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Hardcover. The tribal unrest-stirred up by fanatical Islamic religious leaders calling for Jihad against the British-that erupted along the North West Frontier of India in 1897. It was a short but sharp period of violence that would see the award of no fewer than eleven VCs, in what was the most serious challenge to the Empire since the Indian Mutiny. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTV; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555408
- ISBN
- 9781781555408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 23.86
€ 43.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Nine men. 2,000 enemies. No back-up. No air support. No rescue. No chance..The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409129028
- ISBN
- 9781409129028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 29. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804116022
- ISBN
- 9780804116022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.23
€ 10.23
Hardback. Introducing the major works and currents of Joseon painting, Pathways to Korean Culture explores the various social, cultural and political perspectives of this dynamic, dynastic era (1392-1910), uncovering the fascinating history of more than 500 years of Korean art and visual culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150 colour, 30 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACBP; AFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1462.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233673
- ISBN
- 9781780233673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 49.75
€ 53.00
€ 49.75
Hardcover. Recent upheavals in the Middle East are challenging long-held assumptions about the dynamics between the United States, the Arab world, and Israel. In Pathways to Peace, today's leading experts explain these changes in the region and their positive implications for the prospect of a sustained peace between Israel and the Arab World. Editor(s): Kurtzer, Daniel C. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPSD; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137304797
- ISBN
- 9781137304797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.90
€ 41.99
€ 34.90
Hardback. Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health.. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JHBK; MBPK; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444. Mental Illness, Modernity and Islam in Sylhet, Bangladesh. 252 pages, 25 ills. Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JHBK; MBPK; PSXM. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 16. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454881
- ISBN
- 9780857454881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.59
€ 162.59
Paperback. The truth of Chan Buddhism - better known as "Zen" - is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors - medieval and modern - produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this paradox, this book explores several genres of Chan literature that appeared during the Tang and Song dynasties (c 600-1300). Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HRAX; HREZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 291 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284074
- ISBN
- 9780520284074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. On 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, the Iranian prime minister. To Winston Churchill he was a lunatic, determined to humiliate Britain. To President Eisenhower he was delivering Iran to the Soviets. Mossadegh must go. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540489
- ISBN
- 9780099540489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. In this concise but ambitious historiographical essay, Wilson argues for an approach to the Meiji Restoration that emphasizes multiple lines of motive and action. "By bringing some very interesting critical theory to his reading, Wilson has produced a book that will shift the terms of discussion on this event." Harry D. Harootunian" Num Pages: 218 pages, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226900926
- ISBN
- 9780226900926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. For the 160 national guardsmen from America's heartland, Baghdad was more than just a long way from home. It also confronted the 233rd Military Police Company with America's most difficult challenge in Iraq. This work features the horrors of firefights and summary executions and the drama of the UN bombing. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614981
- ISBN
- 9780700614981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.86
€ 77.86
Paperback. Explores the role of working-class militias as vanguard and guardian of the Chinese revolution. This book raises fascinating questions about the construction of revolutionary citizenship; the distinctions among class, community, and creed; the open-ended character of revolutionary movements; and the path dependency of institutional change. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 374 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTV; JFSC; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742539198
- ISBN
- 9780742539198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.25
€ 68.25
Hardcover. In this study of the rhetoric, narrative patterns, and intellectual content of the Zuozhuan and Guoyu, David Schaberg reads these two collections of historical anecdotes as traces of a historiographical practice that flourished around the 4th century BCE among the followers of Confucius. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 179 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008618
- ISBN
- 9780674008618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.48
€ 54.99
€ 46.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231053624
- ISBN
- 9780231053624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.37€ 98.65
€ 128.37
€ 98.65
Hardback. This work traces the formulation and portrayal of the practice of reclusion in China from the earliest times through the sixth century, by which time reclusion had taken on its enduring character. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736039
- ISBN
- 9780804736039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. The most complete book on the acclaimed British photographer. Num Pages: 160 pages. Dimension: 290 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714835501
- ISBN
- 9780714835501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.36
€ 36.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJ; BGH; HBWS2; JFFD; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881376435
- ISBN
- 9789881376435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardcover. Proverbs, those sage sayings and goblets of wisdom, invariably injected with gentle humour, are common to virtually all peoples and cultures on Earth. The Chinese are no exception. Illustrator(s): Lamb, Kathryn. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stacey International United Kingdom
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905299676
- ISBN
- 9781905299676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Hardback. A masterful account of Lyndon Johnson and America's fall into Vietnam by one of our finest historians, filled with fresh interpretations, deft portraits, and new perspectives. Num Pages: 629 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 629
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630870
- ISBN
- 9781566630870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.61
€ 50.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bartha, Simon D. Num Pages: 242 pages, graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607419952
- ISBN
- 9781607419952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.73€ 140.92
€ 203.73
€ 140.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Clogg, Richard. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403935199
- ISBN
- 9781403935199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Parallax Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888375459
- ISBN
- 9781888375459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.04
€ 15.99
€ 14.04
Presents a personal account and an analysis of the crises threatening the cradle of civilization. This work challenges policymakers to build bridges, recognize common interests, foster genuine diplomacy, and seek realistically navigable roads to lasting peace, rather than resort to propaganda, threats, and military actions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124469
- ISBN
- 9780813124469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.05
€ 33.05
Hardcover. An analysis of the viability of the Israeli-NPLO peace process, and an evaluation of agreements made between September 1993 and January 1997. This text assesses Israeli and Palestinian attempts to shape a common future by examining the negotiated agreements as tools for conflict resolution. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPR; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed. (U.K.)
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333775011
- ISBN
- 9780333775011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. This book presents an overview of psycho-social research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, presents and analyzes people-to-people activities in the region, and offers new conceptualizations for Israeli-Palestinian co-creation of a grassroots peace and social justice processes. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; JMH; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115088
- ISBN
- 9780230115088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58