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Paperback. Dien Bien Phu, in 1954, was the great climactic battle in French Indochina that led to the defeat of the French colonial regime by the Viet Minh nationalists. This book is an account of that great battle, by a leading defence analyst who was himself an eye-witness. Series: History of War S. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 maps, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc.
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781574888409
- ISBN
- 9781574888409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.03
€ 15.03
hardcover. This comprehensive dictionary provides descriptive and analytical coverage of the turbulent political history and striking changes which have occurred both regionally and in key countries since the end of 1945 to the present day. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238755
- ISBN
- 9780415238755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.95
€ 152.95
Hardback. Compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518-1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, this title is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Editor(s): Unschuld, Paul U. Num Pages: 466 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GBC; MBX; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291966
- ISBN
- 9780520291966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.02€ 109.54
€ 148.02
€ 109.54
Hardback. The Ben cao gang mu, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518 1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in Chinese materia medica works. This series analyzes the meaning of 4,500 historical illness terms. Num Pages: 764 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GBC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 236 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283954
- ISBN
- 9780520283954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.02€ 109.54
€ 148.02
€ 109.54
Hardback. The return of a vital resource for students of Japanese culture, revised and expanded. Editor(s): Inagaki, Hisao. Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GBC; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933330051
- ISBN
- 9781933330051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 53.56
€ 58.63
€ 53.56
Hardback. A reference to the military history of contemporary China, through an examination of China's 19th-century military clashes with the West and Japan, and the evolution of the Red Army. It draws on sources written in Chinese as well as on English-language secondary sources. Editor(s): Higham, Robin. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GBC; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313293375
- ISBN
- 9780313293375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.78€ 28.12
€ 75.78
€ 28.12
Paperback. A guide describing more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature, customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely. Series: Routledge Dictionaries. Num Pages: 336 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFL; GTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415002288
- ISBN
- 9780415002288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.43
€ 44.99
€ 44.43
Paperback. Diasporic Homecomings provides a comparative, analytical overview of the major ethnic return migrant groups in Europe and East Asia through an in-depth, ethnographic account of their experiences. Editor(s): Tsuda, Takeyuki. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804762762
- ISBN
- 9780804762762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.62
€ 37.99
€ 35.62
Hardback. Diasporic Homecomings provides a comparative, analytical overview of the major ethnic return migrant groups in Europe and East Asia through an in-depth, ethnographic account of their experiences. Editor(s): Tsuda, Takeyuki. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762748
- ISBN
- 9780804762748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.77
€ 158.77
Hardback. Editor(s): Kuehn, Julia; Louie, Kam; Pomfret, David M. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825917
- ISBN
- 9780774825917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.05
€ 114.05
Paperback. A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young woman's eyes. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313961
- ISBN
- 9784805313961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.25
€ 16.99
€ 12.25
Hardback. The mining of diamonds, their trading mechanisms, their financial institutions, and, not least, their cultural expressions as luxury items have engaged the work of historians, economists, social scientists, and international relations experts. Based on previously unexamined historical documents found in archives in Belgium, England, Israel.. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456337
- ISBN
- 9781845456337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.23
€ 164.23
Paperback. Barnett explores the relationships among Arab identity, the meaning of Arabism, and desired regional order in the Middle East from 1920 to the present, focusing on Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPA; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109192
- ISBN
- 9780231109192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
€ 42.99
€ 30.39
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
€ 30.99€ 29.14
€ 30.99
€ 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
€ 124.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Hill, Hal; Khan, Muhammad Ehsan; Zhuang, Juzhong. Series: The Anthem-Asian Development Bank Series. Num Pages: 504 pages, 150+ figures, tables and graphs. BIC Classification: 1FMN; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857284471
- ISBN
- 9780857284471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.13
€ 133.13
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 30.99€ 21.95
€ 30.99
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 53.29€ 41.59
€ 53.29
€ 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
€ 33.99
€ 24.54