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Paperback. How has the Party merged Marx, Mao and the market to create a global superpower? And what does this mean for the world? This book delves deeply into its inner sanctum, revealing how this secretive cabal keeps control of every aspect of the country - its military and media, legal system and businesses, even its religious organizations. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975559
- ISBN
- 9780141975559
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. The most complete book on the acclaimed British photographer. Num Pages: 160 pages. Dimension: 290 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714835501
- ISBN
- 9780714835501
€ 31.99€ 26.04
€ 31.99
€ 26.04
Paperback. The author moved to Japan to discover more about this unique running culture and what it might teach us about the sport and about Japan. In this book he reveals, what he learned - about competition, about team work, about beating your personal bests, about form and about himself. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Non-Fiction
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571303175
- ISBN
- 9780571303175
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. This book challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. It presents the history of China's last empire that is useful for understanding the challenges facing China today. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066243
- ISBN
- 9780674066243
€ 23.99€ 23.77
€ 23.99
€ 23.77
Paperback. Features a collection of stories from Japan that are retellings of legends and fairy tales. This work contains the Sea Spirit, the Moon God, the Emperor Kiyomori, Dragon Princess, and many other magical characters. It aims to evoke the beauty of Japan - its people, its animals, and its landscape. Illustrator(s): Fowler, Rosamund. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 5AK; YFJ; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192751751
- ISBN
- 9780192751751
€ 10.99€ 9.74
€ 10.99
€ 9.74
Paperback. A comprehensive English-language collection of the writings of the pivotal period in Chinese intellectual history. This volume provides translations of key works, arranged chronologically within topics, and accompanied by headnotes, a glossary, and a bibliography. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207097
- ISBN
- 9780872207097
€ 21.99€ 21.36
€ 21.99
€ 21.36
Paperback. After years of rigidity, China's communist rulers have opened their doors to trade. This book explains the whole process of economic reform, the political thinking behind it, and the impact it has had on the lives of the Chinese people, as well as on the domestic and foreign business community. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453. 8vo. good copy in original cloth
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0263554
- ISBN
- 9781873410295
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Provides both theory and practical technique and is ideal for professional therapists, martial artists or anyone with an active lifestyle. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFMS; VXHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- YMAA Publication Center United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781886969049
- ISBN
- 9781886969049
€ 17.99€ 17.03
€ 17.99
€ 17.03
Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. This book presents an account of six men and women who struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184371
- ISBN
- 9780141184371
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Hardcover. Explores southern Japanese cookery focused on authentic recipes. This book reveals a cuisine that is both accessible and delicious. It includes over 100 recipes, and features the ingredients, techniques, equipment, photography and recipes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4-colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 299 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224098908
- ISBN
- 9780224098908
€ 38.99€ 27.59
€ 38.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. 'Difficult to put down .. irresistible' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564482
- ISBN
- 9780719564482
€ 14.99€ 12.21
€ 14.99
€ 12.21
Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. This title presents the event with an account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041865
- ISBN
- 9780141041865
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this book features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the initial encounters of Japan and the West. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur E. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Abridged 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139199
- ISBN
- 9780231139199
€ 44.99€ 39.48
€ 44.99
€ 39.48
Paperback. Series: Asian Security Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415821421
- ISBN
- 9780415821421
€ 51.97
€ 51.97
Paperback. The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese "economic miracle" failed to notice a key point - that in pursuit of this miracle, the Japanese had turned their country into a concrete shambles. This book describes the dazzling nature of Japanese culture and its ruination. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Export edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141010007
- ISBN
- 9780141010007
€ 19.99€ 15.51
€ 19.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068364
- ISBN
- 9780465068364
€ 19.99€ 15.51
€ 19.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Akashic Books New York
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KTG0002776
- ISBN
- 9781888451276
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Akashic Books New York
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KSG0012631
- ISBN
- 9781888451276
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. China and India have always been separated not only by the Himalayas, but also by the impenetrable jungle and remote areas that once stretched across Burma. Now this last great frontier will likely vanish leaving China and India exposed to each other as never before. In this book, the author explores the new strategic centrality of Burma. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; JPSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571239641
- ISBN
- 9780571239641
€ 14.99€ 12.16
€ 14.99
€ 12.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 79 B/W photos throughout; 8 pp. glossy insert. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKT; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465059737
- ISBN
- 9780465059737
€ 29.99€ 21.28
€ 29.99
€ 21.28