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Paperback. * Francois Jullien is a philosopher with a specialistknowledge of China and Chinese thought. He uses Chinese thought asa mirror to reflect on the West and as an invitation to think aboutdifference and otherness. * This book focuses on the idea of the universal and analysesdifferent ways of thinking about it. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646237
ISBN
9780745646237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Hardback. * Francois Jullien is a philosopher with a specialist knowledge of China and Chinese thought. He uses Chinese thought as a mirror to reflect on the West and as an invitation to think about difference and otherness. * This book focuses on the idea of the universal and analyses different ways of thinking about it. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745646220
ISBN
9780745646220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Paperback. On the Wonders of Land and Sea is a comparative study of travel writers in the eastern Islamic world from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Situating texts in their socio-historical contexts, the essays study works by male and female Muslim and Parsi/Zoroastrian travelers in the Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Europe. Editor(s): Micallef, Roberta; Sharma, Sunil. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
185
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073340
ISBN
9780674073340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Hardcover. The second volume of Mick Fowler's autobiography, On Thin Ice covers his alpine climbs in the Americas and Asia, and the Himalayan challenges attempted while holding down a nine-to-five job and raising a family. A combination of exotic travel with major ascents provide the reader with the ultimate adrenalin-soaked 'holiday experience'! Num Pages: 224 pages, 36 pages of colour photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FKAH; 1K; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564. Alpine Climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya. 224 pages, 36 pages of colour photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1F; 1FKAH; 1K; WSZG. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 26. Weight: 566.
Publisher
Baton Wicks Publications
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898573586
ISBN
9781898573586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763684
ISBN
9780804763684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.20
€ 100.16

Paperback. Using newly collected data from American and Korean newspapers, this book examines relations between the United States and South Korea from 1992 to 2003, a particularly contentious period in the history of the two allies. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 tables, 48 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763691
ISBN
9780804763691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. The most eloquent and personal story of a young man at war since Geoffrey Wellum's FIRST LIGHT Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821879
ISBN
9780753821879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. An extraordinary, evocative investigation into the legacy of the controversial one-child policy across all of Chinese society Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JPV; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786070562
ISBN
9781786070562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. A collection of essays that analyzes China's foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It examines the historical background of rural-urban relations; the size and trend in the income gap between rural and urban residents; aspects of inequality apart from income; and, experiences of discrimination, particularly among urban migrants. Editor(s): Whyte, Martin King. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, 1 map, 12 charts, 60 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFSF; JFSG; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036321
ISBN
9780674036321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.14

Paperback. Grand Prize Winner - Banff Mountain Book Festival. One Day As A Tiger is John Porter's poignant memoir of Alex MacIntyre, one of British mountaineering's leading figures before his death in 1982. It shows mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst and draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2x 24pp colour photograph sections. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFHA; 1FKAH; 1KLSX; BGS; RGBS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240519
ISBN
9781910240519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 421 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Harpers Collins-India
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9788172236670
ISBN
9788172236670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. Tells the story of the courageous men who agreed to put their lives in danger to perform a critical mission in which they could not be officially acknowledged. This book chronicles the communist air attack on Site 85, the only such aerial bombing of the entire Vietnam War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103176
ISBN
9780231103176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. In a remote outpost of Now Zad, in Helmand Province, Pen Farthing's tour of duty will change his life forever, but for entirely unexpected reasons ..Appalled by the horrors of a local dog fight, he intervenes to free the victims. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928810
ISBN
9780091928810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. This book reveals how ethnicity and notions of a traditional homeland interact in shaping a community's values and images through a close look at the Kazakhs of Mongolia. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761918
ISBN
9780804761918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Paperback. Translator(s): Macmillan, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141395937
ISBN
9780141395937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

hardcover. This book is a detailed study of the modern silk industry in a county in the Yangzi delta. It reopens and restructures the grand debate on Chinese economic development, combining quantitative analysis of both industry and agriculture with study of how local politics, class, culture, and gender also shaped the modern Chinese economy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729987
ISBN
9780804729987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. Imagines a vision for Israel and Palestine in a situation where the peace process has failed to deliver an end of conflict. Exploring themes of security, resistance, diaspora, globalism, and religion, this book offers ideas for the resolution of conflicts worldwide. Editor(s): LeVine, Mark; Mossberg, Mathias. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279131
ISBN
9780520279131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. * Vivid, panoramic history of life in Palestine under the British Mandate (1917-1948) - when the seeds of today's conflicts were sown. Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112862
ISBN
9780349112862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; YQG; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 108 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 62.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Laurel Leaf
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780440228431
ISBN
9780440228431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FK; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120737891
ISBN
9788120737891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444203
ISBN
9780801444203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; 3JMC; BGB; TVF; TVG; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781603585309
ISBN
9781603585309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.07

Paperback. Analyzes what it is like to grow up as the state-appointed vanguard of modernization. Based on surveys and ethnographic research in China, this book explores the social, economic, and psychological consequences of the government's decision to accelerate the fertility transition. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP2; JHBD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753302
ISBN
9780804753302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN; HBJF; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995106
ISBN
9780295995106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

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