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Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745598
ISBN
9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Stories of homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys and between young kabuki actors and their patrons held broad appeal in pre-modern Japanese culture. An independent popular writer, Saikaku wrote "Nanshoku Okagami" in 1687 with the intention of extending his readership. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; 3JD; FA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718950
ISBN
9780804718950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. The New Silk Road Diplomacy traces how China, faced with internal and external challenges to its authority following the collapse of the Soviet Union, constructed a gradualist approach to Central Asia that prioritized multilateral diplomacy. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL3; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816939
ISBN
9780774816939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Gutenberg in Shanghai demonstrates how Western technology and evolving traditional values resulted in the birth of a unique form of print capitalism whose influence on Chinese culture was far-reaching and irreversible. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810418
ISBN
9780774810418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.30

Paperback. Authoritative profile of the glamorous Desert Rats brigade Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HB; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWH; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780755312894
ISBN
9780755312894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The gripping true story of bomb disposal work that won Ivison a George Medal - and started a living nightmare.. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828304
ISBN
9780753828304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A collection of the most important essays on past and current history by the Western world's foremost Islamic scholar Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753818718
ISBN
9780753818718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A biography that penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753810712
ISBN
9780753810712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. Throughout world history, civilizations have emerged that have been strong enough militarily, economically, and culturally to extend their power over other nations and become empires. Great Empires looks at some of the most significant of these imperial powers and what motivated them. Series: Great Empires. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; 4KHJ; 4KHN; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 193 x 242 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750296632
ISBN
9780750296632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. Examines human rights issues in the Occupied Territories and lays out plans for a lasting peace. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745322483
ISBN
9780745322483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. 'A fascinating, brilliantly written book' Times Literary Supplement Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564529
ISBN
9780719564529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.65

Hardcover. Including texts, transliteration, translation and detailed commentary, this volume presents the earliest South Indian inscriptions (circa 2nd century BC to 6th century AD), written in Tamil in local derivations of the Ashokan Brahmi script. Editor(s): Mahadevan, Iravatham. Translator(s): Mahadevan, Iravatham. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 720 pages, 54 plates, 174 figures, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1F; 2BRT; 3D; CFL; DQ; DSBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 219 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012271
ISBN
9780674012271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.54
€ 72.13

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465025237
ISBN
9780465025237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 727. 592 pages, illustrations. Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 40. Weight: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465003044
ISBN
9780465003044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. A definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 maps and charts. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338515
ISBN
9780393338515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. * In the tradition of Tim Severin's bestselling tales of intrepid exploration. * Adventure travel book by explorer in search of the unseen camels of Tartary in forbidden China. Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 16, Col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; WNC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111469
ISBN
9780349111469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. The first of John Master's evocative memoirs about life in the Gurkhas in India on the cusp of WWII Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGA; JWLF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304361564
ISBN
9780304361564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Focuses on a set of contemporary paintings in the traditional technique by the Nepalese artist Romio Shrestha and his assistants in Kathmandu. Editor(s): Williamson, Laila; Young, Serinity (American Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 248 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AJC; GTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 304 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988696
ISBN
9780295988696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.34

Paperback. Dalits constitute about one sixth of India's population. Spread over the entire country, and belonging to many religions, they have become a major political force. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations 1 map,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129732
ISBN
9780231129732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. The vast remote Tibetan steppe, the Chang Tang, is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including the Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves and snow leopards. This text is the result of the author's research into the natural history of this little-known area. Num Pages: 384 pages, 91 halftones, 26 maps, 21 line drawings, 77 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736532
ISBN
9780226736532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

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