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Paperback. The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper. In the bestselling tradition of American Sniper and Shooter, Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009. Num Pages: 320 pages, one 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4; JWH; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Griffin Publishing
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250080608
ISBN
9781250080608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.73

Hardback. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JPF; JPS; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199964291
ISBN
9780199964291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HBJF; HBLX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199390038
ISBN
9780199390038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.88

Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017771
ISBN
9780674017771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Hardcover. "Sunned spine and edges. Contains appendices, notes, bibliography, and index. 8vo Cloth. Very Good." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The University Of Michigan Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
SKU
KON0513809
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 77.68
€ 4.99

Paperback. This detailed book begins with the period immediately following the death of the father of Zionism, Theodore Herzl. Rape of Palestine covers and explores fluctuations and changes in policy during the 20th Century and the consequences. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gefen Books
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652292971
ISBN
9789652292971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.83

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. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597551
ISBN
9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582311
ISBN
9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor reader wear. Dust jacket included.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
Edition
1st edition
SKU
KTM0009096
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Series: American Warriors. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJF; HBWS1; HBWS2; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144511
ISBN
9780813144511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. Zionism was inspired as a movement - one driven by the search for a homeland for the stateless and persecuted Jewish people. Yet, it trampled the rights of the Arabs in Palestine, and became so controversial that it defies understanding and trumps reasoned public debate. This book aims to analyze the messianic fervor of Zionism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 352 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130682
ISBN
9780691130682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Paperback. Deals with the search for the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel by Jews and by Christians. This work discusses the motivations for the search and the methods used by the searchers, from similarity of language, physical appearance, customs and mythology, to a re-interpretation of biblical excerpts to suit specific situations encountered by the searchers. Num Pages: 284 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRCG; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765761460
ISBN
9780765761460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.96

Hardback. Chronicles the Germany's and Japan's struggles to reclaim a defeated national past. This book compares the ways German and Japanese scholars revised national history after World War-II in the shadows of fascism, surrender and American occupation. It shows that the focus on the nation can be understood only within a transnational context. Translator(s): Nothnagle, Alan L. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259447
ISBN
9780520259447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Interlink Pub Group Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566567145
ISBN
9781566567145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.25

Hardcover. This new history of modern Japan covers its transformation from a small country on the fringe of international politics to the major world power it is today. Professor Tsuzuki traces Japan's pursuit of power, first by military and then by economic means, in this revealing history of the fastest-growing economic power of the 20th century. Num Pages: 562 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
562
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198205890
ISBN
9780198205890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 301.70

Hardcover. Little attention has been paid to the ties between producing and performing verse and processes of economic, ideological, political, and social change in the Heian. This book addresses such issues by investigating how different members of the court deployed poems in the pursuit of power. Num Pages: 433 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947099
ISBN
9781933947099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.41

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631868
ISBN
9780691631868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.29

Paperback. An account of the "Pueblo" incident. In January 1968, the USS Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korean gunships on its maiden voyage. Diplomacy prevailed in the end, but not without great cost to the lives of the imprisoned crew and to a nation already mired in an unwinnable war in Vietnam. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612963
ISBN
9780700612963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97

Hardback. This is a report on the excavation of the Shanidar Cave, nestled in the Zagros Mountains, where archaeologists have discovered artefacts and skeletal remains that offer evidence about this site's prehistoric culture and specifically, about the origins of agriculture and trade. Series: Texas A&M University Anthology series. Num Pages: 234 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1QDA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585442720
ISBN
9781585442720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445018
ISBN
9781885445018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.40

hardcover. In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologistFrancois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaningdisposition or circumstance, power or potential--as a touchstone toexplore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate structureunderlying Chinese modes of thinking. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
ZONE BOOKS
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033928
ISBN
9780942299946
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologistFrancois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaningdisposition or circumstance, power or potential--as a touchstone toexplore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate structureunderlying Chinese modes of thinking. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299953
ISBN
9780942299953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. A study of the effects of translation practices and historical writings in the Philippines on questions of nationalism Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822336648
ISBN
9780822336648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. An examination of how, despite similar historical contexts, India became a stable democracy post-independence, whilst Pakistan became an unstable autocracy. Num Pages: 258 pages, 8 b/w illus. 3 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; JPB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 35.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316635247
ISBN
9781316635247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.24

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118003756
ISBN
9781118003756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. A Marxist interpretation of Korean migrant workers struggles in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 tables, 1 map, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822344179
ISBN
9780822344179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

hardcover. Centered around the figures of Hu Feng, a leftist literary theorist who promoted "subjectivism," and his disciple Lu Ling, known for his psychological fiction, this study explores theoretical and fictional responses to the problematic of self at the heart of the experience of modernity in 20th-century China. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731287
ISBN
9780804731287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.12

Hardback. Early modern Japan was a military-bureaucratic state governed by patriarchal and patrilineal principles and laws. During this time, however, women had considerable power to directly affect social structure, political practice, and economic production. This book explores the dynamic nature of Japanese women's lives during the early modern era. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b/w, 2 line, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292000
ISBN
9780520292000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.12

Paperback. "W.E.A. study outlines No 17. Commissioning organisation: by W. D. Maylor. 43 p. 18 cm. Original printed wraps. Good clean copy with tight binding, well defined but very slight suggestion of dust dulling to edges, title on front." Keywords: Pamphlet
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Workers educational association
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1946
SKU
KEX0091234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 54.11
€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720748
ISBN
9780804720748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.73

Paperback. For 22 years, Dr Zhisui Li was Mao Tse-tung's personal physician, confidant and companion. In this biography Li provides insights into social and political events in China, and details of Mao's private life - from his sexual appetite to the political effects of his aims, fears and idiosyncrasies. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099648819
ISBN
9780099648819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674491977
ISBN
9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.01

Paperback. A novel of heart and courage inspired by the incredible story of a real-life princess and the foal she loves. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 5AK; YFP; YFY. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007469048
ISBN
9780007469048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.04

Hardback. Funerary practices are a classic topic of anthropological inquiry, which has tended to focus on death rituals as expressions and reinforcers of community ties and values. In this book, the author looks at funerals as an urban business, based on her fieldwork at a large Japanese funeral company. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 497.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804735612
ISBN
9780804735612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.18

Hardback. Series: Asia in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; KCG; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813161150
ISBN
9780813161150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804773263
ISBN
9780804773263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.21

Hardback. Analyzes how turn-of-the-twentieth-century male and female writers, educators, and activists reinterpreted both historical Chinese and modern Western women's biographies to promote their divergent visions of womanhood and nationhood. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755894
ISBN
9780804755894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.63

Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 120 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HDD; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 306 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772891569
ISBN
9788772891569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.88
€ 48.28

Hardcover. 156pp. Keywords: Natural World - Palaeolithic Beginnings
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
David Philip
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS0078181
ISBN
9780858850125
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99