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Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134804
- ISBN
- 9780231134804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.30€ 62.30
€ 80.30
€ 62.30
Paperback. This volume argues that Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) trade and investment liberalization can be compatible with environmental protection. It identifies the issues that must be dealt with internationally and proposes an environmental action agenda for APEC. Num Pages: 208 pages, tables, figures, index. BIC Classification: 1F; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322507
- ISBN
- 9780881322507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.36
€ 23.99
€ 18.36
hardcover. This book is about the migrations for family reunion that have taken place in post-1997 Hong Kong between mothers and children living in mainland China and their long-absent husbands and fathers, residents of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758130
- ISBN
- 9780804758130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Paperback. This book traces the transformation of opium from medicine to narcotic over a period of five hundred years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b/w illus. 2 maps 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521608565
- ISBN
- 9780521608565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.71
€ 31.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Middle Eastern Muslim men have been widely vilified as terrorists, religious zealots, and brutal oppressors of women. This book challenges these stereotypes with the stories of ordinary Middle Eastern men as they struggle to overcome infertility and childlessness through assisted reproduction. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 halftones. 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSJ2; JHMC; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148892
- ISBN
- 9780691148892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 37.05
€ 50.99
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sokolski, Henry. Num Pages: 224 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923856
- ISBN
- 9781606923856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.18€ 114.05
€ 165.18
€ 114.05
hardcover. Combining the efforts of scholars of history, literature and the social sciences, the essays collected in this volume explore some of the ways culture interacted with political power in late imperial China. Editor(s): Huters, Theodore; Wong, R.; Yu, Pauline. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728676
- ISBN
- 9780804728676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.74
€ 113.74
Hardback. Sheltered for a long time within the public sector environment with high job security and professional research autonomy, defense R&D organizations faced unprecedented challenges when government support was being withdrawn and closure threatening. They needed to be led by a suitable vision in order to implement comprehensive changes.. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 tables, 2 figs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; KJH; KJR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457679
- ISBN
- 9781845457679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.68
€ 155.68
Maiwand: The Last Stand of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment in Afghanista...
Richard J Stacpoole-Ryding
Paperback. A fascinating account of the harrowing battle of Maiwand Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752445373
- ISBN
- 9780752445373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.19
€ 25.99
€ 23.19
Paperback. An as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. It illuminates one of the world's most tragic and dangerous ethnic conflicts at the same time that it relates the details of a stormy life spent in the quest for a new Tibet. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249929
- ISBN
- 9780520249929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.43
€ 31.99
€ 23.43
paperback. Editor(s): Reynolds, Craig J. Num Pages: 236 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277439
- ISBN
- 9780877277439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.17
€ 34.99
€ 32.17
Paperback. A 2007 assessment of the devastating social, political and economic consequences of the partition of Bengal. Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian History & Society. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521188067
- ISBN
- 9780521188067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.39
€ 36.99
€ 28.39
Hardback. In 2008, CBS' Chief Foreign Correspondent, Lara Logan, candidly speculated about the human side of the war in Iraq: "Tell me the last time you saw the body of a dead American soldier. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16-pg photo section. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBLX; HBWS5; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000015
- ISBN
- 9781612000015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.68
€ 26.99
€ 24.68
Hardback. A Place in History is a cultural study of Tel Aviv, Israel's population center and one of the original settlements, established in 1909. The book describes how a largely European Jewish immigrant society attempted to forge a home in the Mediterranean, and explores the difficulties and challenges of this endeavor. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 figures, 66 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750189
- ISBN
- 9780804750189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.58
€ 143.58
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843310563
- ISBN
- 9781843310563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.80
€ 133.80
Paperback. This second edition of Dru Gladney's critically acclaimed study of the Muslim population in China includes a new preface by the author, as well as a valuable addendum to the bibliography, already hailed as one of the most extensive listing of modern sources on the Sino-Muslims. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 518 pages, 40ill.1ch.5M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674594975
- ISBN
- 9780674594975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.14
€ 30.99
€ 26.14
Hardback. This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth, the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761855248
- ISBN
- 9780761855248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.81
€ 118.81
Paperback. This book provides a wealth of insights into the many problems the Dutch military had to cope with during Mission Uruzgan. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLX; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pallas Publications Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789085550501
- ISBN
- 9789085550501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.93
€ 54.93
Paperback. The war in the Middle East is marked by a lack of cultural knowledge on the part of the western forces, and this book deals with another, widely ignored element of Islam-the role of dreams in everyday life. Num Pages: 178 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JMTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332227
- ISBN
- 9781785332227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.07
€ 38.07
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vinayak Reddy, A.; Yadagira Charyulu, M. Num Pages: 324 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 222 x 34. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177081732
- ISBN
- 9788177081732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.03
€ 52.99
€ 34.03
Hardback. A collection of aphorisms and historical anecdotes embodying the basic values of the Confucian tradition. This book reflects the model eras of Chinese antiquity. It provides insight into the successful governance of the empire and its ideal organization of society. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141642
- ISBN
- 9780231141642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.64
€ 53.99
€ 38.64
Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies. Num Pages: 1104 pages, 442 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 212 x 81. Weight in Grams: 3466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884022985
- ISBN
- 9780884022985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.40€ 113.27
€ 120.40
€ 113.27
Paperback. This insightful analysis of the ways in which South Korean economic development strategies have reshaped the country's national identity gives specific attention to the manner in which women, as the primary agents of consumption, have been affected by this transformation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 maps, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFFT; JFSC; JFSJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116176
- ISBN
- 9780231116176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.66
€ 43.66
Paperback. A political account of the lives and struggles of British Asian women. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1F; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318479
- ISBN
- 9780745318479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.66
€ 36.99
€ 24.66