Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. Beheaded for plotting against the Qing empire, poet Qiu Jin would later be celebrated as a Republican martyr and China's first feminist. Hu Ying studies Qiu's enduring bond with Wu Zhiying and Xu Zihua, who braved political persecution to keep her legacy alive. In doing so, their friendship fulfilled its ultimate socially transformative potential. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737204
- ISBN
- 9780674737204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 45.57
€ 49.00
€ 45.57
Hardback. An analysis of China's historical relationship with Tibet. It illuminates issues of considerable importance in Chinese history and foreign relations: Sichuan's rise in importance as a key strategic area in relation to the complicated struggle between the Zunghar Mongols and China over Tibet. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1-2 maps,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989518
- ISBN
- 9780295989518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.83
€ 134.83
Paperback. A detailed, objective analysis of China's historical relationship with Tibet Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1-2 maps,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989525
- ISBN
- 9780295989525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.43
€ 33.99
€ 33.43
Hardback. The Marranos were former Jews forced to convert to Christianity in Spain and Portugal, and their later descendents. This book describes the Marranos as 'the Other within' - people who both did and did not belong. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135717
- ISBN
- 9780691135717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.76€ 62.71
€ 81.76
€ 62.71
Paperback. An authoritative account of the operation of the Auschwitz death camp. Num Pages: 656 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253208842
- ISBN
- 9780253208842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245198
- ISBN
- 9780803245198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.59
€ 42.99
€ 42.59
Paperback. What caused the emergence of nationalist movements in many post-communist states? This text answers this and many other questions, starting by tracing the Russian nationalist movement from its origins, to its institutionalization in electoral alliances, and political movements of the early 1990s. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004382
- ISBN
- 9780674004382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.30
€ 42.99
€ 35.30
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
€ 45.99€ 33.05
€ 45.99
€ 33.05
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
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
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
€ 90.54
€ 90.54
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
€ 43.99€ 31.23
€ 43.99
€ 31.23
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
€ 128.16
€ 128.16
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
€ 119.31
€ 119.31
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€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
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€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
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
€ 88.47
€ 88.47
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
€ 36.69
€ 36.69
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
€ 36.99€ 26.95
€ 36.99
€ 26.95
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€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
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
€ 82.22
€ 82.22