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Paperback. Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, this book finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line illustration, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCF; KCS; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478. Labor Protests in China's Rustbelt and Sunbelt. 340 pages, Illustrations. Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, this book finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCF; KCS; KNXB. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250970
ISBN
9780520250970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardcover. Gain a deeper understanding of Asian financial reporting and how to detect irregularities The Asian region, and particularly China, is becoming a hotbed of investment activity. There have been quite a few accounting scandals in Asia in the recent years now rivaling those we have seen in the Americas and Europe. Series: Wiley Finance. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, graphs. BIC Classification: 1F; KFCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118486528
ISBN
9781118486528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.44
€ 73.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; AJCR; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 279 x 14. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Select Books Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590791981
ISBN
9781590791981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Chirot, Daniel; Reid, Anthony. Series: Jackson School Publications in International Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1FM; HBTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976136
ISBN
9780295976136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, 24+ halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311287
ISBN
9781843311287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.62

Paperback. Despite its centrality to the political life of India and Pakistan, the few reliable works of history that have appeared on Kashmir insist ahistorically on the existence of a unique Kashmir cultural identity. This text questions the notion of any transcendent cultural uniqueness and "Kashmiriyat". Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRH; JFC; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publ
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850657002
ISBN
9781850657002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.56

Paperback. Explores how each wave of newcomers - ancient Aryan tribes, Persians, Middle Eastern Jews, Mongols, Arabs, Europeans - brought innovating new ways to combine India's rich native spices, poppy seeds, saffron and mustard to the vegetables, fish, grains and pulses that are the staples of the Indian kitchen. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003001
ISBN
9780747596387
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Baker, Timothy D., Jr.; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, 62 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 848. A New Cultural History. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. 632 pages, 62 black & white halftones. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 31. Weight: 848. Translator(s): Baker, Timothy D., Jr.; Duke, Michael S.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159210
ISBN
9780231159210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.83

Hardback. Translator(s): Baker, Timothy D., Jr.; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, Halftones: 62,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159203
ISBN
9780231159203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.50

paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 Black and White Photographs, 73 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781583946107
ISBN
9781583946107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780877271383
ISBN
9780877271383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.51

paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780789012821
ISBN
9780789012821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.65

Hardback. Income Inequality in Korea explores the relationship between economic growth and social developments over the last three decades. Analyzing equalizing trends in the 1980s to early 1990s and reversals since the 1997--1998 financial crisis, the authors examine the growing gap between rich and poor in Korea and offer solutions for reducing inequality. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 36 line illustrations, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073197
ISBN
9780674073197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445018
ISBN
9781885445018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.40

Hardback. This volume draws on documentary sources to explore key facets of the Chinese Communist Party's move to power from 1937-1945. Scholars compare experiences of the CCP and its interactions with society on the border and areas of resistance to the Japanese invasion of the North China battlefront. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699384
ISBN
9780847699384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.71

Hardback. This book presents the voices of foreign brides from 123 countries who married Korean men in response to a critical shortage of marriageable women in rural Korea since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759120358
ISBN
9780759120358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.95

Paperback. 105pp. Cover is slightly stained. Keywords: Chinese History
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Foreign Languages Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1956
SKU
KON0825355
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 24.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. A Companion to the History of the Middle East offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region. * A fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of the Middle East. * Comprises 26 newly-commissioned essays by leading international scholars. Series: Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 624 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 190 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106818
ISBN
9781405106818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 263.85

Paperback. The first complete history of the the world's most formidable soldiers - written by an award-winning historian Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKN; HBW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848543447
ISBN
9781848543447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Builds on and expands Beyrer's innovative work on HIV in Southeast Asia, exploring new strategies for effective HIV prevention. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFH2; MBNS; MBP; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991935
ISBN
9781786991935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.52

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752491417
ISBN
9780752491417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 500 Colour Photographs and Maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBXD; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 208 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Vinyl Bound Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805310540
ISBN
9784805310540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.23

Hardcover. This work examines historical perceptions of nature in China and the relationship between insider and outsider, state and village, top-down conservation policy and community autonomy. Num Pages: 348 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 12 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825065
ISBN
9780824825065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.66

Paperback.
  • Visual history of the Vietnam War
  • Hundreds of photos, many of them rare and never published before
  • Photos of soldiers, helicopters and ground vehicles, villages and terrain, base camps, and more
  • Perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series, such as "Street Without Joy" and "Land With No Sun" Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 764.
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2013
    Publisher
    Stackpole Books United States
    Edition
    First Edition
    Number of pages
    208
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780811712088
    ISBN
    9780811712088
  • Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 26.99
    € 21.84

    Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 259 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
    Publisher
    Columbia University Press
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2016
    Edition
    Reprint
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780231149273
    ISBN
    9780231149273
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 46.99
    € 40.35

    Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
    Format
    Hardback
    Publication date
    2016
    Publisher
    Columbia University Press United States
    Number of pages
    320
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780231149266
    ISBN
    9780231149266
    Hardback
    Condition: New

    € 158.97

    Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
    Publisher
    HarperCollins Publishers Inc
    Format
    Hardback
    Publication date
    2014
    Edition
    Reprint
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780062290793
    ISBN
    9780062290793
    Hardback
    Condition: New

    € 26.99
    € 17.81

    Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2015
    Publisher
    HarperCollins Publishers Inc
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780062401724
    ISBN
    9780062401724
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 14.99
    € 11.20

    Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2016
    Publisher
    HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
    Number of pages
    496
    Condition
    New
    Edition
    Reprint
    SKU
    V9780062431646
    ISBN
    9780062431646
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 19.99
    € 18.16

    paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JHM; KCM; MBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2017
    Publisher
    Routledge United Kingdom
    Number of pages
    228
    Condition
    New
    Edition
    1st Edition
    SKU
    V9780415787277
    ISBN
    9780415787277
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 45.26

    Paperback. An engaging and often funny introduction to Arab culture through the experiences of an English family living in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
    Publisher
    Lion Hudson
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2015
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780745956497
    ISBN
    9780745956497
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 13.99
    € 11.44

    Paperback. India is becoming an increasingly visible, powerful and influential state within the global system. As this rise to prominence continues, better appreciating the interests and principles that structure the international interactions of South Asia s largest state has never been so important. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2014
    Publisher
    Polity Press United Kingdom
    Edition
    1st Edition
    Number of pages
    288
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780745660875
    ISBN
    9780745660875
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 29.20

    Hardback. India is becoming an increasingly visible, powerful and influential state within the global system. As this rise to prominence continues, better appreciating the interests and principles that structure the international interactions of South Asia s largest state has never been so important. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
    Format
    Hardback
    Publication date
    2014
    Publisher
    Polity Press United Kingdom
    Number of pages
    288
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780745660868
    ISBN
    9780745660868
    Hardback
    Condition: New

    € 71.94

    Paperback. 'Patten's East and West is a must for anyone who wants to understand the forces that will shape the world of the 21st century.' New York Times Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGH; JPH; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
    Publisher
    Pan
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    1999
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780330373081
    ISBN
    9780330373081
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 21.99
    € 16.06

    Hardcover. Good clean copy in good dustwrapper showing minor shelf wear
    Format
    Hardback
    Publication date
    1998
    Publisher
    Macmillan
    Condition
    Used, Very Good
    Edition
    1st Edition
    SKU
    KSS0010091
    ISBN
    9780333747872
    Hardback
    Condition: Used, Very Good

    € 4.99

    Paperback. When Yorkshireman Chris Ruffle decided to build a vineyard complete with a Scottish castle in the midst of the countryside in eastern China, he was expecting difficulties, but nothing on the scale he encountered. But build it he did, and the wine is now flowing. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; KNDF; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
    Publisher
    Earnshaw Books Limited
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2016
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9789888273720
    ISBN
    9789888273720
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 26.73

    Paperback. During the Gulf War in 1991, Chris Ryan became separated from the other members of the SAS patrol, Bravo Two Zero. Alone, he beat off an Iraqi attack and set out for Syria. Over the next seven days he walked almost 200 miles. Of the eight SAS members involved in this famous mission, only one escaped capture. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; 5AK; YFY; YNJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
    Publisher
    Penguin Random House Children´s UK
    Number of pages
    336
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2010
    Edition
    Junior Ed
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9781849413466
    ISBN
    9781849413466
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 11.99
    € 9.85

    Paperback. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the eight men unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives. This title tells the story of courage under fire, of hairbreadth escapes, of the trained soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS3; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
    Publisher
    Arrow
    Number of pages
    416
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2011
    Edition
    New
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780099556671
    ISBN
    9780099556671
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 14.99
    € 11.33

    Paperback. This volume traces the emergence and development of social rank in our present day world. It looks at ideas of hierarchy in the light of the historical, anthropological and sociological evidence to generate understanding of present-day struggles in race and ethnic relations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FK; 1KBB; 1KJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSC; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2000
    Publisher
    John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780631209492
    ISBN
    9780631209492
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 77.59

    Paperback. Chris Terrill is a man in search of his limit. He's 55 years old. He is being trained by the Royal Marines and he is going to Afghanistan. Chris will be holding a camera and filming the whole ordeal for a major TV series. This book tells of his heroic struggle to become the oldest man to win the coveted Royal Marines Commando Green Beret. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
    Publisher
    Random House UK
    Number of pages
    400
    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2008
    Edition
    Reprint
    Condition
    New
    SKU
    V9780099509899
    ISBN
    9780099509899
    Paperback
    Condition: New

    € 20.99
    € 16.65