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Paperback. From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. This book tells the story of Japan's female warriors, revealing the role of the women of the samurai class in their many manifestations. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 166 x 5. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846039515
ISBN
9781846039515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 colour plates, 40 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFZ; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226264363
ISBN
9780226264363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 178 pages, 160 Colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
PIE Books Japan
Number of pages
178
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9784894449053
ISBN
9784894449053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACN; AK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Imperfect Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981484600
ISBN
9780981484600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPCH; 1KBB; 1MBF; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118274835
ISBN
9781118274835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.34

paperback. What are the myths - and reality - behind the state of Israel Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786630193
ISBN
9781786630193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.78

Hardcover. The Secretary General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996, Boutros-Ghali writes bluntly of the conflict between the US and the UN. He tells the inside story of debacles in the Middle East, Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda and Haiti, and warns of future dangers ensuing from US hostility. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1FB; 1HFGR; 1HFGS; 1KBB; 1KJH; BG; HBTV; JPQB; JPSN1; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672. Fine clean copy with dust jacket in excellent condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KSG0001249
ISBN
9781860644979
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.28

Paperback. The economic rise of China and India has attracted a great deal of attention - and justifiably so. The author scrutinizes the phenomenal rise of both nations, and demolishes the myths that have accumulated around the economic achievements of these two giants over the years. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; KCG; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156408
ISBN
9780691156408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816693368
ISBN
9780816693368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardcover. More than 500 images explore the free-form embroidered creations of the tribal people of India's renown Gujarat Province. Dating back 30 to 100 years, they include original garments, temple offerings, welcome banners, and second-generation quilted works t Num Pages: 208 pages, 800 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1382. India's Tribal Textile Art. 208 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFW. Dimension: 287 x 228 x 24. Weight: 1384.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330322
ISBN
9780764330322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Shih, Shu-mei; Tsai, Chien-hsin; Bernards, Brian. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644. A Critical Reader. Series: Global Chinese Culture. 472 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 1 figures. Editor(s): Shih, Shu-mei; Tsai, Chien-hsin; Bernards, Brian. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFC; JHB. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight: 644.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157513
ISBN
9780231157513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.07

Paperback. An anthology of classic Granta pieces on India. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862077843
ISBN
9781862077843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. In an era marked by atrocities perpetrated on a grand scale, the tragedy of the comfort women - mostly Korean women forced into prostitution by Japanese army - endures as one of the darkest events of World War II. This study reveals that the forces of Japanese colonialism and Korean patriarchy together determined the fate of Korean comfort women. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones, 4 maps, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226767772
ISBN
9780226767772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Medina Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909339613
ISBN
9781909339613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Drawing on new research, The Balfour Declaration gets to the heart of the present crisis in the Middle East by going back to the roots of the conflict in a British government communication of autumn of 1917. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384. The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. Drawing on new research, The Balfour Declaration gets to the heart of the present crisis in the Middle East by going back to the roots of the conflict in a British government communication of autumn of 1917. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight: 330.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809709
ISBN
9781408809709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700195
ISBN
9781784700195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. "Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" uses blurbs. Editor(s): Sa'di, Ahmad H.; Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502. Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory. Series: Cultures of History S. 416 pages, 14 illustrations. Editor(s): Sa'Di, Ahmad H.; Abu-Lughod, Lila. "Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" uses blurbs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHM; JP. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 502.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135795
ISBN
9780231135795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. This edition considers the metamorphosis of modern Japan in the light of key events of the 20th century, focusing on the economic miracle, the influence of Japan's troubled past in Asia, the implications of the demographic time-bomb, the third transformation and the lost decade of the 1990s. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408234518
ISBN
9781408234518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.92

Paperback. The poetry written by the Japanese imperial court between A.D. 550 and 1350 is regarded as one of the great literatures of the world. This volume introduces readers to that literature, offering at once a condensation, a reorganization, and an extension (to A.D. 1500) of "Japanese Court Poetry" (1901). (Poetry) Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804706360
ISBN
9780804706360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Presents the portrait not only of the city of Bangkok, but also of the dynasty and culture which created it. This work unravels the plots, coups, wars, assassinations, invasions and counter-coups of three hundred years of history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955010521
ISBN
9780955010521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

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