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Paperback. In the spring of 1966, while the war in Vietnam was still popular, the US military decided to reactivate the 9th Infantry Division as part of the military build-up. This title tells the story of young draftees who had done everything that their nation had asked of them and had received so little in return - lost faces of a distant war. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBWS2; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472803337
ISBN
9781472803337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166058
ISBN
9780231166058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.01

Hardback. An insight into Syria's most influential Islamist movement and how its rebirth from the ashes of history is shaping the conflict in Syria. The author draws on previously untapped sources, including interviews with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042857
ISBN
9781849042857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.44
€ 51.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238. Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing. 208 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9. Dimension: 188 x 211 x 16. Weight: 230.
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892818662
ISBN
9780892818662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardcover. The sole quintuple spy of the Second World War he was the only spy the Soviet Union shared with the British who codenamed him Silver. He fooled the Nazis into paying him GBP2.5 m. They also gave him a transmitter which he used to broadcast false military information directly to Abwehr headquarters in Berlin. The Germans awarded him the Iron Cross. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 black and white photographs and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FK; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553718
ISBN
9781781553718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Hood, Martin. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; RGBS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Univ Hawaii Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824847524
ISBN
9780824847524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Missionaries who served in China had differing views of their religion and differing ideas of how to spread it, but when all foreign missionaries were forced to leave China in 1949 many thought their effort had been in vain. Yet some scholars predict that soon China will be the country with the largest Christian population in the world. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; HRAX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Fortress Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451472301
ISBN
9781451472301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. Compelling account of a legendary Palestinian resistance fighter. From refugee camp to international infamy. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329512
ISBN
9780745329512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. Examines the complex history of Japanese colonial and postcolonial interactions with Korea, particularly in matters of cultural policy. This book focuses on past and present Japanese fascination with Korean culture as he reassesses colonial anthropology, heritage curation, cultural policy, and Korean performance art in Japanese mass media culture. Series: Colonialisms S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386. Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945. Series: Colonialisms S. 280 pages, illustrations. Examines the complex history of Japanese colonial and postcolonial interactions with Korea, particularly in matters of cultural policy. This book focuses on past and present Japanese fascination with Korean culture as he reassesses colonial anthropology, heritage curation, cultural policy, and Korean performance art in Japanese mass media culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 18. Weight: 386.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266742
ISBN
9780520266742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. A selection of source readings on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion in the Land of the Rising Sun. This work includes: readings on early and medieval Shinto and on the tea ceremony, readings on state Buddhism and Chinese political thought influential in Japan, and sections on women's education. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Keene, Donald; Tanabe, George J.; Varley, Paul. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121392
ISBN
9780231121392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.93

Paperback. World-renowned Iranian expert presents the first comprehensive introduction to one of the world's most controversial and misunderstood countries Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780742724
ISBN
9781780742724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Hardcover. A major new study of avant-garde Japanese fashion, from the early 1980s to the present day. Featured designers include such international masters as Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake and Jun Watanabe, as well as a new generation of radical designers, such as Jun Takahashi. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 207 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Publisher
Merrell Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858945460
ISBN
9781858945460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 tables, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; GTB; JPS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456770
ISBN
9780801456770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.44

paperback. Presents the history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book presents an account of the military engagements and focuses on the war's political dimensions. It probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of the Israeli and Western documentation. Num Pages: 544 pages, 25 black-&-white illustrations + 30 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151121
ISBN
9780300151121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Hardback. This book gathers the main scientific outputs of POREEN, a four-year project on partnering opportunities between Europe and China in the renewable energy and environmental industries. It investigates the main challenges and opportunities related to Sino-European dialogue and cooperation in the green sector with a focus on sustainable growth. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; KCN; KNBT; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786353320
ISBN
9781786353320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.39

Paperback. Stalingrad in the jungle: the battle that doomed the French Empire and led America into Vietnam Num Pages: 752 pages, 16, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 56. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Cassell Military Paperbacks
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366927
ISBN
9780304366927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.38

Hardback. Examines some of the myriad ways in which Islam is being expressed in contemporary Indonesian life and politics. This book gives insights into such topics as the marketisation of Islam, contemporary pilgrimage, the rise of mass preachers, gender and Islamic politics, online fatwa, and trends among Islamist vigilante and criminal groups. Editor(s): Fealy, Greg; White, Sally A. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRHP; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812308511
ISBN
9789812308511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.05
€ 46.80

Paperback. Written by a mountaineer who in 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, drifted cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. It tells how moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. It tells the story of that promise and its outcome. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; BM; JKSN1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034263
ISBN
9780141034263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDT; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 311 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1915.
Publisher
Shambhala
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570624162
ISBN
9781570624162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.24
€ 58.65

Paperback. A title, in which, the millennia of mercantile and cultural exchange along the Silk Route are celebrated by travellers and writers from Marco Polo to Sven Hedin, from William of Rubrick to Ella Maillart Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011840
ISBN
9781906011840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2013. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568589510
ISBN
9781568589510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.69

Paperback. Translator(s): Williams, Tony. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2,200 color photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1HB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 127. Weight in Grams: 2200.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172439
ISBN
9780691172439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 125 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBTP; RGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403975423
ISBN
9781403975423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.36

Paperback. When the author finds a photo among her father's possessions shortly after his death, she recognises the child in the veil and bride's clothes as her mother, but the groom is unfamiliar. Who had her mother married all those years before? This title presents the story of the insufferable mother-daughter bond. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099525486
ISBN
9780099525486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.53

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