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Paperback. Burma is ruled by a harsh dictatorship unmoved by Western activists and sanctions. Drawing on his own family's stories and his years of hands-on political experience working with the UN, the author has written an illuminating account of how Burma's rich past informs its violent present, and of how the world might transform the country's future. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571217595
- ISBN
- 9780571217595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. China and India have always been separated not only by the Himalayas, but also by the impenetrable jungle and remote areas that once stretched across Burma. Now this last great frontier will likely vanish leaving China and India exposed to each other as never before. In this book, the author explores the new strategic centrality of Burma. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; JPSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571239641
- ISBN
- 9780571239641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
This work is based upon Soule's wartime journals. With no previous military experience, he was assigned to set up the U.S. Marine Corps' first photographic field unit and led it into battle. He provides closeups of generals, sergeants, and privates, everyone he met along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; 3JJH; AJC; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121376
- ISBN
- 9780813121376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.87
€ 49.87
Paperback. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States emerged as the unrivalled superpower on the world stage. America's military, diplomatic and economic - not to mention it's cultural and ideological - presence is felt throughout the world. This work presents the merits and demerits of an American empire. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415952040
- ISBN
- 9780415952040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Hardcover. Good clean copy in original cloth with some minor reader wear
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAS0002032
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 9.00
€ 9.00
Hardcover. 1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America's strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier's pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attitude to the Yanks, the British, the War and the world with remarkable humour. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 72 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 104 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. 72 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. 1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America's strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier's pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attitude to the Yanks, the British, the War and the world with remarkable humour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWT. Dimension: 121 x 148 x 10. Weight: 100.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243952
- ISBN
- 9781851243952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
Hardcover. Illustrated with delightfully evocative cartoons and written in a direct, colloquial style, this gem from 1945 is by turns amusing, shocking and thought-provoking in its valiant stand against prejudice and stereotype. Num Pages: 116 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBWQ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 116
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851240395
- ISBN
- 9781851240395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.78
€ 5.78
Paperback. Taking its title from Howard Carter's famous description of his first glimpse of the treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, this book offers a timeless portrait of highlights representing the range of the Bodleian Library's unique collections. Num Pages: 180 pages, 94 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GL; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851240777
- ISBN
- 9781851240777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
hardcover. In 1942 the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the 'British, their country, and their ways'. By turns hilarious and poignant, many observations remain quaintly relevant today. Reproduced in a style reminiscent of the era, this is a wonderfully evocative war-time memento. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851240852
- ISBN
- 9781851240852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.55
€ 7.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBCQ; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244706
- ISBN
- 9781851244706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.90
€ 13.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. [Report of the Commissioners Appointed by the Act of the 32nd and 33rd Victoria, Cap. 65, for the purpose of making Inquiry into the Existence of Corrupt Practices amongst Freemen Electors of the City of Dublin. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty] together with [Minutes of Evidence taken before the Commissioners Appointed by the Act of the 32nd and 33rd Victoria, Cap. 65, for the purpose of making Inquiry into the Existence of Corrupt Practices amongst Freemen Electors of the City of Dublin. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty] Report of the Inquiry into corrupt practices amongst Freemen Electors in the Elections of 1857, 1859, 1865 and 1868. Keywords: Elections - Corrupt practices - Ireland - Irish papers - government - parliament. Series: Command papers: c.93, c.93-1. 1116pp. Rebound in 1935 in maroon cloth with gilt decoration on the spine
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Alexander Thom & Sons for Her Majesty's Stationery Office Dublin
- Publication date
- 1870
- SKU
- KON0822996
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 450.00
€ 450.00
Disbound. [Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Revise the Several Laws under or by virtue of which Moneys are Now Raised by Grand Jury Presentment in Ireland] Report together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before the commissioners, Appendix and Index. The Commissioners were appointed to revise the several laws under or by virtue of which Monies were raised by Grand Jury Presentment in Ireland, and to inquire how the said Monies were applotted, levied, accounted for, and secured; also into the Duties and Emoluments of all Officers, or persons receiving Salaries or Allowances out of the said Monies; also into the Management and Expenditure of all Asylums, Hospitals, Infirmaries, Dispensaries, Gaols, Bridewells, or Institutions whatever, supported in the whole or in part by or out of said Monies, and into the manner in which the Accounts of all persons to whom Monies were presented for public purposes were examined and controlled; and to report whether any, and what measures appear practicable and expedient for improving the Administration of the said Laws, reducing the Charge and Expenditure thereunder, and promoting general Economy and Order. Extensive report containing a wealth of information including: Many tables of Accounts and Statistics, Lists of witnesses called, Correspondence relating to the Laws to be revised. Keywords: Irish History, 19th Century Ireland, Law, Parliament, Grand Juries, Public Services. 196pp. Disbound, housed in a protective file
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Alexander Thom & Sons
- Publication date
- 1842
- SKU
- KON0824001
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 395.00
€ 395.00
Hardback. [Report of the Commissioners Appointed Under the Act of the 15th and 16th Victoria, Cap. 57, for the making of Inquiries into the Existence of Corrupt Practices at the last Election for Sligo, together with the Minutes of Evidence. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty] Report of the Inquiry into the Report of the Right Honourable William Keogh, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, and one of the Judges selected for the Trial of Election Petitions in Ireland, that corrupt practices had extensively prevailed the last Election for the Borough of Sligo. Keywords: Elections - Corrupt practices - Ireland - Irish papers - government - parliament. Series: Command papers: c. 48. 434pp. Disbound, housed in a protective file
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Alexander Thom & Sons for Her Majesty's Stationery Office Dublin
- Publication date
- 1870
- SKU
- KON0822995
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 295.00
€ 295.00
[Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into Disturbances in Londonder...
The Commissioners Of Inquiry
Hardback. [Report of the Commissioners of the Inquiry, 1869, into the Riots and Disturbances in the City of Londonderry, with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty] Report of an Inquiry ordered by the Lord Lieutenant-General and General Governer of Ireland. Keywords: Public policy (Law) - Ireland - Riots - Irish papers - legal administration, police, law - civil order, public meetings, riots, The Rising. Series: Command papers; C. 5 . 208pp. Disbound, housed in a protective file
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Alexander Thom & Sons for Her Majesty's Stationery Office Dublin
- Publication date
- 1869
- SKU
- KON0822994
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 295.00
€ 295.00
Paperback. "8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Paperback. A good clean copy. 1st Edition". Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- American Literature Group/Modern
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1951
- SKU
- KON0535783
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 72.98€ 4.99
€ 72.98
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Cloth. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Slightly Dulled. First American Edition". Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1958
- SKU
- KON0519143
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 8.99€ 4.99
€ 8.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Peace studies in England.16pp.Pamphlet in original printed wrappers.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Communist Party of Great Britain
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1937
- SKU
- KEX0267474
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. The story of Glenn's heroic return to orbit, including his preparation, the shuttle's transmissions from space, and the landing. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTP; RGR; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563525254
- ISBN
- 9781563525254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.91
€ 27.99
€ 26.91
Hardcover. 295pp. Original boards, with title gilted on spine. Edges stained, some damp-spotting, otherwise a very good reading copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hodges, Figgis Dublin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1907
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- KHS1015155
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 65.00
€ 65.00
Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0015392
- ISBN
- 9780091046606
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
The Leaders of the CPSU are Betrayers of the Declaration and the State...
The Editorial Staff Of Renmin Ribao
Hardback. 9pp, some light foxing - Foreign Languages Press, Peking,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Foreign Languages Press, Peking
- Number of pages
- 9
- Publication date
- 1965
- SKU
- KTK0102172
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811712187
- ISBN
- 9780811712187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.99
€ 27.99
€ 21.99
Hardcover. The dramatic story of Richard III, England's last medieval king, captured the world's attention when an archaeological team led by the University of Leicester identified his remains in February 2013. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLC1; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118783146
- ISBN
- 9781118783146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.18
€ 27.99
€ 21.18
The Scottish Highlands and Islands: Yachting, boating and cruising
The Highlands And Islands Development Board
Paperback. Paperback, orange cover. 40pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ogilvy, Benson and Mather Ltd Glasgow
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KON0819336
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49