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Paperback. Based on extensive interviews with members of the "intifada generation," those who were between 10 and 18 years old when the intifada began in 1987, this book provides a detailed look at the intifada memories of ordinary Palestinians. Num Pages: 285 pages, 6 pages with halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716380
ISBN
9780814716380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Thousands of once-familiar items of ceramic, paper, glass, celluloid, wood, and papier-mch marked "Made in Occupied Japan" were shipped to the U.S. and the U. K. Today, these items have increased in value and are avidly collected. The book presents over 400 color photos of the items and shows 133 different manufacturers' marks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 405 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403781
ISBN
9780887403781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.54

Paperback. This new book presents hundreds of items never published before and over 200 different manufacturers' markings on Occupied Japan collectibles. Ceramic figurines and dinnerware, books, toys, dolls, and more appear in 533 color photos with value ranges in the captions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 533 color. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311338
ISBN
9780764311338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Illustrated interviews with Israelis, offering a unique insight into the diversity and contradictions of Israeli identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 49 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; DN; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745323657
ISBN
9780745323657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.60

hardcover. Ordinary women helped restart Japan's postwar recovery by selling sex to Allied servicemen, but they were sacrificed as symbols of national shame by a country that has yet to recover full sovereignty. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776912
ISBN
9780804776912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.73

Paperback. Ordinary women helped restart Japan's postwar recovery by selling sex to Allied servicemen, but they were sacrificed as symbols of national shame by a country that has yet to recover full sovereignty. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804788632
ISBN
9780804788632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. The Qianlong emperor, who dominated religious and political life in China, was ruled by elaborate ritual prescriptions, which determined his dress and behaviour, and how he performed the yearly Grand Sacrifices. This text analyzes how ritualizing power was shared by the throne and the literati. Num Pages: 326 pages, 12 halftones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRKN; HRLF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226987293
ISBN
9780226987293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Last seen taking her beloved brown Burmese cat Claudius on a final tour of the United States, Clare de Vries now searches for the perfect replacement in Burma and Thailand. In Burma, Clare encounters brave and dignified people from all walks of life, struggling in this beautiful yet politically oppressed country. But no cats. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FMT; WNGC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New
SKU
KTM0000580
ISBN
9780747563846
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780691149646
ISBN
9780691149646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.48

Paperback. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149653
ISBN
9780691149653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. From 1975 to 1990, different factions in Lebanon's civil conflict flooded the streets with posters to mobilize their constituencies, undermine their enemies, and create public sympathy for their cause. This book tells the tumultuous story of the struggle for Lebanon through the poster wars which raged on its streets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations; 65 colour illustrations in plates. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJP; AKLP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119515
ISBN
9781845119515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.83

Paperback. Officer, Nurse, Woman brings to light the nearly forgotten contributions of brave nurses who risked their lives to bring medical care to soldiers during a terrible-and divisive-war. Series: War/Society/Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404448
ISBN
9781421404448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814781104
ISBN
9780814781104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
SKU
KRS0005609
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores a range of themes, including the roots of capitalist development in Korea, the origins of the modern business elite, the nature of Japanese colonial policy and the Japanese colonial state, the relationship between the colonial government and the Korean economic elite, and the nature of Korean collaboration. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993881
ISBN
9780295993881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Hardcover. This volume examines the links between the changes in the oil industry in the Middle East and North Africa, and the growth of politically radical movements referring to Islam. It charts the rise in oil revenues in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the region's subsequent economic and social failures. Series: Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471971535
ISBN
9780471971535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 276.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359939
ISBN
9780226359939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 298 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226360133
ISBN
9780226360133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

paperback. Explains the relationship between oil and war in six different regions worldwide. Editor(s): Kaldor, Mary; Karl, Terry Lynn; Said, Yahia. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUZ; 1FMN; 1HFDN; 1HFMA; 1KLSC; JPS; JWL; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745324784
ISBN
9780745324784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691616087
ISBN
9780691616087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
With a new preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138918
ISBN
9780231138918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Hardcover. The first scholarly account of the Royal Navy's participation in the Pacific War between 1942 and the Japanese surrender in 1945. It offers controversial accounts of the key personalities and events that shaped the outcome including the struggle of the Chiefs of Staff to overcome Churchill's opposition to sending a major fleet to the Pacific. Num Pages: 664 pages, 8 pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 44. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198201502
ISBN
9780198201502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901205
ISBN
9781910901205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. In the literary and artistic milieu of early modern Japan the Chinese and Japanese arts flourished side by side. Kodojin, the "Old Taoist" (1865-1944), was the last of these great poet-painters in Japan. This book brings together 150 of Kodojin's Chinese poems (introduced and translated by Jonathan Chaves). Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 halftones, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 2GDC; 2GJ; ACBP; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116572
ISBN
9780231116572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

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