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Paperback. In 1936 an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of Nanda Devi in the Garhwal Himalaya. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950. The Ascent of Nanda Devi is Tilman's well-observed and humorous record of the climb. One of the earliest climbing expedition books to be published, it is regarded as a classic. Series: Tilman: The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 212 pages, black and white photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKAH; BGA; RGBS; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Crescent House United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461185
- ISBN
- 9781909461185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.47
€ 16.99
€ 15.47
Paperback. Explains why the workers at the Ashio copper mine joined together for three days of rioting against the Furukawa Company in February 1907. In the course of this historical analysis, this book takes on some of the most influential critical perspectives on Japanese social and labour history. It will interest scholars of labour history. Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew. Translator(s): Boardman, Terry. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JPWF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320180
- ISBN
- 9780822320180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.35
€ 26.35
Paperback. Identifies and defines the concepts and ideas central to security discourse in the Pacific region. This book looks at how concepts such as "human security" and "non-traditional security" have evolved and found adherents. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QFS; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812307231
- ISBN
- 9789812307231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Hardcover. In this meditation on the relationship between East Asia and the United States, Warren I. Cohen examines how cultural influences have transformed - and benefited - both Asians and Americans. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007659
- ISBN
- 9780674007659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.05
€ 47.99
€ 40.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 95 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; APF; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138815780
- ISBN
- 9781138815780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.85
€ 64.85
Paperback. Knowledge of Asian business is dominated by conventional wisdom. In this revised and updated edition of The Asian Insider, bestselling author Michael Backman has researched beneath the surface to reveal the things that you need to know about Asian business. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230000216
- ISBN
- 9780230000216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
A prize-winning journalist and Asia expert issues a provocative critique of the West's eroticized illusions about Asia and how profoundly they color our social, cultural, business, personal, and political interactions. Num Pages: 464 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586483944
- ISBN
- 9781586483944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
Paperback. Marilyn Dell Brady introduces readers to the lives, languages, religions, and cultures of Chinese, Japanese, East Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Laotian, and Cambodian Texans. Series: Texans All S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 61 b&w photos, 3 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBBSX; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585443123
- ISBN
- 9781585443123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.56
€ 15.56
paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 193 x 11. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364308
- ISBN
- 9781568364308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.24
€ 21.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Daftary traces the origins and early development of the legends of the Assassins of Northern Iran and Syria - as well as investigating the historical context in which they were fabricated and transmitted, culminating in Marco Polo's reports of the "Old Man of the Mountain". Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850439509
- ISBN
- 9781850439509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.66
€ 32.66
hardcover. The assination of Yitzhak Rabin, on the night of November 4, 1995, was a blow to Israel's social body. This book deals with the social and political developments in Israel and the ramifications and repercussions of the assassination for the future of Israeli democracy and society. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 tables 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JKV; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804738354
- ISBN
- 9780804738354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.72
€ 101.72
Paperback. Talking about Iraq war, this title recounts how the US set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq, showing the consequences of this policy. It looks at the struggles of individual American soldiers and civilians and Iraqis from various backgrounds. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230440
- ISBN
- 9780571230440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. A tribute to Japan's "god of manga" by his longtime American friend and translator. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 color and B&W illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC1; APFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933330549
- ISBN
- 9781933330549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.01
€ 18.99
€ 18.01
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648057
- ISBN
- 9780691648057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.12
€ 116.12
Paperback. This collection of factual reports, short stories, poems and drawings expresses in a deeply personal voice the devastating effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780873327732
- ISBN
- 9780873327732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HRAM2; JPSL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 192 x 2. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845198541
- ISBN
- 9781845198541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
€ 40.99
€ 36.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HRAM2; JPSL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845198534
- ISBN
- 9781845198534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
paperback. In the Japanese labor movement of the early twentieth century, no one captured the public imagination as vividly as Osugi Sakae (1885-1923): rebel, anarchist, and martyr. This work offers a glimpse into a Japanese boy's life at the time of the Sino-Japanese (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese (1904-5) wars. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077607
- ISBN
- 9780520077607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.66
€ 34.99
€ 25.66
Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139878
- ISBN
- 9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.62
€ 43.99
€ 30.62
paperback. Introduces readers to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. This work reveals a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047416
- ISBN
- 9780141047416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60