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Paperback. Series: Fundamental Issues in Archaeology. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461351726
ISBN
9781461351726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.09

Paperback. In 1932 the Al Saud family incorporated the kingdom of Hijaz, once the cultural hub of the Arabian world, in to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This book traces the fortunes of distinctive and resilient culture of the Hijazis, from the golden age of Hashemite Mecca to Saudi domination to its resurgence. Num Pages: 248 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118242
ISBN
9781845118242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.30

Hardcover. In 1932, the Al Saud family officially incorporated the Kingdom of the Hijaz into the new Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Hijazis became a people without a country of their own. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850437109
ISBN
9781850437109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.55
€ 63.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; JFFJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926972404
ISBN
9781926972404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.18

Paperback. A penetrating look at the way in which experts, policy-makers and the media have dealt with the crisis in Iran and the Middle East. With examples, Said demonstrates that the government-business establishment has produced a portrait of Islam and Muslims based on ignorance, inaccuracy and prejudice. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1Q; HBG; HRH; JFD; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595014
ISBN
9780099595014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Hardcover. A complete study of royal courts in the post-Achaemenid Near East. It brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. It shows how the Hellenistic dynastic courts were instrumental in the integration of local elites in the empires, and the (re)distribution of power, wealth, and status. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. Num Pages: 302 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691265
ISBN
9780748691265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.91

Hardback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the court was the crucial site where expanding Eurasian states and empires met and made sense of one another. Richly illustrated, Courtly Encounters provides a fresh cross-cultural perspective on early modern Islam, Counter-Reformation Catholicism, Protestantism, and a newly emergent Hindu sphere. Series: Mary Flexner Lecture Series of Bryn Mawr College. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067059
ISBN
9780674067059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.97

Paperback. Israel's military court system, a centerpiece of Israel's apparatus of control in the West Bank and Gaza since 1967, has prosecuted hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. This book offers a look at an institution that lies both figuratively and literally at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Num Pages: 335 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241947
ISBN
9780520241947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of imperial princes, generals, officials, and some lesser figures. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 282 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231083546
ISBN
9780231083546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries. By taking women and men's relationships with women seriously, this book makes a case for the centrality of gender relations in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970649
ISBN
9780674970649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.07

Hardback. Bossler traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries by examining three critical categories of women: courtesans, concubines, and faithful wives. Bossler illustrates how these groups intersected and interacted with men, influencing the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
375
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066694
ISBN
9780674066694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Hanan, Patrick. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; FA; FF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148238
ISBN
9780231148238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.76

Paperback. The Kamakura period, 1180-1333, is known as the era of Japan's first warrior government. As the essays in this book show, however, the period was notable for the coexistence of two centers of authority, the Bakufu military government at Kamakura and the civilian court in Kyoto. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780804724739
ISBN
9780804724739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Hardback. The Kamakura period, 1180-1333, is known as the era of Japan's first warrior government. As the essays in this book show, however, the period was notable for the coexistence of two centers of authority, the Bakufu military government at Kamakura and the civilian court in Kyoto. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725323
ISBN
9780804725323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.15

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JPH; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643007
ISBN
9780691643007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.80

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBTV; JPWQ; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615608
ISBN
9780691615608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.15

hardcover. Presents research and a multidisciplinary analysis of the spatial aspects of migration. This book considers the spatial results of two diametrically opposed policies: planning from above to settle the North African and Asian newcomers in the 1950s, and planning by market forces for immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBH; 3JJP; JFFN; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1998th Edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348504
ISBN
9780792348504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.07

Paperback. Full of extraordinary encounters and details of life beyond Beijing, Country Driving is an unforgettable, unique portrait of the country that will likely shape all our lives in the century to come. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 394. A Chinese Road Trip. 560 pages, Illustrations, maps. Full of extraordinary encounters and details of life beyond Beijing, Country Driving is an unforgettable, unique portrait of the country that will likely shape all our lives in the century to come. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 37. Weight: 424.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674371
ISBN
9781847674371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.75

Hardback. Despite the wake-up call of September 11, 2001, terrorism remains a dire threat to the security of all civilized nations, making it imperative for leaders to develop better national, regional, and global strategies to counter its many forms. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 1DST; 1FKS; 1HBE; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597970181
ISBN
9781597970181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 40.57

Paperback. This book details the intellectual and bureaucratic challenges that intelligence analysts disrupting terrorist and insurgent finances encounter. Each chapter uses analytic methods via a case study drawn from the real experiences of intelligence analysts deployed to Iraq and/or Afghanistan to support live military operations. Editor(s): Blum, David M.; Conway, J. Edward. Num Pages: 228 pages, 7 charts, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; HBWS4; HBWS5; JPS; JPWL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 379 x 260 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498509916
ISBN
9781498509916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.16
€ 51.54

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