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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

€ 61.36

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

€ 89.15
€ 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

€ 129.60

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

€ 37.91

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
€ 24.74

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

Hardcover. 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 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629627
ISBN
9780815629627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.00

Hardback. Stigmatized throughout Japanese history as outcastes, the burakumin are contemporary Japan s largest minority. In this study of youths from two different communities, Christopher Bondy explores how individuals navigate their social world, demonstrating the ways in which people make conscious decisions about disclosing a stigmatized identity." Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088405
ISBN
9780674088405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.10

Hardback. This is a study of the northern region of Korea through a person's life and work, highlighting how a writer from a marginalized region in early modern Korea became an advocate of regional subjectivity through various social, cultural, and intellectual activities, in particular through his conscientious historical writings. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783811
ISBN
9780804783811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.56

Paperback. In 1899 an American could open a newspaper and find outrageous images. This title argues that these kinds of hyperbolic accounts were just one element of the visual and material culture that played an integral role in debates about empire in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075341
ISBN
9780226075341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Explores the processes by which film was defined, transformed, and adapted during its first three decades in Japan. The author focuses in particular on how one trend in criticism, the "Pure Film Movement", changed not only the way films were made, but also how they were conceived. Num Pages: 344 pages, 22 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Trade Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254565
ISBN
9780520254565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167680
ISBN
9780231167680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 50.79

Paperback. Studies Indian's development ideology via cinematic representations Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APFR; GTF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045711
ISBN
9781849045711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. This book explores two important moments of dislocation in Chinese history, the early medieval period (317--589 CE) and the nineteenth century. Tian juxtaposes a rich array of materials from these two periods in comparative study, linking these historical moments in their unprecedented interactions, and intense fascination, with foreign cultures. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3JH; HBJF; HBLA; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062528
ISBN
9780674062528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. Sheltered for a long time within the public sector environment with high job security and professional research autonomy, defense R&D organizations faced unprecedented challenges when government support was being withdrawn and closure threatening. They needed to be led by a suitable vision in order to implement comprehensive changes.. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 tables, 2 figs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; KJH; KJR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457679
ISBN
9781845457679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.54

Hardcover. Selected papers from the 16th Conference of the International Association for Ladakh Studies (Heidelberg 17-20 April, 2013) Editor(s): Linrothe, Rob; Poll, Heinrich. Num Pages: 272 pages, Full of coloured illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 283 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publisher
Studio Orientalia
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9788192450278
ISBN
9788192450278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.81

paperback. In 1908, the ruler of the Balinese realm of Klungkung and over 100 members of his family and court were massacred when they marched deliberately into the fire of the Dutch colonial army. This work examines the question of what their action meant and its significance in contemporary Klungkung. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 half-tones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226885827
ISBN
9780226885827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. This book examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism as a version of consequentialism. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; HPQ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107407329
ISBN
9781107407329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.98

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