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Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451805
ISBN
9780801451805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798112
ISBN
9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Hardcover. Rather than a stark, unbroken line dividing East and West in Cold War Europe, the Iron Curtain was instead made up of distinct landscapes. This book traces a genealogy of one such landscape - the woods between Czechoslovakia and West Germany - to debunk our misconceptions about the iconic partition. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226154190
ISBN
9780226154190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.13

Paperback. Assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) - commonly called the Tokyo trial - established as the eastern counterpart of the Nuremberg trial in the immediate aftermath of World War II. This title explores some of the central misunderstandings and historiographical distortions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033399
ISBN
9780674033399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22, 11 black & white halftones, 7 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450419
ISBN
9780801450419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.38

Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824811
ISBN
9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Remembrance of a once-thriving Jewish culture in Slovakia Num Pages: 128 pages, 39 color illus., 17 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 243 x 11. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253223777
ISBN
9780253223777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardcover. Editor(s): Goldstein, Darra. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018989
ISBN
9781903018989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 49.47

Hardback. Traces the roots of the Chinese empire's exceptional longevity and unparalleled political durability, and shows how lessons from the imperial past are relevant for China today. This book demonstrates that the empire survived and adjusted to a variety of domestic and external challenges through a peculiar combination of rigid ideological premises. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134956
ISBN
9780691134956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.14

Paperback. In 221 BCE the state of Qin vanquished its rivals and established the first empire on Chinese soil, starting a millennium-long imperial age in Chinese history. This book integrates textual sources with archeological and paleographic materials, providing a boldly novel picture of Qin's cultural and political trajectory. Editor(s): Pines, Yuri; Shelach, Gideon; Falkenhausen, Lothar von; Yates, Robin D.S. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289741
ISBN
9780520289741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.74

Hardback. 101pp. Keywords: German History
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Novosti Press Agency Pub. House
Publication date
1968
SKU
KON0825547
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. 101pp. Cover is very slightly stained. Keywords: German History
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Novosti Press Agency Pub. House
Publication date
1968
SKU
KON0825526
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. This work accesses the period during which Ukraine rose to become an important part of the European geo-strategic posture. The collection treats Ukraine's relations with the US and Israel; the Chornobyl aftermath; the status of Sevastapol; NATO enlargement; and Ukrainian-Jewish relations. Series: Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458850
ISBN
9780916458850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481789
ISBN
9780801481789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 1096 pages, 416 b/w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176949
ISBN
9780691176949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. Yuval Ben-Bassat examines the petitions, including many previously unpublished ones, sent during the last decades of the Empire to the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II. The petitions enable Ben-Bassat to explore Palestine's history in this formative period from a unique perspective, providing first-hand accounts. Num Pages: 331 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764573
ISBN
9781780764573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.79
€ 137.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465062980
ISBN
9780465062980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. The author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind looks at covert operations and assassination plots in the medieval period, matching anything to be found in our own era. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834526
ISBN
9781843834526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099590088
ISBN
9780099590088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This book explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that shapes the twenty-first century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 489.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781784703936
ISBN
9781784703936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.59

Hardcover. Provides an integrated view of the five kinds of enabling technologies in terms of knowledge media architectures such as: multimedia and hypermedia, object oriented GUI and visual programming, reusable component software and component integration, network publishing and electronic commerce, and object oriented and multimedia databases. Num Pages: 498 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD; UYQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471453789
ISBN
9780471453789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.08

Hardcover. This study of urban and cultural geography shows how Dublin's iconography evolved before and after the creation of the Irish Free State. Yvonne Whelan argues that a shift has taken place from an intensely political iconography to one that is increasingly apolitical. Num Pages: 336 pages, 75 b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMVD; HBJD1; HBTP; JP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621854
ISBN
9781900621854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.60
€ 51.49

Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249882
ISBN
9780520249882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.86

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