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Paperback. Attempts to explain the country's politics in the light of the historical evolution of state-society relations in Myanmar since the pre-colonial kings, through the colonial era onwards, and third, post-colonial regime in this strategically important South East Asian nation. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1750.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Unknown
- Number of pages
- 540
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659099
- ISBN
- 9781850659099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.57
€ 40.99
€ 36.57
Hardback. In Africa and Asia, the conceptualization of freedom for individuals and societies has been heavily influenced by the translation of specific European or American ideas of freedom into new political and social contexts. This volume represents a pioneering preliminary assessment of some of the causes and consequences of the process. Editor(s): Taylor, Robert H. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HBJF; HBJH; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745147
- ISBN
- 9780804745147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.20
€ 87.20
Hardback. Robert Hart was the Ch'ing government's Inspector General of the Maritime Customs Service. These journals follow on from "Entering China's Service" and cover the years when Hart was setting up Customs procedures, establishing a modus operandi with the Ch'ing bureaucracy and inspecting treaty ports. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 half-tones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674775305
- ISBN
- 9780674775305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.18
€ 44.99
€ 37.18
Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760155
- ISBN
- 9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.76€ 136.16
€ 154.76
€ 136.16
Hardcover. Robert Hopkins Miller spent nearly one-third of his forty-year Foreign Service career on Americas unsuccessful Vietnam venture from 1962 to the end of the war. This memoir of his full career emphasizes his Vietnam years, covering his postings in Europe and assignments as ambassador to Malaysia, 1977-80, and to Cte dIvoire, 1983-86. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBWS2; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724914
- ISBN
- 9780896724914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
paperback. Why does Hamas refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the state of Israel? What makes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so intractable? Reflecting both Israeli and Palestinian points of view, this volume addresses the two powerful, bitterly contested, competing historical narratives that underpin the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218575
- ISBN
- 9780253218575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.53
€ 26.53
Hardback. Presenting fresh insights on the internal dynamics and global contexts that shaped foreign relations in early modern Japan, this book challenges the largely accepted wisdom that the Tokugawa shogunate, guided by an ideology of seclusion, stifled intercourse with the outside world, especially in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035775
- ISBN
- 9780674035775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.29
€ 45.99
€ 38.29
Paperback. "The Arabian Nights" has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Many people are familiar with the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. Yet few people have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is. This companion seeks to remedy this. Num Pages: 360 pages, chronology, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QDAP; DSA; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Tauris Parke Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649837
- ISBN
- 9781860649837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.43
€ 25.99
€ 22.43
paperback. The history of Orientalism shows that, whether making philological comparisons between Arabic and Hebrew, cataloguing the coins of Fatimid Egypt or establishing the chronology of Harun al-Rashid's military campaigns against Byzantium, scholars have been unified by their shared obsession. This book is a work of scholarship. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140289237
- ISBN
- 9780140289237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.76
€ 20.99
€ 16.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477171
- ISBN
- 9780801477171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.83
€ 49.99
€ 43.83
Hardback. Focusing on the two decades framed by Indian independence in 1947 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, this study examines American policy towards the Indian subcontinent, and analyzes the motivations behind America's pursuit of Pakistan and India as strategic Cold War prizes. Num Pages: 431 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082266
- ISBN
- 9780231082266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.17
€ 156.17
paperback. The most complete picture to date of how U.S. strategies of containment and empire-building spiraled out of control in Southeast Asia, investigating also how the demoralizing experience of Vietnam radically undermined U.S. enthusiasm for the region in a strategic sense. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231108812
- ISBN
- 9780231108812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550. Good clean copy in dustjacket. DJ has some nicks but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KTJ0042799
- ISBN
- 9780804709620
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.86
€ 6.86
Paperback. Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China Num Pages: 510 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807842539
- ISBN
- 9780807842539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447853
- ISBN
- 9780801447853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Paperback. This book offers a concise history of US policy in Iraq since 1990 and how it has evolved over two decades. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198998
- ISBN
- 9781405198998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.79
€ 47.79
Hardcover. Offering an in-depth history of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) from 1955 to 1975, the author takes readers into the barracks and training centers of the ARVN to plumb the hearts and souls of these forgotten soldiers. He explores the lives of ordinary men, focusing on troop morale and motivation within the context of Vietnamese society. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614332
- ISBN
- 9780700614332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Hardback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621004141
- ISBN
- 9781621004141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.42€ 149.96
€ 221.42
€ 149.96
Paperback. The real Top Gun - the dramatic account of the US Navy's fighter pilots and how they took back the skies over Vietnam Num Pages: 320 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 300 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908059000
- ISBN
- 9781908059000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Rothstein, Robert L.; Ma'oz, Moshe; Shikaki, Khalil. Series: Studies in Peace Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190583
- ISBN
- 9781845190583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.16
€ 36.99
€ 33.16