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Hardback. The startling biography of a native Turkestani whose pursuit of self-determination for his country saw him serve the Nazis in World War II, the Red Army, and the CIA at the height of the Cold War. Translator(s): Barchard, David. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; HBWQ; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046978
- ISBN
- 9781849046978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.11
€ 32.99
€ 30.11
Hardback. From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the royal hunt was a vital component of the political cultures of the Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239263
- ISBN
- 9780812239263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.55
€ 91.55
Paperback. The inside story of the Emperors of China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784290733
- ISBN
- 9781784290733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Hardcover. 75 authentic regional recipes from Shanghai, Zhejing, Fujian, Anhui, Jiangsu and Jangxi, with beautiful photographs Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1088. 160 pages, Illustrations. 75 authentic regional recipes from Shanghai, Zhejing, Fujian, Anhui, Jiangsu and Jangxi, with beautiful photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Dimension: 288 x 238 x 19. Weight: 1108.
- Publisher
- Lorenz Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903141915
- ISBN
- 9781903141915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.59
€ 19.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this text features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It also covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the encounters of Japan and the West. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur E. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 908. 1600 to 1868. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. 648 pages. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore. A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this text features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It also covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the encounters of Japan and the West. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight: 902.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 648
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Abridged 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139175
- ISBN
- 9780231139175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.26
€ 49.99
€ 35.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; WBN; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Singapore
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789810592134
- ISBN
- 9789810592134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.24
€ 19.99
€ 19.24
Paperback. A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282353
- ISBN
- 9780520282353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. Why, in the years around 1920, did the concept of 'minority' suddenly become prominent in public affairs worldwide? The author uses a study of Syria under the French mandate to show what historical developments led people to start describing themselves and others as 'minorities'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394. The Politics of Community in French Mandate Syria. 256 pages. Why, in the years around 1920, did the concept of 'minority' suddenly become prominent in public affairs worldwide? The author uses a study of Syria under the French mandate to show what historical developments led people to start describing themselves and others as 'minorities'. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSL1. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight: 394.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685400
- ISBN
- 9780748685400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. Music and dance play a central role in the 'healing arts' of the Senoi Temiar, a group of hunters and horticulturalists dwelling in the rainforest of peninsular Malaysia. This title shows how the sounds and gestures of music and dance acquire a potency that can transform thoughts, emotions, and bodies. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 278 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9; JHM; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082816
- ISBN
- 9780520082816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.97
€ 35.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. The range of the book: from wartime England to colonial Assam; from sapper training in India to jungle warfare in Malaya - Tea, Love and War tells the unique true story of the child of an exploited village woman gaining recognition and acceptance in suburban England. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780880891
- ISBN
- 9781780880891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.77
€ 10.99
€ 9.77
Paperback. Decover Chinese secrets to maintaining health and expanding mental and physical capabilities. Originally published in China, this re-edited edition teaches us to take care of ourselves with simple all-natural remedies and herbal recipes, before the ailments (and doctor's fees) get out of hand Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFD; VXHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- YMAA Publication Center United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781886969896
- ISBN
- 9781886969896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.04
€ 20.99
€ 20.04
Hardback. A classic account of a decisive battle of the Second World War, in which the Japanese assault on British India was checked in the 'jungle hell' of Assam. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784081782
- ISBN
- 9781784081782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.11
€ 32.99
€ 22.11
Paperback. In the last years of the twentieth century, Richard Lloyd Parry found himself in Indonesia, which was paralysed by the grip of the dictator General Suharto. After the fall of Suharto came the vote of independence from Indonesia for the tiny occupied country of East Timor. And it was here, that Lloyd Parry reached his own painful, personal crisis. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099481454
- ISBN
- 9780099481454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Hardback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 300 black and white and color photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBWS2; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317910
- ISBN
- 9780764317910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.31€ 38.58
€ 53.31
€ 38.58
Hardcover. The tranquil Buddhist kingdom of Laos became the centre of a major Cold War crisis in the early 1960s. This is an account of the experiences of the Deputy British Ambassador, which includes a battle going on in his garden and being held prisoner for a month by left-wing guerillas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 colour and 22 b&w illustration, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FML; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647352
- ISBN
- 9781860647352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.96€ 53.45
€ 57.96
€ 53.45
Hardcover. FEW BRITISH EXPLORERS IN ARABIA have produced books whose importance as travelogues is trans-cended by their literary quality. One such is The Holy Cities of Arabia, published to critical acclaim in 1928, with its author hailed as a worthy successor to Burckhardt, Burton and Doughty. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 maps, 36 black/white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HRHC; HRHT; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 254 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1372.
- Publisher
- Arabian Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992980825
- ISBN
- 9780992980825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.21
€ 51.99
€ 43.21
Paperback. In her memoir, Anna Lo writes for the first time about her extraordinary journey from her birth in Hong Kong to Belfast at the height of the Troubles. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1FPCH; BM; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856409851
- ISBN
- 9780856409851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158534
- ISBN
- 9780231158534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.92
€ 45.92
Paperback. A guide to the history, people and culture of Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union. It documents the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJPR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099459286
- ISBN
- 9780099459286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472924827
- ISBN
- 9781472924827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.56
€ 35.99
€ 25.56
Paperback. In 1933, the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana. This title presents a record of his adventures and an account of the architectural treasures of a region. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523888
- ISBN
- 9780099523888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. A young Japanese girl's world is about to be turned upside down. When black ships carrying barbarians arrive on the shores of Japan, the Satsuma clan's way of life is threatened. But it's not just the samurai who must come together to fight: the beautiful, headstrong Okatsu is also given a new destiny by her feudal lord - to save the realm. Num Pages: 544 pages, B & W map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552163491
- ISBN
- 9780552163491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. On the night of 10-11 May 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history. This title reveals the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPR; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576411
- ISBN
- 9781780576411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. Maps out many of the changes in Cairo's geopolitics and urban fabric, while tracing spatial and social forms of polarization, and new patterns of inclusion and exclusion. It shows a century of development in modes of literary production, and presents an h Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- THE LITERARY ATLAS OF CAIRO: One Hundred Years in the Life of the City
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774163470
- ISBN
- 9789774163470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.44
€ 26.44