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History: earliest times to present day
paperback. Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident' plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity. This book focuses on this incident. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141031453
- ISBN
- 9780141031453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. The Tang dynasty is often called China's golden age, a period of commercial, religious, and cultural connections from Korea and Japan to the Persian Gulf, and a time of unsurpassed literary creativity. This title captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 illustrations, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064010
- ISBN
- 9780674064010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.86
€ 29.99
€ 25.86
hardcover. This work examines the significance of the local-self-government movement in China between 1898 and 1911. It argues that it was separate from the phenomenon of provincial assemblies and constitutionalism in general. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674119734
- ISBN
- 9780674119734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
Hardback. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775588
- ISBN
- 9780804775588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.42
€ 134.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 1456 pages, 1300 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- NUS Press Singapore
- Number of pages
- 1456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971698713
- ISBN
- 9789971698713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.61
€ 237.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783373727
- ISBN
- 9781783373727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JPS; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173742
- ISBN
- 9780231173742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.84
€ 79.84
Hardback. Brian Steininger revisits Japan's mid-Heian court of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book, where literary Chinese was not only the basis of official administration, but also a medium for political protest, sermons of mourning, and poems of celebration. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975156
- ISBN
- 9780674975156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.31
€ 56.31
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
€ 96.95
Paperback. Reveals the great warlords of China as well as the organization of their forces which acquired much and very varied weaponry from the west including the French air force bombers. Illustrator(s): Walsh, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849084024
- ISBN
- 9781849084024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.90
€ 19.99
€ 16.90
Hardcover. In this novel perspective on a much-maligned figure, Michal Biran explains the monumental impact Chinggis Khan has had upon the Islamic World, both positive and negative. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; HBJF; HBLC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685028
- ISBN
- 9781851685028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
Paperback. About Homer and Chios, The Izaid, one of the six Greek island booklets. The Odyssey, Goddess Athena, God Apollo and Helen of Troy came to Chios. 'Put in your pocket series'. Series: "Put it in Your Pocket" Series of Booklets. Num Pages: 16 pages, lyne on cover. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 150 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993489044
- ISBN
- 9780993489044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.53
€ 6.53
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107678
- ISBN
- 9780300107678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.32
€ 29.32
Paperback. A fresh perspective on the Crusade shows its ideal and practice flourishing in the fourteenth century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270910
- ISBN
- 9781783270910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838241
- ISBN
- 9781843838241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.64
€ 144.64
Paperback. 'A page-turning book about the history of British foreign policy' INDEPENDENT Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828526
- ISBN
- 9780753828526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.71
€ 19.99
€ 14.71
Paperback. Focuses on American intervention in Vietnam. Challenging the prevailing myth that the outbreak of large-scale fighting in 1965 was essentially unavoidable, this book argues that the Vietnam War was unnecessary, not merely in hindsight but in the context of its time. Num Pages: 557 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPQB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 557
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229198
- ISBN
- 9780520229198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.47
€ 48.47
Christ in Celtic Christianity: Britain and Ireland from the Fifth to t...
Emeritus Professor Michael W. Herren
Paperback. A new interpretation of Celtic Christianity, supported by images of Christ taken from manuscripts, metalwork and sculpture, and showing how it departed from continental practice largely due to a differing perception and application of Pelagianism. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530. Britain and Ireland from the Fifth to the Tenth Century. Series: Studies in Celtic History. 350 pages, black & white illustrations. A new interpretation of Celtic Christianity, supported by images of Christ taken from manuscripts, metalwork and sculpture, and showing how it departed from continental practice largely due to a differing perception and application of Pelagianism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC2. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight: 514.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837138
- ISBN
- 9781843837138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.49
€ 38.49
paperback. Offers a study of 16th and 17th century Europe and the fundamental changes which led to the collapse of Christendom and established the geographical and political frameworks of Western Europe as we know it. This book features a rich tapestry that fosters a deeper understanding of Europe's identity. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141978529
- ISBN
- 9780141978529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.27
€ 25.99
€ 17.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HRAX; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507721
- ISBN
- 9788763507721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.65
€ 24.99
€ 18.65