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paperback. An account of one of the world's most notorious drug-smuggler jails. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857382696
ISBN
9780857382696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Kathryn Bonella lifts the lid on Bali's narcotics underworld. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782062677
ISBN
9781782062677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Hardcover. Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 354 pages, Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520072732
ISBN
9780520072732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.90

Hardcover. Series: Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23+ bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ANB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857286604
ISBN
9780857286604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.00

Hardcover. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 306 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442223523
ISBN
9781442223523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HRE; JFSF; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462. Paperback, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
2nd CD with Original Tamang Songs ed.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KRF0011736
ISBN
9780801488276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Examining the life of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), arguably America's most celebrated architect, this work explores the grace and beauty found in all facets of Wright's work: from early prairie houses to the giant Midway Gardens, and from theatre curtain designs to office desk and chair sets. Num Pages: 144 pages, 173 colour illustrations, 11 b&w illustrations, index, chronology, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 260 x 21. Weight in Grams: 971.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789202871
ISBN
9780789202871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGX; HRCC7; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062026149
ISBN
9780062026149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.03

Hardback. Provides an original account of Gandhi's beliefs, their origins, and their expression in his political views and personal behaviour. This work examines Gandhi's ideas about the relationship between sexual temptation and spiritual power, and the bizarre and scandalous behaviour that resulted. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 36. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111663
ISBN
9781845111663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.67
€ 48.56

Paperback. Wajorese migrants exhibited remarkable versatility in adapting to local conditions in the areas where they settled. They perpetuated their own culture overseas while simultaneously using various assimilation strategies such as intermarriage to thrive in their adopted homelands. The author reconstructs the story of the Wajorese diaspora. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Not Avail
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807126
ISBN
9780875807126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Experiences of a Once Reluctant Expat. 300 pages. Anywhere But Saudi is a treasure for all who know and love the Kingdom, and an eye-opener for those with no knowledge of what life was, and is, like for a non-Muslim woman in a Muslim country. At times hilarious, at times shocking, but always honest and entertaining, Kathy's story is infused with deep affection for her adopted country. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BM; VSW. Dimension: 200 x 151 x 25. Weight: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Barzipan Publishing
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956708137
ISBN
9780956708137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.28

Hardback. This ambitious work traces a social history of semicolonialism in late-19th and early-20th-century China. It takes as its central concern the intertwining of two antagonistic forces: elite constructions of modernity shaped globally and an alternative line of peasant resistance and development. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729321
ISBN
9780804729321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.95

Hardcover. Home chefs will enjoy preparing these Chinese home cooking-inspired dishes with this easy-to-follow Chinese cookbook Num Pages: 160 pages, 101 recipes; 150+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 311 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804845229
ISBN
9780804845229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.09

Paperback. Seeks to understand why, with its seemingly unrivaled power, the Tokugawa shogunate of early modern Japan tried so hard to regulate the ostensibly unimportant popular culture of Edo (present-day Tokyo) - including fashion, leisure activities, prints, and theater. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226060569
ISBN
9780226060569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Based on extensive field work, looks at the impact of a multinational mining company on four densely populated villages in rural Bangladesh. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GTF; JHMC; KNBG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331492
ISBN
9780745331492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.25

Hardback. Deals with the relationship between secularism and religious tradition. Katz demonstrates that the secular option is inherent in Israeli society, fits the type of secularism that Zionism instilled in the Jewish people, and complements the traditional trends deeply rooted in that society. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HPS; HRAM2; HRQA; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235384
ISBN
9781936235384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.07

The shadow war between Israel and Iran has been raging for more than three decades, ever since the Iranian revolution of 1979 ushered in a fundamentalist regime whose sworn enemies have consistently included, first and foremost, Israel and the United States. Num Pages: 254 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976688
ISBN
9781597976688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3J; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198099109
ISBN
9780198099109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 413 pages, 9 Maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199463534
ISBN
9780199463534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.09

Paperback. Kaushik Sunder Rajan traces the structure and operation of what he calls pharmocracy-a concept explaining the global hegemony of the multinational pharmaceutical industry. He outlines pharmocracy's logic in two case studies from contemporary India to demonstrate the stakes of its intersection with health, politics, democracy, and global capital. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363279
ISBN
9780822363279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Hardback. Kaushik Sunder Rajan traces the structure and operation of what he calls pharmocracy-a concept explaining the global hegemony of the multinational pharmaceutical industry. He outlines pharmocracy's logic in two case studies from contemporary India to demonstrate the stakes of its intersection with health, politics, democracy, and global capital. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363132
ISBN
9780822363132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.11

Hardback. A vibrant and original vegetarian cookbook that brings authentic Indian cooking into your own kitchen. Vegetarian food will never taste the same again! Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444734713
ISBN
9781444734713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.28

Hardback. 'The food is flawless.. absolutely phenomenal, I was blown away.' Angela Hartnett Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 251 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444734744
ISBN
9781444734744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBTV; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401898
ISBN
9780226401898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardback. Exploring the impact of travel on Arab cinema, Kay Dickinson reveals how the cinemas of Syria, Palestine and Dubai have been shaped by the history and politics of international circulation. This compelling book offers fresh insights into film, mobility and the Middle East.

Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 1. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844577859
ISBN
9781844577859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.34
€ 93.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Ritcher, Kay T.; Merril, Johnson B. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JM; JP; JW; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
83
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621009955
ISBN
9781621009955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.55
€ 50.67

Paperback. "This book is a beautiful and moving personal account of the Ainu, the native inhabitants of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, whose land, economy, and culture have been absorbed and destroyed in rece" Translator(s): Selden, Kyoko Iriye; Selden, Lili. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 photographs, maps. figures, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
50052nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813318806
ISBN
9780813318806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 201 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Michigan State University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870137259
ISBN
9780870137259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; ACBP; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611801347
ISBN
9781611801347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 30.21

Hardcover. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 11 illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBW; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295998336
ISBN
9780295998336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.80

Paperback. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714976
ISBN
9780804714976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

hardcover. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this book is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Its historical scope is broad, touching upon most aspects of life and drawing upon little known Chinese and Japanese sources. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, supplementary references, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714969
ISBN
9780804714969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.75

Hardback.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061305
ISBN
9781606061305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.90

Paperback. Explains why the workers at the Ashio copper mine joined together for three days of rioting against the Furukawa Company in February 1907. In the course of this historical analysis, this book takes on some of the most influential critical perspectives on Japanese social and labour history. It will interest scholars of labour history. Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew. Translator(s): Boardman, Terry. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JPWF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320180
ISBN
9780822320180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.95

Paperback. An absolutely unique book, this is the Second World War in Burma as seen through the eyes of ordinary Japanese soldiers Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPJ; 3JJH; BG; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
W&N LOndon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304359783
ISBN
9780304359783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBBWF; HBJF; HBJK; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816681129
ISBN
9780816681129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Hardback. The Japanese love hotels are hotels where couples can rent heavily decorated rooms by the hour for amorous liaisons, and rooms cater to diverse tastes through elaborate decor ranging from simulated subway cars to religious bondage, with much kink in between. This book offers a document of sex and romance, and of public and private space in Japan. Num Pages: 156 pages, 80 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 290 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chronicle Books United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811856416
ISBN
9780811856416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.10

paperback. Although the Japanese interregnum was brief, its dramatic commencement and equally dramatic conclusion represented a watershed in the history of the young state of Sarawak. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Ooi, Keat Ooi. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 1010 pages, Illustrations, maps,1 plan. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
2 volume work
Number of pages
1010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801998
ISBN
9780896801998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.40

Hardback. Jurists of the nascent Maliki, Hanafi, and Shafi'i legal schools frequently compared marriage to purchase and divorce to manumission. This title presents an analysis of how these jurists conceptualized marriage - its rights and obligations - using the same rhetoric of ownership used to describe slavery. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFSJ; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050594
ISBN
9780674050594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.93

Paperback. Provides important historical background on recent political and social developments in Iran. Editor(s): Keddie, Nikki R.; Matthee, Rudi. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3J; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982069
ISBN
9780295982069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Barnes, Keddrick E.; Barker, Patton F. Num Pages: 113 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 1KBB; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
113
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620819296
ISBN
9781620819296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.45
€ 63.70

Paperback. This book tells the story of the Hakka Chinese in Sarawak, Malaysia, who were targeted as communists or communist sympathizers because of their Chinese ethnicity the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615465
ISBN
9781442615465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.50

Hardcover. Kees van Dijk traces the emergence of superpowers during the colonial race and analyzes their conduct as they struggled for territory. Series: Global Asia. Num Pages: 526 pages, 0 black and white; 36 full color. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBJQ; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 34. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089644206
ISBN
9789089644206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.50

Hardback. A well-rounded, well-informed critique of the Pacific island nation of Japan, its society, economy, demography, and politics Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300186079
ISBN
9780300186079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Over 100 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805312322
ISBN
9784805312322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Employing a wide range of source materials literary and artistic responses to violence, memoirs, and first-person accounts from victims, perpetrators, relief workers, and diplomats, the author argues that the international answer to the inhumanity of World War I in the Middle East laid the foundation for modern humanitarianism and more. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JKSR; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279322
ISBN
9780520279322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRAM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
David Paul
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992667306
ISBN
9780992667306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. A work on the Suez Crisis. It draws on a documentary evidence to tell this political, military and diplomatic story. It is suitable for those interested in the history of the twentieth century, military history and the end of empire. Num Pages: 712 pages, 3 maps, 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1HBE; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
712
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855335
ISBN
9781848855335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.19

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive study of the Iraq Wars in the context of the revolution in military affairs debate. Num Pages: 262 pages, 2 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBJK; HBWS5; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521128841
ISBN
9780521128841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.66

paperback. Based on a comprehensive reading of eighteenth-century Chinese novels and a theoretical approach grounded in poststructuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist criticism, this title examines how such privilege functions in these novels and provides the first full account of literary representations of sexuality and gender in pre-modern China. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822315667
ISBN
9780822315667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.16

Hardcover. A cross-cultural study of opium in 19th-century China. It explores early Western observations of opium smoking, the formation of arguments for and against the legalization of opium, the portrayals of opium smoking in Chinese poetry and prose, and scenes of opium-smoking interactions in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518025
ISBN
9780742518025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861893352
ISBN
9781861893352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.92

Paperback. Argues that ancient Israel has been invented by scholars in the image of a European nation state, influenced by the Israeli state created in 1948; Biblical scholars have contibuted to dispossessing the Palestinians of their land and their past. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; HRH; HRJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415107594
ISBN
9780415107594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801445132
ISBN
9780801445132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473265
ISBN
9780801473265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Hardback. South Korea is home to some of the largest evangelical Protestant congregations in the world. This book investigates the meaning of - and the reasons behind - a particular aspect of contemporary South Korean evangelicalism: the intense involvement of middle-class women. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031074
ISBN
9780674031074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 33, 32 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; JKVK; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453274
ISBN
9780801453274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.41

Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. This book reveals how the media and the administration frequently use metaphors of weaponry to describe women and female sexuality and forge a deliberate link between notions of vulnerability and images of violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JFSJ1; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141901
ISBN
9780231141901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.98

Paperback. A comprehensive overview on an urbanisation process particular to China. Num Pages: 124 pages, 100 Colour, 40 B&W. BIC Classification: 1F; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 224 x 13. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Park Books Switzerland
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783906027272
ISBN
9783906027272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.23

Hardback. This text examines sources of conflict in the Gulf, regional actors, resource and military issues, possible security arrangements and implications for US policy. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847680757
ISBN
9780847680757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.34

Hardback. This "living" text provides readers with a solid understanding of the three cuisines that have had the greatest impact on the globe historically. Deep knowledge of Italian, Mexican, and Chinese cuisines illuminates many of the great historical themes of the past 10,000 years as well as why we eat the way we do today. Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 1KLCM; TTVC; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 871.
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759121256
ISBN
9780759121256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.47

Paperback. A Marxist interpretation of Korean migrant workers struggles in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 tables, 1 map, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822344179
ISBN
9780822344179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Paperback. Experience a Canadian teacher's transformative years teaching in the remote Himalayan village of Khaling, Bhutan. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps. BIC Classification: 1FKH; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644923
ISBN
9780888644923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.08

Paperback. The author is the nation's favourite Chinese chef. This title offers a collection of his best 100 stir-fry recipes. From chicken recipes to vegetarian, healthy to recipes for entertaining friends, curries to salads, and appetizers, snacks and side dishes, it offers a range of taste, ingredients and style - all made in the wok. Series: My Kitchen. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849901475
ISBN
9781849901475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

hardcover. With Cantonese stir-fries and spicy Sichuan favourites alongside discoveries from the lesser-known culinary styles of Yunnan and Hong Kong, this collection is filled with accessible and easy-to-follow recipes, demonstrating the amazing depth of flavour that is only now being fully appreciated in Chinese cuisine. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1264.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
BBC Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849900829
ISBN
9781849900829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.25

paperback. Series: My Kitchen. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
BBC Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781849903981
ISBN
9781849903981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 b/w photos & 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881774224
ISBN
9789881774224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. This book examines how, at the turn of the 19th century, Japanese fiction used melodrama's binary morality-the battle between good and evil-to generate alternative models of family to answer the needs of a modernizing society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 figures, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757775
ISBN
9780804757775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.97

Paperback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234837
ISBN
9780823234837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Hardback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234820
ISBN
9780823234820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.39

Hardback. Traces the many interconnections between architects from Japan, Europe, and America and their designs during the inter war years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 220 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989440
ISBN
9780295989440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.89

Paperback. Series: Contributions in Critical Museology & Material Culture. Num Pages: 104 pages, 74 colour & b&w photographs & illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GM; HD; JFS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 269 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Horniman Museum & Gardens
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951814161
ISBN
9780951814161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACBP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824847647
ISBN
9780824847647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Hardback. Spanning a full century, from the post-Revolutionary War era to the Gilded Age, The New Middle Kingdom is a vivid look at the Far East through Western eyes, one that highlights the importance of China in antebellum US culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35, 14 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; DS; HBJF; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422510
ISBN
9781421422510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789888083534
ISBN
9789888083534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACBP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824847630
ISBN
9780824847630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.85

Paperback. Japan's first decade of the twenty-first century is often called the "second lost decade," following the post-bubble "lost decade" of the 1990s, characterized by policy paralysis and overall lackluster economic growth. This book examines a different aspect of Japan's political economy within a longer historical trajectory. Editor(s): Kushida, Kenji E.; Shimizu, Kay; Oi, Jean C. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931368230
ISBN
9781931368230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.29

Paperback. In Japan, Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the "unuseless" idea. Meant to solve problems of modern life, 200 of these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos are featured in this humorous collection. Photos. Num Pages: 320 pages, 442 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; TBY; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393326765
ISBN
9780393326765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.66

Hardcover. Analyzing well-known films by Chinese stars and crew, as well as the broad influence they have had on Hollywood directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, the author describes how notions of Chinese identity, culture, and popular film genres have been reinvented and repackaged by major US studios. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622090552
ISBN
9789622090552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00

Hardcover. An authoritative history of the violence that plagued Cambodia from World War II until the end of the twentieth century--and an expose of CIA activities there, peeling back the layers of secrecy that surrounded the CIA's covert assistance to anticommunist forces in Cambodia during that span. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619009
ISBN
9780700619009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.45