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Paperback. Tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. This book paints a portrait of daily life in Iran and of the contradictions between home life and public life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Black and white throughout. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BG; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523994
ISBN
9780099523994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBXK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336731
ISBN
9781590336731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.33
€ 57.29

Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962210
ISBN
9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.11

Paperback. Imagines a vision for Israel and Palestine in a situation where the peace process has failed to deliver an end of conflict. Exploring themes of security, resistance, diaspora, globalism, and religion, this book offers ideas for the resolution of conflicts worldwide. Editor(s): LeVine, Mark; Mossberg, Mathias. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279131
ISBN
9780520279131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

hardcover. This study of northern Taiwan during the period 1840-1895 explores the social significance of the traditional Chinese legal system and investigates how individuals utilized the courts to resolve criminal and civil disputes. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JH; HBT; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722728
ISBN
9780804722728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. To understand the course of the Vietnam wars, it is essential to explore the connections between events within Vietnam and global geopolitical currents in the decade after WWII. This work examines the various dimensions of the struggle between France and Vietnamese revolutionaries that began in 1945 and reached its climax at Dien Bien Phu. Editor(s): Lawrence, Mark Atwood; Logevall, Fredrik. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023925
ISBN
9780674023925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.05

Paperback. * A powerful and time-honoured collection of interviews with the veterans of Vietnam. Editor(s): Baker, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349102399
ISBN
9780349102399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. The rise of East Asia represents an historic turning point with immense significance world-wide. This exciting new study places many of the ideas and expectations associated with the phenomenon of the Pacific Century under scrutiny. Editor(s): Berger, Mark T.; Borer, Douglas A. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567. Library label to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains good to very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRS0020299
ISBN
9780415161688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BTM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855753
ISBN
9781611855753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855579
ISBN
9781611855579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. The avifauna of the region includes representatives from both the Palaearctic and Oriental regions, with a wide range of Arctic, Temperate and sub-Tropical species, and quite a number of endemics. All birds recorded in the region are included making this the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 528 pages, 234 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FP; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713670400
ISBN
9780713670400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 41.43

Paperback. In 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's northeastern frontier, overthrew the Ming, Asia's mightiest rulers, and established the Qing dynasty, This book supplies a radically new perspective on the formative period of the modern Chinese nation. Num Pages: 608 pages, 22 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746847
ISBN
9780804746847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Drawing on archival material and contemporary analysis, this title provides an account of the prehistory of cultural studies in Britain. It offers a genealogy of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies which has its roots in adult education as well as in the work of Raymond Williams, E P Thompson, and Richard Hoggart. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717011
ISBN
9780814717011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KJJ; KJV; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166089
ISBN
9780231166089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. An original and radically revised view of British and US foreign policy, exposing the extent to which Anglo-American interests have shaped and damaged the current world order. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; 1QFG; 3JJPR; GTF; JPQB; JPSN1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745312347
ISBN
9780745312347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.50

Paperback. Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. And high-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship concerning the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on big topics like corporate law and large-scale social issues? Mark D. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894034
ISBN
9780226894034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBK5; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449475
ISBN
9780801449475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.49

Paperback. A major rethinking of Japanese imperialism in Asia using subaltern postcolonial studies and Marxism to focus attention on the role of human life and labor in colonial expansion. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347613
ISBN
9780822347613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. During Japan's colonial rule over Korea from 1910 until the end of World War II, Japan adopted assimilation as its administrative policy but was unable to integrate the Korean people as Japanese. This book traces the history of this policy to determine why Japan failed to attain its stated goals. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989013
ISBN
9780295989013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. The Tang dynasty is often called China's golden age, a period of commercial, religious, and cultural connections from Korea and Japan to the Persian Gulf, and a time of unsurpassed literary creativity. This title captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 illustrations, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064010
ISBN
9780674064010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. This title traces the changes that both underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw the geographic redefinition of China, engagement with the outside world, significant changes to family life, and the introduction of religions. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060357
ISBN
9780674060357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. In 221 bc the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. This book highlights the key challenges faced by the court officials and scholars who set about governing an empire of such scale and diversity of people. It illuminates many formative events in China's long history of imperialism. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 halftones, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057340
ISBN
9780674057340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. Religion is commonly imagined as a timeless component of human inheritance, but in the Western Himalayas the community of Himachal Pradesh discovered their religion only after India became an independent secular state. This title shows that modern secularity is not so much the eradication of religion as the very condition for its emergence. Num Pages: 305 pages, 25 images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290549
ISBN
9780520290549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. This is an imaginative evocation and analysis-through the medium of translations (the author's own) of once popular but now forgotten literature-of the variety of "stories" in terms of which the Chinese have interpreted their lives since the early years of the 19th century. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804730914
ISBN
9780804730914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

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