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Paperback. No one in the twentieth century had a greater impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. The author intends to disentangle the contradictions embodied in the life and legacy of China's boldest strategist - the pragmatic, disciplined force behind China's radical economic, technological, and social transformation. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725867
- ISBN
- 9780674725867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.51
€ 34.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Presents an account of the dogged, heroic pursuit of the Taliban by the ordinary Marines, sailors and soldiers responsible. This book describes the Commando attack on a key Taliban base south of Garmsir - a battle that ends with the dramatic recovery of a Corporal's body from alongside the fort by Apache helicopters. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091926960
- ISBN
- 9780091926960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Presents a soldier's understanding of the war in Helmand in the winter of 2008. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091937768
- ISBN
- 9780091937768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. The definitive guide to the underwater life of the Red Sea region, home to the richest and most varied dive sites in the world. Illustrator(s): Lieske, Ewald. Num Pages: 384 pages, 800 col illus, With index. BIC Classification: 1FB; RGBR; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007159864
- ISBN
- 9780007159864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.65
€ 46.99
€ 32.65
Paperback. This comprehensive study explores the region's 'forgotten' narratives, myths and traditions. Drawing on stories from Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia, Wasilewska shows how these narratives of creation, destruction and rebirth reach to the very roots of the Biblical and Quranic Genesis. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, chronological charts, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026812
- ISBN
- 9781853026812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Paperback. Translator(s): Javadi, Hasan; Floor, Willem M. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Paperback Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823362
- ISBN
- 9781933823362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.88
€ 54.99
€ 38.88
Paperback. By relating it to other regional actors, Sergeev creates a more accurate view of the game's impact on later wars and on the shape of post-World War I Asia. Num Pages: 552 pages, 7, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415574
- ISBN
- 9781421415574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.36
€ 46.99
€ 38.36
Paperback. In this companion to the "Tibetan Book of the Dead", seven Tibetan yoga texts, offer meditations used by Hindu and Tibetan gurus and philosophers to attain Enlightenment. Commentaries precede the texts and an introduction compares Buddhism with European religion, philosophy and science. Editor(s): Evans-Wentz, W. Y.; Chen-Chi Chang. Num Pages: 434 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLC1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195133141
- ISBN
- 9780195133141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.10
€ 30.10
Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 493
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228375
- ISBN
- 9780520228375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.54
€ 41.99
€ 29.54
Hardback. Arguing that existing ideas about balance of power and power transition are inadequate, this book gives an innovative reinterpretation of the changing nature of U.S. power, focused on the 'order transition' in East Asia. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199599363
- ISBN
- 9780199599363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.85
€ 108.85
Paperback. Taking up personal narratives of slaves and slave owners, Tell This in My Memory offers a new window into the study of slavery in modern Middle Eastern. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HFG; 3JH; HBJF1; HBJH; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788649
- ISBN
- 9780804788649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.39
€ 29.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. This book examines how and why China has moved, over the last twenty years, from opposing nonproliferation of missiles and nuclear weapons to support proliferation. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755528
- ISBN
- 9780804755528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.99
€ 103.99
Paperback. Tells stories of a young army captain who risked execution to swim from free-market Taiwan to Communist China, a barber who made $150 million in the gambling dens of Macau, and, the richest woman in China, a recycling tycoon known as the 'Wastepaper Queen'. This book describes the clash between the individual and the Communist Party's struggle. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099589976
- ISBN
- 9780099589976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. This book skillfully weaves together four stories: Chinese views of technology during the Communist era; the role of the military in Chinese political and economic life; the evolution of open and flexible conceptions of public management in China; and the technological dimensions of the rise of Chinese power. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804746014
- ISBN
- 9780804746014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.06
€ 86.06
Hardcover. Asian Leadership in Policy and Governance examines contemporary challenges facing public leaders in Asia, providing insight into leadership processes and contexts past practices affecting effective governance and policy leadership. Editor(s): Berman, Evan; Haque, M. Shamsul. Series: Public Policy and Governance. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JPHL; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784418847
- ISBN
- 9781784418847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 82 pages, ch. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833023308
- ISBN
- 9780833023308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.44
€ 19.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Hedman, Eva-Lotta E. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JFFE; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277453
- ISBN
- 9780877277453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.49
€ 32.99
€ 32.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Hedman, Eva-Lotta E. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JFFE; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277750
- ISBN
- 9780877277750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.17
€ 138.17
Hardcover. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1HBE; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534332
- ISBN
- 9781784534332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95