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Hardback. Examines the role of rhetoric in shaping the dynamic between Chinese ministers and monarchs in the era between the Spring and Autumn period and the later Han dynasty. In this book, essays analyze classical Chinese works to provide fresh perspectives on the impact of political circumstances on modes of expression. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726710
- ISBN
- 9780674726710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.13
€ 45.99
€ 38.13
Paperback. Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. And high-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship concerning the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on big topics like corporate law and large-scale social issues? Mark D. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226894034
- ISBN
- 9780226894034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
paperback. During 200 years the East India Company grew from an association of Elizabethan tradesmen into a powerful organization. As a commercial enterprise it came to control half the world's trade and as a political entity it administered an empire. This book looks at the history of the Company. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006380726
- ISBN
- 9780006380726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Hardcover. Japanese maples are unlike any other tree. They boast a remarkable diversity of color, form, and texture. As a result of hundreds of years of careful breeding, they take the center stage in any garden they are found. This title offers descriptions of over 150 introductions to plant nomenclature, and various insights into established favorites. Num Pages: 404 pages, 574 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WMPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1742.
- Publisher
- Timber Press
- Number of pages
- 404
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881929324
- ISBN
- 9780881929324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 41.86
€ 53.48
€ 41.86
Paperback. A memoir-cum-travelogue, in which, the author charts his journey, inspired by Charley's passion for Japanese Manga and anime, and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan. Although graphically violent and disturbing, the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228706
- ISBN
- 9780571228706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. The forty years between 1919 and 1959 saw the creation and unravelling of America's relationship with Syria. In this book, Moubayed brilliantly explores the events of these years and, using original research and previously unpublished material, sheds light on an often overlooked subject. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1KBB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767680
- ISBN
- 9781780767680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Paperback. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist returns to Cambodia thirty years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge to report on the country's struggle to recover from its past Num Pages: 416 pages, 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610391832
- ISBN
- 9781610391832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.41
€ 20.41
Paperback. How did Japan and the United States end up at war on December 7, 1941? What American decisions might have provoked the Japanese decision to attack Pearl Harbor? In this classic study of the run up to World War II, Utley examines the ways domestic politics shaped America's response to Japanese moves in the Pacific. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Fordham University Press Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224722
- ISBN
- 9780823224722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. An illustrated collection of traditional stories from India, including tales of the battles and feats of the Hindu gods, plus ancient stories of trickery and cunning - all retold specially for young readers. Illustrator(s): Klauss, Anja. Series: Illustrated Story Collections. Num Pages: 256 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 4KHF; 5AF; YDC; YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 162 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409596714
- ISBN
- 9781409596714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.15
€ 18.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBW; HBWS2; TTM. Dimension: 127 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. 304 pages. From the author of MATTERHORN - 'America's great Vietnam novel' (Sunday Times), 'a novel of astonishing power and insight' (Observer) - comes a vivid, visceral examination of what happens to a young man when he is sent into battle, based on Karl's own experiences as a decorated Marine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWA. Dimension: 127 x 196 x 21. Weight: 254.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857893802
- ISBN
- 9780857893802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. Urges us to escape the ideological quagmire of terrorism and martyrdom and explore the terms of a new and constructive dialogue between Islam and the West, one for which Europe, with its expanding and restless Muslim populations, may be the proving ground. Translator(s): Ghazaleh, Pascale. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; HBW; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057319
- ISBN
- 9780674057319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.85
€ 36.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilisation. It remains a masterwork without parallel. Num Pages: 640 pages, 60 halftones, 25 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised & enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018280
- ISBN
- 9780674018280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.76
€ 37.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. P J Ivanhoe is one of the English-speaking world's foremost translators and interpreters of classical Chinese philosophical texts. His translation of the "Sunzi Bingfa" reads beautifully, adorned only by sobering photographic plates of the famed terracotta army of the first Qin emperor that turn one back to the text in a properly reflective mood. Translator(s): Ivanhoe, Philip J. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 213 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603844666
- ISBN
- 9781603844666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.55
€ 16.99
€ 13.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786477609
- ISBN
- 9780786477609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.91
€ 47.99
€ 47.91
Paperback. Somerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel, and he recorded the sights and sounds of his wide-ranging journeys with an urbane, wry style all his own. This book presents an account of his trip through what was then Burma and Siam, ending in Haiphong, Vietnam. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286776
- ISBN
- 9780099286776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Origami paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804845465
- ISBN
- 9780804845465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.70
€ 7.99
€ 7.70
Paperback. Examines Israel as a colonial society, making comparisons with South Africa, French Algeria and Australia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745325002
- ISBN
- 9780745325002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.29
€ 37.99
€ 25.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 422 colour & b/w photos & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348907
- ISBN
- 9780764348907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 46.73
€ 65.35
€ 46.73
Paperback. On the Wonders of Land and Sea is a comparative study of travel writers in the eastern Islamic world from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Situating texts in their socio-historical contexts, the essays study works by male and female Muslim and Parsi/Zoroastrian travelers in the Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Europe. Editor(s): Micallef, Roberta; Sharma, Sunil. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073340
- ISBN
- 9780674073340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.45
€ 23.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. Goes beyond the media stereotype of fashionable parties in North Tehran to examine the quotidian realities of how society has evolved in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Editor(s): Monshipouri, Mahmood. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044837
- ISBN
- 9781849044837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRLK; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Destiny Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892818082
- ISBN
- 9780892818082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402210877
- ISBN
- 9781402210877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
Paperback. Having fought tirelessly for democracy, equality before the law and freedom of speech, Ebadi became a global voice of inspiration. Yet, inside her own country, her life has been plagued by surveillance, intimidation and violence. This book tells shocking stories of how the Iranian authorities eventually forced her into exile. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846045028
- ISBN
- 9781846045028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.84
€ 19.00
€ 15.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRAM6; JFSR2; JPWL; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174268
- ISBN
- 9780231174268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63