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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

€ 84.39
€ 64.66

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
€ 34.61

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

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

€ 16.99
€ 12.57

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
€ 10.64

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

Hardcover. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of color and 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404336
ISBN
9780871404336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.58

Paperback. These essays are based on contemporary fieldwork in Iran by scholars of Iranian culture. The contributors cover topics such as civil society, foreign relations, Islamism, religious-secular debates and women's issues. These essays challenge stereotypes that have developed about modern-day Iran. Editor(s): Hooglund, Eric. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629757
ISBN
9780815629757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Helleiner, Eric; Kirshner, Jonathan. Series: Cornell Studies in Money. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13, 2 tables, 11 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479595
ISBN
9780801479595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Hayot, Eric; Saussy, Haun. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647255
ISBN
9780816647255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. As more countries develop nuclear weapons, the effectiveness of the bomb as a deterrent reduces. The author discusses this proliferation with regard to the options open to the USA naval forces. Using scenarios, the author discusses whether these countries are immune to superpower intervention. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FKA; 1HBL; 1KBB; JPSD; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405. Clean copy lacking dust jacket with minor shelf wear. Stamp to page edges
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Praeger Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0001687
ISBN
9780275933456
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their country's wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442248830
ISBN
9781442248830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934211949
ISBN
9780934211949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

Hardback. Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 93 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; PSVW7; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084505
ISBN
9780231084505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 397 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235465
ISBN
9780520235465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Looking at a hundred-year history of film and capitalism, this title theorizes a cultural history that illuminates the spaces where film and the nation transcend their customary borders, where culture and capital crisscross - and in doing so, develops a new way of understanding historical change and transformation in modern Japan and beyond. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 72 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822329398
ISBN
9780822329398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Hardback. In this oral history, gay Asian Americans talk frankly about their struggle for self-determination and independence. These pioneers in the Los Angeles movement discuss the gay scene in Southern California and the development of a distinctly Asian-American identity. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBBWF; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511095
ISBN
9780742511095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.00

Paperback. Since the inception of the noh drama centuries ago, actors have resisted the notion that noh rests on natural talent alone. This book describes how memories of the past become traditions, and the role of these traditions in the institutional development of the noh theatre from its beginnings in the 14th Century through the late 20th Century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 4 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021204
ISBN
9780674021204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. The first English-language compilation of research on Japanese cooking and food culture Editor(s): Rath, Eric; Assmann, Stephanie. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b&w Photographs, 3 Tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; WBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077524
ISBN
9780252077524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. He makes practical recommendations about how election monitoring should evolve in the future if it is to continue to contribute to genuine democratization. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1FMN; 1FMP; 1HFMW; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880506
ISBN
9780801880506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 8-page black and white photo inserts. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BTM; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Broadway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804139533
ISBN
9780804139533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. "The Only Thing Worth Dying For" is not only brilliant, it's the one book you must read if you have any hope of understanding what our fine American soldiers are up against in Afghanistan.--former Congressman Charlie Wilson. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 204 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061661235
ISBN
9780061661235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Hardback. Presenting a historical survey of China's boundary disputes and settlements, Hyer demonstrates that its approach to territorial disputes has been pragmatic and strategic. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 744 pages, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826358
ISBN
9780774826358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.85

Hardback. This ethnographic study of a Chinese Catholic village reveals how the rapid penetration of transnational processes into the People's Republic of China during the post-Mao period has redefined and created new social and cultural structures in rural communities. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRCC7; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804740975
ISBN
9780804740975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

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