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Paperback. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734707
ISBN
9780804734707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. Examines a range of governance reforms in the People's Republic of China, including administrative rationalization, divestiture of businesses operated by the military, and the building of anticorruption mechanisms. The author also analyzes how China's leaders have reformed institutions and constructed new ones to cope with unruly markets. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 tables, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754934
ISBN
9780804754934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

paperback. This volume offers a dispassionate strategic examination of the Vietnam conflict that challenges the conventional wisdom that South Vietnam could not survive as an independent non-communist entity over the long term. Series: Strategy and History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780714681917
ISBN
9780714681917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.41

Paperback. In the spring of 1972, North Vietnam launched a massive military offensive designed to deliver the coup de grace to South Vietnam and its rapidly disengaging American ally. But an over-confident Hanoi misjudged its opponents who. This is the story of heroism against great odds. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 528 pages, 36 photographs, 27 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611317
ISBN
9780700611317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804843317
ISBN
9780804843317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137442
ISBN
9781592137442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Hardback. Series: Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power and Practice. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479804214
ISBN
9781479804214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.55

Paperback. Series: Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power and Practice. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 278 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781479828388
ISBN
9781479828388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.38

hardcover. By exploring the "aesthetics of shadow" in Japanese cinema in the first half of the twentieth century and treating cinematographers and lighting designers as essential collaborators in moviemaking, Daisuke Miyao reinterprets Japanese film history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJRD; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822354079
ISBN
9780822354079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.00

Paperback. Describes the author's conception of Zen and its historical evolution. This title connects Zen to the philosophy of the samurai, and portrays the relationship between Zen and swordsmanship, haiku, tea ceremonies, and the Japanese love of nature. It is suitable for those wishing to understand the concept of Zen in the context of Japanese life. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 822. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
With a New introduction by Richard M. Jaffe
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036857
ISBN
9780691144627
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Middleway Press United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977924547
ISBN
9780977924547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. The English translation of Zhou Daguan's work on Angkor, this work covers description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life. Num Pages: 184 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2ND
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511244
ISBN
9789749511244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.20

Hardback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735849
ISBN
9780226735849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272801
ISBN
9780226272801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

Hardback. Daanish Mustafa's outlines the need to develop an integrative approach. Introducing the concept of hydro-hazardscape he shows how diverse the social groups affected by a hazard may view it differently, resulting in a differing perception of the threat. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855366
ISBN
9781848855366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.51

Hardback. This is the sixth volume in the series on research in Asian economic studies. This volume takes as its main theme the idea of economic regionalization in this area and develops it in a series of essays. Editor(s): Dutta, M.Jan; Green, David Jay; Chirathivat, Suthphand; Wiboonchutikula, Paitoon. Series: Research in Asian Economic Studies. Num Pages: 427 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
427
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559389181
ISBN
9781559389181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.97

Hardback. An intellectual property (IP) system was established in China in 1985. Systematic studies of the subject are still scarce, especially from a corporate management perspective and this book attempts to fill in the gap. Series: International Business & Management. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJK; KJVG; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080441382
ISBN
9780080441382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.68

Hardback. A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ancient material culture from the late Pleistocene to Late Antiquity. This expansive two-volume work includes sixty original essays from an international community of Ancient Near East scholars. Editor(s): Potts, D. T. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 1500 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 77. Weight in Grams: 2552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189880
ISBN
9781405189880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 483.06

Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1FBXU; HDD; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 300 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
88
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892726
ISBN
9788772892726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.53
€ 41.47

Hardcover. Some water damage on cover. 743pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
David McKay Co.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
SKU
KON0819138
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 17.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 112 b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348389
ISBN
9780764348389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War. This account follows the US program as it progressed from a focus on the humanitarian aspects of non-lethal weapons to their use as a means of augmenting and enhancing the lethality of traditional munitions. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBWS2; JWMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415876452
ISBN
9780415876452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442215566
ISBN
9781442215566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.84

Hardback. Telling the story of the introduction of Christianity to a provincial region in China where European missionaries shared the poverty and isolation of their Chinese flocks, this text shows the influence that the missionaries had in Shandong in matters of spirit and flesh. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511637
ISBN
9780742511637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.73

Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Fourth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442219762
ISBN
9781442219762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.97

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9789810523671
ISBN
9789810523671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JWA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703096
ISBN
9781501703096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.20

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shek, Daniel T. L.; Sun, Rachel C. F.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626186224
ISBN
9781626186224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.69
€ 152.62

Hardcover. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 12 b/w images from oroiginal docs, 6 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777947
ISBN
9781910777947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.33

Hardcover. Editor(s): Harrison, Daniel R. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JPS; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614702092
ISBN
9781614702092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 331.61
€ 220.83

Hardcover. Celebrating the achievements of Isabella Bird, this is a lavish pictorial record of her last great journey through China, in the closing years of the 19th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; AJCR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1642.
Publisher
GMC Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781450970
ISBN
9781781450970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729945
ISBN
9781560729945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. First modern critical edition of one of the most important and popular texts on the Crusades to survive. Editor(s): Kempf, D.; Bull, M. G. Num Pages: 195 pages, 2, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838081
ISBN
9781843838081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 700 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3H; BGX; HRAX; HREX; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1075.
Publisher
Snow Lion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559392754
ISBN
9781559392754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.47

Hardback. Tells two intertwined stories: how, in early twentieth-century Iran, an emerging middle class used scientific knowledge as its cultural and economic capital, and how, along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle presumably modern problems like the stress of everyday life, people's defective willpower and demographic stagnation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBN; HBJF1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254473
ISBN
9780520254473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.61

Hardcover. A poignant memoir of pre-1979 Iran and the human drama behind the fall of the last shah Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; BM; HBJF; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168260
ISBN
9789774168260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.23

Paperback. Discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T E Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBG; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218619
ISBN
9780812218619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. The first introduction to the classical Chinese theater of Ming drama contains highlights from six of the best plays of the period and lively commentary on each, providing the context necessary for Western readers to grasp the scope of the genre. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DD; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102636
ISBN
9780231102636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Features a collection of Chinese stories that begins with the legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. This work also contains folk-tales, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fish paste. Num Pages: 208 pages, black and white chapterhead illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 4KHJ; 5AK; YDC; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192750785
ISBN
9780192750785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

hardcover. This book investigates the mappings of ideas about sexual and ethnic difference in Galilee during the centuries following the last Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; 3D; HRAX; HRJ; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740296
ISBN
9780804740296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.12