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Paperback. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 310 pages, photographs (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434. A Memoir. 310 pages, illustrations. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition, 15th Anniversary Edition with a New
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276024
ISBN
9780520276024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Time after time during the Vietnam War, the United States sent Vietnamese spies and commandos behind enemy lines only to have them killed, captured or compromised into reporting back false information. This is a sobering account of the disastrous secret programme. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 358 pages, 25 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611478
ISBN
9780700611478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.88

Hardcover. After the Chinese detonated their first nuclear test in 1964, America and India were both concerned. The CIA knew it needed to gather more information, but had few ways of achieving this. This text chronicles the effort to plant a sensing device on a Himalayan peak in order to listen in on China. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSH; JWMN; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612239
ISBN
9780700612239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.25

Hardback. Telling the story of the introduction of Christianity to a provincial region in China where European missionaries shared the poverty and isolation of their Chinese flocks, this text shows the influence that the missionaries had in Shandong in matters of spirit and flesh. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511637
ISBN
9780742511637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.65

Paperback. The Spirit Moves West examines the phenomena of Korean missionaries in America. It delves into why and how Korean missionaries pursued missions in the United States and evangelized Americans and illuminates how a non-western mission movement evolves over time in the West. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 1KBB; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199942121
ISBN
9780199942121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.31

Hardback. Offers an introduction to the Lebanon's fractious politics and a portrait of a people that continue to rise again and again from the ashes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117351
ISBN
9781845117351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.11

Paperback. This is the study of a small group of Tibetan Buddhists called the Nyishangba who have maintained an egalitarian culture, where women own land and have equal rights, including in social and religious institutions, and where the usual subordination of women does not appear to occur. Num Pages: 408 pages, 28 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; 1FPCT; HRE; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102155
ISBN
9780231102155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106426
ISBN
9780739106426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTB; HRQM2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106433
ISBN
9780739106433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.69

Hardcover. A newly edited and translated version of the Haft bab, which outlines the basic tenets of Fatimid Ismaili philosophical theology Series: Ismaili Texts and Translations. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 1QFM; HBJF1; HPDC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532994
ISBN
9781784532994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.97

Paperback. Balance your chakras, enhance health and prosperity, and connect with the gods and goddesses through meditative coloring Num Pages: 96 pages, 42 b&w illustrations and 2 color images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; VX; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 282 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Clr Csm
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620556290
ISBN
9781620556290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3H; HRAX; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032019
ISBN
9780674032019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. World renowned for its collection of Islamic art, the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait also houses an important collection of ancient art. Covering a time span of some 4,000 years, from the Bronze Age up to the dawn of the Islamic era, this book celebrates some of the objects created in the Near East and beyond including Central and South Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500970522
ISBN
9780500970522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.79

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AFKV; APF; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816691340
ISBN
9780816691340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226156415
ISBN
9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. China's plans to expand exponentially its exploitation of Tibet's natural resources will have terrifying consequences for land and people. This book is an entirely unique, authoritative guide through the torrent of online posts, official propaganda and exile speculation. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JP; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780324357
ISBN
9781780324357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPR; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451003
ISBN
9780801451003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.91

Paperback. Contains the story of the Afghan Campaign, told in the words of the servicemen and women who have been fighting there. This book provides a chronological narrative of various events in Helmand during the British Army's time there. It presents a 360-degree picture of guerrilla warfare. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552160803
ISBN
9780552160803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824811
ISBN
9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

Hardback. Editor(s): Wu, Jiang; Chia, Lucille. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171601
ISBN
9780231171601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.20
€ 63.58

Hardcover. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 12 b/w images from oroiginal docs, 6 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777947
ISBN
9781910777947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.00

Paperback. Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. But whereas Miu is glamorous and successful, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel. Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099448471
ISBN
9780099448471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. The most feared man in China, Dai Li, was chief of Chiang Kai-shek's secret service during WWII. This work traces Dai's rise from obscurity as a rural hooligan and Green Gang blood-brother to commander of the paramilitary units of the Blue Shirts and of the Military Statistics Bureau: the world's largest spy and counterespionage organization. Num Pages: 672 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234079
ISBN
9780520234079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.39
€ 64.99

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