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hardcover. 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: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804730907
- ISBN
- 9780804730907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Paperback. Surrounded, abandoned and fighting overwhelming odds in Afghanistan - one true man's story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444784435
- ISBN
- 9781444784435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.89
€ 13.00
€ 11.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp b+w plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845503
- ISBN
- 9781848845503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. An introduction to the representation of Afghanistan in film that examines the often surprising combination of propaganda and poetry in films made in Hollywood and the East. It incorporates incisive analysis of the market factors, funding sources, and political agendas that have shaped the films. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077128
- ISBN
- 9780252077128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Hardback. The intense piety of late T'ang essays on Buddhism by literati has helped earn the T'ang its title of the "golden age of Chinese Buddhism." This study shows that many literati participated in intra-Buddhist debates. It demonstrates that representations of Buddhism by lay people underwent a major change during the T'ang-Sung transition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022652
- ISBN
- 9780674022652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.30
€ 54.99
€ 46.30
Paperback. Major Mark Hammond was awarded the DFC, which ranks third after the VC, for remarkable feats in Afghanistan in his Chinook helicopter. Three times on the night of 6 September 2006 he flew into hostile zones to pick up injured soldiers. This title presents an account of the combat and provides readers with insights on the brutal realities of war. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039046
- ISBN
- 9780141039046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Hardback. Providing an in-depth statistical study of military trends in the Middle East and a collection of essays analyzing the details and strategic significance of recent events in the region, this book offers a wealth of current, and hard-to-find information to scholars, policymakers, and analysts. Editor(s): Heller, Mark. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760. No dust jacket. Keywords: "Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - International Relations,Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- SKU
- KT00002139
- ISBN
- 9780231108928
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 250 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313008
- ISBN
- 9784805313008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.04
€ 18.99
€ 14.04
Hardback. Examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both the idea of childhood and the daily life of children. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053342
- ISBN
- 9780674053342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.19
€ 49.99
€ 42.19
Hardback. Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the experiential accounts of approximately 70 Iraqi civilians, politicians, former dissidents, and present insurgents, enhanced by Kukis's compelling individual portraits. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156929
- ISBN
- 9780231156929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428949
- ISBN
- 9780226428949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. Traces the growth of a middle class in Kathmandu as urban Nepalis harness the modern cultural resources of mass media and consumer goods to build modern identities and pioneer a new socio-cultural space in one of the world's 'least developed countries'. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 maps. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; GTF; JFC; JFSC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095936
- ISBN
- 9780691095936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428802
- ISBN
- 9780226428802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.65€ 89.84
€ 107.65
€ 89.84
Paperback. Was George Mallory the first man to reach the summit of Everest? Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding embark on a death-defying expedition to find out Num Pages: 272 pages, 2x8pp. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BT; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719524929
- ISBN
- 9780719524929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardcover. Across eighteenth-century China a wide range of common people forged government documents or pretended to be officials or other agents of the state. This examination of case records and law codes traces the legal meanings and social and political contexts of small-time swindles that were punished as grave political transgressions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 maps, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 3 b&w illus., 1 map, 3 tab. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295995090
- ISBN
- 9780295995090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. This title investigates what changing burial forms reveal about the ways temple Buddhism is perceived and propagated in contemporary Japan. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730158
- ISBN
- 9780226730158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Hardback. A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826594
- ISBN
- 9780774826594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.94
€ 106.94
Hardback. Anyone concerned with the future of the War on Terror will find Katz's argument highly thought provoking. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBWS4; HBWS5; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405582
- ISBN
- 9781421405582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
paperback. An account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from inside the US Navy Seal team who carried out the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405911894
- ISBN
- 9781405911894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762069
- ISBN
- 9780804762069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.65
€ 160.65
Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471089704
- ISBN
- 9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.87
€ 40.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. Brimming with verve and dramatic incident, this title offers insights into the life story of this Singapore island city-state through the personal experiences of the workers, adventurers, rulers and revolutionaries who have shaped its history over the last centuries. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 238 x 33. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814385169
- ISBN
- 9789814385169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Hardcover. Originally published: Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2008. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 201 x 20. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364322
- ISBN
- 9781568364322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.18
€ 27.99
€ 25.18
Hardback. universities counter these trends and restore the palace of American higher learning. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417998
- ISBN
- 9781421417998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.30
€ 35.99
€ 30.30