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Paperback. Toward the end of the 13th century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian Christian monk from China called Rabban Sauma was making the reverse journey from the Mongol capital to Jerusalem. This book traces Sauma's trans-Eurasian travels against the era of the Mongol Empire and the last Crusades. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262379
ISBN
9780520262379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. In June of 2002, war looms and Saddam Hussein still has a brutal grip on a nation in disarray. The author travels the length and breadth of Iraq, following the fast-evolving events and interviewing people from all walks of life and all religious and political affiliations. This title offers a personal history of this controversial conflict. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611453539
ISBN
9781611453539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776660
ISBN
9780804776660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776653
ISBN
9780804776653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47

hardcover. This work presents all the known Qumran Cave 4 manuscripts of the Damascus Document on the basis of J.T. Milik's original transcriptions. These eight manuscripts antedate the two medieval Cairo Genizah texts by more than a millennium. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDH; HRJ; HRLC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 323 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1219.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198263968
ISBN
9780198263968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 527.93

Paperback. Traces the relation between public speech and notions of personal interiority in Kathmandu. This book explores two seemingly distinct formations of voice that have emerged in the midst of the country's recent political and economic upheavals. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270701
ISBN
9780520270701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Editor(s): Davies, Gloria. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509344
ISBN
9780742509344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.77

Hardback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509337
ISBN
9780742509337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.05

Paperback. Aims to examine the nature, evolution, and influence of the Arab public sphere. This book pays attention to the revolution of the formation and expression of public opinion, presenting discussions of Arab arguments about sanctions and the 2003 American and British invasion and occupation of Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364. Iraq, Al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today. 320 pages, ill. Aims to examine the nature, evolution, and influence of the Arab public sphere. This book pays attention to the revolution of the formation and expression of public opinion, presenting discussions of Arab arguments about sanctions and the 2003 American and British invasion and occupation of Iraq. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 16. Weight: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134491
ISBN
9780231134491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163187
ISBN
9780231163187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; DQ; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765620767
ISBN
9780765620767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.59

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739138519
ISBN
9780739138519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.82
€ 14.98

Hardback. This book presents the voices of foreign brides from 123 countries who married Korean men in response to a critical shortage of marriageable women in rural Korea since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759120358
ISBN
9780759120358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.93

Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125923
ISBN
9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.45

Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825119
ISBN
9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66

Gathering war stories from veterans from all sides of the Korean War - American, South Korean, North Korean and Chinese - this volume creates a vivid and multidimensional portrait of the three-year-long conflict told by those who experienced the ground war firsthand. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122939
ISBN
9780813122939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.50

Paperback. Wave after wave of political and economic refugees poured out of Vietnam beginning in the late 1970s, overwhelming the resources available to receive them. This title presents the voices and experiences of Vietnamese refugee children neglected and abused by the system intended to help them. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983592
ISBN
9780295983592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.67

Paperback. The horrific torture and execution of hundreds of thousands of Cambodians by Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge during the 1970s is one of the century's major human disasters. This work examines the Khmer Rouge phenomenon by focusing on one of its key institutions, the secret prison outside Phnom Penh known by the code name 'S-21'. Num Pages: 251 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTZ; JPQ; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222472
ISBN
9780520222472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the experiential accounts of approximately 70 Iraqi civilians, politicians, former dissidents, and present insurgents, enhanced by Kukis's compelling individual portraits. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156929
ISBN
9780231156929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. In this volume, 15 Iranian women talk intimately about all aspects of their lives, from domestic concerns to professional issues. The women - the eldest of whom is in her 50s, the youngest, 38 - explore their relationships, reflect on courtship and marriage, and address childcare and employment. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 200 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629818
ISBN
9780815629818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.92

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