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hardcover. Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan. 264 pages, Illustrated section. The pivotal Battle of Tinian island, later to become the site of the biggest airport in the world and the base from which the the United States launched their atomic bomb attacks on Japan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MKP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000947
- ISBN
- 9781612000947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.19
€ 34.99
€ 30.19
hardcover. The Soldier's Battle. 368 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. Leyte was a three-dimensional battle, fought with the best both sides had to offer, and did indeed decide the fate of the Philippines in World War II. Much has been written about the naval Battle of Leyte Gulf that his return provoked, but almost nothing has been written about the three-month long battle to seize Leyte itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Ipm
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001555
- ISBN
- 9781612001555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.70
€ 45.99
€ 38.70
Paperback. Relates the Gaza Strip's history in a text, which includes time-lines for various major events and personalities (from the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III to Hamas' leader Ismai'l Haniye). This book brings perspective to the Israeli invasion of the Strip and its political and social aftermath. Num Pages: 206 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193454
- ISBN
- 9781845193454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.47
€ 36.99
€ 33.47
Hardcover. Relates the Gaza Strip's history in a text, which includes time-lines for various major events and personalities (from the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III to Hamas' leader Ismai'l Haniye). This book brings perspective to the Israeli invasion of the Strip and its political and social aftermath. Num Pages: 206 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193447
- ISBN
- 9781845193447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Paperback. Series: Science, Medicine, & Technology in East Asia S. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892640744
- ISBN
- 9780892640744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. Series: Studies of the East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646329
- ISBN
- 9780691646329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.76
€ 184.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Torres, Nathaniel M. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624171321
- ISBN
- 9781624171321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.98€ 134.01
€ 196.98
€ 134.01
Paperback. Offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ("untouchables") in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, the author challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b/w halftones, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRC; JFSC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288829
- ISBN
- 9780520288829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.46
€ 33.99
€ 24.46
Report on Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihoods in the Unorg...
National Commission For Enterprises In The Un...
Paperback. Focused on the informal or the unorganised sector of the economy, which accounts for an overwhelming proportion of the poor and vulnerable population in an otherwise shining India, this report is based on a set of data from the Sixty-first Round of the National Sample Survey in 2004-05. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Foundation
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788171886784
- ISBN
- 9788171886784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23€ 47.81
€ 51.23
€ 47.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 500. BIC Classification: 1FB; YNR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 305 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Kids
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- National Geographic Kids
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426312588
- ISBN
- 9781426312588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.57
€ 17.57
Paperback. Addresses geographical issues by establishing its presentation of the region, with core political and physical maps, including 20 individual country maps, each with an accompanying flag and profile section. This edition includes Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sudan. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour photos, 15 black and white photos 100 maps, 50 graphs/charts. BIC Classification: 1FB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426202216
- ISBN
- 9781426202216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.83
€ 23.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. In the Tokyo suburbs four women work the draining graveyard shift at a boxed-lunch factory. Burdened with chores and heavy debts and isolated from husbands and children, they all secretly dream of a way out of their dead-end lives. Translator(s): Snyder, Stephen. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099472285
- ISBN
- 9780099472285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Hardcover. This book explains and elaborates the concept of alliance security dilemma through a case study of two similar countries caught in the same situation: Germany, which opposed the US decision to attack Iraq in 2003, and Japan, which supported it. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBN; 1FPJ; 3JMC; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337336
- ISBN
- 9780230337336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.41€ 45.34
€ 51.41
€ 45.34
Hardcover. This is a comprehensive study of Jainism written by a practising Jain, drawing on his experience of Jainism in all its aspects. This second of two volumes covers: sacred literature, Jain philosophy and the system of Jain logic, within a theory of knowledge; and Jainist theories of the sciences. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRKJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723318
- ISBN
- 9781898723318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Hardback. This book emphasis the role of farm level adaptation as a key in developmental pathways that are challenged by climate risks in the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa. Editor(s): Singh, Naveen. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; RNF; RNPG; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780644639
- ISBN
- 9781780644639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Paperback. Discusses how the writers or editors of Arab women's autobiographies have written, documented, presented, and organized their texts. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 2CSR; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292705456
- ISBN
- 9780292705456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. In this ethnography of sexual violence during the 1971 Bangladesh War for Independence, Nayanika Mookherjee shows how the public celebration of the hundreds of thousands of rape victims-called "birangonas" by the state-works to homogenize and silence the experiences of these women. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359685
- ISBN
- 9780822359685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Hardback. In this ethnography of sexual violence during the 1971 Bangladesh War for Independence, Nayanika Mookherjee shows how the public celebration of the hundreds of thousands of rape victims-called "birangonas" by the state-works to homogenize and silence the experiences of these women. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359494
- ISBN
- 9780822359494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Hardback. The Ottoman Empire had become known as the 'sick man of Europe' following its gradual decline since the 18th century, and its demise would be highly problematic for the crowned heads of Europe. This book focuses on the intellectual and political dynamics of the first Ottoman political opposition in the modern sense, the so-called 'Young Ottomans'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848853331
- ISBN
- 9781848853331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.53€ 133.93
€ 151.53
€ 133.93
Paperback. Culture Smart! Afghanistan offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of Afghanistan. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Kuperard
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857336795
- ISBN
- 9781857336795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.21
€ 13.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. Set during the Lebanese civil war, this novel chronicles the splintering of the Al-Mukhtars, a Lebanese family whose love and trust for one another is strained by the increasing economic, social, and psychological tensions that surround them. Translator(s): Sinno, Nadine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609377
- ISBN
- 9780815609377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465069996
- ISBN
- 9780465069996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.29
€ 30.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. The media have described Vietnamese Americans as the quintessential American immigrant success story. This book draws on interviews and participant observation with Vietnamese immigrants in Philadelphia to show how they construct their family lives in response to the social and economic challenges posed by migration and resettlement. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021157
- ISBN
- 9780691021157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.16
€ 62.16
Paperback. Launched in 1993 after an agreement at Oslo, the Middle East peace process collapsed in bloodshed after seven fitful years marked by escalating Arab rejectionism and terror. This book takes note of a larger hard reality, brought home to Americans by the mass-murder attacks of September 11, 2001. Editor(s): Kozodoy, Neal. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594031915
- ISBN
- 9781594031915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.69
€ 17.99
€ 17.69