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Paperback. Known for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more. Num Pages: 426 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 9 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608. Japan's Criminal Underworld. 426 pages, illustrations. Known for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 26. Weight: 608.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274907
- ISBN
- 9780520274907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wang, David Der-Wei; Wei, Shang-Jin. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 575 pages, 7fig. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 575
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017818
- ISBN
- 9780674017818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.56€ 55.55
€ 60.56
€ 55.55
Hardback. Challenging the reigning view of literary historians has been that the May Fourth movement of 1919 marks the division between the traditional and the modern in Chinese literature, this book argues that signs of reform and innovation can be discerned long before May Fourth. Num Pages: 444 pages, 6 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press California
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728454
- ISBN
- 9780804728454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.07
€ 96.07
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633688
- ISBN
- 9780691633688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.67
€ 226.67
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691616070
- ISBN
- 9780691616070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.20€ 63.58
€ 83.20
€ 63.58
Paperback. Comprehensive and long overdue survey of religious life in modern Saudi by a leading expert. Series: Islam in Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848858015
- ISBN
- 9781848858015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536824
- ISBN
- 9781784536824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.63
€ 21.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. Presents a translation of a "Miao album" - a Chinese genre originating in the eighteenth century that used prose, poetry, and illustrations to represent minority ethnic groups living in frontier regions under imperial Chinese control. This title provides 82 illustrations from the original album and the corresponding Chinese calligraphic text. Translator(s): Deal, David. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 208 pages, 180 illus., 16 in color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295986166
- ISBN
- 9780295986166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Hardback. The mining of diamonds, their trading mechanisms, their financial institutions, and, not least, their cultural expressions as luxury items have engaged the work of historians, economists, social scientists, and international relations experts. Based on previously unexamined historical documents found in archives in Belgium, England, Israel.. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456337
- ISBN
- 9781845456337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.40
€ 167.40
Hardback. Strike-action has long been a notable phenomenon in Israeli society, despite forces that have weakened its recurrence, such as the Arab-Jewish conflict, the decline of organized labor, and the increase of precarious workers. This book unravels the trajectory of the strikes in the first half of the 20th century.. Num Pages: 196 pages, 11 illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; KNXB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388098
- ISBN
- 9781782388098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.00
€ 157.00
Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUK; 1FCZ; CFB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484957
- ISBN
- 9780801484957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Shows that the EU's close relationship with Israel has legitimised actions such as the ill-treatment of prisoners and the Gaza invasion. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1QFE; JPS; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330655
- ISBN
- 9780745330655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.79
€ 40.99
€ 26.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745399430
- ISBN
- 9780745399430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 18.89
€ 30.99
€ 18.89
Hardcover. Composed of 17 syllables, haiku can convey the essence of an emotion, a fleeting moment in nature, or a throwaway comment. This is a selection of 60 classic haiku by masters such as Basho and features an explanatory introduction to the form and brief biographical notes of major authors. Editor(s): Cobb, David. Series: Gift Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DC; DSC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124018
- ISBN
- 9780714124018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Hardback. Tony Blair and George Bush may have won the war in Iraq, but they are losing the peace at home. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633589
- ISBN
- 9780745633589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. A wide-ranging, accessible guide to contemporary economic policy debates. Systematically examines the performance of UK, US, Japanese, German and Swedish economies, using up-to-date research data. Assesses the impact of globalisation on each model economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DNS; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620596
- ISBN
- 9780745620596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. Tony Blair and George Bush may have won the war in Iraq, but they are losing the peace at home. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306. Good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0305434
- ISBN
- 9780745633596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers a history of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia from the time of the first inhabitants of the region up-to the break-up of the Mongol Empire in 1260 AD. This book sets political events in the broadest context of social and economic change, linking evolution to the vast geography of the territories it describes. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FC; 1FPM; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208143
- ISBN
- 9780631208143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
Paperback. This is Volume One of "A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia", covering from the time of the first inhabitants in the region right up to the Mongol Empire in the 13th century of the modern era. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 halftones, 22 maps, bibliography, chronologies, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FC; 1FPM; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210399
- ISBN
- 9780631210399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25
Paperback. David Manners was trekking in Nepal when he stumbled upon the mountain home of a jhankri, or Nepalese shaman. The jhankri accepted David as his pupil, and so began the next stage of David's extraordinary journey. In this book, he shares the wisdom and insights he learnt from those transformational days in the Himalayas. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; HRLK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846044458
- ISBN
- 9781846044458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.57
€ 32.99
€ 26.57