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Paperback. Originally published in 1961, this book offered a warning about what American forces would face in the jungles of Southeast Asia; a war fought without fronts against a mobile enemy. This book describes the brutality of the Indochina War, in which French forces suffered a staggering defeat at the hands of Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48 b/w photos, 7 drawings, 29 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153183
- ISBN
- 9781844153183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between art house and commercially viable films is heavily emphasised by both scholars and the local media. This book provides a nuanced picture of the Taiwanese film industry since democratisation and isolation from the Peoples Republic of China. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474405577
- ISBN
- 9781474405577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.11
€ 38.99
€ 35.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 160 pages. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Watson, Burton.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152457
- ISBN
- 9780231152457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. Tells stories of a young army captain who risked execution to swim from free-market Taiwan to Communist China, a barber who made $150 million in the gambling dens of Macau, and, the richest woman in China, a recycling tycoon known as the 'Wastepaper Queen'. This book describes the clash between the individual and the Communist Party's struggle. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099589976
- ISBN
- 9780099589976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. This invaluable interpretive tool, first published in 1937, is now available for the first time in a paperback edition specially aimed at students of Chinese Buddhism. Num Pages: 536 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CBD; GBC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 291 x 37. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700714551
- ISBN
- 9780700714551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.23
€ 105.23
Paperback. Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1870-1958) was knighted in 1929 and became the first Indian historian to gain honorary membership in the American Historical Association. This book examines Sarkar's career - and poignant obsolescence - as a way in to larger questions about the discipline of history and its public life. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBAH; HBJF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100456
- ISBN
- 9780226100456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Bryant, Julius; Weber, Susan. Num Pages: 600 pages, 700 color + 37 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; ACBP; ACV; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 284 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2728.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300221596
- ISBN
- 9780300221596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.21€ 54.98
€ 65.21
€ 54.98
Paperback. Offers insights into the state of EU-Korea relations and considers potential lessons for other bilateral and regional initiatives. This is a study of the recently concluded South Korea-EU FTA and its implications for relations between the two partners. It analyses the key provisions of the South Korea-EU FTA in detail. Editor(s): Harrison, James. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 1QFE; JPS; KCL; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668632
- ISBN
- 9780748668632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. Fully updated third edition of the practical all-in-one guide to travelling along the Silk Road from the Mediterranean Sea across Asia to China. Includes Syria, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China, with 60 maps and town plans; getting to the region, transport, what to see, where to stay & where to eat, & history. Num Pages: 446 pages, 24 colour photos, 51 city guides and maps. BIC Classification: 1F; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 121 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Trailblazer Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905864324
- ISBN
- 9781905864324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.85
€ 26.99
€ 20.85
Paperback. A journey through the elusive world of traditional Japanese tattooing, based largely on Takahiro's experiences as a client and student of the master Hiryoshi III. He and Katie trace bushido, the samurai code of chivalry, through the imagery and interpersonal dynamics of the veiled subculture. They i Num Pages: 160 pages, 220 color & 32 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AB; AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 798. Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo. 160 pages, 252photos(220 colour ) , index. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AB; AFY. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight: 804.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764312014
- ISBN
- 9780764312014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Critical look at Southeast Asia from Muslim perspective Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Series: Critical Muslim. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMN; HRH; JFSR2; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 202 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043083
- ISBN
- 9781849043083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.89
€ 30.89
Paperback. Moving true-life story of a young woman's 10-year attempt to free her abducted sister from Yemeni slavery. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BGA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751543698
- ISBN
- 9780751543698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KNH0001530
- ISBN
- 9781848400139
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRAM6; JFSR2; JPWL; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174268
- ISBN
- 9780231174268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.21€ 50.63
€ 65.21
€ 50.63
Paperback. Having fought tirelessly for democracy, equality before the law and freedom of speech, Ebadi became a global voice of inspiration. Yet, inside her own country, her life has been plagued by surveillance, intimidation and violence. This book tells shocking stories of how the Iranian authorities eventually forced her into exile. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846045028
- ISBN
- 9781846045028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.80
€ 20.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402210877
- ISBN
- 9781402210877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRLK; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Destiny Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892818082
- ISBN
- 9780892818082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Goes beyond the media stereotype of fashionable parties in North Tehran to examine the quotidian realities of how society has evolved in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Editor(s): Monshipouri, Mahmood. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044837
- ISBN
- 9781849044837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. On the Wonders of Land and Sea is a comparative study of travel writers in the eastern Islamic world from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Situating texts in their socio-historical contexts, the essays study works by male and female Muslim and Parsi/Zoroastrian travelers in the Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Europe. Editor(s): Micallef, Roberta; Sharma, Sunil. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073340
- ISBN
- 9780674073340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.45
€ 23.99
€ 20.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 422 colour & b/w photos & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348907
- ISBN
- 9780764348907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.20€ 46.73
€ 65.20
€ 46.73