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Paperback. This volume examines the social history of the Korean War and includes material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and war and life in the Prisoner of War camps. The book carries the story through to the Geneva Conference in the spring of 1954. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582319882
- ISBN
- 9780582319882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.98
€ 49.98
Paperback. Presents the international history of the Korean War which argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. This work draws on materials, and the archives of the United Nations, presenting a narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and an assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016245
- ISBN
- 9780691016245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.54
€ 54.99
€ 39.54
Paperback. Incorporates the history of regional politics and economics as they affected kuhls during the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial periods; the role of state involvement in kuhl construction and management; and the benefits of exchanges of labor and water among members of networked kuhls. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295987644
- ISBN
- 9780295987644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. The world's leading experts on the history and culture of the Kurds collaborate in what will become a benchmark volume on this transnational people Editor(s): Stansfield, Gareth; Shareef, Mohammed. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045919
- ISBN
- 9781849045919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.50
€ 40.99
€ 36.50
Paperback. An updated account of the situation facing Kurds in Iraq and the danger of civil war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326627
- ISBN
- 9780745326627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.60
€ 35.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JFFM; JHBL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486241
- ISBN
- 9780801486241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.70
€ 44.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, is a symbol of supreme courage in the face of tyranny. Released from house arrest in 2010, she led her party to a dramatic victory in Burma's first free general election in a generation. This boigraphy describes how, inspired by her leadership, Burma has found its voice and transformed its destiny. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846043734
- ISBN
- 9781846043734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.37
€ 25.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. Celebrated as one of the world's greatest exponents of non-violent political defiance since Mahatma Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize only four years after her first experience of politics. This biography tells the story of this woman whose bravery and determination have captivated people around the globe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KIN0031875
- ISBN
- 9781846042508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBJF; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277675
- ISBN
- 9780877277675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. Translation of: Schlafender Lotos, trunkenes Huhn. Translator(s): Margolis, Karen. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161862
- ISBN
- 9780231161862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; ASZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608129
- ISBN
- 9780691608129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.35
€ 53.24
€ 42.35
Paperback. Explores the rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle of poetry and polity. Num Pages: 706 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 706
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260030
- ISBN
- 9780520260030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.81
€ 53.99
€ 38.81
Hardback. Exploring the rise and fall of Sanskrit as a vehicle of poetry and polity, this title traces the two great moments of its transformation. Drawing parallels with the rise of Latin literature and the Roman empire, it asks whether these very different histories challenge theories of culture and power and suggest possibilities for practice. Num Pages: 703 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 703
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245006
- ISBN
- 9780520245006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.99
€ 83.99
€ 64.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 355
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691014685
- ISBN
- 9780691014685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. This is a comprehensive account of the Lapita people, the common ancestor of the Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian peoples who, over the last 4000 years, colonized the islands of the Pacific, as well as New Zealand and territories as far afield as Fiji and Madagascar. Series: Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QSP; HBTB; HDD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180364
- ISBN
- 9781577180364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.62
€ 52.62
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- SKU
- KRS0005555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346113
- ISBN
- 9781612346113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.43
€ 32.99
€ 28.43
Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 493
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228375
- ISBN
- 9780520228375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. In Jew Town in India's Cochin, two small communities descended from 'a lost tribe of Israel' are living side by side, on the brink of extinction. When their last two members of child-bearing age refuse to marry, their fate is sealed. This book presents their story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270994
- ISBN
- 9781846270994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.48
€ 13.00
€ 11.48
paperback. A stunning and bloody history of nineteenth-century India and the reign of the Last Mughal by the bestselling author of White Mughals Num Pages: 608 pages, Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408800928
- ISBN
- 9781408800928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.54
€ 19.99
€ 13.54
Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471089704
- ISBN
- 9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.87
€ 40.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. Looks at the cultural heritage and the nuclear crisis in Iran. This work explores the history of this pivotal country: the Achaemenians, the Sasanians, the Zoroastrian religion of 2,500 years ago; the Islamic period, the Safavids, and the Revolution which dethroned the Shah and made Iran an Islamic Republic. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846940767
- ISBN
- 9781846940767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FBN; 1QSJ; JPS; LA; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140272
- ISBN
- 9781588140272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.33€ 56.98
€ 73.33
€ 56.98
Paperback. The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and best-known legal text of ancient India. A seminal Hindu work, it is important for its classic description of the many social institutions which have come to be identified with Indian society. Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text. Translator(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555338
- ISBN
- 9780199555338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25