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Paperback. Explains why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and shows his Machiavellian role in masterminding it. This book documents the Hobbesian state that ensued. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing - Mao's wife and leader of the Gang of Four - while Mao often played one against the other. Num Pages: 752 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027480
- ISBN
- 9780674027480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.82
€ 34.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. 'Romanticism had its roots in fantasy and fed on myth'. This book analyses the Romantic vision of the Orient from Ottoman Turkey, through the Middle East, including Egypt and Persia, to the Vale of Kashmir - fascination with the exotic Orient mixed with distaste for despotic rule. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764825
- ISBN
- 9781780764825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.22
€ 25.99
€ 22.22
Hardback. A comprehensive assessment of relevant Asian policies and their applications in key areas in light of international environmental norms and practices. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; LBBP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810562
- ISBN
- 9780774810562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13
€ 141.13
Paperback. A comprehensive assessment of relevant Asian policies and their applications in key areas in light of international environmental norms and practices. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; LBBP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810579
- ISBN
- 9780774810579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.75
€ 48.75
Paperback. A story of forbidden love. Zakia and Mohammad Ali are a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Two young Afghan lovers - he a Shia, she a Sunni - who defied their families risking their lives in order to be together. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473607026
- ISBN
- 9781473607026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. This book chronicles the local histories written by modern Palestinians about their villages that were destroyed in the 1948 war. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773133
- ISBN
- 9780804773133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Hardback. This book chronicles the local histories written by modern Palestinians about their villages that were destroyed in the 1948 war. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773126
- ISBN
- 9780804773126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.07
€ 123.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665280
- ISBN
- 9780816665280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.09
€ 25.99
€ 25.09
Hardcover. Editor(s): Robinson, Jacqueline R.; Miller, Francis. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621009849
- ISBN
- 9781621009849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.01€ 193.23
€ 290.01
€ 193.23
Paperback. Wood explores the relationships between narrative form and style and sexual politics, probing the political and sexual ramifications of fascism and cinema, marriage and the couple, romantic love, and representations of women, race and gender in films from the United States, Europe, and Japan. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 film stills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; APFA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076050
- ISBN
- 9780231076050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Explores the cultural significance of the explosive growth of China s cities during the past three decades through interpretations of Chinese fiction, cinema, visual art, architecture, and urban design. Num Pages: 376 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347286
- ISBN
- 9780822347286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Paperback. Contains recipes which are accompanied by photos of the real people whom the author interviewed and extracts from their personal testimonies. Editor(s): Robson, Cheryl. Num Pages: 96 pages, Colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 206 x 7. Weight in Grams: 378. The Recipes. 96 pages, Colour photographs. Editor(s): Robson, Cheryl. Contains recipes which are accompanied by photos of the real people whom the author interviewed and extracts from their personal testimonies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; WBN. Dimension: 258 x 206 x 7. Weight: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Aurora Metro Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951587751
- ISBN
- 9780951587751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.10
€ 17.99
€ 16.10
Hardback. Introduces the theatre puppets from major Asian traditions, taking the reader on a journey through hundreds of years of craftsmanship and creativity in nearly 350 photographs. This illustrated book is of interest to audiences with an interest in the Asian arts, as well as to the general reader. Num Pages: 336 pages, 553 illustrations, 301 in colour. BIC Classification: 1F; ASZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 247 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500514900
- ISBN
- 9780500514900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.71
€ 27.71
Paperback. This is the previously untold story of one of the most ferocious and prolonged air/naval battles in history: the battle at the radar picket stations during the American assault on Okinawa in spring 1945. Num Pages: 448 pages, black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714. Okinawa 1945. 448 pages, black and white photos throughout. This is the untold story of one of the most ferocious and prolonged battles in history: the battle at the radar picket stations during the American assault on Okinawa. It weaves together the experiences of the ships and their crews, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps pilots, and Japanese kamikazes in an account which provides the complete story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight: 714.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149415
- ISBN
- 9781935149415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.58
€ 25.99
€ 24.58
Paperback. While the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the side streets on a simple bicycle. Studying the politics of the average female citizen in Japan, this title argues that this taxi-bicycle contrast reaches deeply into Japanese society. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212916
- ISBN
- 9780520212916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.74
€ 44.74
Paperback. Addresses masculine gender expectations in a male-dominated political world, the connection between gendered identity and ethical being. This book follows the lives of two very different Japanese men entering political life in two very different communities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ2; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259171
- ISBN
- 9780520259171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time Magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780321288
- ISBN
- 9781780321288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.06
€ 30.99
€ 26.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; DB; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 180 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1486.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611800951
- ISBN
- 9781611800951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.16
€ 49.99
€ 42.16
Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043137
- ISBN
- 9781849043137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.24
€ 19.99
€ 19.24
paperback. The story of the Mongolian mare, who, despite only measuring about thirteen hands high, became an American hero for her actions during the Korean War, being awarded two Purple Hearts for her valor and being officially promoted to staff sergeant twice, a distinction never bestowed upon an animal before or since. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBWS1; JWF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery History United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781621573814
- ISBN
- 9781621573814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.18
€ 19.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 180 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; WBN; WBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 254 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607748878
- ISBN
- 9781607748878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.34
€ 27.99
€ 19.34
Hardback. This book examines the cultural impact of colonialism on both colonizer and colonized via analysis of the domestic interiors and public spaces of empire within the Indian Subcontinent, contrasting representations of such spaces within contemporary discourse with analysis of the evidence of actual interiors and the social practices there engendered. Series Editor(s): Breward, Christopher; Sherman, Bill. Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FK; AMR; HBTB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719069420
- ISBN
- 9780719069420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.60
€ 144.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292127354
- ISBN
- 9781292127354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.12
€ 32.12
Paperback. Aims to get to the truth of Marco Polo's claims. Covering his early life, his extraordinary twenty-four-year Asian epic and his reception in Italy on his return, this book places the intrepid Venetian in context, historically and geographically. Num Pages: 320 pages, . BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934213
- ISBN
- 9780750934213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45