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Paperback. The author was forced into exile by Assad's regime. When the uprising in Syria turned to bloodshed, she was determined to take action and secretly returned several times. From the first peaceful protests for democracy to the arrival of ISIS, this is her powerful and courageous testament to what she found inside the borders of her homeland. Translator(s): Gowanlock, Nashwa; Kemp, Ruth Ahmedzai. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; BM; HBJF1; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846044885
- ISBN
- 9781846044885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Translation of: Nihaayat al-arab fai funaun al-adab. Translator(s): Muhanna, Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; DN; GBA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107484
- ISBN
- 9780143107484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Examines the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, especially from 1953 to 1979, in the context of his regime's dependence on the United States and his dreams of transforming Iran into a world power. This book argues that, despite the Shah's early achievements, his goals and policies were full of inherent contradictions and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBJF; JFSR; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- With a New introduction and preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140407
- ISBN
- 9780691140407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. How does empire affect the route to successor sovereign states and their features? This systematic comparison of empires and their consequences for sovereignty applies theory to the political structures of states, and the differences between them, in the Middle East and Central Asia. Editor(s): Cummings, Sally N.; Hinnesbusch, Raymond. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; JFSR2; JPB; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 622. Comparing the Middle East and Central Asia. 408 pages. Editor(s): Cummings, Sally N.; Hinnesbusch, Raymond. How does empire affect the route to successor sovereign states and their features? This systematic comparison of empires and their consequences for sovereignty applies theory to the political structures of states, and the differences between them, in the Middle East and Central Asia. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; JFSR2; JPB; JPS. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 22. Weight: 622.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668557
- ISBN
- 9780748668557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.94
€ 40.99
€ 35.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 223.
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814625135
- ISBN
- 9789814625135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.89
€ 18.99
€ 16.89
Paperback. A monograph that places Ainu - the native people living in Ezo, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago - at the center of an exploration of Japanese expansion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the height of the Tokugawa shogunal era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 figures, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542. Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion, 1590-1800. 344 pages, 23 figures, 4 maps, 3 tables. A monograph that places Ainu - the native people living in Ezo, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago - at the center of an exploration of Japanese expansion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the height of the Tokugawa shogunal era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight: 486.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248342
- ISBN
- 9780520248342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.35
€ 36.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. The story of an extraordinary campaign in the Vietnam War - fought in a 200-mile labyrinth of underground tunnels and chambers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- CASSELL LBS (ORIO)
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367153
- ISBN
- 9780304367153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Written from the perspective of a foreign student who has just arrived in China, this title provides the lessons and learning materials about the changing face of China. It includes lessons on daily life, such as doing laundry and getting a haircut, as well as visiting the zoo, night markets, and the Great Wall. Series: The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJBR; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 219 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1236.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148366
- ISBN
- 9780691148366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.45€ 62.68
€ 76.45
€ 62.68
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Austin Macauley Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786290427
- ISBN
- 9781786290427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.77
€ 32.99
€ 23.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Ross, Robert S.; Tunsjo, Oystein. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501709197
- ISBN
- 9781501709197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Hardcover. Combining political theory and sociological interviews spanning four countries, the author explores the Jewish Diaspora/Israel relationship and suggests that instead of looking at Diaspora Jews' relationship with Israel being a matter of loyalty, it is one of obligation. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692309
- ISBN
- 9780748692309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.10€ 107.83
€ 113.10
€ 107.83
Paperback. In North Korea, citizens found humming South Korean pop songs risk being sent to a gulag for six months of hard labour. Jail sentences are handed out if portraits of the late Kim Jong-il are not properly dusted. Shoot-to-kill orders are in effect for anyone caught trying to cross the Yalu or Tumen Rivers into China. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578659
- ISBN
- 9780099578659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. In Japan, people live longer than anywhere else on Earth; obesity is virtually unknown, and 40-year-old women look like they're 20. Filled with healthy recipes and evocative reminiscences, this book is suitable for those who are tired of counting calories and carbs, and finding themselves on diets that don't work. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; VFMD; WBH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091907105
- ISBN
- 9780091907105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.42
€ 23.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- With a new preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152891
- ISBN
- 9780231152891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Did you know Chinese don't eat soup, they drink it? That their surnames come before their first names? That their good sense is to be found not in their heads but in their hearts? Or that white is their colour of mourning? This title provides a guide to China's sociable and friendly people and their complex and often contradictory society. Translator(s): Tobler, Stefan. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907973178
- ISBN
- 9781907973178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 21 b&w illustrations and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179225
- ISBN
- 9780231179225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.95€ 62.64
€ 80.95
€ 62.64
Paperback. The writing of history used to concentrate on narrative, analysis or theory. The historian stayed out of sight. This book is part of a more recent trend. Here, Susanna Hoe discusses her relationship to her material, the processes of research and writing, and her characters. Num Pages: 376 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500. Exploring Women's History in China, Hong Kong and Macau. 376 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. The writing of history used to concentrate on narrative, analysis or theory. The historian stayed out of sight. This book is part of a more recent trend. Here, Susanna Hoe discusses her relationship to her material, the processes of research and writing, and her characters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight: 500.
- Publisher
- Insomniac Pr
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789627992035
- ISBN
- 9789627992035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.63
€ 19.63
paperback. This study offers a systematic account of the relationship between the nation-state, nationalism, and the concept of linear history. Num Pages: 286 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167220
- ISBN
- 9780226167220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.39
€ 37.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Series: Princeton Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 520 color illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154855
- ISBN
- 9780691154855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. An exploration of a troubling phenomenon: the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand - and with it the "Great Battle," prophesied by both Sunni and Shi'i tradition, which many believers expect will begin in the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands. It uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272644
- ISBN
- 9780520272644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.04
€ 33.99
€ 25.04
Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DS; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088412
- ISBN
- 9780674088412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10
Paperback. This Student Book is written specifically to match the new 2016 AQA GCSE History specification, and is developed by Aaron Wilkes, an experienced Head of History, and Jon Cloake, an author with examining experience. Features such as Sources, Practice Questions and Study Tips help students prepare for the new AQA exams. Series Editor(s): Cloake, J. A. Num Pages: 104 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 265 x 195. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198412649
- ISBN
- 9780198412649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.33
€ 31.33
Paperback. Toward the end of the 13th century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian Christian monk from China called Rabban Sauma was making the reverse journey from the Mongol capital to Jerusalem. This book traces Sauma's trans-Eurasian travels against the era of the Mongol Empire and the last Crusades. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262379
- ISBN
- 9780520262379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.04
€ 33.99
€ 25.04
Hardback. A new diplomatic and military history of South Asia's 'Forgotten War' and of its impact on India and Pakistan A compellingly told history of a nasty five week war that involved some of the largest tank battles since the end of the Second World War and led to thousands of casualties on both sides, many details of which are still little known. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042307
- ISBN
- 9781849042307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.57
€ 40.99
€ 36.57