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Paperback. In researching this book, the author took on the role of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many "hostess clubs". The resulting text critically examines how such establishments create bonds among white-collar men and forge a masculine identity that suits the needs of their corporations. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHBK5; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014876
- ISBN
- 9780226014876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Scholars discuss the theme of resistance within 20th-century Japanese American communities. Editor(s): Fiset, Louis; Nomura, Gail M. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984612
- ISBN
- 9780295984612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.04
€ 39.04
Paperback. Looks at the lives of eight ordinary women, four Iraqis and four Americans, during the Iraq War. This title presents a comparison of American and Iraqi women's diverse and complex experiences and focuses on the different realities that together we call, perhaps too easily, 'the Iraq war'. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBWS5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260788
- ISBN
- 9780520260788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Award-winning, critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408878194
- ISBN
- 9781408878194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.91
€ 16.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. Each type of cloth made in Kerek is created for a specific purpose - to be worn by a person of a particular age, social or residential group; to serve in life-cycle events such as marriage or funerals; and to act as a focal point in agricultural ceremonies or curing rites. This book deals with this topic. Series: Textile Series. Num Pages: 92 pages, 110 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; AFW; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 231 x 8. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977834426
- ISBN
- 9780977834426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.49
€ 27.49
Paperback. The Ninjas are the stuff of myth and legend in comics, film and electronic games. But once they were real, the medieval equivalent of the SAS: spies, saboteurs, assassins. Could they fly? Make themselves invisible? In a journey to the heartland of the ninjas, the author takes you from their origins over 1,000 years ago, through their heyday. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165341
- ISBN
- 9780552165341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985855
- ISBN
- 9780295985855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Details the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992099
- ISBN
- 9780295992099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.23
€ 25.99
€ 24.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195779
- ISBN
- 9781845195779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
Paperback. Based on extensive interviews with principal players and original research in Vietnam, this book goes behind the scenes in Washington and into the minds of America's leaders to provide the most complete analysis of Nixon's and Kissinger's complex and tortuous strategy and diplomacy. Winner of the Robert H. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBWS2; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611904
- ISBN
- 9780700611904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.40
€ 59.40
Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBWS2; JPSD; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620821
- ISBN
- 9780700620821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.80
€ 72.80
Paperback. Links an investigation of mind and body in old age in four neighborhoods of the Indian city of Varanasi (Banaras) with events and processes around India and around the world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFSP31; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224629
- ISBN
- 9780520224629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.97
€ 35.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Morningside Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074193
- ISBN
- 9780231074193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Paperback. An extraordinary tale of the remarkable bond between one man and his dog during the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444796964
- ISBN
- 9781444796964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 46 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 208 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Imprint unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881613875
- ISBN
- 9789881613875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.78
€ 15.78
Paperback. Governments around the world are wrestling with the problems of enormous debts, low growth, high unemployment and a gap between the demands of public expenditure and what can be raised through taxation. Num Pages: 112 pages, Tables & Index. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; KCG; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856835070
- ISBN
- 9780856835070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.97
€ 29.97
paperback. An account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from inside the US Navy Seal team who carried out the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405911894
- ISBN
- 9781405911894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. A critique of the global response to war crimes and genocide during and following the breakdown of society in Cambodia, Rwanda, and Yugoslavia. Series: Studies in Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict. Num Pages: 402 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1FMC; 1HFGR; HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773540194
- ISBN
- 9780773540194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643872
- ISBN
- 9780888643872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.79
€ 29.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. A collection of essays, which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad to the televising of a Hindu epic. It combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- SKU
- KIN0032646
- ISBN
- 9780140104806
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Anand Gopal traces the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a US-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain personal wealth and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250069269
- ISBN
- 9781250069269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.26
€ 20.99
€ 18.26
Hardback. In this in-depth study, Felix Boecking challenges the widely accepted idea that the key to Communist seizure of power in China lay in the incompetence of Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government. It argues instead that international trade, government tariff revenues, and hence China's fiscal policy and state-making project all collapsed. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 260 pages, 13 line illustrations, 5 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970601
- ISBN
- 9780674970601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.06
€ 44.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476792
- ISBN
- 9780801476792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801448898
- ISBN
- 9780801448898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.09
€ 146.09