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Paperback. Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, this book displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. It is written for the general public curious about China and for the student beginning to study its rich cultural heritage. Num Pages: 440 pages, 12 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155876
ISBN
9780691155876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. This book advances the argument that the events of July 14, 1958, when Iraqi military officers overthrew the British-installed Iraqi monarchy, constituted simultaneously as a coup and a revolution for a number of reasons, including military involvement, popular participation, and policies that radically departed from those of the previous regime. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761852599
ISBN
9780761852599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.23

hardcover. This book advances the argument that the events of July 14, 1958, when Iraqi military officers overthrew the British-installed Iraqi monarchy, constituted simultaneously as a coup and a revolution for a number of reasons, including military involvement, popular participation, and policies that radically departed from those of the previous regime. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761852582
ISBN
9780761852582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.09

Hardback. This book gathers contributors from a range of disciplines to look at how people in China's borderland areas are actively engaging in making relationships across the border, and how those interactions are shaping life in the region. Editor(s): Zhang, Juan; Saxer, Martin. Series: Asian Borderlands. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0 black and white; 14 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JHB; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789462982581
ISBN
9789462982581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.17

Hardcover. Photographic exploration of Israel/Palestine conflict to coincide with 60th anniversary of State of Israel. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 294 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Halban Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9781905559060
ISBN
9781905559060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.48

hardcover. This book explores the link between the everyday relations of gender and the reform of the rural political economy in the 1980's, and argues that the reconstitution of the Chinese state in the reform era draws force and authority from the inherent politics and power of gender. Editor(s): Judd, Ellen R. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722957
ISBN
9780804722957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.04

Hardback. This work explores the key dimensions of governance in China. These include the prospects for political reform as a new generation of leaders comes to power and China enters the World Trade Organization, the processes of building institutions, and the prevention and management of social discontent. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519879
ISBN
9780742519879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.61

Paperback. This work explores the key dimensions of governance in China. These include the prospects for political reform as a new generation of leaders comes to power and China enters the World Trade Organization, the processes of building institutions, and the prevention and management of social discontent. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519886
ISBN
9780742519886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HPS; HRJ; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146111
ISBN
9780231146111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.90

Hardback. Revisiting Edward Said's late proposals for a one-state solution, Butler has come to a startling suggestion: Jewish ethics not only demand a critique of Zionism, but must transcend its exclusive Jewishness in order to realize the ethical and political ideals of living together in radical democracy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480. Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism. 256 pages. Revisiting Edward Said's late proposals for a one-state solution, Butler has come to a startling suggestion: Jewish ethics not only demand a critique of Zionism, but must transcend its exclusive Jewishness in order to realize the ethical and political ideals of living together in radical democracy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFSR1; JPFN. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146104
ISBN
9780231146104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Hardcover. These essays provide insightful reflection on both the experience and the condition of experiencing another culture experiencing another culture. The author offers a palpable picture of a place little known to the West while raising questions about the stereotyping of people and places. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629573
ISBN
9780815629573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, Colour Photographs Throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805309780
ISBN
9784805309780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. Enjoy delicious Japanese food in some of Kyoto's most tucked-away and spectacular townhouses. Num Pages: 288 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611720013
ISBN
9781611720013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. An exploration of the role of the handbag in the history of culture, fashion, and material production Editor(s): Clark, Judith. Num Pages: 272 pages, 350 color + 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AGC; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1554.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300186185
ISBN
9780300186185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Explores the way in which Islamic legal thinkers understood Islam as it related to women and gender roles. In seventeenth and eighteenth century Syria and Palestine, Muslim legal thinkers gave considerable attention to women's roles in society, this title shows how fatwas, or legal opinions, greatly influenced these roles. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1FBS; 3H; 3J; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224742
ISBN
9780520224742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Series: Brief History Of.. (Checkmark Books). Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
FACTS ON FILE
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816083626
ISBN
9780816083626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408185
ISBN
9781935408185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.80

Paperback. Shows how new forms of desire, pleasure, anxiety and curiosity emerged as capitalist reforms advanced in post-Maoist China. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329213
ISBN
9780822329213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBJF; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277675
ISBN
9780877277675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBJF; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277972
ISBN
9780877277972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.57

Paperback. Offers a look at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Series: Critical Problems in History. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022174
ISBN
9780268022174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.96

Hardcover. 156pp. Keywords: Natural World - Palaeolithic Beginnings
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
David Philip
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS0078181
ISBN
9780858850125
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. This evocative collection of natural history drawings, produced over a period of more than two hundred and fifty years, captures the rich variety of animals, birds and insects to be found in India and the magnificent flora of the different regions. Series: Images of Nature. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093105
ISBN
9780565093105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.69

Hardcover. Maoists at the Hearth details the ways that inhabitants of a hill village in central Nepal managed their everyday activities following the arrival of Maoist insurgents in the late 1990s, exploring their changing social relationships with fellow villagers and the parties to the conflict both during and after the civil war. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HBJF; HBW; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244922
ISBN
9780812244922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.07

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