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Paperback. In April 2003, after a month of heavy bombardment, Baghdad fell under coalition forces' control. This book details the stabilization operations and the experiences of US Task Force 1st Armored Division, who lived and fought under extreme conditions and whose activities were center stage in a controversial debate surrounding the occupation. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846030635
- ISBN
- 9781846030635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. Deals with Lebanese cinema and its links with politics and national identity. This book examines how Lebanon is imagined in such films as Jocelyn Saab's "Once Upon a Time, Beirut", Ghassan Salhab's "Terra Incognita", and Ziad Doueiri's "West Beirut". Series: Tauris World Cinema Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116286
- ISBN
- 9781845116286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
€ 33.99
€ 28.38
paperback. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. This title features the author's interviews with the victims to tried and established precisely what happened on the subway that day. Translator(s): Birnbaum, Alfred; Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099461098
- ISBN
- 9780099461098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.05
€ 12.99
€ 12.05
Paperback. This work looks at cross-cultural lives and identities in the multicultural landscape. It covers such topics as: lives in China along the Yangtze River and the Yellow River before, during and after the cultural revolution; cross-cultural lives in China and Canada; and more. Editor(s): He, Ming Fang (Georgia Southern University, USA). Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; JFC; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Information Age Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593110765
- ISBN
- 9781593110765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.69
€ 59.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JFM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591141372
- ISBN
- 9781591141372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.36
€ 34.99
€ 27.36
Hardcover. Here, for the first time, is a collection of unusual stories and exquisite art from some of the finest living artists, on the most universal of themes: sun and moon. Num Pages: 28 pages, colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFTB; AG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 309 x 13. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Tara Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789383145447
- ISBN
- 9789383145447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.19
€ 36.99
€ 29.19
Paperback. This is the first survey of the vast array of images produced in sixteenth-century China, from conventional artworks, to wall decorations, to books, maps, images on ceramics, and even on the dress of the prosperous. Craig Clunas provides a stimulating and innovative point of entry to Chinese art history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 224 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; ACBP; ACN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896681
- ISBN
- 9781861896681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.75
€ 41.75
Paperback. This book is a collection of vignettes written by Soviet junior officers, describing their experiences fighting the Mujahideen guerrillas. Editor(s): Grau, Lester W. Translator(s): Grau, Lester W. Series: Soviet Russian Study of War. Num Pages: 264 pages, chronology, illustrations, glossary, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714644134
- ISBN
- 9780714644134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.10
€ 59.10
hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Full-Colour Throughout; 30 ZEN Koans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTS0036519
- ISBN
- 9784805312049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.90
€ 35.99
€ 26.90
paperback. This introduction to the grammar of both classical and modern literary Arabic is the best I have seen. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 2CSR; CBG; DSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. 1976 reprint. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036779
- ISBN
- 9780521092401
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Through most of its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call "religion." In this book, the author reveals how Japanese officials invented religion in Japan and traces the sweeping intellectual, legal, and cultural changes that followed. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HRAX; HRKN3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036756
- ISBN
- 9780226412344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Japanese Tattoos is an insider's look at the world of Japanese irezumi Num Pages: 160 pages, 350 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9784805313510
- ISBN
- 9784805313510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.48
€ 18.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. The Jewish communities of Arabia had a great influence on the attitudes that Muslims hold toward Jews. Through techniques borrowed from anthropology, literary criticism, sociology, and comparative religion, this title reconstructs the understanding of Jewish life in Arabia before and during the time of Muhammad. Series: Studies in Comparative Religion. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; HBJF1; HBLC; HRAF; HRH; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570038853
- ISBN
- 9781570038853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Paperback. An essential bibliographical tool for researchers of Chinese social, cultural, and religious history. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641536
- ISBN
- 9780892641536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
hardcover. Fifty documents, including Vietnam's declaration of independence in 1945, the final declaration of the 1954 Geneva Conference, CIA reports, US presidential addresses, anti-war leaflets, thoughts by Vietnamese and American intellectuals, and statements by the Vietnamese government and NLF. Paper edit Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873328968
- ISBN
- 9780873328968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.92
€ 251.92
Paperback. Series: Islamic Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522869453
- ISBN
- 9780522869453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Hardcover. The second and first centuries BC saw the birth and development of the new Chinese Empire. This work sheds light on the public and private lives of those who lived in the frontier regions. This study enables an understanding of the origins and development of the concepts of state, nation, nationalism, imperialism, ethnicity, and Chineseness. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 maps, 34 tables, 7 figures, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115341
- ISBN
- 9780472115341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.60
€ 122.60
Paperback. An engaging collection that probes at the existence of an early modern Eurasia Editor(s): Lieberman, Victor B. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472086337
- ISBN
- 9780472086337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.76
€ 52.76
paperback. Provocative insights into China, travel, and technology in the 21st century Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219084
- ISBN
- 9780253219084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.64
€ 32.64
paperback. This is the first book to chart the evolution of the Baha'i faith--a millenarian movement led by the nineteenth-century Iranian prophet Baha'u'llah (meaning "the Glory of God")--and its transformation against the backdrop of modernity. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HRKB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035911
- ISBN
- 9780231110815
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035837
- ISBN
- 9780713901474
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Part travelogue, part history, a beautifully written account of the disappearing religions of the world. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRKP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781471114717
- ISBN
- 9781471114717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.60
€ 15.99
€ 13.60
paperback. It was one of the great encounters of world history: highly educated European priests confronting Chinese culture for the first time in the modern era. This book traces the path of the Jesuit missionaries who sailed from Portugal to China, believing that they could convert the Chinese to Christianity. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; HRAX; HRCX7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674030367
- ISBN
- 9780674030367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.63
€ 44.63
paperback. East Asia today is a hotbed of urban expansion. This comparative study of urban expansion in the region, examines the processes by which new city building has taken place in recent years. It also refutes many of the common misconceptions about life in modern East Asia, and provides a critical assessment of the cities of the region. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892492
- ISBN
- 9781861892492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.59
€ 41.59