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Paperback. Known for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more. Num Pages: 426 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 9 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608. Japan's Criminal Underworld. 426 pages, illustrations. Known for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 26. Weight: 608.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274907
- ISBN
- 9780520274907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Hardcover. This study focuses upon how service in China changed Alabama missionaries, and the respect they gained for this ancient culture. The emphasis moves away from the failure of Christianity to change China and towards a new synthesis, neither entirely Southern nor Chinese, as the two cultures blended. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 921. Fine copy
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KST0010470
- ISBN
- 9780817308339
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between arthouse and commercially viable films is heavily emphasized by both scholars and the local media. This book provides a nuanced picture of the Taiwanese film industry since democratization and isolation from the Peoples Republic of China. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682010
- ISBN
- 9780748682010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 102.83
€ 106.47
€ 102.83
Paperback. In 2003, the author arrived in Egypt as a 23-year-old trainee journalist. She found a country on the brink of change. In this book, she unravels the complex forces shaping the lives of four young Egyptians caught between tradition and modernity, and what their stories mean for the future of the Middle East. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846557637
- ISBN
- 9781846557637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. In 1900 just over a thousand British civil servants ruled a population of nearly 300 million people spread over a territory now covered by India, Pakistan, Burma and Bangladesh. This title traces the lives of its officials, from recruitment to retirement, from jungle to Government House, from a bungalow in Burma to a residency in Rajputana. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Pimlico London
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665650
- ISBN
- 9780712665650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. This title traces the changes that both underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw the geographic redefinition of China, engagement with the outside world, significant changes to family life, and the introduction of religions. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060357
- ISBN
- 9780674060357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.81
€ 29.99
€ 25.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610396097
- ISBN
- 9781610396097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.59
€ 30.99
€ 20.59
Hardcover. By mid-1944 the Axis missile guidance systems were systematically interfered by the Allies superior technology. As an emergency measure, Germany was forced to use the Soviet tactics of fighter-taran against the American bombers, while Japan used the terminal dive bomber ritual against the invasion fleets and designed new airplanes to that purpose. Num Pages: 288 pages, 128 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555651
- ISBN
- 9781781555651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.73
€ 40.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1MBN; BGSA; BM; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578489
- ISBN
- 9781877578489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.80
€ 30.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. Examining Iraqi history in a search for clues to understanding contemporary political affairs, this title illustrates how the quality of Ba'thi pan-Arabism as an ideology, the centrality of the first experience of pan-Arabism in Iraq, and the interaction between the Ba'th and communist parties in Iraq from 1958 to 1968. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492. The Politics of Modern Iraq. 346 pages. Examining Iraqi history in a search for clues to understanding contemporary political affairs, this title illustrates how the quality of Ba'thi pan-Arabism as an ideology, the centrality of the first experience of pan-Arabism in Iraq, and the interaction between the Ba'th and communist parties in Iraq from 1958 to 1968. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; JFC; JPA; JPF. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight: 492.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 346
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214392
- ISBN
- 9780520214392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. The Israel Air Force (IAF) has accumulated as much battle experience as any air force in the world during the post-Second World War era, and it has recorded many outstanding accomplishments throughout a seemingly endless string of interstate wars, asymmetrical wars, counterinsurgency campaigns, and special operations.. This book examines .. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; G; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196530
- ISBN
- 9781845196530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535223
- ISBN
- 9781784535223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.96€ 88.44
€ 141.96
€ 88.44
Paperback. The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and best-known legal text of ancient India. A seminal Hindu work, it is important for its classic description of the many social institutions which have come to be identified with Indian society. Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text. Translator(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555338
- ISBN
- 9780199555338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Full-Colour Throughout; 30 ZEN Koans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Publisher
- TUTTLE PUB
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805312049
- ISBN
- 9784805312049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.49
€ 40.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. In 1980, at the age of ten, Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia and flew to the US as a refugee. She and her eldest brother, with whom she escaped, left behind their three surviving siblings. This book follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845963088
- ISBN
- 9781845963088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. A brilliant and captivating insight into the bizarre nature of contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; WSTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753808580
- ISBN
- 9780753808580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783783113
- ISBN
- 9781783783113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Spellmount
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752490007
- ISBN
- 9780752490007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 110 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 265 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236520
- ISBN
- 9781780236520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.37
€ 30.99
€ 26.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGH; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1171.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277132
- ISBN
- 9780877277132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. Culture Smart! Kazakhstan offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of Kazakhstan. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCZ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 117 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Kuperard
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857336818
- ISBN
- 9781857336818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.08
€ 13.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. This concise and timely book, written by one of the worlda s leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; GTF; JPH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632391
- ISBN
- 9780745632391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 46. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173047
- ISBN
- 9780691173047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Talking about Iraq war, this title recounts how the US set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq, showing the consequences of this policy. It looks at the struggles of individual American soldiers and civilians and Iraqis from various backgrounds. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230440
- ISBN
- 9780571230440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05