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hardcover. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725576
ISBN
9780804725576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.79

Paperback. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734707
ISBN
9780804734707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. Examines a range of governance reforms in the People's Republic of China, including administrative rationalization, divestiture of businesses operated by the military, and the building of anticorruption mechanisms. The author also analyzes how China's leaders have reformed institutions and constructed new ones to cope with unruly markets. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 tables, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754934
ISBN
9780804754934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

paperback. This volume offers a dispassionate strategic examination of the Vietnam conflict that challenges the conventional wisdom that South Vietnam could not survive as an independent non-communist entity over the long term. Series: Strategy and History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780714681917
ISBN
9780714681917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804843317
ISBN
9780804843317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137442
ISBN
9781592137442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. Series: Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power and Practice. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 278 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781479828388
ISBN
9781479828388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

hardcover. By exploring the "aesthetics of shadow" in Japanese cinema in the first half of the twentieth century and treating cinematographers and lighting designers as essential collaborators in moviemaking, Daisuke Miyao reinterprets Japanese film history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJRD; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822354079
ISBN
9780822354079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Middleway Press United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977924547
ISBN
9780977924547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. The English translation of Zhou Daguan's work on Angkor, this work covers description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life. Num Pages: 184 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2ND
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511244
ISBN
9789749511244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.39

Hardback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735849
ISBN
9780226735849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 77.39

Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272801
ISBN
9780226272801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.45

Hardback. Daanish Mustafa's outlines the need to develop an integrative approach. Introducing the concept of hydro-hazardscape he shows how diverse the social groups affected by a hazard may view it differently, resulting in a differing perception of the threat. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855366
ISBN
9781848855366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.86

Hardback. This is the sixth volume in the series on research in Asian economic studies. This volume takes as its main theme the idea of economic regionalization in this area and develops it in a series of essays. Editor(s): Dutta, M.Jan; Green, David Jay; Chirathivat, Suthphand; Wiboonchutikula, Paitoon. Series: Research in Asian Economic Studies. Num Pages: 427 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
427
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559389181
ISBN
9781559389181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.82

Hardback. An intellectual property (IP) system was established in China in 1985. Systematic studies of the subject are still scarce, especially from a corporate management perspective and this book attempts to fill in the gap. Series: International Business & Management. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJK; KJVG; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080441382
ISBN
9780080441382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.55

Hardback. A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ancient material culture from the late Pleistocene to Late Antiquity. This expansive two-volume work includes sixty original essays from an international community of Ancient Near East scholars. Editor(s): Potts, D. T. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 1500 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 77. Weight in Grams: 2552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189880
ISBN
9781405189880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 386.40

Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1FBXU; HDD; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 300 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
88
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892726
ISBN
9788772892726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.21
€ 41.83

Hardcover. Some water damage on cover. 743pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
David McKay Co.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
SKU
KON0819138
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 17.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; RBGB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319494388
ISBN
9783319494388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 112 b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348389
ISBN
9780764348389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War. This account follows the US program as it progressed from a focus on the humanitarian aspects of non-lethal weapons to their use as a means of augmenting and enhancing the lethality of traditional munitions. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBWS2; JWMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415876452
ISBN
9780415876452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442215566
ISBN
9781442215566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.19

Hardback. Telling the story of the introduction of Christianity to a provincial region in China where European missionaries shared the poverty and isolation of their Chinese flocks, this text shows the influence that the missionaries had in Shandong in matters of spirit and flesh. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511637
ISBN
9780742511637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9789810523671
ISBN
9789810523671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

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