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Paperback. Provides a comprehensive history of Iraq's majority group and its turbulent relations with the ruling Sunni minority. This title challenges the belief that Shi'i society and politics in Iraq are a reflection of Iranian Shi'ism, pointing to the strong Arab attributes of Iraqi Shi'ism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HRH; HRQM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115757
ISBN
9780691115757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 332 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799324
ISBN
9780804799324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796620
ISBN
9780804796620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.11

Paperback. A study that illuminates the Egyptian experience of modernity by critically analyzing the foremost medium through which it was articulated: history. Covering more than one hundred years of mostly unexamined historical literature in Arabic, it explores Egyptian historical thought and examines the careers of numerous critical historians. Num Pages: 406 pages, 4 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257337
ISBN
9780520257337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Hardcover. This volume attempts to integrate present controversies concerning the development of the Jewish-Palestinian war from December 1947 to mid-May 1948 and the consecutive Israeli-Arab war. Num Pages: 399 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Second expanded edition
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210674
ISBN
9781902210674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168517
ISBN
9780691168517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. Series: American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415826143
ISBN
9780415826143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.97

Paperback. The Companion focusses on the international intellectual movement of the Enlightenment, and the individuals who shaped it. A number of substantial essays survey the main topics of dictionaries, encyclopedias, art, music and theatre, while central philosophical concepts such as human nature are also examined. Editor(s): Yolton, John W.; Rogers, Pat; Stafford, Barbara; Porter, Roy. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; GBC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 27. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196884
ISBN
9780631196884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168922
ISBN
9780231168922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745505
ISBN
9780804745505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set of factors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensive exploration of the making of contemporary China. * Provides a unique perspective on China, incorporating newly published materials from within and outside China, in English and Chinese. Editor(s): Zheng, Yongnian. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655795
ISBN
9780470655795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.02

Paperback. Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set of factors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensive exploration of the making of contemporary China. * Provides a unique perspective on China, incorporating newly published materials from within and outside China, in English and Chinese. Editor(s): Zheng, Yongnian. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655801
ISBN
9780470655801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Paperback. Translator(s): Mark, Ethan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 b&w illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165693
ISBN
9780231165693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Yoshimi provides a wealth of documentation and testimony to prove the existence of some 2,000 "comfort stations" where as many as 200,000 women of varying nationalities, euphemistically known as "comfort women," were imprisoned and forced to engage in sexual activity with Japanese military personnel. Translator(s): O'Brien, Suzanne. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, 4 halftones, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120333
ISBN
9780231120333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. One of Japan's best-known prime ministers, Yoshida Shigeru witnessed history in the making. This book is the autobiography of Yoshida Shigeru, including Yoshida's service in China, his travel abroad as a member of Japan's mission to conclude World War I, and his role in the days leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack. Editor(s): Nara, Hiroshi. Translator(s): Yoshida, Kenichi; Nara, Hiroshi. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742539334
ISBN
9780742539334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.77

Paperback. Explores the history of Japanese imperialism in Manchuria from the acquisition of a railway concession following the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 to the founding of the puppet state of Manchoukuo in 1932. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012066
ISBN
9780674012066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177702
ISBN
9780231177702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Japan and the United States became close political allies so quickly after the end of World War II, that it seemed as though the two countries had easily forgotten the war they had fought. This work offers a look at how Japanese postwar society struggled to understand its war loss and the resulting national trauma. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049120
ISBN
9780691049120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294807
ISBN
9789652294807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.90

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. A Companion to the Vietnam War contains twenty-four definitive essays on America's longest and most divisive foreign conflict. It represents the best current scholarship on this controversial and influential episode in modern American history. * Highlights issues of nationalism, culture, gender, and race. Editor(s): Young, Marilyn B.; Buzzanco, Robert. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 528 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149839
ISBN
9781405149839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables F024 6x9. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601021
ISBN
9780691601021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables F024 6x9. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630809
ISBN
9780691630809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.67

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