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Hardback. In 1974 Roland Barthes travelled in China as part of a small delegation of distinguished French philosophers and literary figures. They arrived in China just as the last stage of the Cultural Revolution was getting underway - the campaign to criticize Lin Biao and Confucius. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650807
ISBN
9780745650807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.59

Paperback. Translator(s): Javadi, Hasan; Floor, Willem M. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823362
ISBN
9781933823362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was a highly acclaimed Japanese poet and translator from classical Japanese. She was also a prominent feminist. In 1928 she was invited to travel around areas with a strong Japanese presence in China's northeast. This is her account of that journey. Translator(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; JFSJ1; WTH; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 118 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123198
ISBN
9780231123198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.63

Hardback. Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was highly a acclaimed Japanese poet and translator from classical Japanese. She was also a prominent feminist. In 1928 she was invited to travel around areas with a strong Japanese presence in China's northeast. This is her account of that journey. Translator(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; JFSJ1; WTH; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123181
ISBN
9780231123181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.31

Paperback. Describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves.. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398358
ISBN
9780141398358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

Paperback. The author has travelled up the Indus to Lahore and to the Khanates of Afghanistan and Central Asia in the 1830s, spying on behalf of the British Government in what was to become known as the Great Game. This title provides an account his travels. Editor(s): Hopkirk, Kathleen. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011710
ISBN
9781906011710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. The author buys an elephant named Tara and rides her over six hundred miles across India to the Sonepur Mela, the world's oldest elephant market. From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, Shand learned to ride and care for her. From his friend Aditya Patankar he learned Indian ways. And with Tara, his new companion, he fell in love. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270. 208 pages. The author buys an elephant named Tara and rides her over six hundred miles across India to the Sonepur Mela, the world's oldest elephant market. From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, Shand learned to ride and care for her. From his friend Aditya Patankar he learned Indian ways. And with Tara, his new companion, he fell in love. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 13. Weight: 266.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011697
ISBN
9781906011697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. In this era of superheated rhetoric and vitriolic exchanges between the leaders of Iran and Israel, the threat of nuclear violence looms. This book traces the shifting relations among Israel, Iran, and the United States from 1948 onwards, uncovering the details of secret alliances, treacherous acts, and unsavoury political manoeuvrings. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPSD; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300143119
ISBN
9780300143119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Drawing on Korean and Japanese texts ranging from critical essays to short stories produced in the colonial and post-colonial periods, this book analyzes the ways in which Japanese colonial and Korean nationalist discourse pivoted on such concepts as language, literature, and culture. Series: Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSA; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289857
ISBN
9780520289857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; HBWS2; JPA; JPHC; JPHF; JPSD; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781455619498
ISBN
9781455619498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. Series: Impact Guides. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Impact Publications United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570231155
ISBN
9781570231155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Series: Impact Guides. Num Pages: 332 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Impact Publications United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570230561
ISBN
9781570230561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1FMN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Impact Publications United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570230455
ISBN
9781570230455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.47

Hardcover. The great river civilization of the Oxus is one of the forgotten jewels of the ancient world. Num Pages: 264 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; ACG; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 289 x 237. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537722
ISBN
9781784537722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.77
€ 55.57

Paperback. In this comprehensive account of the culture and history of Central Asia, Edgar Knobloch describes the main centres of our human civilization. He spices the text with quotations from the works of contemporary travellers, while providing an expert's commentary on the archaeological, architectural and decorative features of the sites he describes. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752471174
ISBN
9780752471174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 412 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347684
ISBN
9780936347684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.72
€ 87.87

Paperback. Jewelry as an art form in Mughal India is presented in this collection of treasures, with pieces ranging from rings, necklaces and other body ornaments to detailed work on boxes, flasks, bowls and daggers. They exemplify creative stone settings, inlay techniques, engraving and relief decoration. Num Pages: 160 pages, 319 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFKG; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 223 x 12. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500976081
ISBN
9780500976081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.95

Paperback. At once a gazetteer, an ethnography, and a natural history of south China--mainly Guangxi and Hainan--and its indigenous people during the twelfth century Translator(s): Hargett, James M. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; GTB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990798
ISBN
9780295990798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.87

Hardback. "Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty, April 1905. Commercial relations.2p 32cm. Loose leaves in Mylar sleeve. Very good copy, slightly dust toned around the edges." Keywords: Pamphlet
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
H.M.S.O
Publication date
1905
SKU
KEX0112125
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Flexibound. A comprehensive trekking guidebook to the Annapurna region - the most popular trekking area in Nepal. Fourteen diverse treks are described including the classic Annapurna Circuit and the Annapurna Sanctuary as well as treks in the lesser known Machhapuchhre area, the foothills of Lamjung Himal and restricted areas - Mustang, Damodar and Nar-Phu. Num Pages: 328 pages, 146 colour photos, 30 maps and 24 route profiles. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSZC; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Cicerone Press Limited
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852848262
ISBN
9781852848262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 18.65

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