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Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857337174
- ISBN
- 9781857337174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. As Iraqi troops surged into Kuwait in 1990, British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alan Munro played a vital role in both forging and maintaining a formidable coalition to evict them. Never before had Western and Arab states fought side by side against another Arab country. This book reveals the behind-the-scenes manouevring that made this possible. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111281
- ISBN
- 9781845111281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.49
€ 29.99
€ 25.49
Hardback. Path-breaking, comparative study by a brilliant, world-renowned scholar. Examines key themes in history of industrial civilization. Compares and contrasts experiences of England and Japan over time. Draws on wide range of contemporary sources - traveller's accounts, diaries and medical texts. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181170
- ISBN
- 9780631181170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.69
€ 152.69
Paperback. Takes us on an exploration into the different aspects of Japanese society: from public to intimate. This title uncovers the multi-faceted nature of the country and people who are even more extraordinary than they seem. It includes religion, ritual, martial arts, manners, eating, drinking, hot baths, geishas, family, home, and singing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861979674
- ISBN
- 9781861979674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
hardcover. This book offers a simple but compelling answer to the apparently difficult question: Why is the PRC so determined to assert its sovereignty over Taiwan? Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 figure, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755535
- ISBN
- 9780804755535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.29
€ 136.29
Paperback. Why has Taiwan retained its salience for more than half a century as the principal unresolved territorial claim of the People's Republic of China? This work presents the official perspective of the Beijing government, its predecessors in the Republican period, and the last imperial dynasties. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 figure, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755542
- ISBN
- 9780804755542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Has China's modernization over the last 100 years depended on turning to the West? What new problems has growing prosperity created for China? This sourcebook tells the momentous history of China since 1919 mainly from the viewpoints of participants. Editor(s): Lawrance, Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415251426
- ISBN
- 9780415251426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
Paperback. Offers an interpretation of mass-mediated violence through a study of funeral gambling and Buddhist meditation on death. This book focuses on a particular array of tactics in Thai Buddhism and protest politics for connecting death and life, past and present and unveils a picture of community, responsibility, and accountability in the world order. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HRE; JFFE; JHBZ; JHMP; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074603
- ISBN
- 9780691074603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.35
€ 52.56
€ 41.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Becker, Alan K. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JP; JW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613241004
- ISBN
- 9781613241004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.92€ 163.83
€ 242.92
€ 163.83
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498505338
- ISBN
- 9781498505338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.12€ 17.26
€ 105.12
€ 17.26
Hardback. This work traces the formulation and portrayal of the practice of reclusion in China from the earliest times through the sixth century, by which time reclusion had taken on its enduring character. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736039
- ISBN
- 9780804736039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.42
€ 98.42
Series: American Warriors. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJF; HBWS1; HBWS2; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813144511
- ISBN
- 9780813144511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Hardback. Examines the nexus between religion and politics, considered in one of its controversial aspects. This title investigates the way in which fundamental Christian concepts are distorted and corrupted in the process, and points to the inherent dangers of this form of political self-glorification. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DDF; 1DFG; 1DVP; 1FBP; HRC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192730
- ISBN
- 9781845192730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.69
€ 71.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018231
- ISBN
- 9781903018231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.23
€ 24.99
€ 21.23
Paperback. "Columbia is lost; there are no survivors" -- President George W Bush, 1 February 2003. Ramon's life stands as a beacon to those who despair of triumph in a difficult world. Num Pages: 64 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BG; HBJF1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652293169
- ISBN
- 9789652293169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Offers a rereading of the early history of Chan Buddhism (Zen). This work focuses on the narrative logics of the early Chan genealogies - the seventh-and eighth-century lineage texts that claimed that certain high-profile Chinese men were descendents of Bodhidharma and the Buddha. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254855
- ISBN
- 9780520254855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. The truth of Chan Buddhism - better known as "Zen" - is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors - medieval and modern - produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this paradox, this book explores several genres of Chan literature that appeared during the Tang and Song dynasties (c 600-1300). Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HRAX; HREZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 291 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284074
- ISBN
- 9780520284074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. An intriguing historical examination of China's widespread opium epidemic Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 drawing, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- First Softcover Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067688
- ISBN
- 9780472067688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.16
€ 41.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119000587
- ISBN
- 9781119000587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Paperback. Focusing on Japan, scholars of history, literature, film, art history, and anthropology demonstrate the necessity of understanding fascism s cultural manifestations. Editor(s): Tansman, Alan. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPA; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344681
- ISBN
- 9780822344681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.54
€ 34.99
€ 31.54