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Paperback. Focusing on Iran, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, Armies, Tribes and States in the Middle East presents a clear and concise analysis of the nature of armies and the differing guises military reform has taken throughout the region. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767406
- ISBN
- 9781780767406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AFKV; JFD; TJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816689507
- ISBN
- 9780816689507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Hardcover. This text explores the possibility of symbolic public spaces in the context of Chinese cinema. Focusing especially on women, children and the dispossessed, it looks at the way public space is constructed and occupied, both in the Chinese cultrual sphere and in the world of international audiences. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698769
- ISBN
- 9780847698769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Paperback. This work explores the cultural and social developments of the USA during the 1970s and offers a survey of both 1970s popular culture and political, economic, and military developments. Central to the text is the belief that the 1970s were a time of betrayal and loss for the USA. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJPL; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629986
- ISBN
- 9780815629986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.87
€ 26.87
Paperback. In the literary and artistic milieu of early modern Japan the Chinese and Japanese arts flourished side by side. Kodojin, the "Old Taoist" (1865-1944), was the last of these great poet-painters in Japan. This book brings together 150 of Kodojin's Chinese poems (introduced and translated by Jonathan Chaves). Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 halftones, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 2GDC; 2GJ; ACBP; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116572
- ISBN
- 9780231116572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.62
€ 42.99
€ 30.62
Paperback. A collection that offers selections from the foundational texts of the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Zen traditions. Through representative selections from their poetry, letters, sermons, and visual arts, it provides students with an introduction to the first 1200 years of this rich - and often misunderstood - tradition. Editor(s): Addiss, Stephen; Lombardo, Stanley; Roitman, Judith. Num Pages: 312 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209091
- ISBN
- 9780872209091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.75
€ 21.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being debated today, and shows why Progressive Confucianism is a particularly promising approach. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661308
- ISBN
- 9780745661308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. Series: New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys Eup. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748649099
- ISBN
- 9780748649099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 31.58
paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781629144795
- ISBN
- 9781629144795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.42
€ 19.99
€ 18.42
Paperback. Offers a study on mulberry trees in the United Kingdom and also those that grow in Japan - including those located on the Izu Islands. The book also includes all the artefacts created from both the wood and other materials such as silk. Num Pages: 120 pages, 85 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; JFCD; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 222 x 11. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382431
- ISBN
- 9781781382431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.23
€ 27.99
€ 27.23
Hardcover. Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being debated today, and shows why Progressive Confucianism is a particularly promising approach. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661292
- ISBN
- 9780745661292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
Hardback. Offers an analysis of the origins of the Chinese communist revolution in the countryside. This book provides a local perspective on the rise of a revolution that reshaped China and the world. It explores the social cleavages that enabled the revolution to grow and dramatically influenced the structure of conflict within the party itself. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 488 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528789
- ISBN
- 9780742528789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.37
€ 125.37
Paperback. Edited with authority by the influential and respected Stephen Chan, this unique collection of essays gathers together for the first time both African and Chinese perspectives on China's place in Africa. Editor(s): Chan, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780325668
- ISBN
- 9781780325668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.73
€ 30.73
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947662
- ISBN
- 9781933947662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947860
- ISBN
- 9781933947860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.57
€ 146.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages, 7 recorded music items, 1 black & white tables, 7 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995441
- ISBN
- 9780295995441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.25
€ 58.25
Presents a personal account and an analysis of the crises threatening the cradle of civilization. This work challenges policymakers to build bridges, recognize common interests, foster genuine diplomacy, and seek realistically navigable roads to lasting peace, rather than resort to propaganda, threats, and military actions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124469
- ISBN
- 9780813124469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Paperback. Drawing from extensive historical research into how economic and environmental dynamics interacted in the extraction of different materials in the Amazon, especially in the development of the iron mine of Carajas, the authors illustrate the profound connection between global dominance and control of natural resources. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801882432
- ISBN
- 9780801882432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Chinese diplomat V.K. Wellington Koo was involved in virtually every foreign and domestic crisis in 20th century China. This biography gives a picture of one of the essential figures behind the creation of a modern China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123141
- ISBN
- 9780813123141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.45
€ 53.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810834
- ISBN
- 9781591810834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.68
€ 26.99
€ 18.68