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Hardback. "Tough Sell: Fighting the Media War in Iraq" takes readers on the behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride of Tom Basile's time as a civilian adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq during the War or Terror. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFD; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612349008
ISBN
9781612349008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.30

Hardcover. Reviews al-Tall's military-political biography during the years he served as an officer in the Arab Legion and those he spent in political exile in Egypt. This book helps to understand al-Tall's personality, his contribution to the success of the Arab Legion in the 1948 war, and his part in the assassination of King Abdullah. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194086
ISBN
9781845194086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.44

Hardback. Based on seventeen months of ethnographic research among Indonesian eldercare workers in Japan, this book is the first ethnography to research Indonesian care workers' relationships with the cared-for elderly, their Japanese colleagues and their employers. Num Pages: 242 pages, 2 maps, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FPJ; JHMC; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332692
ISBN
9781785332692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.93

Paperback. The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help. Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506249
ISBN
9780099506249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. New and updated edition covering fourteen centuries of Arab history, from the rise of Islam to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings. Well received this is an accessible introduction to the history of the Arab world for the general reader. Contains nine maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, suggestions for further reading and index. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863567421
ISBN
9780863567421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Pakistan's transformation from a country once projected as a model of Muslim enlightenment to a state threatened by an Islamist take over dominates the headlines. This book argues that the country's social and political decline is rooted primarily in uncertainty about the meaning of Pakistan and the significance of 'being Pakistani'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659655
ISBN
9781850659655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.53

Paperback. In October 2015, photographer Giles Duley was commissioned by the UNHCR to document the refugee crisis. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3JMG; AJB; AJCR; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 202. .
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561795
ISBN
9780863561795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day. This title shows how coffee and coffee spaces have been central to the formation of Japanese notions about the uses of public space, social change, modernity, and pleasure. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 240 pages, illustrations. Traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day. This title shows how coffee and coffee spaces have been central to the formation of Japanese notions about the uses of public space, social change, modernity, and pleasure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; JHBS; JHMC. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight: 328.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition; 1st P
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271159
ISBN
9780520271159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

paperback. Presents a history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966. Explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemoriable layers of culture and tradition, this work explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes with anecdotes about travellers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532293
ISBN
9780099532293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Hardcover. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533991
ISBN
9781784533991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.80
€ 134.32

Paperback. Deep in the Jordanian desert lies the hidden rose red city of Petra, carved directly out of the solid rock that rises in sharp ridges above the sands. Recent excavations provide new information about this mysterious, beautiful and dramatic site. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125 illustrations, 113 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; AM; HDD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300992
ISBN
9780500300992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816654536
ISBN
9780816654536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.59

Paperback. An absorbing look at China's diplomatic and business outreach in pursuit of secure hydrocarbon reserves. Editor(s): Reardon-Anderson, James. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FPC; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048217
ISBN
9781849048217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.66

Hardback. In this work a decorated combat veteran, plus bestselling author, turns his sights on the true focal point of the Vietnam War. He unveils a chronicle of unsung U.S. courage in battle, while also acknowledging that the second the U.S. decided to give up on its fight for the A Shau Valley it was clear that the war had been lost .. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612003542
ISBN
9781612003542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.62

Paperback. In "Erin and Iran, " North American and European scholars consider parallel themes in and interactions between Irish and Iranian cultures from ancient times to the twentieth century. These studies of mythology, literature, and travelogues constitute the first-ever volume dealing with cultural encounters between the Irish and the Iranians. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FBN; HBJD; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088283
ISBN
9780674088283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. Edited by Eleonora Battiston, Primo Marella. Introduction by Simon Soon. Editor(s): Marella, Primo; Battiston, Eleanora. Num Pages: 168 pages, 120 col, 20 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JMC; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1259.
Publisher
Damiani Italy
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862080903
ISBN
9788862080903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.04

paperback. 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning history of America's four-decade-long road to war in Vietnam. Num Pages: 864 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
Presidio Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375756474
ISBN
9780375756474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.04

Hardback. Charlotte Horlyck explores oil and ink paintings to video art, multi-media installations, ready-mades and performance, and the questions that arise about the role of art and the artist's position within society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 illustrations, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 190. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237367
ISBN
9781780237367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195021
ISBN
9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.06

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive study of the lost genre of Hong Kong documentary film. This book introduces students and scholars in Film Studies to this unexplored cinematic tradition. It is based on original archival research. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474405591
ISBN
9781474405591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.34

Paperback. Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Hoopoe Fiction. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; FA; FW; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 25. .
Publisher
Hoopoe Fiction
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168178
ISBN
9789774168178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 80 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JM; APF; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232638
ISBN
9781780232638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WGCK; WGCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 271 x 17. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Motorbooks International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760347973
ISBN
9780760347973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.21

Paperback. Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. This title presents the epic events. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182766
ISBN
9780141182766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Paperback.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332741
ISBN
9780745332741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Transnational ethnic identity issues studied through an ethnography of Chinese American visits to Chinese villages organized under a program set up by the Chinese government Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332633
ISBN
9780822332633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166452
ISBN
9780691166452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99

Hardcover. This study examines the origins, historical development and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan. The book focuses on the inherent tension between its vision of the nation as a holy community and its political agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, figures, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSR2; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850438632
ISBN
9781850438632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.80
€ 134.32

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Num Pages: 424 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GBC; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810855816
ISBN
9780810855816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226331614
ISBN
9780226331614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Paperback. Describes how the Bhutanese, in pursuit of the principle of Gross National Happiness, are carefully moving towards a more modern future, including a constitution and democracy, whilst preserving their traditional society and attempting to conserve the environment. Translator(s): McBride, Nathaniel. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKH; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 295 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973161
ISBN
9781907973161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; HBWS4; HBWS5; JPS; JPVH; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180788
ISBN
9780231180788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. With access to hundreds of previously untapped documents, including the unpublished letters and diaries of members of Hirohito's royal court, historian Bix has traced the Japanese emperor's reign from 1926 to 1989, revealing surprising information about his role in World War II. of photos. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062560513
ISBN
9780062560513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568364933
ISBN
9781568364933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946283
ISBN
9781858946283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.27

Hardcover. With illustrations . 8vo Cloth. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Good. First Edition Thus. Keywords: China
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Readers Union
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Edition
1st Readers Union Edition
SKU
KON0515679
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Japan's merchant capital in the late sixteenth century, Osaka remained an industrial center into the 1930s, developing a distinct urban culture to rival Tokyo's. Osaka Modern maps the city as imagined in Japanese popular literature and cinema as well as contemporary radio, television, music, and comedy from the 1920s to the 1950s. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975187
ISBN
9780674975187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. Annette Yates' book is designed for the person who has to prepare individual meals for whatever reason Num Pages: 128 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Elliot Right Way Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
3Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716020448
ISBN
9780716020448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408886359
ISBN
9781408886359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Inside the opulent, decadent world of the Mughal emperors Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), map, col. port. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823620
ISBN
9780753823620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.27