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Paperback. Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their content was inspired by the vibrant popular culture that flourished in Edo (Tokyo). This book explains how those who first purchased these prints would have read them. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 630. Ukiyo-E in Edo, 1700-1900. 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their content was inspired by the vibrant popular culture that flourished in Edo (Tokyo). This book explains how those who first purchased these prints would have read them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFH. Dimension: 229 x 228 x 17. Weight: 620.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124537
ISBN
9780714124537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904943402
ISBN
9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. Under the Ancestors' Eyes elucidates the role of Neo-Confucianism as an ideological and political device by which the elite in Korea regained and maintained dominance during the Choson period. Using historical and social anthropological methodology, Martina Deuchler highlights Korea's distinctive elevation of the social over the political. Num Pages: 629 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HPDF; HRAM2; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
629
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504301
ISBN
9780674504301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.20
€ 72.01

Paperback. Leftist observers of China's political economy, whether they are adulatory or dismissive, have fundamentally misunderstood the role of the market Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780997575
ISBN
9781780997575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 450 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBWS2; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 313 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1828.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311833
ISBN
9780764311833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 46.81

Paperback. Enslavement, trafficking, sexual starvation. Abuse of workers in the Gulf Arab Region. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785351006
ISBN
9781785351006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. A follow-up to Losing Small Wars, this book analyses the cost - both financial and human - of Britain's involvement in the Afghanistan war. It pieces together the enormous burden the Afghan intervention has placed on the shoulders of British soldiers and their families, UK taxpayers and - by far the greatest sufferers - Afghan civilians. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBWS5; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205268
ISBN
9780300205268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.72

Paperback. A fast-paced memoir of Arsham Parsi, a queer Iranian activist who was forced to flee his country under threat of execution for his work in fighting human rights abuses against LGBT individuals in Iran. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGA; JFFJ; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667019
ISBN
9781552667019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Series: Studies in Jungian psychology by Jungian analysts. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 1H; DSB; JFC; JFHF; JMAF; JMTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Inner City Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780919123779
ISBN
9780919123779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.56

Hardback. The eagerly awaited follow-up to top 10 bestseller Persiana. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour photographs & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784720476
ISBN
9781784720476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855579
ISBN
9781611855579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Explores the institutional, ideological, and conceptual development of the modern state on the peninsula. This book analyzes the state's relationship to five social sectors, each through a distinctive interpretive theme: economy, religion, education, population, and public health. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 black and white, 1 map, 19 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288324
ISBN
9780520288324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Greenery Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890159382
ISBN
9781890159382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.89

Paperback. The realities of political activism in a crucial, but often forgotten, Arab nation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783606696
ISBN
9781783606696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. In its earliest days, the American-led war in Afghanistan appeared to be a triumph, a 'good war' in comparison to the debacle in Iraq. This book explores the intentions and hubris that caused the West's strategy in Afghanistan to flounder, refuting the long-held notion that the war could have been won with more troops and cash. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578772
ISBN
9780099578772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607749585
ISBN
9781607749585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.78

Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531210
ISBN
9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. The author was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This book offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241253052
ISBN
9780241253052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFH; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
157
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559978
ISBN
9781875559978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 286 pages, 650+ colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2242. 286 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WC. Dimension: 314 x 241 x 33. Weight: 2228.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
286
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329272
ISBN
9780764329272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.35
€ 64.95

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