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Hardback. Arguing that an understanding of the similarities and differences among communist countries provides valuable insights into their momentous transformations, this volume compares changes in China and Vietnam. Editor(s): Chan, Anita; Kerkvliet, Benedict J. Tria; Unger, Jonathan. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPC; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698462
- ISBN
- 9780847698462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.50
€ 172.50
Hardback. The debate surrounding Islamist violence remains locked in oppositional sterility. Is the suicide bomber a pathological case, as the psychologist maintains, or a clever strategist, as those steeped in the geopolitical approach claim? This book focuses on the variegated nature of the phenomenon. It describes the motivations of suicide attacks. Editor(s): Blom, Amelie; Bucaille, Laetitia; Martinez, Luis. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658368
- ISBN
- 9781850658368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.28
€ 74.28
The Islam/West Debate. Documents from the World Debate on Terrorism, U...
. Ed(S): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, A...
Paperback. In 2002, sixty prominent American intellectuals released an open letter defending the use of military force against al-Qa'ida. The letter sparked an impassioned international debate. This volume chronicles that debate and includes contributions from both sides of the political spectrum in America and the Middle East-and even from al-Qa'ida. Editor(s): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, Abdou; Mneimneh, Hassan I.; Roberts, Alex. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550070
- ISBN
- 9780742550070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
The Islam/West Debate. Documents from the World Debate on Terrorism, U...
. Ed(S): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, A...
Hardback. In 2002, sixty prominent American intellectuals released an open letter defending the use of military force against al-Qa'ida. The letter sparked an impassioned international debate. This volume chronicles that debate and includes contributions from both sides of the political spectrum in America and the Middle East-and even from al-Qa'ida. Editor(s): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, Abdou; Mneimneh, Hassan I.; Roberts, Alex. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550063
- ISBN
- 9780742550063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.19
€ 155.19
Hardback. In 1900, China chose to take on imperialism by fighting a war with the world on the parched north China plain. This multi-disciplinary volume explores the causes behind what is known as the Boxer war, examining its particular cruelties and its impact on China, foreign imperialism in China, and on the foreign imagination. Editor(s): Bickers, Robert; Tiedemann, R. G. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553941
- ISBN
- 9780742553941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.76
€ 150.76
hardcover. In this book an international group of scholars examines China's acceptance and ultimate rejection of Soviet models and practices in economic, cultural, social, and other realms. Editor(s): Bernstein, Thomas P.; Li, Hua-Yu. Series: The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series. Num Pages: 562 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739142226
- ISBN
- 9780739142226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.02
€ 219.02
Hardcover. Argues that destruction of Iraqi culture was aimed at remaking Iraq as US client state. Editor(s): Baker, Raymond William; Ismael, Shereen T.; Ismael, Tareq Y. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745328133
- ISBN
- 9780745328133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.28€ 81.95
€ 99.28
€ 81.95
Hardback. In this text, the authors argue that Chairman Mao can best be compared to a specific imperial predecessor, Ming Taizu, the 14th century peasant rebel who founded the Ming dynasty. They examine imperial predecessors and the elements linking Mao and Taizu. Editor(s): Andrew, Anita M.; Rapp, John A. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695799
- ISBN
- 9780847695799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.69
€ 166.69
hardcover. This volume seeks to go beyond single-country area studies to draw together analyses of how globalization and neoliberalism are affecting youth and, as a result, their identities and their futures, in China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. Editor(s): Anagnost, Ann; Arai, Andrea; Ren, Hai. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804776172
- ISBN
- 9780804776172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.54
€ 146.54
Paperback. They address the special challenges of establishing and maintaining these institutions; the role of information technology; how research universities train leaders and foster scientific innovation; and the extent to which the private sector can and should be involved in funding and development. Editor(s): Altbach, Philip G.; Balan, Jorge. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KL; JNK; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886621
- ISBN
- 9780801886621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.52
€ 54.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Ahituv, Shmuel; Gruber, Mayer I; Lehmann, Gunnar; Talshir, Zipora. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HD; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525543788
- ISBN
- 9783525543788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.04€ 146.68
€ 195.04
€ 146.68
Paperback. The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe's distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. This book explores the interplay between 19th-century photography and Europe's vision of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 colour & 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061510
- ISBN
- 9781606061510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Hardback. Brings together the important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, to provide a contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. This book aims to understand the likenesses and differences which existed between Israel and the surrounding cultures. Editor(s): Pritchard, James B. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 285 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691035031
- ISBN
- 9780691035031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.39€ 158.24
€ 204.39
€ 158.24
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the U.S.S.R.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1948
- SKU
- KRS0005639
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319430737
- ISBN
- 9783319430737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.78€ 42.32
€ 116.78
€ 42.32
Paperback. Over the years, five folk high schools have been established in Bangladesh. They represent the first schools of this kind founded in a Muslim society. This book describes the genesis and aims of these schools, and also reports their daily function and outgoing activity within the local context. Num Pages: 94 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778386304
- ISBN
- 9788778386304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.21
€ 15.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. This work examines whether judicial independence and the rule of law can survive in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. It examines their protection under the Basic Law, the institutional and individual independence of the judiciary, and the maintenance of the due process and a free press. Editor(s): Tsang, Steve. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333930526
- ISBN
- 9780333930526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.54
€ 179.54
Paperback. Provides conceptual insights that put the reader in a position to come to grips intellectually with the complex weave of Chinese nationalist sentiment today and in the future. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563248108
- ISBN
- 9781563248108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.59
€ 57.59
Hardcover. This book brings together scholars from across the Social Sciences and the Humanities to consider how different disciplinary theories and methods contribute to the study of conflictual and cooperative outcomes in modern Jerusalem. Editor(s): Adelman, Madelaine; Elman, Miriam Fendius. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633396
- ISBN
- 9780815633396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.74
€ 50.74
Hardcover. Using the contested theory of "democratic peace" as a foundational framework, the contributors explore the effects of a variety of internal influences on Israeli government practices related to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking: electoral systems; political parties; identity; leadership; and social movements. Editor(s): Spruyt, Henrick; Haklai, Oded; Elman, Miriam Fendius. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633372
- ISBN
- 9780815633372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.93
€ 72.93
Hardcover. The Middle East Contemporary Survey (MECS) is a reference series on the politics of the Middle East. This volume covers 1999 with chapters on regional, Arab-Israeli, and Islamic affairs, and country-by-country surveys of all the Arab states, Israel, Turkey, and Iran. Editor(s): Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce. Num Pages: 732 pages, 25 maps, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; GBC; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652240491
- ISBN
- 9789652240491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.15
€ 21.15
Paperback. "This volume originated in a conference held at the Middle East Studies Center at Portland State University in 2013, Minorities of the Modern Middle East."--Acknowledgments page. Editor(s): Robson, Laura. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634331
- ISBN
- 9780815634331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Paperback. Shows readers how ideas of Asia operate in Shakespeare performances and how Asian and Anglo-European forms of cultural production combine to transcend the mode of inquiry that focuses on fidelity. This book shows how the history of how Shakespeare became a signifier against which Asian and Western cultures defined themselves. Editor(s): Huang, Professor Alexander C. Y.; Ross, Charles Stanley. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; AN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535290
- ISBN
- 9781557535290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Leche, Christine Dumaine. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMG; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936611
- ISBN
- 9780813936611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.71
€ 17.99
€ 16.71