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paperback. Presents a history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966. Explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemoriable layers of culture and tradition, this work explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes with anecdotes about travellers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532293
- ISBN
- 9780099532293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day. This title shows how coffee and coffee spaces have been central to the formation of Japanese notions about the uses of public space, social change, modernity, and pleasure. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 240 pages, illustrations. Traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day. This title shows how coffee and coffee spaces have been central to the formation of Japanese notions about the uses of public space, social change, modernity, and pleasure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; JHBS; JHMC. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight: 328.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition; 1st P
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271159
- ISBN
- 9780520271159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. From the bestselling author of Rubicon and Persian Fire comes this thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam Num Pages: 592 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349122359
- ISBN
- 9780349122359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. In October 2015, photographer Giles Duley was commissioned by the UNHCR to document the refugee crisis. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3JMG; AJB; AJCR; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 202. .
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863561795
- ISBN
- 9780863561795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. Pakistan's transformation from a country once projected as a model of Muslim enlightenment to a state threatened by an Islamist take over dominates the headlines. This book argues that the country's social and political decline is rooted primarily in uncertainty about the meaning of Pakistan and the significance of 'being Pakistani'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659655
- ISBN
- 9781850659655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help. Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099506249
- ISBN
- 9780099506249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Hardback. Based on seventeen months of ethnographic research among Indonesian eldercare workers in Japan, this book is the first ethnography to research Indonesian care workers' relationships with the cared-for elderly, their Japanese colleagues and their employers. Num Pages: 242 pages, 2 maps, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FPJ; JHMC; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332692
- ISBN
- 9781785332692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.49
€ 162.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472814517
- ISBN
- 9781472814517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.71
€ 21.99
€ 20.71
Hardback. "Tough Sell: Fighting the Media War in Iraq" takes readers on the behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride of Tom Basile's time as a civilian adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq during the War or Terror. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFD; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612349008
- ISBN
- 9781612349008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Paperback. At dawn on March 2, 2002, the first major battle of the 21st Century began. Over 200 soldiers of the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions flew into Afghanistan's Shahikot valley - and into the mouth of a buzz-saw. This book is suitable for fans of Black Hawk Down, Zero Dark Thirty, Chris Ryan, and Andy McNab. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBW; JWKF; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014579
- ISBN
- 9780141014579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.56
€ 24.99
€ 18.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AGN; DSB; HBJF; HPDF; HRKN5; JFFZ; WNGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181266
- ISBN
- 9780231181266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.87€ 57.47
€ 72.87
€ 57.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614290711
- ISBN
- 9781614290711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. A history of the great Mughal rulers of India, one of the world's greatest empires. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 44. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753817582
- ISBN
- 9780753817582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.69
€ 21.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. This new political history of the Orthodox Church in the Ottoman Empire explains why Orthodoxy became the subject of acute political competition between the Great Powers during the mid 19th century. It also explores how such rivalries led, paradoxically, both to secularizing reforms and to Europe's last great war of religion - the Crimean War. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; 3JH; HBLL; HBWL; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508454
- ISBN
- 9781137508454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.30
€ 117.30
Paperback. Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A 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 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KTJ0046127
- ISBN
- 9781408809365
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Sheet map. Num Pages: 1 pages, 7 city plans; 3 area maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 115 x 8. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Publisher
- Periplus Editions (HK) ltd.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780794607494
- ISBN
- 9780794607494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
Hardback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161848
- ISBN
- 9780231161848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.18
€ 100.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 180 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; WBN; WBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 254 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607748878
- ISBN
- 9781607748878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.94
€ 25.99
€ 17.94
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1FPKS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161367
- ISBN
- 9780231161367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.92€ 62.72
€ 79.92
€ 62.72
Paperback. Learn authentic and delicious recipes with this beautifully illustrated Filipino cookbook. Num Pages: 112 pages, 85 recipes; colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FMP; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804847674
- ISBN
- 9780804847674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.75
€ 17.75
Paperback. Tells the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century - an early copy of the gospels which lay hidden in the Sinai desert. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HDDH; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546542
- ISBN
- 9780099546542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. This 1967 title is a portrait of the marsh Arabs of southern Iraq. Maxwell presents his impressions of these secluded people, along with numerous photos. Although intended as a travel book, this make more of a historical or sociological study now, given the..turmoil in Iraq.--Library Journal. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations, maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348. Travels Among the Marsh Arabs of Iraq. 236 pages, Illustrations, maps, 1 port. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; WTL. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871934
- ISBN
- 9780907871934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Featuring seventy-five countrys contemporary artists, and contributions by experts tracing the origins and history of artistic development in Singapore, this book offers insight on trends arising from the citys young artists and perspectives behind their work. Editor(s): Ciclitira, Serenella. Num Pages: 312 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 248 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857224787
- ISBN
- 9788857224787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 44.51
€ 51.99
€ 44.51
Hardcover. Provides a narrative about the development of Chinese art across all media from the 1970s to the 2000s. This book offers a chronological survey that considers contemporary Chinese art both in the context of China's specific historical experiences and in a global arena. Num Pages: 456 pages, 425 illustrations, 323 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 238 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2578.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500239209
- ISBN
- 9780500239209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.52€ 66.70
€ 70.52
€ 66.70