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Paperback. "The paradise of adventurers", Shanghai during World War II was suffused with dangerous glamour. Racketeers, cutthroats and con-men jostled for advantage as secret agents of the great powers waged a complex and sinister struggle for power. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537647
ISBN
9781784537647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. This volume's contributors examine the ways the legacies of socialism continue to shape and inform China's capitalist present, contending that contemporary China is shaped by an overlapping mix of socialist and capitalist institutional strategies, political procedures, legal regulations, religious rituals, and everyday practices. Editor(s): Rojas, Carlos; Litzinger, Ralph A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; KCM; KCP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361930
ISBN
9780822361930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Explains Iran's peculiar cinematic production modes, as well as the role of cinema and media in shaping modernity and a modern national identity in Iran Num Pages: 664 pages, 112 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 934. The Globalizing Era, 1984-2010. 664 pages, 112 photographs. Explains Iran's peculiar cinematic production modes, as well as the role of cinema and media in shaping modernity and a modern national identity in Iran. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBN; APFA. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 40. Weight: 934.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348788
ISBN
9780822348788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 170 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962179
ISBN
9780750962179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A-level History students. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; 4KL; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 191 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471838415
ISBN
9781471838415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816693573
ISBN
9780816693573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Shines a light on the often under-emphasised unarmed and peaceful protest movements in Palestine Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335094
ISBN
9780745335094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.90

Paperback. This collection of seminal primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from the sixteenth century to the present day lays the groundwork for understanding Korean civilization and demonstrates how leading intellectuals and public figures in Korea have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they lived in. Editor(s): Ch'oe, Yongho; Lee, Peter H.; De Bary, William Theodore; Yongho, Ch'oe. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120319
ISBN
9780231120319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. Thirty years ago the author left London and travelled across Asia and back again by train. His account of the journey - "The Great Railway Bazaar" - was a landmark book. Now he makes the trip all over again to discover the changes that have swept the continents. In this book, he gives us the highs and lows of his journey. Num Pages: 496 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1F; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Mariner
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015729
ISBN
9780141015729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164900
ISBN
9780231164900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1320 pages, Approx. 800 illustrations (800 in full color). BIC Classification: 1FPC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 255 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2668.
Publisher
Churchill Livingstone
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780702052163
ISBN
9780702052163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 250 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568365756
ISBN
9781568365756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Lynch, Marc. Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158855
ISBN
9780231158855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. .
Number of pages
660
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316641552
ISBN
9781316641552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 22, 2 tables, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277637
ISBN
9780877277637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A challenge to the belief that modern science was created uniquely in the West and subsequently diffused elsewhere. Through a detailed analysis of knowledge construction in botany, cartography, terrestrial surveying, linguistics, education and colonial administration, Raj demonstrates the crucial role of intercultural encounter and circulation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230238503
ISBN
9780230238503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.12
€ 124.82

Paperback. An original conceptual exploration of Shanghai which examines the emergence today of the 'City of Tomorrow'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JFSG; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043601
ISBN
9781849043601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; AGB; AMX; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 111 x 21. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983912
ISBN
9780141983912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816652754
ISBN
9780816652754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the eight men unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives. This title tells the story of courage under fire, of hairbreadth escapes, of the trained soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS3; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099556671
ISBN
9780099556671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardback. An analysis of the often contradictory reasons why President George W Bush went to war in Iraq and of the war's impact on future US armed intervention abroad. Drawing on various assessments of Bush's presidency, it contends that Bush's invasion of Iraq was more about the arrogance of post - Cold War American power than it was about Saddam Hussein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974370
ISBN
9781597974370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.52

Hardback. Powerful memoir of the personal and political journey of a leading figure in the UK's Jewish community, from idealistic Zionist to critic of Israel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332765
ISBN
9780745332765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. The contributors to this book scrutinise the legitimacy of the Arab regimes that experienced popular uprisings in 2010-2011 and discuss the consequences of public disenchantment with them. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043472
ISBN
9781849043472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. From the diverse voices of young Shi'i Muslims searching for places to hang out, to the Hezbollah officials who want this media-savvy generation to be more politically involved, to the religious leaders worried that Lebanese youth are losing their moral compasses, this title looks at leisure in the Lebanese capital. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HRHP; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153667
ISBN
9780691153667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

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