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Hardcover. In 1911, when a professor took his students to tour Nanjing's shantytowns, one student was grateful as his eyes had been opened to the poverty in his own city. Years later, when another professor showed his students a film on the poor quarters of Nanjing, they demanded his expulsion. This book explores the reasons for these different reactions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 b/w figures, 5 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021327
ISBN
9780674021327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi; Geroulanos, Stefanos; Jerr, Nicole. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; HPN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171861
ISBN
9780231171861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.99

Hardcover. First full-length study of attitudes to abortion in the early medieval west. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; HBLC; HBTB; JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153574
ISBN
9781903153574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.95

Paperback. Sephardic Jews trace their origins to Spain and Portugal. They have contributed some of the most important Jewish philosophers, poets, biblical commentators, and scientists, and have had a significant impact on the development of Jewish mysticism. This book presents an introductory overview of their history and culture over the past 1500 years. Editor(s): Zohar, Zion. Num Pages: 343 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797068
ISBN
9780814797068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.43

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPHF. Category: (UA) A / AS level. .
Publisher
Connell Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911187356
ISBN
9781911187356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.08

Paperback. In 1931, Ninette de Valois started a ballet company with just six dancers. Within twenty years, The Royal Ballet - as it became - was established as one of the world's great companies. This book portrays the extraordinary personalities who created the company and the dancers who made such an impact on their audiences. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ASDL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571227969
ISBN
9780571227969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007673
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007651
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

paperback. Kuala Lumpur is the postmodern city writ large, a city that has been transformed from a sleepy capital into a technological marvel with a thriving and affluent cultural life. In this book, the author traces Kuala Lumpur's origins and charts the changes experienced by the city and its people. Series: Topographics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 colour and 35 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBJF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890573
ISBN
9781861890573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.45

Paperback. On the morning of April 26, 1986, a Soviet nuclear plant at Chernobyl (near Kiev) exploded, pouring radioactivity into the environment and setting off the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy. Now a former Soviet scientist gives a comprehensive account of the catastrophe. Photographs. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPN; HBT; MBNH2; RNQ; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 108 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851248035
ISBN
9780851248035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804774093
ISBN
9780804774093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun; Handler-Spitz, Rebecca; Lee, Pauline. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166133
ISBN
9780231166133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun; Handler-Spitz, Rebecca; Lee, Pauline. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166126
ISBN
9780231166126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.39

Hardback. "Explores intimate accounts of lower-class women's struggles with poverty, deprivation, and marital strife in wartime Beijing between 1936 and 1945, revealing an urban underworld built on an informal economy and conducted primarily through neighborhood networks"-- Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088382
ISBN
9780674088382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Hardback. A study of the revolutions in Bourbon France, Romanov Russia and Pahlavi Iran. This book argues that it is often the monarch's own personality that provides the vital spark which produces revolution. It challenges the Marxist interpretation of history and adds another perspective to theories of revolution. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112929
ISBN
9781845112929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.92
€ 133.60

Hardback. Through a microhistory of a small province in Upper Egypt, this book investigates the history of five world empires that assumed hegemony in Qina province over the centuries. It depicts forms of subaltern discontent against "imagined empires" that failed in achieving their professed goals and brought about environmental crises to Qina province. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275522
ISBN
9780520275522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Paperback. Through a microhistory of a small province in Upper Egypt, this book investigates the history of five world empires that assumed hegemony in Qina province over the centuries. It depicts forms of subaltern discontent against "imagined empires" that failed in achieving their professed goals and brought about environmental crises to Qina province. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275539
ISBN
9780520275539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
David Philip South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864866417
ISBN
9780864866417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. Deals with the secret lives of women across Afghanistan and allows them to tell their stories in their own words: from the child bride given as payment to end a family feud; to a life spent in a dark, dusty room weaving carpets; to a young girl brought up as a boy; to life as a widow shunned by society. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BT; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542186
ISBN
9780099542186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780192758
ISBN
9781780192758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America. Editor(s): Heller, Zachary I.; Gordis, David M. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857945
ISBN
9780761857945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.10

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107182561
ISBN
9781107182561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.53

Hardback. Argues that the impact of technology-enhanced mass death in the twentieth century has affected the future shape of religious thought. This book shows how key Jewish theologians faced the memory of Auschwitz by rejecting traditional theodicy, abandoning any attempt to justify and vindicate the relationship between God and catastrophic suffering. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780691059419
ISBN
9780691059419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449130
ISBN
9780801449130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.74

Hardcover. This study of urban and cultural geography shows how Dublin's iconography evolved before and after the creation of the Irish Free State. Yvonne Whelan argues that a shift has taken place from an intensely political iconography to one that is increasingly apolitical. Num Pages: 336 pages, 75 b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMVD; HBJD1; HBTP; JP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621854
ISBN
9781900621854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.56
€ 49.99

Hardcover. Provides an integrated view of the five kinds of enabling technologies in terms of knowledge media architectures such as: multimedia and hypermedia, object oriented GUI and visual programming, reusable component software and component integration, network publishing and electronic commerce, and object oriented and multimedia databases. Num Pages: 498 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD; UYQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471453789
ISBN
9780471453789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
796
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556523328
ISBN
9781556523328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.60

Paperback. Asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This book explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that shapes the twenty-first century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 489.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781784703936
ISBN
9781784703936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, Yuval. Series: The Library of Black America. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
832
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556523311
ISBN
9781556523311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 1096 pages, 416 b/w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176949
ISBN
9780691176949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Hardcover. Editor(s): Goldstein, Darra. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018989
ISBN
9781903018989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.24
€ 48.25

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. Rather than a stark, unbroken line dividing East and West in Cold War Europe, the Iron Curtain was instead made up of distinct landscapes. This book traces a genealogy of one such landscape - the woods between Czechoslovakia and West Germany - to debunk our misconceptions about the iconic partition. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226154190
ISBN
9780226154190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798112
ISBN
9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.68

Paperback. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBTR; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999548
ISBN
9780295999548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; ANB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810129429
ISBN
9780810129429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294807
ISBN
9789652294807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Series: Michigan Abstracts of Chinese & Japanese Works on Chinese History. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892649020
ISBN
9780892649020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.92

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177702
ISBN
9780231177702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NUS Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971698416
ISBN
9789971698416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.78

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