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Hardcover. China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the policies, institutions, and story behind the reform of the death penalty. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613546
- ISBN
- 9780230613546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. First edition published in Japan in 2009 by Kodansha International. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364353
- ISBN
- 9781568364353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.26
€ 27.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 42 black and white photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 39. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814423885
- ISBN
- 9789814423885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.58
€ 17.99
€ 15.58
Hardback. A comparison of Singapore and Taiwan presents an interesting case for those wishing to understand how small states struggle to overcome their strategic disadvantage. This book assesses their progress, from humble beginnings to their distinct development in the post-Cold War era, and includes both military and non-military factors. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPCW; JPB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497154
- ISBN
- 9781137497154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.14
€ 150.14
Paperback. Helps draw the road map for counterinsurgency in the postmodern world. This book is suitable for cadets and junior military leaders - as well as general readers seeking a deeper understanding of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 178 pages, 8 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080932
- ISBN
- 9780226080932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.50
€ 21.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Series: South Asia in Motion. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796262
- ISBN
- 9780804796262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. Discussing the roles of civil society in the initiation stage of democratization in China, this text argues that there is a semi-civil society in China, and that this plays dual roles in the initial stage of democratization in China. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333673676
- ISBN
- 9780333673676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.12€ 203.83
€ 214.12
€ 203.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 160 pages. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Watson, Burton.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152457
- ISBN
- 9780231152457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152440
- ISBN
- 9780231152440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.27€ 64.47
€ 83.27
€ 64.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664366
- ISBN
- 9781624664366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007580
- ISBN
- 9780486468761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Hiltebeitel, Alf. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169767
- ISBN
- 9780226169767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardback. The Destruction of Hyderabad challenges the official narrative to demonstrate how Hyderabad was forcibly annexed to India against its will. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044394
- ISBN
- 9781849044394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. Historians have long been perplexed by the complete disappearance of the medieval Chinese aristocracy by the tenth century the great clans that had dominated China for centuries. Nicolas Tackett resolves the enigma of their disappearance using new, digital methodologies to analyze a dazzling array of sources." Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, 25 line illustrations, 16 maps, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970656
- ISBN
- 9780674970656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.81
€ 27.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Soofi, Abdol S. Num Pages: 302 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQB; KCD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137578648
- ISBN
- 9781137578648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.88
€ 205.88
hardcover. This book reviews the evolution of the Chinese financial system, examining the effectiveness of reform strategies made by the government over the last ten years. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCLF; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454652
- ISBN
- 9781137454652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Offers a contemporary account of the law and administration in China. This book covers constitutional law, criminal law, property law, mortgage law, intellectual property law, corporate law, securities regulation, banking regulation, civil procedural law, arbitration law, environmental law, and the regulation of telecommunications services. Editor(s): Yu, Guanghua. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 725. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KAK0012042
- ISBN
- 9780415594202
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 60.00
€ 60.00
The Diary of Kosa Pan. Thai Ambassador to France, June-July 1686.
Pan, Kosa. Ed(S): Cruysse, Dirk Van Der; Smit...
Paperback. This account of Kosa Pan's journal describes in great detail the arrival in Brest in 1686 of the first full Siamese embassy to reach France. This fragment is apparently all that survives of a massive report of the activities of the embassy written for King Narai. Editor(s): Cruysse, Dirk van der; Smithies, Michael. Translator(s): Busayakul, Visudh. Num Pages: 88 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 137.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747551587
- ISBN
- 9789747551587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.33
€ 26.33
Paperback. This is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendour from a female point of view. Translator(s): Bowring, Richard John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table,map,plans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGA; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435764
- ISBN
- 9780140435764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10, 5 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501700149
- ISBN
- 9781501700149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HRCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789059114364
- ISBN
- 9789059114364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.63
€ 16.99
€ 13.63
Paperback. This fully revised edition shows how and why notions of 'race' became so widespread in China, now updated to include the continuation of this trend into the twenty-first century. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044882
- ISBN
- 9781849044882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. Noor offers a close account of the construction of Southeast Asia in the nineteenth century by the forces of capitalism and imperialism. Series: Asian history series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648846
- ISBN
- 9789089648846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.69
€ 161.69
Hardback. Argues that before the formation of Israel, Jewish experts participated in constructing the Orient as both a metaphor for the rejuvenation of the Jewish nation, and an enchanted space populated by hybrid figures that mixed Jewish and Arab elements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables, 6 figures, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754033
- ISBN
- 9780804754033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31