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Paperback. A vivid, subtle and disturbing account of what people do in the aftermath of a major 'natural' disaster, this book will change your way of thinking about such calamities and their impact on the human spirit. Series: Society and History in the Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMC; GTB; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042871
- ISBN
- 9781849042871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. The Mughal empire (1526 1857) has long been viewed as a wonderland of unimaginable treasure; it was in fact the mightiest Islamic empire in the history of India. This book describes the political, military and economic rise of the Mughals, their system of rule, and their gradual collapse, finally supplanted by the British colonial empire in 1857. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 208 x 25. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892515
- ISBN
- 9781861892515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.12
€ 46.99
€ 33.12
Paperback. In this fascinating crime book journalist and longtime Japan resident Paul Murphy provides a glimpse of Japanese society through a year's worth of criminal court cases in Matsumoto, a city 140 miles to the west of Tokyo Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; JKVG; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313428
- ISBN
- 9784805313428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Covers 55 years of Indian poetry in English. This anthology represents not just the major poets of the past half-century - the canonical writers who have dominated Indian poetry and publishing since the 1950s - but also the different kinds of poetry written by an extraordinary range of younger poets who live in many countries as well as in India. Editor(s): Thayil, Jeet. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712. 368 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Thayil, Jeet. Covers 55 years of Indian poetry in English. This anthology represents not just the major poets of the past half-century - the canonical writers who have dominated Indian poetry and publishing since the 1950s - but also the different kinds of poetry written by an extraordinary range of younger poets who live in many countries as well as in India. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; DCQ. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852248017
- ISBN
- 9781852248017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
€ 16.99
€ 13.16
Hardcover. Geography of Religion in Japan Series: International Perspectives in Geography. Num Pages: 199 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JFSR; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 199
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431545491
- ISBN
- 9784431545491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.80
€ 123.80
Paperback. Maugham spent the winter months of 1919 travelling 1500 miles up the Yangtze river. He noted down crafted sketches of those he met on scraps of paper. This collection features Western missionaries, army officers and company managers who are culturally out of their depth in the immensity of the Chinese civilisation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289500
- ISBN
- 9780099289500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. For the first time, the elaborate system of Indian hand mudras has been compiled into a comprehensive format that allows readers access to this still esoteric body of knowledge. The book presents over 200 mudras, each with photograph, Sanskrit name, translation, and a detailed explanation of technique, application, benefits and historical context. Num Pages: 344 pages, 264 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASDX; HPDF; HRE; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848191099
- ISBN
- 9781848191099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.30
€ 42.99
€ 36.30
Hardback. This book contributes to the understanding of crisis and disaster management generally, but with a specific focus on the Asia Pacific. With contributions by international scholars and practitioners, the book discusses both the theoretical and practical approaches toward successful crisis and disaster management. Editor(s): Ritchie, Brent W. (University of Queensland); Campiranon, Kom. Series: CABI Series in Tourism Management. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; JPSL; KNSG; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Tourism Crisis and Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643250
- ISBN
- 9781780643250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.45
€ 119.45
Hardback. The decline and fall of Safavid Iran is traditionally seen as the natural outcome of the unrelieved political stagnation and moral degeneration which characterised late Safavid Iran. This book challenges this view. It takes a fresh look at Safavid Iran in the century preceding the fall of Isfahan in 1722, which brought down the dynasty. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 maps, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117450
- ISBN
- 9781845117450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 64.95
€ 71.06
€ 64.95
God is Not Here - A Soldier`s Struggle with Torture, Trauma, and the M...
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Russell Edmonds
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBWS5; JWKT; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681771434
- ISBN
- 9781681771434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.90
€ 18.99
€ 16.90
Paperback. He has played an East End hardman, an SAS soldier and investigated vicious world gangs. Now Ross Kemp is taking on perhaps his hardest assignment of all - the Taliban. In order to prepare for this ordeal, Ross Kemp trains with the First Battalion Royal Anglians in England's subzero temperatures. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KTM0000760
- ISBN
- 9780141040882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408851104
- ISBN
- 9781408851104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
€ 15.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. A groundbreaking, comprehensive history of Asian settlement in Britain from 1700 to the present day. 'Fascinating' BBC History Magazine Num Pages: 504 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3J; HBJD1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745313733
- ISBN
- 9780745313733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 24.60
€ 46.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; AVGC9; AVGE; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082030
- ISBN
- 9780252082030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Color photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 249 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762458356
- ISBN
- 9780762458356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.56
€ 37.99
€ 34.56
Paperback. Written over 2000 years ago, Sun-tzu's "Art of War" embodies the Eastern tradition of strategy. This translation, written in simple language, is intended to be of equal value to both military historians and students of business strategy. Translator(s): Sawyer, Ralph D. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HB; JWKT; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Copyright 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813319513
- ISBN
- 9780813319513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.44
€ 19.99
€ 15.44
Hardback. Using Kenneth Burke's concept of dramatism as a way of exploring multiple motivations in symbolic expression, Tibet on Fire examines the Tibetan self-immolation movement of 2011-2015. The volume asserts that the self-immolation act is an affirmation of Tibetan identity in the face of cultural genocide. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREC; HREP; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373731
- ISBN
- 9781137373731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Hardback. Editor(s): Gereffi, Gary; Wyman, Donald L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KL; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635446
- ISBN
- 9780691635446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.81
€ 220.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408856529
- ISBN
- 9781408856529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 377 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 53. Weight in Grams: 586. Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity. 377 pages, 40 b/w photographs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSK. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 53. Weight: 516.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 377
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242630
- ISBN
- 9780520242630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15