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Paperback. For four months and five hundred miles the author walked the mountains of Lebanon, following tracks and rivers. His journey was not only a survey of a remarkable country, but a quest for the gods and divinities who held the secrets of death and rebirth in the land's ancient cults. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532286
ISBN
9780099532286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. An account of author's 15,000-mile journey through an astonishing country - one twelfth of the land surface of the whole earth. It is the story of a people moving through the ruins of Communism into more private, diverse and often stranger worlds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map,. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459262
ISBN
9780099459262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Colin Thubron relates the story of his 10,000 mile journey across China, which he undertook when the country was just emerging from the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459323
ISBN
9780099459323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Traces the drifts of the trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey. This book recounts the adventures of the author when travelling through the Silk Route. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276 363pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Tenth edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780099437222
ISBN
9780099437222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

paperback. A guide to the history, people and culture of Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union. It documents the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJPR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099459286
ISBN
9780099459286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. Presents a history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966. Explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemoriable layers of culture and tradition, this work explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes with anecdotes about travellers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099532293
ISBN
9780099532293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Hardback. Feasts and Fasts: A History of Indian Food is an exploration of Indian cuisine in the context of the country's religious, moral, social and philosophical development. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 colour, 50 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233529
ISBN
9781780233529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Collins, Heather A. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626185364
ISBN
9781626185364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.00
€ 70.33

Paperback. In Gurkha we hear, for the first time in two hundred years of service to the British crown, the authentic voice of a Gurkha soldier. Never before has a serving Gurkha written an account of his own life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BGHA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140100
ISBN
9780349140100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. A little foxing inside the cover
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1931
SKU
KRS0005693
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. FIne in fine dustwrapper, DW showing small stains and tears
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Communist Party Publication
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
SKU
KSK0000236
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Time after time during the Vietnam War, the United States sent Vietnamese spies and commandos behind enemy lines only to have them killed, captured or compromised into reporting back false information. This is a sobering account of the disastrous secret programme. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 358 pages, 25 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611478
ISBN
9780700611478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.88

Paperback. This volume presents Confucius' analects, which are still influential across the world, 25 centuries on. His sayings (and those of his disciples) form the basis of a distinct social, ethical, and intellectual system. They have retained their relevance and are still admired in today's China. Translator(s): Huang, Chichung. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195112764
ISBN
9780195112764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.91

Hardback. Describes various aspects of the UHP rocks in the Dabieshan-Sulu region, including the geotectonic setting, mode of occurrence, mineralogy and petrology, isotope chronology, major and trace element chemistry, and metamorphic PTt path. This book also discusses geodynamic mechanisms involved in the deep subduction and rapid exhumation of UHP rocks. Editor(s): Bolin, Cong. Series: Petrology and Structural Geology. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792341635
ISBN
9780792341635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; JP; KC; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616682620
ISBN
9781616682620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 52.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smits, Connor E. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626187078
ISBN
9781626187078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 326.79
€ 219.78

Paperback. The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high. This volume explores how the Holy Wars led on the one hand to a reinforcement of the beliefs and identities of each side, but on the other to a growing level of cultural exchange and interaction. Editor(s): Kostick, Conor. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415580410
ISBN
9780415580410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.87

Hardback. Editor(s): Quigley, Conor; Rab, Suzanne. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; LNCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 1063.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509906420
ISBN
9781509906420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.73
€ 204.00

Paperback. On 8 June 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine were last seen climbing towards the summit of Everest. In 1999, Conrad Anker found the body of Mallory on Mount Everest. This title assesses the clues provided by the body, its position, and the possibility that Mallory had successfully climbed the Second Step, a 90-foot sheer cliff. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FKN; BGH; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841192116
ISBN
9781841192116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Presents the history of Japan from c 8000 BC to the present day. This title covers a range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, government and politics, culture, literature, media, foreign relations, imperialism, and industrialism. Series: History of the World S. Num Pages: 720 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405123594
ISBN
9781405123594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.74

Paperback. By 1853 Japan had been transformed from a sparsely populated land of nonliterate tribal peoples into an elaborately structured commercial society sustaining massive cities and a array of sophisticated cultural production. This work examines the origins of Japanese civilization and explores in the classical, medieval, and early-modern epochs. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
2Rev Ed
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254077
ISBN
9780520254077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. * Provides a complete history of the region from 8000 BC to the present day. * Covers all varieties of history from cultural and social to economic and environmental. . Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 656 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 176 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214472
ISBN
9780631214472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.96

Paperback. During the Iraq War, coauthor Capt. Jason Conroy commanded Charlie Company, which was part of Task Force 1-64, 2d Brigade Combat Team, part of the U.S. Army's 3d Infantry Division. A tank unit equipped with mammoth M1A1 Abrams tanks, Conroy's company was literally at the tip of the U.S. Army's spear and one of the first elements into Baghdad. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w photographs/maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888577
ISBN
9781574888577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

hardcover. Constantine Vaporis challenges the notion that an elaborate and restrictive system of travel regulations in Tokugawa Japan prevented widespread travel, maintaining instead that a "culture of movement" developed in that era. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMVD; HBJF; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674081079
ISBN
9780674081079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.36
€ 54.44

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