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Hardcover. This book sets out to unravel and explain the puzzle of the global rise of China: how, in just forty years, China has been quickly transformed from a poor, backward third-world country to one of the world s core economic powerhouses. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664736
- ISBN
- 9780745664736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
paperback. 'A 'Must' read for anyone interested in the debate about globalization and its discontents.' Joseph H.H. Weiler, Jean Monnet Professor of Law, NYU School of Law Num Pages: 424 pages, 45 figures/10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745316758
- ISBN
- 9780745316758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.56
€ 43.99
€ 28.56
Hardcover. A widely respected legal scholar, Islamist activist, and renowned host of al-Jazeera's most popular religious program, "Sharia and Life", Yusuf al-Qaradawi is a controversial figure of contemporary Islamism. This book contains essays that initiate readers into his immensely influential speeches and thought. Editor(s): Graf, Bettina; Skovgaard-Petersen, Jakob. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659303
- ISBN
- 9781850659303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.13
€ 50.13
Paperback. Now in paperback, this is the first book to critically analyze the future of higher education systems in the four BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - and the USA, analyzing academic salaries, contracts and working conditions and how national policy will affect the academic profession in each context. Editor(s): Altbach, Philip G.; Androushchak, Gregory; Kuzminov, Yaroslav; Yudkevich, Maria; Reisberg, Liz. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KLSB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493613
- ISBN
- 9781137493613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.01
€ 122.01
Paperback. Introducing an exciting new series for business and leisure travelers! Traveling in a foreign country is always much more rewarding when you have a working familiarity with its customs, habits, tastes, and mores. This is especially true for business travelers for whom a simple point of etiquette can make or break a deal. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; KJK; WJX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471369493
- ISBN
- 9780471369493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. A work that chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes. Num Pages: 480 pages, 78 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSG; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070636
- ISBN
- 9780691070636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 157 x 5. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628082142
- ISBN
- 9781628082142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 58.29
€ 83.17
€ 58.29
Paperback. 'The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Talent -- or the Job -- You Need' provides useful information to companies and individuals evaluating global search companies and consultants. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; 1KLS; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787941390
- ISBN
- 9780787941390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Paperback. An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007554850
- ISBN
- 9780007554850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. August 2014, Farida Khalaf was just a normal Yazidi girl, living in northern Iraq. Then her village was attacked by ISIS fighters who murdered the men and the boys of her village, including her father and brothers, before taking Farida prisoner along with the rest of the women. This is the story of what happened to Farida after she was captured. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM; BTP; HRAM2; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784702755
- ISBN
- 9781784702755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBLC1; JFSC; KCZ; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630076
- ISBN
- 9780691630076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.20
€ 106.20
Paperback. Somerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel, and he recorded the sights and sounds of his wide-ranging journeys with an urbane, wry style all his own. This book presents an account of his trip through what was then Burma and Siam, ending in Haiphong, Vietnam. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286776
- ISBN
- 9780099286776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardback. A trenchant reappraisal of Chinese communist foreign policy that provides the first comprehensive analysis of the actual party documents, memoirs, and writings of Mao Zedong that have only recently become available. Num Pages: 343 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPFC; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103107
- ISBN
- 9780231103107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.66
€ 146.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; GTJ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Just World Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682570029
- ISBN
- 9781682570029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.79
€ 20.99
€ 19.79
Hardcover. Chiang Ching-kuo, son and political heir of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, died in 1988 as the leader of Taiwan, a budding democracy. This book examines his role in the struggles of 20th century China as well as his integral part in Taiwan's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002876
- ISBN
- 9780674002876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.82€ 84.01
€ 93.82
€ 84.01
Hardback. What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group - rural women - at the center of the inquiry? This title explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 472 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780. Rural Women and China's Collective Past. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. 472 pages, Illustrations, maps. What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group - rural women - at the center of the inquiry? This title explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 36. Weight: 780.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267701
- ISBN
- 9780520267701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37€ 64.45
€ 84.37
€ 64.45
Paperback. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 black & white photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282490
- ISBN
- 9780520282490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Yang, Anand A.; Sivaramakrishnan, K.; Kaimal, Padma. Series: Global South Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995649
- ISBN
- 9780295995649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.57
€ 132.57
Paperback. An illustrated account of The Gempei War - a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. It examines the events of the five-year long conflict, revealing the changes that the war inflicted on Japanese culture and the establishment of many of the traditions of the samurai. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 82 col. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472813848
- ISBN
- 9781472813848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.30
€ 23.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. Offers an exploration of the lives of gay men in Indonesia. Based on a range of field methods, this book explores how Indonesian gay and lesbian identities are shaped by nationalism and globalization. It examines the possibilities of an "archipelagic" perspective on sameness and difference. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 13 line illus. 2 tables. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123349
- ISBN
- 9780691123349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; DS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629966751
- ISBN
- 9789629966751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
Paperback. In 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official intermediary between the ruthless conqueror and the refugees behind the French embassy gate. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; HBTZ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099449195
- ISBN
- 9780099449195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Walk with landscape architect and scholar Ron Henderson through seventeen of Suzhou's classical Chinese garden masterpieces. This insightful guide is fully illustrated with newly drawn plans, maps, and original photographs. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 111 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222142
- ISBN
- 9780812222142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Hardback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book not only describes a contemporary understanding of the Gaddi's engagement with the environment but also analyzes religious practices and performances of social relations, as well as media practices and notions of aesthetics. Num Pages: 220 pages, 13 ills, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459299
- ISBN
- 9780857459299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94