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Paperback. This work examines a decade of Sino-American relations. David Lampton explores the reasons why the Sino-American relationship is so difficult for both nations to manage and suggests ways it can be more effectively conducted in the future. Num Pages: 510 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234628
- ISBN
- 9780520234628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. This is the most comprehensive, in-depth account of how Chinese foreign and security policy is made and implemented during the reform era. It includes the contributions of more than a dozen scholars who undertook field research in the People's Republic of China, South Korea, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Lampton, David M. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740555
- ISBN
- 9780804740555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.26
€ 168.26
Hardback. David M. Robinson explores how grand displays like the royal hunt, archery contests, and the imperial menagerie were presented in literature and art in the early Ming dynasty. He argues these spectacles were highly contested sites where emperors and court ministers staked competing claims about rulership and the role of the military in the polity. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 color photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073371
- ISBN
- 9780674073371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.57€ 48.04
€ 51.57
€ 48.04
Hardback. A collection of essays which reveal the Ming court as an arena of competition and negotiation, where a large cast of actors pursued individual and corporate ends, personal agency shaped protocol and style, and diverse people, goods, and tastes converged. Editor(s): Robinson, David M. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 475 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028234
- ISBN
- 9780674028234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.51
€ 53.99
€ 44.51
Paperback. Reveals what really happened in seven famous myths and legends bequeathed to us by the ancients and shows us that the passage of time has not wiped away all the evidence, and it is possible to reach the reality behind the legends. Num Pages: 608 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDH; HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 46. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099416562
- ISBN
- 9780099416562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.21
€ 21.99
€ 16.21
paperback. This book provides a clear and accessible account of political and economic development in Pacific Asia. Adopting a comparative and historical approach, it examines the factors behind the a East Asian Miraclea which has transformed the economies and societies of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QSP; JP; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745615059
- ISBN
- 9780745615059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.56
€ 26.56
Hardback. Since the growth of interest and fascination with the Japanese, and the emergence of Japan as a world economic power, many works that have studied Japanese culture. This is an analysis of how Japanese culture and society structure, shape, and mould the emotions of the Japanese people. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727198
- ISBN
- 9780804727198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.63
€ 74.63
Hardcover. This fascinating new history follows the course of Japan's ultimately unequal struggle against the great allied powers. Unsparing in its treatment of Japan's culpability for unleashing the Second World War, Japan at War 1931-1945 objectively appraises the unfolding tragedy which eventually engulfed Japan itself. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555453
- ISBN
- 9781781555453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.57
€ 24.99
€ 18.57
Hardcover. Years ago a significant part of the political, religious, intellectual, and terrorist leadership of the Arab world declared an all-out war against the documented history of the Middle East and America's role in the Muslim world. "Blaming the Victim" is the first wave in a counterattack against that Arab war on history. Series: Brief Encounters. Num Pages: 125 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594031922
- ISBN
- 9781594031922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.81
€ 20.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JWK; JWL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KTG0008508
- ISBN
- 9780760315927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Chomsky, Pilger, Fisk, Mark Thomas, Mark Steel, Edward Herman, Mark Curtis and others cut through the propaganda of the media's coverage of Iraq. Editor(s): Miller, David. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVN; JPW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745322018
- ISBN
- 9780745322018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 25.85
€ 38.99
€ 25.85
Num Pages: 411 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813143262
- ISBN
- 9780813143262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.45
€ 45.45
Paperback. Explores Christianity's trajectory as a social and cultural force in southern India. This title shows how caste was central to the way in which categories of religion and culture were formed and negotiated in missionary encounters, and how the social and semiotic possibilities of Christianity lead to a new politic of equal rights in South India. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRC; HRG; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636. Christianity and Caste Society in India. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. 408 pages, illustrations. Explores Christianity's trajectory as a social and cultural force in southern India. This title shows how caste was central to the way in which categories of religion and culture were formed and negotiated in missionary encounters, and how the social and semiotic possibilities of Christianity lead to a new politic of equal rights in South India. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRC; HRG; JFSC; JFSL3. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight: 582.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273498
- ISBN
- 9780520273498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. Provides valuable ethnographic insights into life along some of the most contentious borders in the world. This book includes essays that portray existence at different points across India's northern frontiers and, in one instance, along borders within India. Editor(s): Gellner, David N. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 photographs, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822355427
- ISBN
- 9780822355427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Paperback. Series: Middle East@War. Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 b/w ills, 2-3 colour ills, 15 colour profiles. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096610
- ISBN
- 9781911096610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.71
€ 26.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. Series: British School of Archaeology in Iraq. Num Pages: 276 pages, copious pls, figs, tabs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- British Institute for the Study of Iraq
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856687006
- ISBN
- 9780856687006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.58
€ 100.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJD; JFSR1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197414
- ISBN
- 9781845197414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.34
€ 38.99
€ 35.34
Paperback. Sir David Omand served as Intelligence and Security Coordinator in the Cabinet Office from 2002-2005, coordinating counterterrorism strategy. He draws on historical examples to argue for a new outlook on the relationship between security and intelligence--one that respects human rights and avoids the pitfalls of flawed information. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JFSR2; JPF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041881
- ISBN
- 9781849041881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
hardcover. This study examines the emergence and evolution in China of a tradition of popular organization generally known under the rubric of secret society. It suggests that the society is properly understood as one variety of the brotherhood association that flourished in the early and mid-Qing period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726511
- ISBN
- 9780804726511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBLX; HBWS4; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170879
- ISBN
- 9780691170879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.89
€ 33.89
Hardback. Modern warfare is almost always multilateral to one degree or another, requiring countries to cooperate as allies or coalition partners. This title explores how government structures and party politics in NATO countries shape how battles are waged in the field. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QFN; HBWS4; JPSN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159386
- ISBN
- 9780691159386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.26
€ 48.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813343631
- ISBN
- 9780813343631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. China's rising status in the global economy alongside recent economic stagnation in Europe and the United States has led to considerable speculation that we are in the early stages of a transition in power relations. The authors take readers through possible scenarios for future relations between China and the United States. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226040479
- ISBN
- 9780226040479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.57
€ 42.99
€ 33.57
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811734929
- ISBN
- 9780811734929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.11
€ 19.99
€ 17.11