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Paperback. 'The best book by far to come out of the Iraq mess' Sunday Herald Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330440509
ISBN
9780330440509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Based on extensive interviews with members of the "intifada generation," those who were between 10 and 18 years old when the intifada began in 1987, this book provides a detailed look at the intifada memories of ordinary Palestinians. Num Pages: 285 pages, 6 pages with halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716380
ISBN
9780814716380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.18

Thousands of once-familiar items of ceramic, paper, glass, celluloid, wood, and papier-mch marked "Made in Occupied Japan" were shipped to the U.S. and the U. K. Today, these items have increased in value and are avidly collected. The book presents over 400 color photos of the items and shows 133 different manufacturers' marks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 405 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403781
ISBN
9780887403781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.87
€ 38.62

Paperback. This new book presents hundreds of items never published before and over 200 different manufacturers' markings on Occupied Japan collectibles. Ceramic figurines and dinnerware, books, toys, dolls, and more appear in 533 color photos with value ranges in the captions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 533 color. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311338
ISBN
9780764311338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. Illustrated interviews with Israelis, offering a unique insight into the diversity and contradictions of Israeli identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 49 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; DN; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745323657
ISBN
9780745323657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.31

hardcover. Ordinary women helped restart Japan's postwar recovery by selling sex to Allied servicemen, but they were sacrificed as symbols of national shame by a country that has yet to recover full sovereignty. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776912
ISBN
9780804776912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

Paperback. Ordinary women helped restart Japan's postwar recovery by selling sex to Allied servicemen, but they were sacrificed as symbols of national shame by a country that has yet to recover full sovereignty. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804788632
ISBN
9780804788632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.02

hardcover. This book offers an innovative study of trade, production and consumption across the Indian Ocean between the years 1750 and 1850. Num Pages: 329 pages, 4 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1H; 3JF; 3JH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107070264
ISBN
9781107070264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

Paperback. Provides a a novel assessment of the motives and strategies of Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong as they struggled to manoeuvre their countries into positions of advantage in the postwar world. Based on recently released secret documents, Richard Thornton puts the reader inside the American, Soviet and Chinese decision-making processes. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574883435
ISBN
9781574883435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. The Qianlong emperor, who dominated religious and political life in China, was ruled by elaborate ritual prescriptions, which determined his dress and behaviour, and how he performed the yearly Grand Sacrifices. This text analyzes how ritualizing power was shared by the throne and the literati. Num Pages: 326 pages, 12 halftones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRKN; HRLF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226987293
ISBN
9780226987293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Last seen taking her beloved brown Burmese cat Claudius on a final tour of the United States, Clare de Vries now searches for the perfect replacement in Burma and Thailand. In Burma, Clare encounters brave and dignified people from all walks of life, struggling in this beautiful yet politically oppressed country. But no cats. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FMT; WNGC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New
SKU
KTM0000580
ISBN
9780747563846
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780691149646
ISBN
9780691149646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.16
€ 77.41

Paperback. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149653
ISBN
9780691149653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Hardcover. John Sullivan was one of the CIA's top polygraph examiners during the final four years of the war in Vietnam. In this book he tells what it was like to be an agency officer working in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos during those chaotic years, putting a human face on covert operations. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 35 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBWS2; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611683
ISBN
9780700611683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Paperback. From 1975 to 1990, different factions in Lebanon's civil conflict flooded the streets with posters to mobilize their constituencies, undermine their enemies, and create public sympathy for their cause. This book tells the tumultuous story of the struggle for Lebanon through the poster wars which raged on its streets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations; 65 colour illustrations in plates. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJP; AKLP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119515
ISBN
9781845119515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.54

Officer, Nurse, Woman brings to light the nearly forgotten contributions of brave nurses who risked their lives to bring medical care to soldiers during a terrible-and divisive-war. Series: War/Society/Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWT; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893919
ISBN
9780801893919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. Officer, Nurse, Woman brings to light the nearly forgotten contributions of brave nurses who risked their lives to bring medical care to soldiers during a terrible-and divisive-war. Series: War/Society/Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404448
ISBN
9781421404448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.06

Paperback. Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814781104
ISBN
9780814781104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.18

Hardback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
SKU
KRS0005609
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores a range of themes, including the roots of capitalist development in Korea, the origins of the modern business elite, the nature of Japanese colonial policy and the Japanese colonial state, the relationship between the colonial government and the Korean economic elite, and the nature of Korean collaboration. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993881
ISBN
9780295993881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. Based on seventeen years of research, this book explores the process of Ogatamura's development from the planning stages to the present. An intensive ethnographic study of the relationship between land reclamation, agriculture, and politics in regional Japan. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 262 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSF; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330445
ISBN
9781785330445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.21

Hardcover. Based on 17 years of research, this book explores the process of Ogata-mura's development from the planning stages to the present. An intensive ethnographic study of the relationship between land reclamation, agriculture, and politics in regional Japan, it traces the internal social effects of the village's economic transformations.. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474. Sowing Dissent and Reclaiming Identity in a Japanese Farming Village. Series: Asian Anthropologies. 260 pages, 52 ills. Based on 17 years of research, this book explores the process of Ogata-mura's development from the planning stages to the present. An intensive ethnographic study of the relationship between land reclamation, agriculture, and politics in regional Japan, it traces the internal social effects of the village's economic transformations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM; RNT. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455246
ISBN
9780857455246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.90

Paperback. Presents a study of the alternatives confronting Iraq as it seeks to rebuild its oil industry while constructing a new political system. This work provides an assessment of Iraq's oil industry. Editor(s): Springborg, Robert. Series: SOAS Middle East Issues S. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JPHV; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863566653
ISBN
9780863566653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.88

Hardcover. This volume examines the links between the changes in the oil industry in the Middle East and North Africa, and the growth of politically radical movements referring to Islam. It charts the rise in oil revenues in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the region's subsequent economic and social failures. Series: Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471971535
ISBN
9780471971535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 268.51

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