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Paperback. This study - the first of its kind - situates Rohinton Mistry's writing in its cultural and historical context. It explores key features, such as the legacy of Zoroastrianism, Parsi anglophilia, recent Indian history, and the Persian and European narrative traditions on which Mistry draws to produce his distinctive postcolonial fictions. Series Editor(s): Thieme, John. Series: Contemporary World Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719067150
- ISBN
- 9780719067150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.37
€ 30.37
paperback. Fictions of India explores the relation of narrative technique to issues of power in the work of selected writers dealing with India. It examines the imperial context in which the writers operate and suggests how historical and ideological assumptions and anxieties may be read into the texts they produce. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780748611812
- ISBN
- 9780748611812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.68
€ 41.99
€ 34.68
paperback. This is the first book to track Ernest Hemingway's progress as a spy in Asia during the war, defining his duties as he saw fit. Author Peter Moreira follows Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn as they seek stories to file - and try to adapt to each other's strong egos - in dangerous, uncomfortable, exotic places in the throes of war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; BGL; HBJF; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888829
- ISBN
- 9781574888829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.75
€ 21.99
€ 21.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 269 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804187794
- ISBN
- 9780804187794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 25.92
€ 38.99
€ 25.92
Hardback. As Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 332 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055995
- ISBN
- 9780674055995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.66
€ 44.99
€ 37.66
Paperback. One September, the author set out with a field biologist to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the wild blue sheep, the bharal, but also hoped to see the snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical. This book gives an account of an inner journey. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099771111
- ISBN
- 9780099771111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, the Taliban have become the focal point of the West's difficult relations with the Islamic world. This work aims to provide an understanding of what has been happening and the nature of radical Islamic movements. Num Pages: 176 pages, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRH; JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278. Paperback in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- SKU
- KRF0039885
- ISBN
- 9781842771679
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This text provides students and professionals with an international and comparative examination of changes in global cities, to reveal a growing pattern of social and spatial division or polarization. Case studies of New York, Johannesburg, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Calcutta and Rio are included. Editor(s): Marcuse, Peter; Kempen, Ronald van. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVT; 1FKA; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KLSB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212904
- ISBN
- 9780631212904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.85
€ 32.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JHB; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161343
- ISBN
- 9780231161343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.65
€ 29.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161350
- ISBN
- 9780231161350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Series: American School of Prehistoric Research Bulletins S. Num Pages: 108 pages, 108 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 200 x 7. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873655507
- ISBN
- 9780873655507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.40
€ 53.99
€ 45.40
Paperback. Describes the author's early life in a farm-labour camp in Livingston, California, and the path that took him, through naval service and graduate school, far beyond Livingston. This book describes decades of toil and progress before the Filipino community entered the socio-political mainstream. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986425
- ISBN
- 9780295986425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.38
€ 37.38
Paperback. This edition has been revised to take account of new perspectives concerning the two Koreas and the looming presence of China on the world stage. New material has been made available by the fall of the Soviet Union and the partial release of records in China. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780582251472
- ISBN
- 9780582251472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.98
€ 71.98
Paperback. Strategic alliances are becoming increasingly important as a long--term response to the move towards globalization of businesses, and to their need to learn and adapt quickly, gain access to new markets, and diffuse new technologies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KJC; KJK; KJM; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864970
- ISBN
- 9781557864970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.73
€ 46.73
Paperback. Indonesian and Nigerian politics paralleled each other to a remarkable degree before diverging suddenly when oil money came into play. This book suggests that the explanation for this divergence is found in each country's way of confronting policy reform and developing institutions for economic growth. Series: Interests, Identities & Institutions in Comparative Politics S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1HFDN; JPQB; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069804
- ISBN
- 9780472069804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.48
€ 36.99
€ 31.48
Hardcover. Indonesian and Nigerian politics paralleled each other to a remarkable degree before diverging suddenly when oil money came into play. This book suggests that the explanation for this divergence is found in each country's way of confronting policy reform and developing institutions for economic growth. Series: Interests, Identities & Institutions in Comparative Politics S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1HFDN; JP; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472099801
- ISBN
- 9780472099801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.78
€ 125.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 191 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ibis Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892541690
- ISBN
- 9780892541690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.05€ 58.69
€ 60.05
€ 58.69
Paperback. Bringing together both contemporary and historical just war concepts, Peter Lee shows that Blair's illusion of morality evaporated quickly and irretrievably after the 2003 Iraqinvasion because the ideas Blair relied upon were taken out of their historical context and applied in a global political system where they no longer hold sway. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JMC; GTJ; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355705
- ISBN
- 9780230355705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.77
€ 63.77
Hardcover. Bringing together both contemporary and historical just war concepts, Peter Lee shows that Blair's illusion of morality evaporated quickly and irretrievably after the 2003 Iraqinvasion because the ideas Blair relied upon were taken out of their historical context and applied in a global political system where they no longer hold sway. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JMC; GTJ; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230319271
- ISBN
- 9780230319271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Paperback. Presents the voices of young Americans - former soldiers who have opted out of the war - who draw their power from wrenching honesty about first hand experiences. This book provides a direct account from soldiers that turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves in the conflict in Iraq. Num Pages: 254 pages, b/w illustrations integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; BTM; HBJK; HBLW3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KMK0007987
- ISBN
- 9781844543632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99