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Hardcover. This collection of essays examines German-language cultural production pertaining to modern China and Japan, and explicitly challenges orientalist notions by proposing a conception of East and West not as opposites, but as complementary elements of global culture, thereby urging a move beyond national paradigms in cultural studies. Editor(s): Shen, Qinna; Rosenstock, Martin. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 316 pages, 32 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1F; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; JFC; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383604
- ISBN
- 9781782383604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.83
€ 164.83
Paperback. This volume looks at the rise of the Ottoman Empire - the longest-lived political entity in human history - showing the transformation of a tiny frontier enterprise into a centralized imperial state that saw itself as both leader of the world's Muslims and heir to the the Eastern Empire. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206007
- ISBN
- 9780520206007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.40
€ 35.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pennisi, Kate. Num Pages: 54 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Bede's Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 54
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781879007062
- ISBN
- 9781879007062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Drawing on the diaries of one of the key combatants, this title tells the little-known, devastatingly brutal story of this subterranean war waged beneath the Western Front - a stygian battle-ground where men suffocated in the blue gray clay, choked on poisonous air or died in the darkness, caught up in vicious hand-to-hand fighting.. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 16pp b & w photographic inset. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857500496
- ISBN
- 9780857500496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. Behind Enemy Lines draws on personal testimonies, official records and film to explore the experiences of male and female clandestine agents who were recruited and trained by a British organisation and infiltrated into Nazi-Occupied France to encourage sabotage and subversion during the Second World War. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white tables, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719075698
- ISBN
- 9780719075698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.91
€ 157.91
Hardcover. A heavily illustrated guide to the main peoples of the pre-Greek civilisations of Europe and Western Asia, from the Sumerians to the Egyptians, the Minoans to the Hebrews, and the Sea Peoples to the Persians. Num Pages: 164 pages, 40 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718829506
- ISBN
- 9780718829506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.24
€ 74.24
Paperback. In this portrait of world trade before the age of European hegemony, the author examines global commercial connections amongst a large number of cities between the years 1250 and 1350. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195067743
- ISBN
- 9780195067743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
paperback. From the Belgian coast, across the fields of Flanders, over the valley of the Somme and down the line to the Argonne, this title covers all the major battlefields of the First World War. It is suitable for those contemplating a tour of the battlefields in Belgium and France. Num Pages: 248 pages, over 875 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781870067621
- ISBN
- 9781870067621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.97
€ 29.99
€ 20.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 170 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 283 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764323423
- ISBN
- 9780764323423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.80€ 46.33
€ 64.80
€ 46.33
Paperback. As this cogent analysis of geography and war makes clear, those who know more about the shape, nature, and variability of battleground conditions will always have a better understanding of the nature of combat and at least one significant advantage over a less knowledgeable enemy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81, 57 maps, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866487
- ISBN
- 9780801866487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Reprint of a series constituting the best all-round monographs on German surface warships Num Pages: 176 pages, 249 photos, 36 line, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848321922
- ISBN
- 9781848321922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.59
€ 23.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. The best single-volume reference book for classical battles. Brings together the accounts of the ancient historians and isIdeal for Wargamers Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 maps 18 battle plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327900
- ISBN
- 9781848327900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.68
€ 12.68
Paperback. "A book of excitement and interest which ably deals with men, strategy, tactics and ships that vanished for ever.." THE NAVY "An excellent account of two dramatic battles.." ROYAL UNITED INSTITUTION JOURNAL Contains a new preface and addendum by Rodney Bennett, the author's son. Num Pages: 180 pages, 16 pages of b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783462797
- ISBN
- 9781783462797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.09
€ 17.99
€ 14.09
Paperback. Based on previously unavailable materials, an account of the largest naval battle in known history outlines the roles of such figures as MacArthur, Roosevelt, Halsey, and Nimitz while considering important facts and events. Photos. Illustrations. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557502438
- ISBN
- 9781557502438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.65
€ 29.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 293
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789059113077
- ISBN
- 9789059113077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. The Baroque period stretched from the end of the 16th to the second half of the 17th century. In this book, 13 scholars develop a portrait of institutions, ideologies, intellectual themes and social structures as they are reflected in Baroque personae, or characteristic social roles. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226856377
- ISBN
- 9780226856377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardback. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804782760
- ISBN
- 9780804782760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Paperback. A vibrant new history of twentieth-century Europe - covering everything from war and politics to social, cultural, and economic developments in a period of convulsive and dramatic change. Num Pages: 928 pages, 16pp b&w plates, 18 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198730736
- ISBN
- 9780198730736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.38
€ 45.99
€ 32.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804714068
- ISBN
- 9780804714068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.11
€ 92.11
Paperback. Since the beginning of human history people have created myths, tall tales, and super- and anti-heroes. This title compiles tales from the beginning of time and tells them in the completely over-the-top manner in which they were intended. Series: Badass Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, Halftones throughout. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062001351
- ISBN
- 9780062001351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.15
€ 21.15