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Paperback. Former Guardian and Observer journalist explores the real reasons behind the Gaza pullout -- arguing demography is the heart of the issue. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745325552
- ISBN
- 9780745325552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.66
€ 36.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Presents the inside story of Kurdish guerrilla movement. This book combines reportage and scholarship to give an account of PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPWS; JWDG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795873
- ISBN
- 9780814795873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century. This book offers a tale about the forces driving decision making in health and development policy today, illustrating how the privatization of health care can have catastrophic outcomes for some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCD; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282841
- ISBN
- 9780520282841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
paperback. Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. Copy with some shelf wear, but overall a good and clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- SKU
- KIN0031274
- ISBN
- 9780099472148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Tony Blair and George Bush may have won the war in Iraq, but they are losing the peace at home. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633589
- ISBN
- 9780745633589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.45
€ 73.45
Paperback. Tony Blair and George Bush may have won the war in Iraq, but they are losing the peace at home. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306. Good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0305434
- ISBN
- 9780745633596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Bringing together both contemporary and historical just war concepts, Peter Lee shows that Blair's illusion of morality evaporated quickly and irretrievably after the 2003 Iraqinvasion because the ideas Blair relied upon were taken out of their historical context and applied in a global political system where they no longer hold sway. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JMC; GTJ; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230319271
- ISBN
- 9780230319271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Paperback. Bringing together both contemporary and historical just war concepts, Peter Lee shows that Blair's illusion of morality evaporated quickly and irretrievably after the 2003 Iraqinvasion because the ideas Blair relied upon were taken out of their historical context and applied in a global political system where they no longer hold sway. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JMC; GTJ; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355705
- ISBN
- 9780230355705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384385
- ISBN
- 9781909384385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread to become the world's greatest threat. This title shows how the zeal of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the strategic mistakes of Western governments led to the banner of ISIS being raised over huge swathes of Syria and Iraq. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552172882
- ISBN
- 9780552172882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143109891
- ISBN
- 9780143109891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
paperback. Kohima, 2007. A young man has just been gunned down in cold blood - the latest casualty in the conflict that has brutalized the people of Nagaland, in the neglected northeastern corner of India. This title traces the story of one man's life from 1937 to 2007. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017029
- ISBN
- 9789381017029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.15
€ 15.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. China is poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. This book goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from a premodern past into a modern world. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 384 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806055
- ISBN
- 9780192806055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. East Timor is at last, and at terrible human cost, firmly on the road to independence. Exploring the significance of its passage to freedom-for its people, for Asia, and for the world-this multi-voiced volume offers a comprehensive overview of this newest nation's travails and triumphs in an international context. Series: War and Peace Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBJF; JPH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509672
- ISBN
- 9780742509672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.85
€ 199.85
Paperback. Less than a half century ago, China experienced a cataclysmic famine, which was particularly devastating in the countryside. This book examines the role of food in one rural Chinese community, as it has shaped everyday lives over the course of several tumultuous decades. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 b/w photos, 1 map, 10 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293526
- ISBN
- 9780520293526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912584
- ISBN
- 9781439912584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.62
€ 93.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, 47 figures, 113 plates, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1882.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885923639
- ISBN
- 9781885923639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.63
€ 118.63
Paperback. Clean copy in green cloth covers with gilt title to front and spine. Covers showing some light shelf wear. No dust wrapper. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Southern Historical Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0004819
- ISBN
- 9780893081713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals the complex ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts. Through vivid description and animated dialogue, it conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFSJ; JHBF; JHMP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223592
- ISBN
- 9780520223592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. In 221 BCE the state of Qin vanquished its rivals and established the first empire on Chinese soil, starting a millennium-long imperial age in Chinese history. This book integrates textual sources with archeological and paleographic materials, providing a boldly novel picture of Qin's cultural and political trajectory. Editor(s): Pines, Yuri; Shelach, Gideon; Falkenhausen, Lothar von; Yates, Robin D.S. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289741
- ISBN
- 9780520289741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94