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Paperback. Offers a fresh and funny introduction to the fascinating world of sumo, Japan's national sport. The author peels away the veneer of sumo as a cultural treasure and reveals it as an action-packed sport populated by superb athletes who employ numerous strategies and techniques to overcome their gargantuan opponents. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16-PG Colour Insert. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805310878
- ISBN
- 9784805310878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.21
€ 18.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. When poet the author was asked by Scottish mountaineer Mal Duff to join his ascent of the Mustagh Tower in the Karakoram Himalayas, he had a poor head for heights and no climbing experience whatsoever. This title tells about climbing. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 302. An Armchair Climber's Initiation to Glencoe, Mortal Terror and the Himalayan Matterhorn. 286 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. When poet the author was asked by Scottish mountaineer Mal Duff to join his ascent of the Mustagh Tower in the Karakoram Himalayas, he had a poor head for heights and no climbing experience whatsoever. This title tells about climbing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSZG. Dimension: 132 x 215 x 22. Weight: 356.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841957135
- ISBN
- 9781841957135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.00
€ 23.99
€ 16.00
Hardcover. Sumi-e painting appeals to amateurs, professionals and hobbyists alike Num Pages: 208 pages, 450 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 315 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Hardcover with DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805310960
- ISBN
- 9784805310960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.34
€ 46.99
€ 30.34
Paperback. "First edition published in Japan in 1979 by Kodansha International."--Title page verso. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 208 x 9. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568365251
- ISBN
- 9781568365251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.96
€ 31.99
€ 24.96
Paperback. Translator(s): Jackson, Beverley. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277361
- ISBN
- 9780877277361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
map. Num Pages: 7 Area Maps; 6 City Plans. BIC Classification: 1FMN; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 77 x 3. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Periplus Editions
- Edition
- Fifth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780794607005
- ISBN
- 9780794607005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.57
€ 10.99
€ 9.57
Hardback. The mosque architecture of the Independent Sultanate period (from the 14th to the 16th centuries) represents the most important element of the Islamic architecture of Bengal. The early Muslim architecture of Bangladesh is an important architectural heritage of the Islamic world and the Indian sub-continent. This work deals with this area. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKB; AMN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 194 x 22. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113810
- ISBN
- 9781845113810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49€ 135.76
€ 154.49
€ 135.76
Paperback. Traces the growth of a middle class in Kathmandu as urban Nepalis harness the modern cultural resources of mass media and consumer goods to build modern identities and pioneer a new socio-cultural space in one of the world's 'least developed countries'. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 maps. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; GTF; JFC; JFSC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095936
- ISBN
- 9780691095936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Hardback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. This book questions some major assumptions about the nexus between sugar production and colonial societies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, especially in the second (post-1800) colonial era. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Guisti-Cordero, Juan A.; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453169
- ISBN
- 9781845453169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94
Paperback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, cane sugar production was pre-eminent in the Atlantic Islands, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Subsequently, cane sugar industries in the Americas were transformed.. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Giusti-Cordero, Juan A,; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457846
- ISBN
- 9781845457846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.34
€ 37.99
€ 35.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HopeRoad Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908446602
- ISBN
- 9781908446602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FC; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144919
- ISBN
- 9780231144919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. A study of the first attempts to understand how radiation affected the survivors of the atomic bomb and subsequent generations of Japanese, this book argues that Cold War politics and cultural values shaped this research. Using varied sources, it examines how US science was socially constructed. Num Pages: 298 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPQB; JWL; JWMN; MBGR; MM; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482385
- ISBN
- 9780226482385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. A work on the Suez Crisis. It draws on a documentary evidence to tell this political, military and diplomatic story. It is suitable for those interested in the history of the twentieth century, military history and the end of empire. Num Pages: 712 pages, 3 maps, 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1HBE; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 712
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855335
- ISBN
- 9781848855335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. Places Sudan's oil industry (examined here in macro, micro and political terms), its economy, external relations and changing politics under the impact of the Darfur conflict and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in the wider context of the expansion of Asia's global economic strength. Editor(s): Large, Daniel; Patey, Luke A. Series: African Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HBS; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308. China, India and the Politics of Asian Alternatives. Series: African Issues. 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Large, Daniel; Patey, Luke A. Places Sudan's oil industry (examined here in macro, micro and political terms), its economy, external relations and changing politics under the impact of the Darfur conflict and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in the wider context of the expansion of Asia's global economic strength. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HBS; JPS; KCL. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010377
- ISBN
- 9781847010377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Hardback. Common and destructive, limited wars are significant international events that pose a number of challenges to the states involved beyond simple victory or defeat. This book investigates a crucial and heretofore ignored factor in determining the nature and direction of limited war: information institutions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226107684
- ISBN
- 9780226107684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 83.18
€ 99.82
€ 83.18
Paperback. Common and destructive, limited wars are significant international events that pose a number of challenges to the states involved beyond simple victory or defeat. This book investigates a crucial and heretofore ignored factor in determining the nature and direction of limited war: information institutions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226107714
- ISBN
- 9780226107714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTR; HBW; JPH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615775576
- ISBN
- 9781615775576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Moreau, Odile; Schaar, Stuart. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAM; JFSR2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310915
- ISBN
- 9781477310915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.81
€ 59.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665877
- ISBN
- 9780816665877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardback. Contains four volumes which cover aspects of hydrology and water resources, including surface water hydrology, subsurface water hydrology, water quality hydrology, and water resources planning management. These volumes reflect the water resources technology as practised in India and the Indian subcontinent. Editor(s): Singh, Vijay P.; Kumar, Bhishm. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336518
- ISBN
- 9780792336518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.85
€ 192.85
Paperback. Series: International Monographs in Prehistory, Archaeological S. Num Pages: 207 pages, vii + 207, 73 b/w illus, 33 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 279 x 13. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621329
- ISBN
- 9781879621329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Hardback. Series: International Monographs in Prehistory, Archaeological S. Num Pages: 207 pages, vii + 207, 73 b/w illus, 33 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621336
- ISBN
- 9781879621336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.40
€ 205.40
Paperback. Explores the unknown world of ordinary people in the Ottoman Empire, filled with vivid detail of everyday life in a now-vanished world. A new look at Turkish cultural and social history from the world's leading authority. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850437604
- ISBN
- 9781850437604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.29
€ 39.29