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Hardback. In this in-depth study, Felix Boecking challenges the widely accepted idea that the key to Communist seizure of power in China lay in the incompetence of Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government. It argues instead that international trade, government tariff revenues, and hence China's fiscal policy and state-making project all collapsed. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 260 pages, 13 line illustrations, 5 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229. .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970601
ISBN
9780674970601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. Why were some countries able to build developmental states after World War II while others were not? This book argues that the critical factor was the reaction of domestic capitalists to the state-building project. It shows that the insufficient state capacity stemmed mainly from Indian industrialists' campaign against a developmental state. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; KCM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126234
ISBN
9780691126234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
HopeRoad Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908446602
ISBN
9781908446602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Hardback. "First published in Great Britain in 2014"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 1KBB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408844601
ISBN
9781408844601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Hardback. "The revered Iron Chef shows how to make flavorful, exciting traditional Japanese meals at home in this beautiful cookbook that is sure to become a classic, featuring a carefully curated selection of fantastic recipes and more than 150 color photos."--Publisher marketing. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 263 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062344380
ISBN
9780062344380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.70

Paperback. A book-length study about Seoul during the colonial period, that challenges conventional nationalist paradigms by revealing the intersection of Korean and Japanese history in this important capital. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 263 x 26. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293151
ISBN
9780520293151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. ' The donkey tied to the tent peg had a hard-on which was difficult to ignore. 'Hamar mabsoot,' my new brother-in-law Ibraheem said cautiously and as I realised I recognised his words (the donkey's happy), so our embarrassment dissolved with a giggle.' Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082209
ISBN
9781844082209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Provides an overview of the government of the early empires of China. This work discusses topics such as: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; and, problems and weaknesses. Num Pages: 248 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208186
ISBN
9780872208186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.34

Hardback. Considers how Afghan intellectuals and ordinary people interpret their own history Editor(s): Green, Nile. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045087
ISBN
9781849045087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.25

Paperback. The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212. Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology. With a New Preface. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. 178 pages. The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight: 208.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224766
ISBN
9780520224766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. For centuries this account, the first joyful description of India by a British woman, remained unread in a Welsh castle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780600796
ISBN
9781780600796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Forensic legal examination of Israel's policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Editor(s): Tilley, Virginia. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPVH; LBBJ; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332352
ISBN
9780745332352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik project of remaking the world by extirpating religion from it affect Central Asia? This title combines insights from the study of both Islam and Soviet history to answer these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282155
ISBN
9780520282155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.63

Paperback. In 1933, the author began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. In this title, he presents a record of his adventures. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442099
ISBN
9780141442099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. A landmark debut from a Pulitzer-winning New Yorker journalist: if Dickens were alive today, this is the book he might have written about India Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274510
ISBN
9781846274510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Hardcover. This authoritative biography offers a comprehensive and highly accessible account of one of the most prominent and prolific religious scholars in Islamic history. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGX; HRH; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684151
ISBN
9781851684151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.19

Paperback. Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not been told. This is it. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KAK0003673
ISBN
9780007257805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An extraordinary tale of the remarkable bond between one man and his dog during the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444796964
ISBN
9781444796964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Placing meanings of health and disease at the center of modern Chinese consciousness, this title reveals how hygiene became a crucial element in the formulation of Chinese modernity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 420 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283824
ISBN
9780520283824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691982
ISBN
9780816691982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Luomi reveals how the Gulf's most dynamic rentier monarchies, Abu Dhabi and Qatar, have begun responding to new, multidimensional natural resource-related pressures, particularly climate change Series: Power and Politics in the Gulf. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; 1FBXU; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042673
ISBN
9781849042673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.53

Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272801
ISBN
9780226272801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.79

Hardback. A maverick in the history of photography, lshiuchi Miyako burst onto the photography scene in Tokyo in the mid-1970s, at a time when men dominated the field in Japan. Working prodigiously over the last forty years, she has created an impressive oeuvre and quietly influenced generations of photographers born in the postwar era. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 colour, 89 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 248 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064559
ISBN
9781606064559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.46

Paperback. Features folktales from old men sitting outside their houses in Aleppo, drinking tea. Illustrator(s): Rugh, Douglas. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 104 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292706309
ISBN
9780292706309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

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