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paperback. Looking at the history of communist China as a history of consciousness, this book makes an innovative departure from previous studies. It charts a journey that led from utopianism to nihilism and then to the hedonism and consumerism that pervade China today. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5193 x 3233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804723732
ISBN
9780804723732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

hardcover. Looking at the history of communist China as a history of consciousness, this book makes an innovative departure from previous studies. It charts a journey that led from utopianism to nihilism and then to the hedonism and consumerism that pervade China today. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804723541
ISBN
9780804723541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.30

Hardcover. An inspiring personal story by the most prominent Muslim woman activist and legislator for women's rights in Pakistan. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JM; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393081480
ISBN
9780393081480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.26

Hardback. This book explores state controls in Japan, focusing on the interrelation of inequality and deviance of youth and migrant groups which leads to crime. Num Pages: 240 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFJ; JFSP2; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428325
ISBN
9781847428325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.95

Paperback. This collection explores 12 different Hindu goddesses, all of whom are in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. They range from the liquid goddess-energy of the River Ganges to the possessing, entrancing heat of Bhagavati and Seranvali. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 373 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200586
ISBN
9780520200586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tulika Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381792
ISBN
9789382381792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Money. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 tables, 13 charts, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCM; KCP; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501703102
ISBN
9781501703102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.63

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Money. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 tables, 13 charts, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCM; KCP; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702525
ISBN
9781501702525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.48

Paperback. Compares the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. This book traces the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization. Num Pages: 496 pages, 34 line illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FP; 1KL; JKS; JPB; KCR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135960
ISBN
9780691135960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 41.59

Paperback. An exploration of the central role of indirect modes of expression in ancient China. Translator(s): Hawkes, Sophie. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDAG; HPCA; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951115
ISBN
9781890951115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.54

Hardback. The Mediterranean sea has been a key geopolitical territory in the global international relations of the twentieth century; of crucial importance to the US, the Middle East and in the history of the EU. This title draws together detailed analyses of the major moments of post-WWII history through the prism of the Mediterranean. Editor(s): Calandri, Elena; Caviglia, Daniele; Varsori, Antonio. Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QRM; 3JJP; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780761084
ISBN
9781780761084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.44
€ 133.42

Hardcover. Editor(s): Carruthers, Kitty. Num Pages: 312 pages, archive photographs, current photographs, b/w sketches. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 225 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1214. The Story of Jordan's Arab Horses. 312 pages, archive photographs, current photographs, b/w sketches. Editor(s): Carruthers, Kitty. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBJ; WNGH. Dimension: 220 x 225 x 30. Weight: 1222.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956417046
ISBN
9780956417046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.49

Hardcover. Sequel to: The Babri Masjid question 1528-2003: a matter of national honour. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFJ; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tulika Books
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381471
ISBN
9789382381471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.98
€ 47.64

Paperback. The text provides an in-depth analysis of the role of sectarian, regional and tribal loyalties in contemporary Syrian history, focusing on developments within the military and civilian power elite Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 tables and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537975
ISBN
9781784537975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Join intrepid traveller, Walter Mason - author of Destination Saigon - on a colourful adventure to one of the world's hottest new destinations. Meet taxi drivers, writers, hip -hop stars and monks as he traverses this extraordarily beautiful country. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Allen & Unwin Australia
Edition
Main
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742376622
ISBN
9781742376622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509587
ISBN
9780226509587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.11
€ 46.75

Hardcover. In this study of desire in late Imperial China, the author argues that the development of traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre was closely related to changes in conceptions of the fundamental nature of desire. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSA; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005136
ISBN
9780674005136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.47

Hardback. Designing Modern Japan is a unique, comprehensive history of Japanese design, exploring the emergence and development of fashion, graphic, product and automotive design in Japan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 colour, 80 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACX; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 171. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232027
ISBN
9781780232027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 504 pages, 367 photos, 99 plans & maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935677734
ISBN
9781935677734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.73

Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the third instalment of Princess Sultana's 'life behind the veil' revelations, by the author of 'Princess and Daughters of Arabia'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 21. Weight in Grams: 172.
Edition
New ed.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816945
ISBN
9780553816945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. Authoritative profile of the glamorous Desert Rats brigade Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HB; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWH; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780755312894
ISBN
9780755312894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. The untold story of Gertrude Bell, a woman as vital to the history of the Middle East as her friend and colleague, Lawrence of Arabia. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
419
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753802472
ISBN
9780753802472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. An unprecedented testimony of this city's sacred, historic architecture, which has been destroyed almost completely. Over 400 photographs provide privileged access to the site of Makkah. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; AJB; AJCR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 311 x 50. Weight in Grams: 2356.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037784853
ISBN
9783037784853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 51.15

Paperback. A first-hand account of the war in Afghanistan, this novel presents a report of the events which led to the fiercest fighting faced by UK troops since the Korean War. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0009859
ISBN
9780571236893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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