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Paperback. Presents an inside view of the rich array of characters, political and ideological tensions, and technological genius that defined the imperial cities of China. This book covers the First Emperor's obsessive - and fatal - attempts to engage the Immortals in 219-210 BC, to the creativity that produced the golden age of literature and art. Num Pages: 336 pages, b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950101
- ISBN
- 9781845950101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
The Impact of Trade on Labor. Issues, Perspectives and Experiences fro...
. Ed(S): Hasan, R.; Mitra, D.
Hardback. Proponents of free trade argue that a benefit for developing countries is that it provides economic opportunities for their asset-less workers. To what extent have workers benefited? This book attempts to piece together evidence on the effects of trade liberalization on labor markets in developing countries and selected countries from Asia. Editor(s): Hasan, R.; Mitra, D. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QFG; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444511300
- ISBN
- 9780444511300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.71
€ 226.71
Hardback. Examines the transformation of education policy in China, with an emphasis on transformations in the post-1978 period. This title also emphasises on policy change and its subsequent impact on different aspects of education at various levels of educational institutions, particularly in areas of educational financing and curriculum reform. Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W.; Huang, Tiedan. Series Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W. Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780521862
- ISBN
- 9781780521862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.74
€ 143.74
Hardback. Sheds new light on fighting "the forgotten war" Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 b&w illus., 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009081
- ISBN
- 9780253009081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360. Politics and Ideas. 312 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPFN. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 16. Weight: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152235
- ISBN
- 9780231152235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.59
€ 37.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Analyzes the systematic construction of the image of the Other (that is, non-Muslims) by two radical Islamic Groups. This book documents discourse patterns in the groups' publications and speeches stereotyping non-Muslims as hostile towards Islam and imagining Islam's imminent victory after an inevitable clash with all other civilizations. Series: Islam in Southeast Asia: Views from within Series. Num Pages: 76 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM9; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 86
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749361993
- ISBN
- 9789749361993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.41
€ 16.99
€ 16.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 301 x 250. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241264348
- ISBN
- 9780241264348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 39.05
€ 52.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. Originally published in 1900, this classic guide to the South Indian Railway includes a detailed description of the railway itself, along with useful information for would-be travellers. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650814
- ISBN
- 9781445650814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.46
€ 9.46
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691623108
- ISBN
- 9780691623108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.10
€ 43.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649795
- ISBN
- 9780691649795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.79
€ 125.79
Paperback. This assessment of the struggle for Pakistan s identity, from its birth to the present day, provides a political and cultural understanding of the role and use of Islam in its evolution." Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910853
- ISBN
- 9780817910853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.67
€ 14.67
Hardback. In Africa and Asia, the conceptualization of freedom for individuals and societies has been heavily influenced by the translation of specific European or American ideas of freedom into new political and social contexts. This volume represents a pioneering preliminary assessment of some of the causes and consequences of the process. Editor(s): Taylor, Robert H. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HBJF; HBJH; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745147
- ISBN
- 9780804745147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.20
€ 87.20
Paperback. Based on author's own experiences as a Filapina American filmmaker and as a spectator to urge a shift in thinking about sexualized depictions of Asian/American women in film, video, and theatrical productions, this book moves beyond denunciations of sexualized representations of Asian/American women as necessarily demeaning or negative. Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; APFA; GTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822340331
- ISBN
- 9780822340331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.67
€ 42.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Based on his groundbreaking reporting for Vanity Fair, journalist James Harkin's harrowing investigation into the abduction, captivity, and execution of American journalist James Foley and the fate of more than two-dozen other ISIS hostages. Num Pages: 320 pages, No pictures; possibly a map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141404
- ISBN
- 9780349141404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 47. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062375124
- ISBN
- 9780062375124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.57
€ 21.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. Series: Peoples of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDA; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138841758
- ISBN
- 9781138841758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.04
€ 54.04
Paperback. Tells the history of how the United States government, along with private philanthropies like the Ford and Rockefeller foundations, aimed to win the hearts and bodies of rural Asia in the post World War II decades by crafting strategies to develop and modernize agriculture and the peasant's way of life. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725812
- ISBN
- 9780674725812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.00€ 29.95
€ 31.00
€ 29.95
Paperback. Michael Pillsbury, who has served in senior national security positions in the U.S. government since the days of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, draws on Chinese documents, speeches, and books to reveal the roots of the strategy to supplant the United States as the world's dominant power. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781250081346
- ISBN
- 9781250081346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.05
€ 21.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. Revision of a dissertation . New School for Social Research [New York City]". Issued also as American Anthropological Association. Memoir no. 85. Bibliography: p. 230-259. ix, 265 p. maps, table. 24 cm. Paperback. Good copy. General edge wea". Keywords: "Labor and laboring classes , Indians of South America"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Research Center in Economic Deve
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- SKU
- KEX0074173
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957523
- ISBN
- 9780241957523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47