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Hardcover. Collisions between China and the rest of the world are among the most vexing challenges of history. This saga of mayhem and confusion, blunders and mistakes that brought the belligerents no credit, paints a coherent picture of China's rise from isolation to its emerging superpower position. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour /b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233002316
ISBN
9780233002316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.94

Hardcover. Series: Jewish Identity in Postmodern Society. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JNU; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235810
ISBN
9781936235810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.11

Hardcover. Intends to contribute to the formation, embodiment, and advancement of knowledge in the field of tourism. This series includes application of theoretical, methodological, and substantive contributions from such fields as anthropology, business administration, ecology, economics, geography, history, hospitality, leisure, and planning. Editor(s): Cohen, Erik H. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; KNSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 53. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080467368
ISBN
9780080467368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.24

Hardcover. Erik Banks has written another text on the derivatives field covering innovation in these instruments in Asia Pacific. The text acts as a reference on the nature of these markets and the prospects for the Asian derivative markets, both listed and OTC. He also includes an analysis of the Australian, New Zealand and Japanese markets. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 750 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCL; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333654644
ISBN
9780333654644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.71

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333628065
ISBN
9780333628065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.88

Hardcover. This book examines the colonial state's approach to venereal disease and 'vice'-driven health risks in the first half of the nineteenth century. Further, it shows that these decisions had wide-ranging and often surprising consequences not simply for the army itself, but for India and the empire more broadly. Shortlisted for the 2014 Templer Award. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTQ; JWT; MBX; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137270986
ISBN
9781137270986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.02

Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, telling the story of how American Jewish women played a leading role in achieving Zionist goals and shaping the state of Israel. This book also traces Hadassah's involvement in the child rescue movement, which saved thousands of children from Nazi-occupied Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549388
ISBN
9780742549388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.51

Paperback. Views Islam as a way of life as opposed to western post-Enlightenment secularism where the separation of church and state shunts religion off to the periphery of modern life. This book provides an overview of imperialism and colonialism in the Muslim world. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Clarity Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985335380
ISBN
9780985335380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.84

Paperback. The imperial strategy of manipulating Muslims to promote imperial ends is at least two centuries old. Part I of this book addresses the colonial legacy, the meaning of jihad, and the parallel movements among Sunni and Shia to confront imperialism, Part II considers the main figures among the neo-Wahhabi" movement: Azzam, Bin Laden, and Zawahiri. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTQ; JPH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Clarity Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780986073182
ISBN
9780986073182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.59

Hardcover. This is the opening volume in Eric Voegelin's "Order and History", which traces the history of order in human society. This text examines the ancient Near Eastern civilizations as a backdrop to a discussion of the historical locus of order in Israel. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 656 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1175.
Publisher
University of Missouri
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826213518
ISBN
9780826213518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.34

Paperback. Explores political, economic, familial, educational and religious bonds connecting Southeast Asia and the Middle East, both historically and in the contemporary world. This volume shows how ongoing interactions have helped determine the character of both regions, and Southeast Asia in particular. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761338
ISBN
9780804761338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.63

Hardback. This collection of twenty essays provides an unprecedented overview of Chinese trade through the centuries, highlighting its scope, diversity, complexity, and the commodities that have linked it with Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Tagliacozzo, Eric; Chang, Wen-Chin. Num Pages: 552 pages, 22 photos, 25 tables, 15 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348818
ISBN
9780822348818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.70

Hardcover. The first of three volumes surveying the historical, spatial, and human dimensions of inter-Asian connections, Asia Inside Out: Changing Times> brings into focus the dynamic networks that have linked peoples from Japan to Yemen over the past five centuries. Each author examines a single year or decade that redefined Asia. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674598508
ISBN
9780674598508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.39

Paperback. Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them of home. This book uncovers the strange 100-year history of a colonial city that was conceived as a center of power. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 374 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition Thus; 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272699
ISBN
9780520272699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 283 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241718
ISBN
9780520241718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.72
€ 63.63

Hardback. Looks at Japanese culinary history, delving into the writings of medieval and early modern Japanese chefs. This book traces the development of Japanese cuisine from 1400 to 1868. It shows how medieval 'fantasy food' rituals - where food was revered as symbol rather than consumed - were continued by early modern writers. Num Pages: 258 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line drawings, 8 color images, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516. 258 pages, Illustrations. Looks at Japanese culinary history, delving into the writings of medieval and early modern Japanese chefs. This book traces the development of Japanese cuisine from 1400 to 1868. It shows how medieval 'fantasy food' rituals - where food was revered as symbol rather than consumed - were continued by early modern writers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBT. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262270
ISBN
9780520262270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.72
€ 63.57

Hardcover. Kamishibai (paper theatre) is a fascinating and nearly vanished Japanese art form that paved the way for modern-day comic books and is central to the phenomenon of manga. This book examines the origin of the modern manga phenomenon. Num Pages: 304 pages, 250 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1348. The Art of Japanese Paper Theater. 304 pages, 250 full-colour illustrations. Kamishibai (paper theatre) is a fascinating and nearly vanished Japanese art form that paved the way for modern-day comic books and is central to the phenomenon of manga. This book examines the origin of the modern manga phenomenon. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC1. Dimension: 246 x 230 x 29. Weight: 1348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810953031
ISBN
9780810953031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.57

Paperback. 'Slowly Down the Ganges' is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside 'A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' and 'Love and War in the Apennines'. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007367887
ISBN
9780007367887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.76

Paperback. A classic of travel writing, 'A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' is Eric Newby's iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
50th UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007367757
ISBN
9780007367757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Based on interviews with forty American and Filipino survivors who-battling hunger, dysentery, malaria, and rapidly encroaching Japanes-were the untested but brilliant defenders of General MacArthur and Wainwright's tiny island fortress. Num Pages: 560 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410850
ISBN
9780815410850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 40 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613950
ISBN
9789881613950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.44

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: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099582311
ISBN
9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.92

Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597551
ISBN
9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Hutton, Eric L. Series: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy. Num Pages: 565 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1045.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
565
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401777438
ISBN
9789401777438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.39

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