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Paperback. This work reveals how South Korea was transformed from one of the poorest and most agrarian countries in the world in the 1950s to one of the richest and most industrialized states by the late 1980s. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW3; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740159
- ISBN
- 9780804740159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. Seeks at once to describe and explain the emergence of export-oriented South Korean popular music and to make sense of larger South Korean economic and cultural transformations. This book delves into the broader background of South Korea in this wonderfully informed history and analysis of a pop culture phenomenon sweeping the globe. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AVGN; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283121
- ISBN
- 9780520283121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.04
€ 40.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Using sources composed by late medieval Meccan scholars alongside the more well-known Mamluk material, this study presents the history of late medieval Mecca and the Sharifs who ruled the city by examining their relations with local and global forces. Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1HBE; HBJF1; HBJH; HBTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Edition
- 2nd With a New Preface ed.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago, Middle East Documentation Center United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780991573202
- ISBN
- 9780991573202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.87
€ 42.87
Paperback. John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilisation. It remains a masterwork without parallel. Num Pages: 640 pages, 60 halftones, 25 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised & enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018280
- ISBN
- 9780674018280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.19
€ 36.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001852
- ISBN
- 9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007221783
- ISBN
- 9780007221783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
€ 19.99
€ 14.28
paperback. During 200 years the East India Company grew from an association of Elizabethan tradesmen into a powerful organization. As a commercial enterprise it came to control half the world's trade and as a political entity it administered an empire. This book looks at the history of the Company. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006380726
- ISBN
- 9780006380726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.83
€ 17.99
€ 12.83
Paperback. A new edition of the most authoritative and highly-regarded single-volume history of India. Fully revised to include the most recent research and to cover events from partition to the present day. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 b/w, 16 col plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 44. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007307753
- ISBN
- 9780007307753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1568 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532499
- ISBN
- 9781784532499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 503.16
€ 503.16
Paperback. The variety of ways in which Jews in Israel responded to and appropriated Greek culture is the subject of this volume. The contributors provide corroborating evidence of the influence of Greek culture in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt on into the rabbinic period. Editor(s): Collins, John J.; Sterling, Gregory E. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRJ; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030520
- ISBN
- 9780268030520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Hardback. This book is the story of the lives and work of the prominent intellectuals who taught or studied at Lianda University under extraordinary wartime conditions. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729291
- ISBN
- 9780804729291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.30
€ 103.30
Hardcover. A study of the politics of representation which explores the construction of a city of intensities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781856494076
- ISBN
- 9781856494076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.28€ 89.48
€ 99.28
€ 89.48
Paperback. When Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stepped onto the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953 they caught the imagination of the world in a way that was to be unmatched until man stood on the surface of the Moon. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2x8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; WSBX; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444760897
- ISBN
- 9781444760897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Hardcover. Without trial and without due process, the United States government locked up nearly all of those citizens and longtime residents who were of Japanese descent during World War II. This title presents an account of the inmates' experiences and an examination of American imperialism and racist hysteria. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354767
- ISBN
- 9780226354767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Along with fifty-four images of paintings, sculptures, and architecture, this includes more than ninety classic and contemporary texts written by Sri Lankans and foreigners Editor(s): Holt, John. Series: The World Readers. Num Pages: 816 pages, 54 illustrations, including 13 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1118. History, Culture, Politics. Series: The World Readers. 816 pages, 54 illustrations, including 13 in colour. Editor(s): Holt, John. Along with fifty-four images of paintings, sculptures, and architecture, this includes more than ninety classic and contemporary texts written by Sri Lankans and foreigners. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 49. Weight: 1104.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349822
- ISBN
- 9780822349822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Hardback. From England's Jerusalem to Shanghai, China, the story of one man's mission to bring the East and West into closer union. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HRCX7; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445661346
- ISBN
- 9781445661346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.87
€ 26.99
€ 19.87
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: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041865
- ISBN
- 9780141041865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
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
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184371
- ISBN
- 9780141184371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Henriques, John L. Num Pages: 247 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FBS; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337639
- ISBN
- 9781590337639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.40€ 56.18
€ 72.40
€ 56.18
Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058797
- ISBN
- 9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. A body is found on a remote Philippines beach and Maximo Bonga - cantankerous World War Two veteran and owner of the weirdest guesthouse in town - is the perfect fall guy. But one of Maximo's boarders sets out to defend the old soldier in a kangaroo court set up at the local cockpit. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849537230
- ISBN
- 9781849537230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.83
€ 11.99
€ 9.83
Paperback. * In the tradition of Tim Severin's bestselling tales of intrepid exploration. * Adventure travel book by explorer in search of the unseen camels of Tartary in forbidden China. Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 16, Col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; WNC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111469
- ISBN
- 9780349111469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GBC; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810853300
- ISBN
- 9780810853300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.53
€ 135.53
paperback. Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. Copy with some shelf wear, but overall a good and clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- SKU
- KIN0031274
- ISBN
- 9780099472148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99