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Paperback. Argues that although the last two decades of Korean history were a period of progress in political democratization, the country refused to part from a "masculine point of view" which is also mirrored in Korean cinema Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 66 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332671
- ISBN
- 9780822332671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Takes the reader behind the North Korean curtain and reveals the inner workings of its isolated society while offering a powerful testament to the human spirit. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259997
- ISBN
- 9780520259997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.94
€ 33.99
€ 29.94
Hardcover. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity, from 1898 to this day. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304168
- ISBN
- 9780226304168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.10
€ 94.64
€ 79.10
Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005331
- ISBN
- 9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRK; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226285108
- ISBN
- 9780226285108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.19
€ 47.99
€ 37.19
Hardcover. In July 1999, a mere seven years after the founding of the religious movement known as Falun Gong, the Chinese government banned it. This title offers an examination of Falun Gong teachings. It argues that in order to understand Falun Gong, one must grasp the beliefs, practices, and texts of the movement and its founder, Li Hongzhi. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226655017
- ISBN
- 9780226655017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 50.62
€ 59.15
€ 50.62
Paperback. India is widely regarded as the most celebrated case of a 'failed' developmental state, seemingly the exception that belies the prediction of a triumphant Asian century. This title presents a model that questions conventional views of economic development by showing that the Indian state is a divided leviathan. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 figures, 4 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216816
- ISBN
- 9780253216816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. An absorbing look at China's diplomatic and business outreach in pursuit of secure hydrocarbon reserves. Editor(s): Reardon-Anderson, James. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FPC; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048217
- ISBN
- 9781849048217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.67
€ 36.99
€ 33.67
Hardback. Keywords: "China, Communism"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Pall Mall Press London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0046452
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149648
- ISBN
- 9780231149648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.02
€ 65.07
€ 51.02
Paperback. "A study of the unintended impact of the Red Guard movement and the sent-down campaign on the generation"--Provided by publisher. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHB; JPFC; JPH; JPHV; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149655
- ISBN
- 9780231149655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. Suitable for all those interested in the many-faceted history of modern Vietnam and of Communism in the non-Western world, this title offers the dozens of such works by veterans of the 1924-45 struggle in Vietnam to be published in English translation. Editor(s): Binh Tu, Tran; Marr, David G. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896801196
- ISBN
- 9780896801196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. This anthology offers a glimpse of women's writings not only in poetry but in other genres, including essays and letters, drama, religious writing and narrative fiction. These are presented within their respective biographical and historical contexts. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 800 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013933
- ISBN
- 9780674013933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10
Hardcover. From the best-selling author of 'Fighter Boys', the mesmerising true story of two ruthless adversaries and the wartime killing of Avraham Stern - an event that shook the modern world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 646. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KRA0009818
- ISBN
- 9780007506170
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. From the best-selling author of 'Fighter Boys', the mesmerising true story of two ruthless adversaries and the wartime killing of Avraham Stern - an event that shook the modern world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 646. Fine in fine dust wrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KSG0004583
- ISBN
- 9780007506170
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. From the best-selling author of 'Fighter Boys', the mesmerising true story of two ruthless adversaries and the wartime killing of Avraham Stern - an event that shook the modern world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 646. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KRA0011333
- ISBN
- 9780007506170
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568584980
- ISBN
- 9781568584980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.59
€ 30.99
€ 20.59
Paperback. According to renowned Marxist economist Samir Amin, the recent Arab Spring uprisings comprise an integral part of a massive "second awakening" of the Global South. From the self-immolation in December 2010 of a Tunisian street vendor, to the consequent outcries in Cairo's Tahrir Square Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPFF; JPWQ; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583675977
- ISBN
- 9781583675977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.72
€ 25.99
€ 22.72
Paperback. The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper. In the bestselling tradition of American Sniper and Shooter, Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009. Num Pages: 320 pages, one 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4; JWH; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250080608
- ISBN
- 9781250080608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HBJF; HBLX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199390038
- ISBN
- 9780199390038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.11
€ 18.99
€ 15.11
Hardcover. "Sunned spine and edges. Contains appendices, notes, bibliography, and index. 8vo Cloth. Very Good." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The University Of Michigan Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- SKU
- KON0513809
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 77.68€ 4.99
€ 77.68
€ 4.99
Paperback. This detailed book begins with the period immediately following the death of the father of Zionism, Theodore Herzl. Rape of Palestine covers and explores fluctuations and changes in policy during the 20th Century and the consequences. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Gefen Books
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652292971
- ISBN
- 9789652292971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.35
€ 24.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068364
- ISBN
- 9780465068364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.80
€ 20.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. In this book, we hear the myriad voices of ordinary Indian people, from the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross, the nurses in Indian General Hospitals to labourers and their families in remote villages. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099542278
- ISBN
- 9780099542278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02