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Paperback. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning. Editor(s): Friedman, Edward. Translator(s): Mosher, Stacy; Jian, Guo. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241956984
ISBN
9780241956984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Hardback. Translator(s): Pines, Yuri. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; HPDF; HPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179881
ISBN
9780231179881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.84
€ 50.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 357 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
357
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560727316
ISBN
9781560727316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.62
€ 83.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 0. .
Publisher
Heimdal
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782840483847
ISBN
9782840483847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.88
€ 55.35

paperback. Focuses on Villa Alta, Oaxaca, a rugged, mountainous, and remote region of New Spain. This book tells the story of the dynamic period prior to and after the Cajonos Rebellion of 1700 through the eyes of native intermediary figures: indigenous elites conversant in Spanish language and legal rhetoric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822341666
ISBN
9780822341666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498544696
ISBN
9781498544696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.09
€ 66.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814351195
ISBN
9789814351195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture. This book gives us the comprehensive account of their culture, language and history. It is a story of the echoes of a rich past left in language and customs, and of how the changing fortunes of Europe throughout the centuries have been imprinted on Romani culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954706
ISBN
9780241954706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443763
ISBN
9780801443763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.42

Paperback. 20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034065
ISBN
9780141034065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274206
ISBN
9781846274206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. In this book, we hear the myriad voices of ordinary Indian people, from the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross, the nurses in Indian General Hospitals to labourers and their families in remote villages. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542278
ISBN
9780099542278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300230321
ISBN
9780300230321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448515
ISBN
9780801448515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Saikia, Yasmin; Baishya, Amit. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107191297
ISBN
9781107191297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.98

Paperback. Bangladeshi women recall the sexualized violence of the war of 1971, fought between India and what was then East and West Pakistan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350385
ISBN
9780822350385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. The tragedy in Syria and the humanitarian catastrophe it has produced constitute the most urgent geopolitical crisis of the twenty-first century. For the last six years, we have been confronted with images of colossal human suffering and a moral dilemma that remains unresolved, with no end in sight. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048668
ISBN
9781849048668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Explores the prospect of Japan's remilitarisation and challenges the preconceived approaches taken by existing theories to Japan's national security. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924607
ISBN
9781876924607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752416113
ISBN
9780752416113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Barme, Geremie Randall. Num Pages: 363 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245143
ISBN
9780520245143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573090308
ISBN
9781573090308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.21

Hardback. This book is about the social history of the Arab Jews-Jews living in Arab countries-against the backdrop of Zionist nationalism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752961
ISBN
9780804752961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Paperback. A study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be prevented. He also examines topics such as the relationship between the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300093001
ISBN
9780300093001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194451
ISBN
9781845194451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

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