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paperback. Leading scholar K. C. Chang challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. This strikingly illustrated book is a persuasive demonstration of the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of early civilizations. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674048089
- ISBN
- 9780674048089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.37
€ 35.99
€ 30.37
Paperback. In this vastly important, widely-acclaimed volume, Appiah, a Ghanaian philosopher who now teaches at Harvard, explores what it means to be an African American, on the many preconceptions that have muddled discussions of face, Africa, and Afrocentrism since the end of the 19th century. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195068528
- ISBN
- 9780195068528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.81
€ 39.81
hardcover. The Silk Road served to connect the diverse geographies and populations of China, the Eurasian Steppe, Central Asia, India, Western Asia, and Europe. The majority of the Silk Road routes passed through the Eurasian Steppe. This book looks at the history of this crucial area before the formal establishment of Silk Road trade and diplomacy. Editor(s): Mair, Victor H. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 73 illus. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240412
- ISBN
- 9780812240412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.96
€ 86.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R.; Kapstein, Matthew T.; Tuttle, Gray. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 856 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135993
- ISBN
- 9780231135993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90
Hardcover. In 1777, the Danish astronomer Thomas Bugge (1740-1815) was appointed professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University of Copenhagen. He travelled through Germany to Holland and England to learn more about the state of astronomy and instrument-making. During his tour he kept a journal. This title presents Bugge's travel journal. Editor(s): Moller Pedersen, Kurt; de Clercq, Peter. Num Pages: 220 pages, colour photos & illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779343115
- ISBN
- 9788779343115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.62
€ 23.62
Paperback. Addresses the personal and collective abysses that may open when one examines the legacy of the National Socialist extermination of Jews many years after the Holocaust, in the very country of the murderers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899424423
- ISBN
- 9783899424423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.24
€ 45.99
€ 32.24
Paperback. "-Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians"Ably tells the story of the New York rail system's most active and visible symbol: the architectural and engineering masterpiece, with its grand public concourse, in the heart of Midtown."-New Scientist Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 52, 31 black & white illustrations, 21 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; TBX; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411934
- ISBN
- 9781421411934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11
Paperback. More than a history of a train station, this book is the story of a city and an age as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral. Num Pages: 264 pages, 176, 82 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white illustrations, 82 black & white half. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AMG; HBJK; HBLW; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421411927
- ISBN
- 9781421411927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.46
€ 37.99
€ 31.46
Hardcover. Recent years have seen powerful developments in the study of archaic Greece, with the emergence of new areas of interest, new ways of thinking about old problems, radical new approaches to the sources and new evidence. Editor(s): Wees, Hans van. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 750 pages, maps, figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 183 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230458
- ISBN
- 9780631230458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.01
€ 216.01
Paperback. Presents a debate about the origins of Athenian democracy. This book addresses such questions as: Why was democracy first realized in ancient Greece? Was democracy 'invented' or did it evolve over a long period of time? And what were the conditions for democracy, the social and political foundations that made this development possible? Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258099
- ISBN
- 9780520258099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- Third Edition, Third edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543658
- ISBN
- 9780913543658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.86
€ 30.99
€ 28.86
Hardback. Translator(s): Mote, Frederick W. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 800 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640792
- ISBN
- 9780691640792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.54
€ 376.54
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843310518
- ISBN
- 9781843310518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.32
€ 130.32
Paperback. Based on the letters that inspired Clint Eastwood's film Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823019
- ISBN
- 9780753823019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
paperback. Series: Contradictions S. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816634538
- ISBN
- 9780816634538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
hardcover. "Covers the major political, economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent"--Provided by the publisher. Num Pages: 374 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138961142
- ISBN
- 9781138961142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.37
€ 172.37
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307475213
- ISBN
- 9780307475213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.61
€ 18.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Translator(s): Tulachandra. Num Pages: 663 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 128 x 200 x 36. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Firecracker Interactive Thailand
- Number of pages
- 663
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747100662
- ISBN
- 9789747100662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Hardback. A leading proponent of knowledge exchanges within East Asia and of an international cultural studies insists that those on both sides of the imperial divide must assess the conduct, motives, and consequences of imperialism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346647
- ISBN
- 9780822346647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346760
- ISBN
- 9780822346760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39