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Hardcover. The rapid urban development of China is a topic that has grabbed the attention of the world. This book shows how some thirty contemporary Chinese art photographers have used it as a springboard for their practice. It is suitable for photography aficionados and anyone with an interest in China or contemporary culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 132 illustrations, 115 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500544433
- ISBN
- 9780500544433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 6.75
€ 34.99
€ 6.75
Hardcover. In 2011, adhering to his mentor Henri Cartier-Bresson's mantra to 'photograph the truth', the author embarks on a photographic journey in southeast Asia. This is a collection of elusive still images - photographs, mainly in black and white, that tell a story, seize a moment in life or are a witness to joy, struggle or human dignity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; AGH; AJB; AJCR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 338 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500519240
- ISBN
- 9780500519240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 6.76
€ 34.99
€ 6.76
Hardback. A visual resource for the tropical lifestyle, presented via the depiction of an amazing richness of architectural styles rustic and luxurious, simple and ornate, historic and contemporary. It focuses on the Asian tropics, and includes discussions of the history of each region in terms of colonization, immigration and the tourist trade. Num Pages: 400 pages, 670 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QMT; AM; WJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 260 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500514153
- ISBN
- 9780500514153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.99
€ 34.99
€ 32.99
Paperback. The pagodas of Burma, the temples of Angkor, the great Buddhist monuments of Borobudur - these achievements of powerful courts and rulers were part of a broad artistic tradition including textiles, applied arts, vernacular architecture and village crafts. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 183 illustrations, 102 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FM; AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500203811
- ISBN
- 9780500203811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 5.70
€ 13.99
€ 5.70
Hardback. Account of the terrible experiences of members of this Scottish Regiment at the hands of the Japanese. Includes many personal accounts of brutal slave labour on the Railway of Death and in the mines. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16pp B & W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTR; JWTY; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781591697
- ISBN
- 9781781591697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 5.99
€ 35.99
€ 5.99
Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099597551
- ISBN
- 9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Looks at Japanese culinary history, delving into the writings of medieval and early modern Japanese chefs. This book traces the development of Japanese cuisine from 1400 to 1868. It shows how medieval 'fantasy food' rituals - where food was revered as symbol rather than consumed - were continued by early modern writers. Num Pages: 258 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line drawings, 8 color images, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516. 258 pages, Illustrations. Looks at Japanese culinary history, delving into the writings of medieval and early modern Japanese chefs. This book traces the development of Japanese cuisine from 1400 to 1868. It shows how medieval 'fantasy food' rituals - where food was revered as symbol rather than consumed - were continued by early modern writers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBT. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262270
- ISBN
- 9780520262270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.52€ 64.14
€ 84.52
€ 64.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500518236
- ISBN
- 9780500518236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 5.70
€ 13.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. The impact of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 was incalculable. It was the first victory by an Asian power over a European one since the Mongol invasions of the thirteenth century. This title presents the story of combat and a source of insights about a relatively obscure but immensely influential conflict. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803292666
- ISBN
- 9780803292666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 467 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821395455
- ISBN
- 9780821395455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. Series: Oxford India Short Introductions Series. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 126 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- OUP India
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198087335
- ISBN
- 9780198087335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.95
€ 16.95
Paperback. A highly regarded war memoir that was a best seller during the 1960s, giving insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The book has been credited with correcting errors in U.S. accounts of various battles and with revealing details of high-level Imperial Japanese Navy strategy meetings. Num Pages: 336 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGHA; HBLL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591143840
- ISBN
- 9781591143840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.08
€ 29.99
€ 27.08
Paperback. In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers, and other base troops, stiffened by a few dogged Yorkshiremen managed to hold out against some of the finest infantry in the Japanese Army, and then defeat them. It became know as The Defence of the Admin Box. This book deals with this battle. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552172035
- ISBN
- 9780552172035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The contributors to this major intervention into Indian historiography recover the long history of Dalit struggles against caste violence, exclusion, and discrimination by focusing on the importance of humiliation, dignity, and spatial exclusion to Dalit emancipatory politics. Editor(s): Rawat, Ramnarayan S.; Satyanarayana, K. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361329
- ISBN
- 9780822361329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.81
€ 37.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. In Queer Marxism in Two Chinas Petrus Liu demonstrates how queer Marxist critics in China use queer theory as a non-liberal alternative to Western models of queer emancipation, and in doing so, he revises current understandings of what queer theory is, does, and can be. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 5SG; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360049
- ISBN
- 9780822360049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.09
€ 36.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. The leading textbook by the leading scholar. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393934519
- ISBN
- 9780393934519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.66
€ 51.66
Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0009815
- ISBN
- 9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From the author hailed as 'America's greatest prose comedian' Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; 3JJPR; HBG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0009457
- ISBN
- 9780330325363
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, and they're trying for a baby - she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FKA; 1FMN; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. 8vo.clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0262424
- ISBN
- 9780747585664
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Hardback. Clean copy.
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Bureau of the Conference
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0206651
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. vintage paperback in good condition. some shelft wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KIN0006468
- ISBN
- 9780140223941
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "The author isolates in a clear survey, well provided with maps, one important factor in the external politics of Mao Tse-Tung's China: the question of frontiers. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Cloth. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Good. First UK Edition".
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1905
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KON0522372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 13.99€ 4.99
€ 13.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Science, Medicine, & Technology in East Asia S. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; MBX; MMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892648009
- ISBN
- 9780892648009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.18
€ 38.18
Hardcover. The author returns to the countries of Turkey, Lebanon and Morocco in search of new and old recipes and to find out how cooking has evolved since she first introduced readers to these cuisines in the 1960s. In this book, she pays tribute to the different culinary histories and contemporary food of these countries. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718145811
- ISBN
- 9780718145811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.41
€ 46.99
€ 30.41