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Paperback. Traces the drifts of the trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey. This book recounts the adventures of the author when travelling through the Silk Route. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276 363pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Tenth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437222
- ISBN
- 9780099437222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Colin Thubron relates the story of his 10,000 mile journey across China, which he undertook when the country was just emerging from the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099459323
- ISBN
- 9780099459323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. An account of author's 15,000-mile journey through an astonishing country - one twelfth of the land surface of the whole earth. It is the story of a people moving through the ruins of Communism into more private, diverse and often stranger worlds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map,. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099459262
- ISBN
- 9780099459262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. For four months and five hundred miles the author walked the mountains of Lebanon, following tracks and rivers. His journey was not only a survey of a remarkable country, but a quest for the gods and divinities who held the secrets of death and rebirth in the land's ancient cults. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532286
- ISBN
- 9780099532286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Mount Kailas is the most sacred of the world's mountains - holy to one fifth of humanity. Isolated beyond the central Himalayas, its summit has never been scaled, but for centuries the mountain has been ritually circled by Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims. This title tells the stories of exiles and of eccentric explorers from the West. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRLK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532644
- ISBN
- 9780099532644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
paperback. The Japanese had promised that there would be no Dunkirk in Singapore, and its fall led to imprisonment, torture, and death for thousands of allied men and women. With material from British, Australian, Indian and Japanese sources, this book offers the story of the fall of Singapore and its aftermath. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141010366
- ISBN
- 9780141010366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. The new edition of Colin Shindler's history of Israel traces the nation's developments from 1948 to the present day. Num Pages: 492 pages, 20 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107671775
- ISBN
- 9781107671775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.87
€ 35.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Examines Israel's shift to the right at the hands of Menachem Begin, the supposed 'disciple' of Vladimir Jabotinsky. This book challenges the conventional wisdom that Begin was the natural heir to Jabotinsky. It demonstrates how Israel drifted away from Jabotinsky's ideas towards a maximalist Zionism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JPFN; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848850248
- ISBN
- 9781848850248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. Colin Mason's fascinating and readable history covers the whole of Asia, from pre-colonial times to the present. The revised and expanded third edition examines common influences on the modern nations and includes a new introduction, new chapters on Mongolia, Nepal and Bhutan, and separate expanded chapters on all the South Asian nations. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised Edition, 3rd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340603
- ISBN
- 9781137340603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.43
€ 40.99
€ 33.43
Hardcover. "8vo. Illustrated. With chapters such as "Mao Tse-Tung's Thought", "The Cultural Revolution I", and "Foreigners in China". 194p. Associated Names: Hunter, Neale. Hardback. Near fine ocpy. Illustrated d.w." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Nelson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- SKU
- KON0774644
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 27.99€ 4.99
€ 27.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, approx 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313312
- ISBN
- 9784805313312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.57
€ 36.99
€ 24.57
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222541
- ISBN
- 9780253222541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.88
€ 27.99
€ 27.88
Hardcover. RAF Liberators over Burma provides an insight of operational flying in the Far East, including an examination of the importance of bombing bridges and railway constructions to thwart the Japanese transit infrastructure. In many cases the efforts and sacrifice by dedicated Commonwealth aircrew are recounted from their own flying logbooks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555194
- ISBN
- 9781781555194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.40
€ 26.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Explores gender relations in Muslim societies, using post-Soviet Tajikistan as a central case-study. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FCD; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745321677
- ISBN
- 9780745321677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.23
€ 40.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. A textbook introduction to Japanese horror cinema, divided into broad thematic areas. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624751
- ISBN
- 9780748624751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86
Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0009499
- ISBN
- 9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974257
- ISBN
- 9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Paperback. What happened in Helmand's Sangin Valley in the spring of 2007 was nothing short of extraordinary. After the last gasp defence of the platoon houses by the Paras, the soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment arrived in Afghanistan charged with taking the battle to the enemy. This title tells the story of the Royal Anglian's deployment. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp colour photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041636
- ISBN
- 9780141041636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b/w photos, 4 b/w drawings, & 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811732482
- ISBN
- 9780811732482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. Dissects the domestic and external challenges confronting the GCC countries. Editor(s): Ulrichsen, Kristian Coates. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048422
- ISBN
- 9781849048422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.50
€ 33.99
€ 30.50
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851247168
- ISBN
- 9780851247168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.19
€ 9.19
paperback. Editor(s): Coates, Ken. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 120. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851244433
- ISBN
- 9780851244433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402059841
- ISBN
- 9781402059841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 211.06€ 73.37
€ 211.06
€ 73.37
Hardcover. This study makes extensive use of primary sources to produce a detailed account of British involvement in the Yemen Civil War and how the experience shaped British foreign policy. Num Pages: 273 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBXY; 3JJPK; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900239
- ISBN
- 9781903900239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.25
€ 128.25