi with the Ch'ing bureaucracy and inspecting treaty ports. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 half-tones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674775305
ISBN
9780674775305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.08

Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760155
ISBN
9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.69
€ 133.93

Hardcover. Robert Hopkins Miller spent nearly one-third of his forty-year Foreign Service career on Americas unsuccessful Vietnam venture from 1962 to the end of the war. This memoir of his full career emphasizes his Vietnam years, covering his postings in Europe and assignments as ambassador to Malaysia, 1977-80, and to Cte dIvoire, 1983-86. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBWS2; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896724914
ISBN
9780896724914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.98

Paperback. In 1986 professional writer Robert Hutchison sampled the life of the long-haul trucker when he became a passenger on a 10,000-mile trip through fourteen countries in a Scania 111. Robert's tale of this journey, undertaken when the golden age of transport from Europe to the Gulf was coming to an end, is full of interest, drama and humour. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; TRCT; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Old Pond Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908397867
ISBN
9781908397867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.07

paperback. Why does Hamas refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the state of Israel? What makes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so intractable? Reflecting both Israeli and Palestinian points of view, this volume addresses the two powerful, bitterly contested, competing historical narratives that underpin the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218575
ISBN
9780253218575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.93

Hardback. Presenting fresh insights on the internal dynamics and global contexts that shaped foreign relations in early modern Japan, this book challenges the largely accepted wisdom that the Tokugawa shogunate, guided by an ideology of seclusion, stifled intercourse with the outside world, especially in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035775
ISBN
9780674035775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. The history of Orientalism shows that, whether making philological comparisons between Arabic and Hebrew, cataloguing the coins of Fatimid Egypt or establishing the chronology of Harun al-Rashid's military campaigns against Byzantium, scholars have been unified by their shared obsession. This book is a work of scholarship. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289237
ISBN
9780140289237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. "The Arabian Nights" has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Many people are familiar with the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. Yet few people have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is. This companion seeks to remedy this. Num Pages: 360 pages, chronology, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QDAP; DSA; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649837
ISBN
9781860649837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.93

Hardback. This text examines how, as the relative importance of British interests steadily eclipsed those of India throughout the region, Indian sub imperial impulses clashed with the relentlessly advancing metropole. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333914755
ISBN
9780333914755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477171
ISBN
9780801477171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.21

Hardback. Focusing on the two decades framed by Indian independence in 1947 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, this study examines American policy towards the Indian subcontinent, and analyzes the motivations behind America's pursuit of Pakistan and India as strategic Cold War prizes. Num Pages: 431 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082266
ISBN
9780231082266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.07

Paperback. Focusing on the two decades framed by Indian independence in 1947 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, this study examines American policy towards the Indian subcontinent, and analyzes the motivations behind America's pursuit of Pakistan and India as strategic Cold War prizes. Num Pages: 431 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082273
ISBN
9780231082273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.45

Hardcover. An examination of modern Korea and the Kim Dae-jung presidency. The book looks at the principal events that shaped Korea in the 20th century and analyzes the economics and politics that have arisen from these events. It also looks at the complexities that arise from the division of the country. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238155
ISBN
9780312238155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550. Good clean copy in dustjacket. DJ has some nicks but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KTJ0042799
ISBN
9780804709620
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.86

Paperback. Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China Num Pages: 510 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807842539
ISBN
9780807842539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807843444
ISBN
9780807843444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.15

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447853
ISBN
9780801447853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.11

Paperback. The first collection to consider the fraught itineraries of Asian American immigrant histories and how they are inscribed in the production and dissemination of ideas about Asian American foodways. Editor(s): Manalansan, Martin F.; Ku, Robert Ji-Song; Mannur, Anita. Num Pages: 453 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JFCV; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479869251
ISBN
9781479869251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. This book offers a concise history of US policy in Iraq since 1990 and how it has evolved over two decades. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198998
ISBN
9781405198998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.12

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