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hardcover. Xiaoyuan Liu shows how the history of the Chinese Communist Party was, from the Yan'an period onward, intertwined with the ethnopolitics of the Chinese "periphery." As a Han-dominated party, the CCP had to adapt to an inhospitable political environment, particularly among the Hui (Muslims) of northwest China and the Mongols of Inner Mongolia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBT; JPFC; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749602
- ISBN
- 9780804749602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.96
€ 76.96
Paperback. This is the diary of the late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya who was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record his story daily. Editor(s): Wells, Warner. Translator(s): Wells, Warner. Num Pages: 350 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; BG; HBJF; HBWQ; JWMN; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845479
- ISBN
- 9780807845479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. This is a detailed study of the most consistently successful troops in the Vietnam War - the Australians and New Zealanders. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b&w illustrations, 8 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWD; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767024
- ISBN
- 9781841767024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. This definitive biography of Subhas Chandra Bose, the revered and controversial Indian nationalist who struggled to liberate his country from British rule before and during World War II, moves beyond the legend to reveal the impassioned life and times of the private and public man. Num Pages: 448 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBTR; JPFN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 319. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065963
- ISBN
- 9780674065963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.05
€ 36.99
€ 31.05
Paperback. An important contribution to the expanding literature on "everyday politics" Editor(s): White, Adam. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FB; 1HB; GTB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992563
- ISBN
- 9780295992563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
paperback. In this revisionist account of U.S.-Iran relations during the Cold War, Roham Alvandi provides a detailed historical study of the partnership that Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran forged with U.S. President Richard Nixon and his adviser Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBJK; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780190610685
- ISBN
- 9780190610685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.85
€ 58.85
Hardcover. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of color and 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871404336
- ISBN
- 9780871404336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.55
€ 30.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Monumental Matters analyzes the role of Mughal architecture-magnificent tombs, mosques, forts, and palaces, such as the Taj Mahal-in India s cultural politics from the colonial era to the present. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; 3JD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349228
- ISBN
- 9780822349228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.35
€ 26.35
Paperback. Reveals the true human costs of war in Iraq, an unfolding tragedy that has yielded millions of dead and displaced Iraqis since the first Gulf War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328973
- ISBN
- 9780745328973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.05
€ 33.99
€ 23.05
Paperback. A history of colonial interference in Palestine and the East Mediterranean that constructs a valuable and original historical and cultural narrative Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328300
- ISBN
- 9780745328300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.77
€ 40.99
€ 31.77
hardcover. This book breaks new ground by systematically examining China's capitalist transformation through several comparative lenses. Editor(s): Kennedy, Scott. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769570
- ISBN
- 9780804769570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.97
€ 107.97
hardcover. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism from a sociohistorical perspective. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754071
- ISBN
- 9780804754071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.77
€ 127.77
hardcover. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448683
- ISBN
- 9780801448683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.55
€ 139.55
hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801439667
- ISBN
- 9780801439667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.35
€ 75.35
paperback. 'Her dissection of Hizbullah's worldview is instructive. She treads carefully.' - The Jerusalem Post Series: Critical Studies on Islam. Num Pages: 264 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HRH; JPW; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745317922
- ISBN
- 9780745317922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.99
€ 46.99
€ 30.99
hardcover. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJM; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991016
- ISBN
- 9780295991016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.02
€ 119.02
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPSF; JPSN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271017372
- ISBN
- 9780271017372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.59
€ 52.99
€ 40.59
hardcover. The first English-language compilation of research on Japanese cooking and food culture Editor(s): Rath, Eric C.; Assmann, Stephanie. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; WBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252035630
- ISBN
- 9780252035630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.30
€ 134.30
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 14 line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFSF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226707297
- ISBN
- 9780226707297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, cane sugar production was pre-eminent in the Atlantic Islands, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Subsequently, cane sugar industries in the Americas were transformed.. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Giusti-Cordero, Juan A,; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457846
- ISBN
- 9781845457846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.39
€ 37.99
€ 35.39
Hardcover. As life expectancy increases in India, the number of people living with dementia will also rise. Yet little is known about how people in India cope with dementia, how relationships and identities change through illness and loss. Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations. Num Pages: 236 pages, 11 ills. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFH; MJND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383543
- ISBN
- 9781782383543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10
Paperback. Deals with the search for the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel by Jews and by Christians. This work discusses the motivations for the search and the methods used by the searchers, from similarity of language, physical appearance, customs and mythology, to a re-interpretation of biblical excerpts to suit specific situations encountered by the searchers. Num Pages: 284 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRCG; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765761460
- ISBN
- 9780765761460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Paperback. An intriguing historical examination of China's widespread opium epidemic Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 drawing, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- First Softcover Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067688
- ISBN
- 9780472067688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
paperback. Based on many original documents, this book surveys Iranian political history from 1941 through 1957, focusing on the Tudeh Party: the only substantial left-wing organization in Iran during this period. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF1; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850366563
- ISBN
- 9780850366563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.00
€ 33.99
€ 29.00