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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

Paperback. New edition of Terry Waite's seminal memoir, celebrating 25 years since his release - with a new foreword and final chapter Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BT; HRCV9; HRCX7; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
25th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473637115
ISBN
9781473637115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took sixty-six Americans captive. Thus began the Iran Hostage Crisis. This book takes a look at the hostage crisis, examining its lessons for America's contemporary War on Terrorism. It includes fresh insights regarding the central players in the crisis. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBG; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127590
ISBN
9780691127590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211513
ISBN
9780520211513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021198
ISBN
9780674021198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Hardcover. Editor(s): Yu, Fu-Lai Tony. Num Pages: 282 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600214981
ISBN
9781600214981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.00
€ 132.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; KCLT; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804799287
ISBN
9780804799287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Brings together 17 essays by leading scholars to construct a comprehensive cultural history of Taiwan under Japanese rule. This book explores a number of topics through a variety of theoretical, comparative, and postcolonial perspectives, painting a complex and nuanced portrait of a pivotal time in the formation of Taiwanese national identity. Editor(s): Liao, Ping-hui; Wang, David Der-Wei. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 illustrations, 16 tables, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137980
ISBN
9780231137980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.11

Hardcover. Editor(s): Marshall, Samantha E. Num Pages: 144 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608760718
ISBN
9781608760718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.34
€ 116.80

Hardcover. Editor(s): Huang, Michael L. Num Pages: 215 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCW; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617614682
ISBN
9781617614682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.22
€ 94.49

Paperback. Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851-64). Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521104869
ISBN
9780521104869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272422
ISBN
9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. This lavishly illustrated book on one of Japan's preeminent painters focuses on the relationship between topography and the language of visual symbols a painter manipulates, or must invent, to suggest specific places. Num Pages: 232 pages, 64 half-tones 33 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 222 x 12. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804720885
ISBN
9780804720885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.50

hardcover. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJM; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991016
ISBN
9780295991016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

Hardback. "Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. Tables relating to the trade of British India with British possessions and foreign countries for the years 1908-09to 1912-13.200p tables. 33 cm. Original, classic blue printed paper wrappers. Very good copy, slightly dust toned around the edges." Keywords: "Shipping , Pamphlet"
Publisher
H.M. Stationery Office ; 1914
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KEX0084322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. "Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. Tables relating to the trade of British India with British possessions and foreign countries for the years 1908-09to 1912-13.200p tables. 33 cm. Original, classic blue printed paper wrappers. Very good copy, slightly dust toned around the edges." Keywords: "Shipping , Pamphlet"
Publisher
H.M. Stationery Office ; 1914
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KEX0084313
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House (IS)
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298966
ISBN
9789652298966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Describes the T-72, the first high-quality Soviet main battle tank which provided the backbone of the Warsaw Pact armies and also equipped Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards. A detailed double page full cutaway is included. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 48ill.(8col.). BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBQ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JWD; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855323384
ISBN
9781855323384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253018878
ISBN
9780253018878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 234 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253018793
ISBN
9780253018793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSK2; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158037
ISBN
9780691158037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. A useful companion for those travelling to Syria, this work is part of a series that is a collection of writing, aiming to invest the traveller with a cultural and historical background to Syria. Editor(s): Kociejowski, Marius. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366. Through Writers' Eyes. 306 pages, Illustrations, map. Editor(s): Kociejowski, Marius. A useful companion for those travelling to Syria, this work is part of a series that is a collection of writing, aiming to invest the traveller with a cultural and historical background to Syria. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBS; DQ; WTL. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight: 360.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871842
ISBN
9780907871842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Hardback. A sumptuously illustrated celebration of one the world's greatest and least-known cuisines Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 192. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474604505
ISBN
9781474604505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.01

Hardcover. Presents an analysis of the social, economic, and political evolution of Syria's peasantry, the segment of society from which the holders of political power stem. This book focuses on the twentieth century and, in particular, on the Ba'th movement, the structures of power after the military coup d'etat of 1963, and the era of ivfiz al-Asad. Num Pages: 432 pages, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002545
ISBN
9780691002545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.95
€ 98.01

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