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Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492004
ISBN
9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.61

Hardcover. The United Arab Emirates has remained stable in an increasingly volatile Middle East, managing to maintain a traditional polity despite the impact of rapid modernization and globalization. This in-depth study explores the many contradictions that characterize the UAE and its position within the international system. Series: Middle East in the International System S. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Pub
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588262745
ISBN
9781588262745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.57
€ 68.19

Hardcover. This study focuses on postwar Japan's foreign policy making in the political and security areas, the core UN missions. The intent is to illustrate how policy goals forged by national security concerns, domestic politics, and psychological needs gave shape to Japan's complicated and sometimes incongruous policy toward the UN since World War II. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JPQB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019638
ISBN
9780674019638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.59

Hardback. "8vo. Includes sections on "End Of The Old Order"; "Britain And Chiang Kai-Shek"; and "The Labour Government And China". 12p. Paperback. Slightly dulled covers, staple bound, minor rusting, clean text. Good paperback copoy. Pamphlet." Keywords: China
Publisher
The Britain-China Friendship Ass
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0773565
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. This book investigates how films made about the URA since the 1990s have engaged with, reproduced and contested cultural memories of the organisation, discussing how directors have addressed questions of narrativization, trauma, intergenerational connection, and political subjectivity as they engage in the politics of cultural memory on screen. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 156 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPL; JFD; JPWQ; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137480347
ISBN
9781137480347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the US-Iraqi relationship since 1979 and places the 2003 American invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq in that wider historical context. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627684
ISBN
9780748627684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.74

Paperback. This book offers a concise history of US policy in Iraq since 1990 and how it has evolved over two decades. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198998
ISBN
9781405198998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.84

Hardback. Reconstructing the often volatile US-Israeli relationship, this study examines the extent to which various coercive measures made by the USA between 1953 and 1991 proved effective in influencing Israeli policy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081849
ISBN
9780231081849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.23
€ 61.08

Hardback. China's growing economy and military power may allow it to challenge US influence in East and South East Asia. Bert examines the likelihood of this and the impact it would have on South East Asian security. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333995655
ISBN
9780333995655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.95

Hardcover. In the brief experience the world has had during the post-9/11 era. But comparatively little attention has been paid on the key global security issues facing the world: that between and among the United States, Russia, and China. This book examines key security issues from the perspectives of those three powers. Editor(s): Bolt, Paul J.; Changhe, Su; Cross, Sharyl. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780275998943
ISBN
9780275998943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 69.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463237
ISBN
9781608463237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; BGX; HRCM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 188 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Tree of Life Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930852337
ISBN
9780930852337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. Chronicles the long and bloody history of Western intervention in Arab lands. This book examines the major events that have shaped the region - ranging from the French in Algeria and the British in Egypt in the nineteenth century to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and to the war in Iraq. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261709
ISBN
9780520261709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. This study of peasant movements against commercial forestry, includes an epilogue which brings the story of Himalayan social protest up-to-date in 2000. The bibliography and index have been revised and expanded for this edition. Num Pages: 265 pages, 1 map, 14 tables, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JFSF; RNA; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Expanded ed.
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222359
ISBN
9780520222359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.16

Paperback. The riveting first-hand account of a young British civilian woman who volunteered to help rebuild Iraq immediately after the invasion in 2003, and soon found herself as a political advisor to the US military. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps, 38 integrated photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392606
ISBN
9781782392606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. A top-secret CIA analysis in October 1978 concluded that the Shah of Iran would remain on the throne for the foreseeable future. 100 days later he was overthrown by a popular and largely peaceful revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018433
ISBN
9780674018433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282353
ISBN
9780520282353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.84

Hardback. Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. This book traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 b/w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, 1 ed.
SKU
V9780520277564
ISBN
9780520277564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.25
€ 45.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807080467
ISBN
9780807080467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. Dubbed the "Urban Generation," this cinema is driven by young filmmakers who emerged in the shadow of the events at Tiananmen Square in 1989. This title brings together some of the original research on this emerging cinema and its relationship to Chinese society. Editor(s): Zhang, Zhen (Communications Science Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA). Num Pages: 464 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340744
ISBN
9780822340744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.68

Hardcover. Providing a coherent and current account of how the U.S. manages to 'pivot to Asia' amid a rising China, this book provides an insightful glimpse into China-US relations, and the complexities of the two nations' economic and defense issues as China asserts is financial and military might in Asia and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364623
ISBN
9781137364623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Paperback. An accessible survey of Sino-American relations in Asia, which analyses the complex interactions between the two powers and asks whether conflict is inevitable. Series: Geopolitical Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 graphs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 1QSP; JPS; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993429
ISBN
9781784993429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.63

Hardback. Military, social and economic historians have long appreciated the significance of the conflict in Korea in shaping the post-war world. This study explores these fluctuating relationships, the tensions between Washington and its British Commonwealth allies and their impact on the development of the conflict, from its outbreak in 1950 onwards. Series: Library of Modern American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 bw integrated, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 35. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763682
ISBN
9781780763682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.46
€ 133.89

Hardcover. Offers a cultural exploration of the US-Iranian relationship, a tricky one which is often in the news. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 284 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532543
ISBN
9781784532543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.46
€ 133.93

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