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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. "A profile of the Asia Pacific War, the most important and still the least understood experience of Japan and Asia's modern history--as seen and lived by ordinary Japanese"--Provided by publisher. Translator(s): Mark, Ethan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 maps, 3 graphs, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165686
ISBN
9780231165686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349099238
ISBN
9781349099238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.43

Hardcover. This book offers a transnational look at the history of Japanese chemistry and its interactions with the West in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 279 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117785
ISBN
9780230117785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060545772
ISBN
9780060545772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.14

Paperback. Examines the impact of collective memory. This study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory's influence resulting from the legacies of World War II, the Holocaust, and September 11. Editor(s): Langenbacher, Eric; Shain, Yossi. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016408
ISBN
9781589016408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.08

Hardback. Editor(s): Tanaka, Yuki. Num Pages: 291 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595583635
ISBN
9781595583635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811022470
ISBN
9789811022470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Paperback. A Companion to the History of the Middle East offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region. Editor(s): Choueiri, Youssef M. Series: Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183796
ISBN
9781405183796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Hardback. Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence-has helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years to his current imprisonment. Translator(s): Hsu, H.C. Num Pages: 260 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442237131
ISBN
9781442237131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.45

Paperback. This is a personal account of the Cultural Revolution. As a student, the author was caught up in dramatic events as, with jeers and chants, students-turned-Red Guards held mass rallies. The interplay between the perceptions of father and son offer an additional, unusual, perspective. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804713696
ISBN
9780804713696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Explores how the Great War influenced the construction of identity and nationalism in the Ottoman Empire. This book broadens the discussion of nationalism to include both ideological and biological factors. It explores the social, demographic, psychological and medical impact of the Great War on the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695898
ISBN
9780748695898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.58

Hardcover. Explores how the Great War influenced the construction of identity and nationalism in the Ottoman Empire. This title also explores how, during the First World War, Ottoman prisoners of war and military doctors discursively constructed their nation as a community, and at the same time attempted to exclude certain groups from that nation. Num Pages: 452 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748665785
ISBN
9780748665785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.24

Hardback. This book presents a case study of the ascendancy of Gonpo Namgyel, a minor Tibetan chieftain in Kham who had a great impact on Sino-Tibetan relations in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture. Num Pages: 402 pages, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Lexington Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739177921
ISBN
9780739177921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.47

Paperback. From WWI to Operation Desert Storm, American policymakers have repeatedly invoked the 'lessons of history' as they contemplated taking their nation to war. This work argues that leaders use analogies not merely to justify policies but also to perform specific cognitive and information-processing tasks essential to political decision-making. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBG; HBJF; HBLW; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025353
ISBN
9780691025353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139878
ISBN
9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

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

€ 56.67

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
€ 40.43

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

€ 30.99
€ 26.65

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
€ 25.44

paperback. Series: Sovietica. Num Pages: 235 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027727176
ISBN
9789027727176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

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