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Paperback. Everyone has heard of Ramesses the Great - but what is the truth behind the legend? This book explores the life and times of Egypt's greatest king. Ramesses II was the archetypal Egyptian pharoah: a mighty warrior, an extravagant builder and the father of scores of children. His monuments and image were to be found in every corner of the empire. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDAE; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140280975
ISBN
9780140280975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. This book is an excellent resource in examining the influence that community control can have on crime. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJP; KCM; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739103029
ISBN
9780739103029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.59

Paperback. Brings together the important selections from the volumes on Buddhism, India, China, Tibet, and Japan to give an overview of how religions have been lived by both ordinary and extraordinary people throughout the continent of Asia. This work offers a look at the spectrum of religious practices in Asia over almost three millennia. Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 752 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
Edition
Paperback Octavo
SKU
V9780691090610
ISBN
9780691090610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.98

Paperback. Army's role in the Vietnam War, this book demonstrates with chilling persuasiveness the ways in which the army was unprepared to fight-lessons applicable to today's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801836572
ISBN
9780801836572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. A collection of essays on late imperial and modern Chinese history spans the brilliant forty-year career of the late Frederic E Wakeman, Jr. It offers narratives of critical historical events as well as analyses of China's place in world history. Editor(s): Wakeman, Lea H. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256064
ISBN
9780520256064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

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
€ 29.06

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

€ 67.84

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

€ 125.58

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

€ 141.69

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

Hardback. The fall of the powerful Safavid Dynasty (1501-1722) to invading Afghan tribesmen in 1722 marked a crucial turning point in the country's history. Num Pages: 904 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JF; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764689
ISBN
9781780764689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 446.84

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

€ 158.83

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

€ 179.33

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

€ 71.74

Paperback. In this comprehensive analysis of thirty-five years of population change in the People's Republic of China, the author highlights China's shifting population policies and pieces together the available data, assessing and adjusting them as necessary in order to discover the actual population changes. Num Pages: 508 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 28. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue,Subsequent
SKU
V9780804718875
ISBN
9780804718875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

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
€ 17.86

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
€ 22.27

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

€ 38.25

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
€ 23.85

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

€ 17.99
€ 17.18

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
€ 33.49

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
€ 26.56

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

€ 31.45

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
€ 33.37

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