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Paperback. One of the most terrifying stories of our time: unforgettable for its individuality, its horror, and its lesson about a man and a woman's commitment to understanding the world - and to each other. Now a Paramount feature film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228. Keywords: Autobiography, Mariane Pearl
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Film Tie-in Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0010039
ISBN
9781844084593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. t
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTJ0004701
ISBN
9781580084345
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: The World in a Life Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFGA; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190269784
ISBN
9780190269784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.06

Hardback. The book covers the gamut of inter-ethnic experiences throughout the Portuguese-speaking world, from the sixteenth century to the present day, integrating history, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, literary, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Bethencourt, Francisco; Pearce, Adrian. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 380 pages, 12 halftones, tables, and graphs. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMNT; 1HFG; 1KLSB; HBJ; HBTR; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265246
ISBN
9780197265246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.71
€ 54.89

Hardback. This collection provides an overview of India's growth experience from Independence to the recent global financial crisis from the perspective of financial economics. With a focus on growth drivers and financial stability, the volume analyses both macroeconomic and microeconomic policy reforms and suggests strategies for the future. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCB; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198070207
ISBN
9780198070207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 30.75

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

Paperback. The vast remote Tibetan steppe, the Chang Tang, is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including the Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves and snow leopards. This text is the result of the author's research into the natural history of this little-known area. Num Pages: 384 pages, 91 halftones, 26 maps, 21 line drawings, 77 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736532
ISBN
9780226736532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Dalits constitute about one sixth of India's population. Spread over the entire country, and belonging to many religions, they have become a major political force. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations 1 map,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129732
ISBN
9780231129732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Focuses on a set of contemporary paintings in the traditional technique by the Nepalese artist Romio Shrestha and his assistants in Kathmandu. Editor(s): Williamson, Laila; Young, Serinity (American Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 248 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AJC; GTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 304 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988696
ISBN
9780295988696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 43.22

Paperback. The first of John Master's evocative memoirs about life in the Gurkhas in India on the cusp of WWII Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGA; JWLF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304361564
ISBN
9780304361564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. * In the tradition of Tim Severin's bestselling tales of intrepid exploration. * Adventure travel book by explorer in search of the unseen camels of Tartary in forbidden China. Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 16, Col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; WNC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111469
ISBN
9780349111469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. A definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 maps and charts. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338515
ISBN
9780393338515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.90

Paperback. Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 727. 592 pages, illustrations. Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 40. Weight: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465003044
ISBN
9780465003044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465025237
ISBN
9780465025237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.92

Hardcover. Including texts, transliteration, translation and detailed commentary, this volume presents the earliest South Indian inscriptions (circa 2nd century BC to 6th century AD), written in Tamil in local derivations of the Ashokan Brahmi script. Editor(s): Mahadevan, Iravatham. Translator(s): Mahadevan, Iravatham. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 720 pages, 54 plates, 174 figures, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1F; 2BRT; 3D; CFL; DQ; DSBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 219 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012271
ISBN
9780674012271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.69

Paperback. 'A fascinating, brilliantly written book' Times Literary Supplement Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564529
ISBN
9780719564529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Examines human rights issues in the Occupied Territories and lays out plans for a lasting peace. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745322483
ISBN
9780745322483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.77

Hardback. Throughout world history, civilizations have emerged that have been strong enough militarily, economically, and culturally to extend their power over other nations and become empires. Great Empires looks at some of the most significant of these imperial powers and what motivated them. Series: Great Empires. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; 4KHJ; 4KHN; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 193 x 242 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750296632
ISBN
9780750296632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. A biography that penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753810712
ISBN
9780753810712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. The gripping true story of bomb disposal work that won Ivison a George Medal - and started a living nightmare.. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828304
ISBN
9780753828304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Authoritative profile of the glamorous Desert Rats brigade Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HB; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWH; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780755312894
ISBN
9780755312894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Stories of homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys and between young kabuki actors and their patrons held broad appeal in pre-modern Japanese culture. An independent popular writer, Saikaku wrote "Nanshoku Okagami" in 1687 with the intention of extending his readership. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; 3JD; FA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718950
ISBN
9780804718950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745598
ISBN
9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804784719
ISBN
9780804784719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.15

Hardcover. Showcases the cotton textiles that were created and manufactured in Russia and exported to Central Asia from 1850 to 1950. An introductory essay describes the fascinating history of this influence of Middle Eastern and Western aesthetic styles. This work is illustrated with vintage photography from the turn of the 20th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, cl / bw / tt illustrations, cl200 / bw / tt200 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 264 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Abrams
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810993815
ISBN
9780810993815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.63
€ 40.75

Paperback. The Internet and social media are pervasive and transformative forces in contemporary China. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China explores the changing relationship between China's Internet and social media and its society, politics, legal system, and foreign relations. Editor(s): DeLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery; Yang, Guobin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223514
ISBN
9780812223514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Lunning, Frenchy. Series: Mechademia. Num Pages: 296 pages, 53 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC; HBW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816667499
ISBN
9780816667499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.77

Paperback. Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817981525
ISBN
9780817981525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. Globalization is usually thought of as the worldwide spread of Western - particularly American - popular culture. Yet if one nation stands out in the dissemination of pop culture in East and Southeast Asia, it is Japan. This title explores how Japanese popular culture circulates in Asia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328919
ISBN
9780822328919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. This cultural history of the evolution of modern marriage practices in colonial Bengal shows that arranged marriage as it is practiced today is a modern practice from the colonial era. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344780
ISBN
9780822344780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. An ethnographic account of the logics and regimes of value propelling desires for transnational mobility-largely via human smuggling networks-throughout Fuzhou, China. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348061
ISBN
9780822348061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.50

Paperback. Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei and East Timor were once small polities linked by sporadic trade and occasional war. From the end of the 19th century, to the end of WWII, the US and some European powers controlled the region. This work offers a perspective on this complex region. Editor(s): Owen, Norman G. Num Pages: 576 pages, 75 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824828905
ISBN
9780824828905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 700 pages, 80 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBWQ; JFSR1; JWXR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780853039082
ISBN
9780853039082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Paperback. Offers sources vital for the reconstruction of events in the first Islamic century, covering the period which ends with the unsuccessful Arab siege of Constantinople, an event which both modern historians and Syriac chronographers see as making a decisive caesura in history. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 tables, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853232384
ISBN
9780853232384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381613
ISBN
9780857381613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, 1, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277255
ISBN
9780877277255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.15

Paperback. A powerful and moving account of the treatment of Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger sentenced to 1000 lashes, as well as the story of his wife and their family's struggle. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJPN; BGHA; JPVH1; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408707937
ISBN
9781408707937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. A young refugee's story of terror, love and survival Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 290 x 2. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408708446
ISBN
9781408708446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. The inside story of today's Dambusters, 617 Squadron RAF, at war in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409129882
ISBN
9781409129882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442204904
ISBN
9781442204904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.42

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