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Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932643008
ISBN
9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.95

Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272422
ISBN
9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011298
ISBN
9780674011298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.47

Hardback. Feasts and Fasts: A History of Indian Food is an exploration of Indian cuisine in the context of the country's religious, moral, social and philosophical development. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 colour, 50 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233529
ISBN
9781780233529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561344
ISBN
9780863561344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Takes the reader behind the North Korean curtain and reveals the inner workings of its isolated society while offering a powerful testament to the human spirit. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259997
ISBN
9780520259997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.40

Hardback. Thai Style is renowned throughout the world for its form and colours, reflecting wider national culture. Whether pavilion-style architecture, elegant interior designs, innovative use of textiles and materials, today's Thai Style combines cultural traditions with skilled craftsmanship and modern interpretations. This book showcases Thai Style. Num Pages: 196 pages, 295 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 288 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780678337
ISBN
9781780678337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.75

Paperback. A careful and illuminating analysis of the economic dimensions of the Palestine-Israel conflict. Invaluable for students, journalists and activists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745327945
ISBN
9780745327945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.77

Paperback. This book is a cultural history, offering an historical account of the formation of a distinctive Omani culture; arguing that it is in this unique culture that a specific conception and practice of diplomacy has been developed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468. 304 pages, 2 maps. This book is a cultural history, offering an historical account of the formation of a distinctive Omani culture; arguing that it is in this unique culture that a specific conception and practice of diplomacy has been developed. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; JPSD. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748677337
ISBN
9780748677337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.48

Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465068364
ISBN
9780465068364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 140 Colour and 32 Black and White Photographs; 7 Colour and 25 Black and White Illustrati. BIC Classification: 1FMP; VXH; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556439414
ISBN
9781556439414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.26

Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117061
ISBN
9781845117061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
AKASHIC BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KTG0002776
ISBN
9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
AKASHIC BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0012631
ISBN
9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JM; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 377 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958292406
ISBN
9783958292406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.41
€ 53.26

paperback. A guide that puts Middle Eastern politics, people, and problems in perspective. It demystifies the history and conflicts of this complex region from the Ottoman Empire and the Balfour Declaration to the Intifada and the Gulf War, and offers an analysis of why events in the Middle East continue to reverberate throughout the world. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Wiley & Sons
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764554834
ISBN
9780764554834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. In Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; APFA; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361558
ISBN
9780822361558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Hardback. Aims to unpack the complex meanings of 'Chineseness' in post-1998 Indonesia, including the ways in which the policy of multiculturalism enabled such a 'resurgence', the forces that shaped it and the possibilities for 'resinicisation'. This book examines ethnic Chinese self-identify. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192686
ISBN
9781845192686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37, 21 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479458
ISBN
9780801479458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231704427
ISBN
9780231704427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.20

Paperback. Explores the fashioning and refashioning of modern Chinese subjectivity as it relates to the literal and figurative body of the nation. This book contains essays that reveal the particular temporality of the modern Chinese nation-state. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319696
ISBN
9780822319696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 191 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805313619
ISBN
9784805313619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. China and India have always been separated not only by the Himalayas, but also by the impenetrable jungle and remote areas that once stretched across Burma. Now this last great frontier will likely vanish leaving China and India exposed to each other as never before. In this book, the author explores the new strategic centrality of Burma. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; JPSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571239641
ISBN
9780571239641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. From the time of the prophet Zoroaster, to the powerful ancient Persian Empires, to the revolution of 1979, the hostage crisis and president Mahmud Ahmadinejad - a controversial figure within as well as outside the country - this guide traces an account of Iran's past. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 integrated b/w pictures; 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036298
ISBN
9780141036298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

paperback. The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847394576
ISBN
9781847394576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297983
ISBN
9789652297983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. This second updated and expanded edition traces the storied past and rich culture of Myanmar over nearly three millennia, from the relics of its Neolithic civilization, through its encounters with British colonialism and the struggles for republic, to the changes that have taken place since the elections of 2010. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231723
ISBN
9781780231723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.96

Hardcover. An insider's perspective on this growing economic powerhouse What's Wrong With China opens the doors to one of the least understood countries in the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119213710
ISBN
9781119213710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.38

Hardback. A well-rounded, well-informed critique of the Pacific island nation of Japan, its society, economy, demography, and politics Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300186079
ISBN
9780300186079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. This volume examines the social history of the Korean War and includes material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and war and life in the Prisoner of War camps. The book carries the story through to the Geneva Conference in the spring of 1954. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582319882
ISBN
9780582319882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

Paperback. A study of the political nature and dynamics of Hezbollah in relation to the socio-economic and political context in Lebanon and in the wider region Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JPFR; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336893
ISBN
9780745336893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783606542
ISBN
9781783606542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.36

Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HRAX; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175500
ISBN
9780231175500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.72

Paperback. Explaining the different ways in which globalising forces have shaped new dimensions to the political economy of the Persian Gulf states, this book evaluates the changes that have occurred, especially in light of the ongoing global economic crisis. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042093
ISBN
9781849042093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846620
ISBN
9780226846620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, over 100 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FMN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 211 x 7. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Periplus Editions (HK) ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804845137
ISBN
9780804845137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, is one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, which depicts a court life whose drama and pathos is of Shakespearean proportions. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Translator(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 400 pages, Previous edition art. No new art. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; 3JF; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
375
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280489
ISBN
9780520280489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

Paperback. Major Mark Hammond was awarded the DFC, which ranks third after the VC, for remarkable feats in Afghanistan in his Chinook helicopter. Three times on the night of 6 September 2006 he flew into hostile zones to pick up injured soldiers. This title presents an account of the combat and provides readers with insights on the brutal realities of war. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039046
ISBN
9780141039046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351150
ISBN
9780764351150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.75
€ 56.04

Hardback. Series: War and Peace Library. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742555945
ISBN
9780742555945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.31

Hardcover. Three battles for the control of the key fortress-city of Gaza took place in 1917 between the 'British' force and the Turks. The Allies were repulsed twice but on their third attempt captured southern Palestine and, as instructed by Lloyd George, took Jerusalem in time for Christmas. This book talks about the Battle of Palestine in 1947. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843832638
ISBN
9781843832638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.14

Paperback. From the Pan Military Classics Series comes the best general's book of World War II Series: Pan Military Classics. Num Pages: 594 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 544.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Pan
Number of pages
594
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330509978
ISBN
9780330509978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. One of the most controversial, talked-about books of 2015, in a fresh new package, published to coincide with International Women's Day. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228877
ISBN
9781780228877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 649 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 285 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1396.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343452
ISBN
9780764343452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.24
€ 45.30

Paperback. 'A gripping account of the terrible, confused struggle for mastery of Central Asia that followed the Russian Revolution' Evening Standard Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1FCA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564505
ISBN
9780719564505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. A highly illustrated account of the Japanese aerial assault on the port of Darwin in February 1942--the first attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70 b/w; 12 col. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472816870
ISBN
9781472816870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. A bracing narrative of wartime India and the tremendous famine that resulted when Churchill sacrificed the lives of four million Bengalis to win World War II Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470. The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II. 368 pages, maps. A bracing narrative of wartime India and the tremendous famine that resulted when Churchill sacrificed the lives of four million Bengalis to win World War II. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBWQ; JPHL. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight: 478.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465024810
ISBN
9780465024810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Examines Israel's shift to the right at the hands of Menachem Begin, the supposed 'disciple' of Vladimir Jabotinsky. This book challenges the conventional wisdom that Begin was the natural heir to Jabotinsky. It demonstrates how Israel drifted away from Jabotinsky's ideas towards a maximalist Zionism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JPFN; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850248
ISBN
9781848850248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACK; ACND; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271061221
ISBN
9780271061221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.51

Hardback. As Syria's Kurds become more deeply embroiled in a war not of their making, this book is an essential point of reference. In mid-2012, Assad withdrew his troops from the major Kurdish areas in Syria - how will this play out in the wider civil war? Will the lines of the Middle East be redrawn based on the Syrian Kurds? Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044356
ISBN
9781849044356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.17

Paperback. The second part of the bestselling novelist's autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the second world war Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGA; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
W&N
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304361571
ISBN
9780304361571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Sunni-Shia relations in the GCC countries are analysed by the contributors in the wake of recent protests in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. Editor(s): Potter, Lawrence G. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HRAM2; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043380
ISBN
9781849043380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.99

Paperback. Following the assault on Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese military saw action across Asia, from the capture and defence of the islands of the Pacific to the occupation of territory in China and Burma. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBWQ; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 191 x 6. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780960913
ISBN
9781780960913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. From the fall of the Ottoman Empire through the Arab Spring, this title offers a classic treatise on the making of the contemporary Middle East remains essential reading for students and general readers who want to gain a better understanding of this diverse region. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 b/w photographs, 5 maps, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
532
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277816
ISBN
9780520277816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Sutton, Gerard K.; Cassalli, Joseph A. Num Pages: 155 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLX; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
155
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614703358
ISBN
9781614703358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.28
€ 145.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Middleway Press United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977924547
ISBN
9780977924547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Narrated by the eldest daughter of Sao Shwe Thaike, the Prince of Yawnghwe, this work recounts both the story of her early life and at the same time provides a memoir of her father who, in 1948, became first President of the Union of Burma after the country gained its independence. Num Pages: 310 pages, 162 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726. Memories of the Shan States. 310 pages, 162 b/w. Narrated by the eldest daughter of Sao Shwe Thaike, the Prince of Yawnghwe, this work recounts both the story of her early life and at the same time provides a memoir of her father who, in 1948, became first President of the Union of Burma after the country gained its independence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 19. Weight: 726.
Publisher
River Books
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749863374
ISBN
9789749863374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

Hardback. The Ling Shu, also known as the Ling Shu Jing, is part of a unique and seminal trilogy of ancient Chinese medicine, together with the Su Wen and Nan Jing. It constitutes the foundation of a two-thousand-year healing tradition. This is an English translation of all eighty-one chapters, and notes on difficult-to-grasp passages. Num Pages: 798 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292253
ISBN
9780520292253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.48
€ 99.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955016
ISBN
9781904955016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.39

Sheet map, folded. Num Pages: 4 Area Maps; 2 City Plans. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMNB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Periplus Editions (HK) ltd.
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780794607425
ISBN
9780794607425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.34

Paperback. How the work of Israeli writers today reflects the foundation myths of a Jewish state. Translator(s): Hodges, Ames. Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350965
ISBN
9781584350965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.21

Paperback. In this devastating and brilliant new book John Simpson offers a compelling and cogent analysis of the West's relationship with Saddam Hussein and Iraq, past and present. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0009296
ISBN
9780330418904
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Leading Middle East analysts consider the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring. Editor(s): Haddad, Bassam; Bsheer, Rosie; Abu-Rish, Ziad. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333243
ISBN
9780745333243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.73

Hardback. The book gives an account of how Qatar has punched above its weight in international affairs by dint of its enormous wealth and ambitions in the Middle East, and how this has conditioned its response to the Arab Spring. The author shows how Qatari leaders seized upon the crisis of the Arab Spring to boost their regional and international influence. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044332
ISBN
9781849044332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.41

Paperback. Focuses on the visual culture of Indian cinema, specifically Bombay-based cinema since 1913. Drawing on a range of sources, this title examines Bombay cinema's unique styles, genres and themes, tracing its roots in early photography, theatre and chromolithography and its development as a visual regime that dominates Indian popular culture. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 240 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AJRD; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891242
ISBN
9781861891242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.14

Paperback. Examining the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life, this text provides an assessment of the means and methods of uncovering Islamic material records. Separate chapters examine the mosque; domestic environment; the Islamic city; and death and burial. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FP; 1H; 3F; 3H; 3J; HDD; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201151
ISBN
9780631201151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.64

Paperback. * A history from the origins of the Manchus to the murder of the former last Manchu emperor by the guards of the people who ruled China from 1685 to 1912 * Explains how the Manchus achieved their empire and what the consequences were for themselves and their subjects. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 maps, 30halftones, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235910
ISBN
9780631235910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.47

Paperback. Arguing that the life and work of Sun Yat-sen have been distorted by both myth and demythification, the author provides a fresh overall evaluation of the man and the events that turned an adventurer into the founder of the Chinese Republic and the leader of a great nationalist movement. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 492 pages, 12 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740111
ISBN
9780804740111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.85

Paperback. Provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of 'martial races'. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719069635
ISBN
9780719069635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.60

paperback. Tells the history of the past two centuries, showing how a disparate group of thinkers, journalists, radicals and charismatics emerged from the ruins of empire to create an unstoppable Asian renaissance, one whose ideas lie behind everything from the Chinese Communist Party to the Muslim Brotherhood, and have made our world what it is today. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954669
ISBN
9780241954669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardcover. The objective of this work is to provide a tool for assessing whether current military balances in the Middle East are stable and for visualizing the effects of deep force cuts. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660. 8vo. . Clean copy in original cloth with dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Brookings Institution
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0263518
ISBN
9780815733126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The objective of this work is to provide a tool for assessing whether current military balances in the Middle East are stable and for visualizing the effects of deep force cuts. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660. "8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Cloth. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Good. First American Edition". Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Military History - Wars, Battles & Campaigns - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence - War & Defence Operations - Gene"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Brookings Institution
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KON0520033
ISBN
9780815733126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. World renowned for its collection of Islamic art, the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait also houses an important collection of ancient art. Covering a time span of some 4,000 years, from the Bronze Age up to the dawn of the Islamic era, this book celebrates some of the objects created in the Near East and beyond including Central and South Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500970522
ISBN
9780500970522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.00

Paperback. Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon? Num Pages: 688 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784703509
ISBN
9781784703509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 color illus., 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JM; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035958
ISBN
9780262035958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.07

Paperback. Reconstructs the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period. This book contains translations from over a dozen Tantras. It is useful for those seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion. Num Pages: 391 pages, 26 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
391
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894843
ISBN
9780226894843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; CB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 204 x 42. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479813292
ISBN
9781479813292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.48

Hardcover. Tells the tale of the authors childhood spent in the city of Caliphs, Scheherazade and the land of the Garden of Eden, of traditions passed down over the generations, and captures the elusive quality of a scene totally at odds with our image of Iraq. Editor(s): Rocca, Tony; Rocca, Mira. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50-55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Forum Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955709500
ISBN
9780955709500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

Paperback. Series: Princeton Analytical Sociology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173795
ISBN
9780691173795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and reliable reference source for all students of history and culture. It lists by name the rulers of all the principal Islamic dynasties with Hijri and Common Era dates. Each dynastic list is followed by a brief assessment of its historical significance, and by a short bibliography. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FMN; 1H; 1Q; GBC; HBG; HBTG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd New edition of Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621378
ISBN
9780748621378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.56

Paperback. Tells the story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJPK; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099553298
ISBN
9780099553298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure. Num Pages: 416 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340794685
ISBN
9780340794685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Hardback. Editor(s): Mehrotra, Rahul; Vera, Felipe. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 235 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1458.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775739900
ISBN
9783775739900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.57

Paperback. Bollywood has become the global term used to refer to the prolific Hindi language film industry located in Bombay. Ganti provides a guide to the cultural, social & political significance of Hindi cinema, outlining the history & structure of the Bombay film industry & its impact on popular culture. Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415583886
ISBN
9780415583886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.26

Paperback. Offers an alternative perspective on Britain's late imperial period by looking at the lives and the writings of the men who chose to defy the conventional social and political attitudes of the British ruling classes towards the Near East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764078
ISBN
9781780764078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. 200 well illustrated recipes that demystify Thai cooking for the home cook using simplified techniques and requiring a minimum of preparation time. In addition to authentic dishes the author has adapted some common dishes to Thai flavours. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 full colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Robert Rose
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780778801801
ISBN
9780778801801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.93

Hardback. Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. It provides a chronicle of the search for one of the world's enigmatic empires. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 color plates, 32 black-and-white illustrations, and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 562. In Search of Ancient Afghanistan. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. It provides a chronicle of the search for one of the world's enigmatic empires. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 30. Weight: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273429
ISBN
9780520273429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 3JF; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 276 x 21. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064740
ISBN
9781606064740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.77

Paperback. Moving from the politics of the public square to the invention of neighborhood community, to oddities found and appropriated in the streets, to the consecration of everyday scenes and artifacts as heritage in museums, this title traces the rediscovery of the past - sometimes in unlikely forms - in a city with few traditional landmarks. Num Pages: 224 pages, baseline scatter. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280373
ISBN
9780520280373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789889979980
ISBN
9789889979980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. Clear, authoritative, and provocative, By All Means Necessary is a sweeping account of where China's pursuit of raw materials may take the country in the coming years and what the consequences will be-not just for China, but for the whole world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RGCM; RNF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190229221
ISBN
9780190229221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.42

Hardback. In this comprehensive book, Vu Hong Lien and Peter Sharrock chronicle the vast sweep of the region's tumultuous past, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233642
ISBN
9781780233642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBWF; ACBP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2006.
Publisher
Asian Art Museum  
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939117697
ISBN
9780939117697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.58

Paperback. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing London
Number of pages
176
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461937
ISBN
9780099461937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. Features an analysis of the Asian financial crisis and its impacts on the economies of the region by thirty-five scholars and professionals working in the area. This volume contains a detailed analysis of the root causes of the crisis. It presents the analysis with a quantitative approach and also a more qualitative approach. Editor(s): Hooley, R.; Yoo, J.H.; Dutta, Manoranjan. Series: Research in Asian Economic Studies. Num Pages: 834 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; GTN; KCH; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 67. Weight in Grams: 1300. Series: Research in Asian Economic Studies. 834 pages. Editor(s): Hooley, R.; Yoo, J.H.; Dutta, Manoranjan. Features an analysis of the Asian financial crisis and its impacts on the economies of the region by thirty-five scholars and professionals working in the area. This volume contains a detailed analysis of the root causes of the crisis. It presents the analysis with a quantitative approach and also a more qualitative approach. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; GTN; KCH; KFF. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 67. Weight: 1300.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Number of pages
834
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762308132
ISBN
9780762308132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.47

Paperback. This evocative collection of natural history drawings, produced over a period of more than two hundred and fifty years, captures the rich variety of animals, birds and insects to be found in India and the magnificent flora of the different regions. Series: Images of Nature. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093105
ISBN
9780565093105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Series: New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys Eup. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649099
ISBN
9780748649099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sourcebook and Reader. 248 pages, illustrations. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight: 282.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256040
ISBN
9780520256040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796767
ISBN
9780804796767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.15

Hardback. Adonis' influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T.S. Eliot in the English-speaking world. Yet alongside this spearheading of a modernist literary revolution, the secular Syrian-born poet is also renowned for his persistent and staunch attacks on despotism across the Arab world. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JJ; 3JM; GTJ; HBTB; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509511907
ISBN
9781509511907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Essential introduction to the writings of Abdullah Ocalan, addressing the Kurdish question, gender and Democratic Confederalism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ1; JPA; JPHV; JPWQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399768
ISBN
9780745399768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, at great personal cost she has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime since 1988. This biography makes it plain that inside Burma itself little has changed. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099491156
ISBN
9780099491156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. It is impossible to understand Palestine today without a careful reading of its distant and past. This book offers a detailed interpretation of this critical region's evolution. Starting with the prebiblical and biblical roots of Palestine, it examines the meanings ascribed to the land in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Translator(s): Harman, Graham; Kramer, Gudrun. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14 halftones. 5 tables. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBTB; HRAF; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150079
ISBN
9780691150079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.76

Hardcover. Home chefs will enjoy preparing these Chinese home cooking-inspired dishes with this easy-to-follow Chinese cookbook Num Pages: 160 pages, 101 recipes; 150+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 311 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804845229
ISBN
9780804845229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.09

Edge slightly torn dw. Complete with a bibliography . 8vo Dust wrapper. Fine. Jacket condition is described as - Near Fine. 1st English Edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
orbis books
Publication date
1976
SKU
KON0516152
ISBN
9780883440537
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An intimate portrait of Tibetans and Buddhism by a leading Magnum photographer. Num Pages: 144 pages. Dimension: 248 x 251 x 16. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714863146
ISBN
9780714863146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BTM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855753
ISBN
9781611855753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. A revealing study of Lebanese sectarianism drawn from extensive fieldwork Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745334134
ISBN
9780745334134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.14

Paperback. What is the sentimental? How can we understand it by way of the visual and narrative modes of signification specific to cinema and through the manners of social interaction and collective imagining specific to a particular culture in transition? This book explores these questions through contemporary Chinese directors. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133333
ISBN
9780231133333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Paperback. A new addition to the Hamlyn All Colour series, featuring 200 easy-to-make Indian recipes Series: Hamlyn All Colour Cookery. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 391 x 342 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Hamlyn
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780600630562
ISBN
9780600630562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.62

Paperback. Enjoy delicious Thai food at home Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144. How to Cook Delicious Curries and Pad Thai. 192 pages. Lets you discover how to create delicious Thai dishes using easily available ingredients and with little effort. This title explains the basic principles of Thai cooking. It covers such recipes as: perfect pad thai, easy stir fries, aromatic soups, Thai tempura, quick vegetarian side dishes, and a large variety of curries. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight: 144.
Publisher
Right Way
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716022275
ISBN
9780716022275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. It had never been done before. Not in 4000 years of Japanese recorded history had anyone followed the Cherry Blossom Front from one end of the country to the other. Nor had anyone hitchhiked the length of Japan. But, heady on sakura and sake, the author bet he could do both. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. 352 pages, maps. It had never been done before. Not in 4000 years of Japanese recorded history had anyone followed the Cherry Blossom Front from one end of the country to the other. Nor had anyone hitchhiked the length of Japan. But, heady on sakura and sake, the author bet he could do both. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight: 288.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952888
ISBN
9781841952888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

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
€ 12.97

Hardback. From recipes for soups (spicy frikkeh soup with meatballs), meat and fish (chicken with caramelized onion and cardamom rice), vegetables and salads (spicy beetroot, leek and walnut salad), pulses and grains (saffron rice with barberries and pistachios), to cakes and desserts (clementine and almond syrup cake), this book presents Ottolenghi dishes. Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 202 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1390.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091943745
ISBN
9780091943745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.19

Paperback. The ancient Middle East was the theatre of passionate interaction between Phoenicians, Aramaeans, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, and Romans. This book describes the Middle East under Rome. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine; Rawlings, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 688 pages, 42 halftones, 1 line illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAR; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025653
ISBN
9780674025653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.54

Paperback. Tracing the international growth of a transformative Japanese dance form Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 b&w Photographs, 1 Table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JMC; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077418
ISBN
9780252077418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Paperback. Explores the artistic and aesthetic bases of popular Chinese woodblock prints Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AFTB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 595.
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641543
ISBN
9780892641543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.16

Paperback. The authors receive letters from readers wanting to know what's happened to the characters of "We Were Soldiers Once And Young" (1992). This title answers these questions. It takes us back to the battlefields by the commanders and veterans of both sides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061147777
ISBN
9780061147777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. The gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East.. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 x 8pp colour + maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJPR; BT; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340962589
ISBN
9780340962589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. For decades, political observers and pundits have characterized the Islamic Republic of Iran as an ideologically rigid state on the verge of collapse, exclusively connected to a narrow social base. In this book, the author demonstrates how they are wrong. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 b/w photos, 13 charts, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JHB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280823
ISBN
9780520280823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardcover. Opens readers' eyes to the wonders of Indian painting, and shows them new ways of seeing art. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170. .
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Number of pages
584
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239506
ISBN
9780500239506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. Accessible and scholarly, this classic book considers the underlying philosophy and the aesthetics of Chinese art and poetry, the expression of the Taoist approach to existence. Chung-yuan Chang's always lucid narrative explores the relationship between the Tao and the creative arts, introducing classic paintings and poems to bring Taoism to life. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; HPDF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848190504
ISBN
9781848190504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Includes the real-life stories of the novice monks which reflect the lives of many youths in rural Thailand who are trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, broken homes, illiteracy and drug abuse. When all else fails, Buddhism becomes their last resort: providing them with physical shelter and spiritual refuge. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 pages of black and white and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BG; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484486
ISBN
9780099484486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. "Commissioning organisation: by Brian Holdich. xxii, 198 p., [13] p. of plates col. ill., port.s. (some col.) 21 cm. paperback. good clean copy with tight binding." Keywords: "Subjects - Travel & Holiday - Countries & Regions - Asia - India - General,Travel - Travel Guides & Books - Countries & Regions - Asia - India - General"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Brian's Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st. Edition
SKU
KEX0069458
ISBN
9780952101710
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155579
ISBN
9780691155579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780285637924
ISBN
9780285637924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Hardback. A former senior mujahidin fighter teams up with an ex-counter terrorism analyst in this remarkable account from the frontlines of the jihad Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; 3JMG; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044202
ISBN
9781849044202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.35

Hardback. What can we learn about modern Chinese history by reading a marginalized set of materials from a widely neglected period? This book captures the ingenuity of a journal that captures the chaotic potentialities within China's early Republic and its global twentieth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 black and white, 8 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBTV; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284364
ISBN
9780520284364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.02

Hardcover. Drawing on recent ethnographic research in Southeast Asia, the contributors to this wide-ranging volume demonstrate how religious concepts contribute to meeting the challenges of modernity. Religion and modernity, they argue, need not be perceived as mutually contradictory; rather, we should revise our Western notion of religion in order to grasp t Series: Global Asia. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
225
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089644244
ISBN
9789089644244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.90

Paperback. Experienced BBC reporter Andrew Hosken provides the essential analysis on the terror wrought by Islamic State in this updated edition Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPFR; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780748238
ISBN
9781780748238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.46

Hardback. Rory Miller analyses the stilted role Europe has played in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. He specifically considers how Europe's Muslim populations have influenced policy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041164
ISBN
9781849041164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.35

Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253902
ISBN
9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, figures, tables, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTF; KCM; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Practical Action
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853390722
ISBN
9781853390722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.54

Paperback. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. New Writing from the Arab World. 320 pages. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809631
ISBN
9781408809631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Today Israel's Separation Wall swallows land, separating Palestinian farmers from their fields, and Israeli settlements grow in the Occupied Territories. Revealing the Israel-Palestine landscape primarily as one of enclosure, this title sheds light on Israel's actions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 32 b/w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291058
ISBN
9780520291058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. Attempts to explain the country's politics in the light of the historical evolution of state-society relations in Myanmar since the pre-colonial kings, through the colonial era onwards, and third, post-colonial regime in this strategically important South East Asian nation. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1750.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Unknown
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659099
ISBN
9781850659099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Sherman, Thomas; Logan, Greg. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 98 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
JOVIS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783868594232
ISBN
9783868594232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568365183
ISBN
9781568365183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.91

Paperback. In May 1947 a Jewish teenager was mysteriously abducted in Jerusalem. He was never seen alive again. A grey felt hat found at the scene was traced to Major Roy Farran, an ex-SAS officer leading a counter-terrorist squad. Farran was acquitted after a court martial and came home to a hero's welcome. But the Zionist underground swore vengeance. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; JFSR1; JKV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099522874
ISBN
9780099522874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 500. BIC Classification: 1F; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 212 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2000.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902109299
ISBN
9781902109299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.66

Hardcover. In his timely and exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC states since the 1970s to the present, Dr Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef examines the factors responsible for the failure of the states to achieve lasting change in development and security. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPH; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561474
ISBN
9780863561474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.06
€ 48.48

Paperback. In the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin Laden, there is a clear need to look further than the simple image of a failed state so often portrayed in the media. This title offers an understanding of this remarkable and highly contradictory country. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 pp. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038247
ISBN
9780141038247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; AJC; HBJF1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Olive Branch Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569828
ISBN
9781566569828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.71

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

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Edited with authority by the influential and respected Stephen Chan, this unique collection of essays gathers together for the first time both African and Chinese perspectives on China's place in Africa. Editor(s): Chan, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780325668
ISBN
9781780325668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.65

Paperback. 20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034065
ISBN
9780141034065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227512
ISBN
9780300227512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.14

Hardcover. .
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641635
ISBN
9780892641635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, over 80 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FMB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 224 x 8. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804844000
ISBN
9780804844000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.75

Hardcover. "340 p. illus. 23 cm. Publishers waxed cloth. Good clean copy with bright gilt title on the spine, very minor shelf wear to spine bands, binding remains strong." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Benn
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1905
SKU
KEX0062573
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them of home. This book uncovers the strange 100-year history of a colonial city that was conceived as a center of power. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 374 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition Thus; 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272699
ISBN
9780520272699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardback. In this book, seven internationally renowned experts on Japanese and Asian history have come together to investigate, with innovative methodological approaches, various aspects of the Japanese experience during and after the First World War. Editor(s): Frattolillo, Oliviero; Best, Antony. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137546739
ISBN
9781137546739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.31

Paperback. This major book by the renowned Israeli historian, unveils the hidden and systematic ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in 1948, and its relevance to resolving the conflict. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685554
ISBN
9781851685554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.79

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tang, Kwong-Leung; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 219 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
219
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590338285
ISBN
9781590338285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.76
€ 56.81

Hardcover. Carefully using the colloquial understanding of "schizophrenia," this intriguing book examines the inconsistencies, paradoxes, and divisiveness that characterises Israeli society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590. Signed and dated by the author. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Gefen Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KSG0011963
ISBN
9789652292612
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Research based on years of on-the-ground interviews with three generations of Emirati women Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046633
ISBN
9781849046633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.39

Paperback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226805047
ISBN
9780226805047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.92

Paperback. An introduction to social and political development through archaeology and art in China, Korea and Japan from the Palaeolithic to 8th-century early historic times. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785706677
ISBN
9781785706677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.87

Paperback. Translator(s): Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSN; 3F; DQ; HBTM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479830596
ISBN
9781479830596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.33

Paperback. The book that provides the fullest picture yet of what life inside Burma is really like. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JFFC; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081896
ISBN
9781847081896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. Practical guide to trekking in Egypt's South Sinai region with 74 large-scale trekking maps, route descriptions, GPS points and town plans. Information on getting to Egypt, planning your trek plus town guides to Sinai beach resorts, history, culture, survival Arabic, plus snorkelling, how to ride a camel. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 colour photos, 74 detailed trekking maps and 8 town plans. BIC Classification: 1FBX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Trailblazer Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905864416
ISBN
9781905864416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. This book is the first contemporary study of its kind since the 1979 Revolution in Iran, a fascinating and comprehensive account of subversive and mainstream Iranian art and visual culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 174 illustrations, 164 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 191 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232706
ISBN
9781780232706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Paperback. Tells the story of a Chinese village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century, drawing direct connections between its history, the globalizing church, and the nation. This title provides an insight into villager experiences during the Socialist Education Movement and Cultural Revolution, as well as the growth of Christianity in China. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 279 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273122
ISBN
9780520273122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. A novel by a Kurdish-Iraqi writer that gives voice to contemporary Iraqi women's experiences of political repression, violence, exile, and the yearning for peace. It represents a critique of the violence done to ordinary people by those who hold power both in Iraq and in the West. Translator(s): Cumberbatch, Judy. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714847
ISBN
9780292714847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Television is a massive industry in China, yet fewer people are watching television screens. This ground-breaking study explores how television content is changing, how the Chinese government is responding to the challenges presented by digital media, and how businesses are brokering alliances in both traditional and new media sectors. Series: International Screen Industries. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; APT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576838
ISBN
9781844576838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Die Gestalten Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783899556223
ISBN
9783899556223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.56

Hardback. An essential look at the unknown story of how Israel has avoided the coming water crisis despite being mostly desert. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JP; RNF; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250073952
ISBN
9781250073952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981437
ISBN
9780141981437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. This is the autobiography of the former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan who negotiated with the US after 9/11 and spent time in Guantanomo. It is the first inside account of what motivates ordinary Afghans to join the Taliban. Editor(s): Strick van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGHA; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041522
ISBN
9781849041522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Book Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570670725
ISBN
9781570670725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.73

Hardcover. As part of the successful International Library of Policy Analysis series, Policy analysis in Japan brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the theory and practice of policy analysis systems in Japan, at different levels. Editor(s): Adachi, Yukio; Hosono, Sukehiro; Iio, Jun. Series: International Library of Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429841
ISBN
9781847429841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; JPFR; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170008
ISBN
9780691170008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.31

Paperback. An account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to 2000. This book analyzes the making of the modern state, a time which saw three periods of major social change: the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society; the opening of Japanese ports; and defeat in World War II. Num Pages: 936 pages, 53 halftones, 9 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Number of pages
936
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009912
ISBN
9780674009912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 recipes; colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Vinyl Bound Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804844666
ISBN
9780804844666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.79

map. Num Pages: 7 Area Maps; 6 City Plans. BIC Classification: 1FMN; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 77 x 3. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Periplus Editions
Publication date
2012
Edition
Fifth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780794607005
ISBN
9780794607005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.19

Paperback. Through an in-depth examination of some difficult, often misunderstood classical texts of Oriental medicine, the author offers clear instruction for effective acupuncture practice. Specific discussions of Daoism and pulse diagnosis make this an innovative and essential text for acupuncturists and Chinese medicine students and practitioners. Num Pages: 160 pages, B&W Photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; MX; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848193512
ISBN
9781848193512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.62

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

€ 30.99
€ 28.03

Paperback. In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015859
ISBN
9780141015859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Hardback. A sweeping, erudite, and accessible cultural history of the lands of the Near East, from the Sumerians to beyond the end of World War II. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047968
ISBN
9781849047968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. The protests unleashed by Iran's disputed presidential election in June 2009 brought the Islamic Republic's vigorous cyber culture to the world's attention. This title offers both a reading of Iranian politics and a conceptual framework for understanding the politics of the internet, with implications for the wider Middle East, China and beyond. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFD; JP; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116071
ISBN
9781845116071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.38

Hardcover. Dal is to India what pasta is to Italy. Cheap to produce, highly nutritional, suitable for long storage and capable of being cooked in a basic pot on an open fire, dal has been providing nourishment to millions of Indians for millennia Num Pages: 124 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909166059
ISBN
9781909166059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Has China's modernization over the last 100 years depended on turning to the West? What new problems has growing prosperity created for China? This sourcebook tells the momentous history of China since 1919 mainly from the viewpoints of participants. Editor(s): Lawrance, Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415251426
ISBN
9780415251426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190623678
ISBN
9780190623678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.65

Hardcover. Showcases the experiences of ten entrepreneurial ventures from emerging markets in the Arab world. This book offers an insight on a variety of localized strategic, managerial, marketing, and innovative approaches and practices, which create challenges and opportunities in a region undergoing rapid political, social, and economic transformations. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167003
ISBN
9789774167003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.04

Paperback. One of the most successful, influential and acclaimed travel books of recent years from the author of 'Return of a King', which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (1 x 16pp). BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1FPM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006544159
ISBN
9780006544159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.22

Paperback. The truth of Chan Buddhism - better known as "Zen" - is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors - medieval and modern - produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this paradox, this book explores several genres of Chan literature that appeared during the Tang and Song dynasties (c 600-1300). Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HRAX; HREZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 291 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284074
ISBN
9780520284074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 520+ b/w & color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1598.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764316807
ISBN
9780764316807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.24
€ 46.16

Hardback. The Legendary Cuisine of Persia is an original and fascinating cookery book which will provide stimulation to all the senses. It was first published by Grub Street in 2000, since then it has never been out of print, and is justly regarded as a classic. It is now re-issued in an updated and revised edition with colour photographs throughout. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour photography throughout. BIC Classification: 1FB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910690369
ISBN
9781910690369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Over 200 full colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 296 x 17. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Shanghai Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual edition,Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602200234
ISBN
9781602200234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.74

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153195
ISBN
9780231153195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Offers an understanding about motivations of New Zealand and Singapore to enter into other bilateral FTAs and some of the visible impacts observed since their implementation. Editor(s): Sen, Rahul. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1MBN; GTB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812307453
ISBN
9789812307453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.92

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607744764
ISBN
9781607744764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Tells the tale of two cities in Ho Chi Minh City. This book portrays the human costs of urban reorganization as the author explores the complex and sometimes contradictory experiences of individuals grappling with the forces of privatization in a socialist country. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 277 x 2. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292512
ISBN
9780520292512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Hardcover. A beautiful and vital document of the ancient masterpieces of ivory from the Middle East, many of which have been lost or destroyed in the recent political turmoil of the region Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 illustrations, 50 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 218. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051917
ISBN
9780500051917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
United Nations University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9789280811391
ISBN
9789280811391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 figures, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN; RNA; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175869
ISBN
9780231175869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Olive Branch Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569637
ISBN
9781566569637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.13

Paperback. Series: Short Cuts. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 200 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Wallflower Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906660253
ISBN
9781906660253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.09

Hardback. Editor(s): Chiu-Duke, Josephine; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 32. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178600
ISBN
9780231178600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.58

Paperback. Series: The Contemporary Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138813656
ISBN
9781138813656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.80

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