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Paperback. Examines how the Vietnam War has continued to serve as a stage for the shoring up of American imperialist adventure and for the (re)production of American and Vietnamese American identities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBWS2; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277717
ISBN
9780520277717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Combining fresh approaches with a historical synthesis, this work presents general history of French Indochina. Focusing on economic, social, intellectual, and cultural dimensions, it treats Indochina's history from its inception in Cochinchina in 1858 to its crumbling at Dien Bien Ph in 1954 and on to decolonization. Editor(s): Goscha, Christopher E. Translator(s): Dill-Klein, Ly Lan. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 508 pages, 14 line illustrations, 10 maps, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720. An Ambiguous Colonization, 1858-1954. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. 508 pages, Illustrations, maps. Combining fresh approaches with a historical synthesis, this work presents general history of French Indochina. Focusing on economic, social, intellectual, and cultural dimensions, it treats Indochina's history from its inception in Cochinchina in 1858 to its crumbling at Dien Bien Ph in 1954 and on to decolonization. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight: 706. Translator(s): Dill-Klein, Ly Lan.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
508
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269743
ISBN
9780520269743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lancaster, Irene. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; 3JMG; BGX; HRJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Urim Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789655242539
ISBN
9789655242539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JHMC; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361695
ISBN
9780822361695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.20

Hardback. The mythologising of Tibet in the West and the Himalyan state's subsequent abandonment to China are recounted in this briskly-paced and revealing new history. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 232 x 36. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043595
ISBN
9781849043595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.62

Hardback. Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their country's wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442248830
ISBN
9781442248830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.27

Paperback. 'We've left a lot of men in Borneo - know what I mean?' With their SAS trainer's warnings ringing in their ears, the naturalist, Redmond O'Hanlon, and the poet, James Fenton, set out to rediscover the lost rhinoceros of Borneo. They were loaded with enough back-breaking kit to survive two months in a steaming 95degree jungle. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FMN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140073973
ISBN
9780140073973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Offers a critical analysis of China's "long 1990s," the tumultuous years between the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001. This title examines the reactions of intellectuals, authors, and filmmakers to the cultural and political shifts in 1990s China. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342304
ISBN
9780822342304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.70

Hardback. Students of the history and archaeology of early civilizations will find China in the Early Bronze Age the most up-to-date and wide-ranging introduction to its topic now in print. Scholars in Chinese studies will use this work as a handbook and research guide. For all readers, this volume makes fascinating reading in the formative stages of Chinese culture accessible. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, 133 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239102
ISBN
9780812239102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.91

Hardback. Based on research in Sanskrit sources, this title chronicles the development of mathematical techniques and texts in South Asia from antiquity to the early modern period. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones. 40 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120676
ISBN
9780691120676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.42

Hardcover. The Sino-Japanese war was the longest struggle of the Second World War. It started in July 1937 and not getting much help from the outside world, the Chinese soon closed a treaty with the Soviet Union to receive armament including a large number of aircraft. Everything was to change with Pearl Harbor, but the struggle continued until August 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555361
ISBN
9781781555361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.09

Hardback. Foreign military and political advisers have long been used to modernise armies, societies and economies overseas and this book tells this story, from the late nineteenth century to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044806
ISBN
9781849044806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.01
€ 74.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, More Than 100 Chinese Painting and Chinese Calligraphy. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 214 x 4. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602201132
ISBN
9781602201132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPQ; HPS; HRKN1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163048
ISBN
9780691163048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.34

Paperback. Beginning in 1947, when 'India and Pakistan were born to conflict,' this title provides a primer on what is potentially the world's one of the dangerous crisis. It distills sixty-three years of complex history, tracing the roots of the relationship between these two antagonists, and explaining the various attempts to resolve their disputes. Num Pages: 144 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271401
ISBN
9780520271401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
341
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881900210
ISBN
9789881900210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281165
ISBN
9780520281165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Hardcover. Daftary traces the origins and early development of the legends of the Assassins of Northern Iran - as well as investigating the historical context in which they were fabricated and transmitted, culminating in Marco Polo's reports of the "Old Man of the Mountain". Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850437055
ISBN
9781850437055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.03
€ 134.32

Paperback. Bestselling, magisterial melding of global environmental history and global political history Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFC1; JPV; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784786625
ISBN
9781784786625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; JPFR; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175799
ISBN
9780691175799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.32

Hardcover. 8vo A good copy . History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1928
Edition
Seventeenth Printing
SKU
KEX0269951
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 70 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 190. .
Publisher
Pavilion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911216445
ISBN
9781911216445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. 264 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPWL. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight: 372.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231154475
ISBN
9780231154475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port Series: Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469614922
ISBN
9781469614922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.04

Hardback. Examining all the native flowering plants and ferns (3500--4000 species), as well as major crop and amenity plants of economic importance, the Flora covers Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Series: Flora of the Arabian Peninsula & Socotra. Num Pages: 408 pages, 65 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; PST. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1117.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748634576
ISBN
9780748634576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 321.60
€ 300.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 400 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JWM; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764305832
ISBN
9780764305832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.52

Hardback. Dispels the myths surrounding the history of steppe societies and proposes a fresh understanding of the nature and formation of the state. Drawing on his extensive anthropological fieldwork in the region, the author persuasively challenges the legitimacy of the tribal model, which continues to distort scholarship on the history of Inner Asia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140546
ISBN
9780231140546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664328
ISBN
9781624664328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.17

paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582311
ISBN
9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. Provides an assessment of the pioneering work of British Hospitals in Palestine in the nineteenth century. This work presents the history of medical service men who fought to improve the health of the inhabitants of the Holy Land under the difficult conditions of climate and disease. Series: International Library of Colonial History. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845114893
ISBN
9781845114893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33
€ 124.23

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

paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 271 x 14. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588395719
ISBN
9781588395719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.10

Paperback. This collection presents twelve photographic journeys through Iran in the twenty-first century. The participating photographers have each chosen a different aspect of daily life in their country; a cafe, a bus trip, a shopping centre, a "living martyr", the clerics etc. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120photos(100 colour ). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; AJC; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 220 x 9. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850437192
ISBN
9781850437192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247182
ISBN
9780851247182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.12

Paperback. The first book of its kind to be published for a general readership from youngsters upwards, Hidden in the Sands: Uncovering Qatar's Past is the fascinating, fun and educational story of Qatar's heritage and the exciting discoveries being made by archaeologists. Illustrator(s): Macdonald, Norman. Num Pages: 48 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; HDDC; YNH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 279 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Medina Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909339064
ISBN
9781909339064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJC; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620972892
ISBN
9781620972892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.34

Hardback. This charts the impact of global trade on early modern France focusing on Asian textiles. The ban in 1686 led to vast smuggling, illicit retail, and consumer revolts, but also to an effort by the French administration to acquire the technology for their production, and ultimately to the first victory of the liberal Enlightenment political economy. Series: Europe's Asian Centuries. Num Pages: 258 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1F; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; KCLT; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137444875
ISBN
9781137444875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.55

Hardcover. Mapping the Holy Land provides a unique study of the cartography of the Holy Land during the formative period of its development. Series: Historical Geography. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black and white maps, 10 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; RGV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 189 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534547
ISBN
9781784534547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33
€ 124.23

Paperback. The phenomenal growth of the countries of the Persian Gulf over the last two decades has been made possible through the labour of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers of all stripes and backgrounds from all over the world. Migrant Labour in the Persian Gulf is a multi disciplinary examination of the causes and consequences of this process. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran; Babar, Zahra. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JFFN; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042109
ISBN
9781849042109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173285
ISBN
9780231173285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.17

Paperback. Using the 2007 siege of the Lal Masjid in Pakistan, the book outlines important lessons and practical guidelines for crisis negotiators, incident commanders, and political decision makers, in order to highlight tools necessary to manage possible similar crises in the future more effectively. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JMC; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
OUP Pakistan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199400348
ISBN
9780199400348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

paperback. Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. This title presents Fortune's daring trip. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493426
ISBN
9780099493426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Celebrated as one of the world's greatest exponents of non-violent political defiance since Mahatma Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize only four years after her first experience of politics. This biography tells the story of this woman whose bravery and determination have captivated people around the globe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KIN0031875
ISBN
9781846042508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

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

Paperback. A new edition of the most authoritative and highly-regarded single-volume history of India. Fully revised to include the most recent research and to cover events from partition to the present day. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 b/w, 16 col plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 44. Weight in Grams: 530.
Edition
Revised edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007307753
ISBN
9780007307753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774165962
ISBN
9789774165962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.13

Paperback. The most eloquent and personal story of a young man at war since Geoffrey Wellum's FIRST LIGHT Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821879
ISBN
9780753821879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. A riveting story about the murder that changed a nation: the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 208 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353242
ISBN
9780393353242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Series: Aga Khan Program of the Graduate School of Design. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; AMC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 253 x 10. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Harvard Graduate School of Design United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977122431
ISBN
9780977122431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

mass_market. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241251355
ISBN
9780241251355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.17

Hardback. In the extensive literature about the Battle of Midway, the role of American submarines has not received adequate attention. In The Search for the Japanese Fleet: USS Nautilus and the Battle of Midway, David W. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347165
ISBN
9781612347165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGHA; BM; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147477
ISBN
9780231147477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176361
ISBN
9780231176361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.89

paperback. How is Palestine, and the Palestinians against whom these young Israelis will potentially be required to use force, portrayed in the school system? This book provides a fresh scholarly contribution to the Israeli-Palestinian debate, and can be relevant to the fields of Middle East Studies and Politics widely. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JNL; JPVN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780765051
ISBN
9781780765051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. 28 easy-to-follow simple shapes and step-by-step illustrations to get you drawing these wonderful manga chibi characters. Series: How to Draw. Num Pages: 32 pages, 220 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC1; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 293 x 6. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Search Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782213444
ISBN
9781782213444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.37

Hardback. Tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. The author argues that this period from the 1890s to the 1930s transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283848
ISBN
9780520283848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73

Paperback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363446
ISBN
9780822363446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. On 14 July 1958, with the fall of the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq, a chapter of Iraq's history ended.In the wake of this revolution - a revolution which eventually brought to power the Ba'ath party of Saddam Hussein- the ancien regime of Iraq found itself both persecuted and imprisoned. Editor(s): King, John. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850437628
ISBN
9781850437628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.17
€ 63.70

Hardcover. A collection of recipes that shows us that Indian food need not be complicated or involve hours in the kitchen. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 978.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091923143
ISBN
9780091923143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour Photographs and Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AFKG; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1756.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805312407
ISBN
9784805312407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 33.57

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474420945
ISBN
9781474420945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.95

Hardback. Robert Hart was the Ch'ing government's Inspector General of the Maritime Customs Service. These journals follow on from "Entering China's Service" and cover the years when Hart was setting up Customs procedures, establishing a modus operandi with the Ch'ing bureaucracy and inspecting treaty ports. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 half-tones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674775305
ISBN
9780674775305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 469 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277002
ISBN
9780877277002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Hardback. China's sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw an unprecedented explosion in the production of woodblock-printed books. This volume considers what a wide range of late Ming books reveal about their readers' ideas of a pleasurable private life, as well as their orientations toward early modernity and toward traditional Chinese sources of authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, 5 halftones, 64 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 181 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
275
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066809
ISBN
9780674066809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. William Dalrymple, who wrote so magically about India in 'City of Djinns', returns to the country in a series of remarkable essays. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006547754
ISBN
9780006547754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Hardback. The importance of the corpus of "Masters Literature" that developed in early China since the fifth century bce has long been recognized. But just what are these texts? How should we translate these texts? This book explores these questions through close readings of seven examples of "Masters Literature". Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
386
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056091
ISBN
9780674056091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; ACK; HBJF; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941792100
ISBN
9781941792100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.01

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Export ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747560081
ISBN
9780747560081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

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

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583713
ISBN
9781905583713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNBL; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153317
ISBN
9780231153317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardcover. "Includes index. Commissioning organisation: Trevor Fishlock. 189 p., [8] p. of plates ill. 22 cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with dw."
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Edition
First Edition / First Impression
SKU
KEX0062570
ISBN
9780719540721
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The beauty and essence of Japanese design through 300 objects. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 271 x 208 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714866963
ISBN
9780714866963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.11
€ 49.59

Hardback. Examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions' impact on Western attitudes toward China and the Chinese. Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 53 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284654
ISBN
9780520284654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 47.77

Paperback. Based on extensive on-the-ground research, reveals the human stories behind China's extraordinary growth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; HBJF; HBLX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332307
ISBN
9780745332307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 221 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AFT; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 878.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Weatherhill
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590306192
ISBN
9781590306192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young woman's eyes. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805313961
ISBN
9784805313961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.08

Hardback. Shi'ism in South East Asia is the first book in any language to engage critically with the traditions of 'Alid piety. It provides an engaging work that moves away from the polemical sectarian discourses on shi'ism in southeast Asia. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044363
ISBN
9781849044363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.47
€ 56.82

Paperback. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Niloufer's love for food combined with extensive world travel from a young age inspired her to experiment with world cuisines. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786290410
ISBN
9781786290410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164214
ISBN
9780231164214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.83