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Paperback. Has China's modernization over the last 100 years depended on turning to the West? What new problems has growing prosperity created for China? This sourcebook tells the momentous history of China since 1919 mainly from the viewpoints of participants. Editor(s): Lawrance, Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415251426
ISBN
9780415251426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445641034
ISBN
9781445641034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Essential reading for scholars of Sudan, of Africa and of local governance, as well as policy-makers and practitioners, this study explores chiefly authority in South Sudan from its historical origins and evolution under colonial, postcolonial and military rule, to its current roles and value in the newly independent country.BR Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011145
ISBN
9781847011145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Paperback. Since 1989, scores of bodies across Eastern Europe have been exhumed and brought to rest in new gravesites. Verdery investigates why certain corpses have taken on political life in the turbulent times following the end of Communist Party rule. Series: The Harriman lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294. Reburial and Postsocialist Change. Series: The Harriman lectures. 208 pages. Since 1989, scores of bodies across Eastern Europe have been exhumed and brought to rest in new gravesites. Verdery investigates why certain corpses have taken on political life in the turbulent times following the end of Communist Party rule. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JHM; JP. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight: 302.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112314
ISBN
9780231112314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. A sweeping, erudite, and accessible cultural history of the lands of the Near East, from the Sumerians to beyond the end of World War II. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047968
ISBN
9781849047968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFHF; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846824234
ISBN
9781846824234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Schocken Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised and Expanded Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210606
ISBN
9780805210606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015859
ISBN
9780141015859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Kurt Frank Korf's story is one of the most unusual to come out of World War II. Drawing on his correspondence and on oral histories and interviews with Korf, the author paints a portrait of a man forced to flee Nazi Germany because the Nuremburg Laws had relegated him to the status of "second-degree mixed breed" as Korf had one Jewish grandparent. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 607.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225286
ISBN
9780823225286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855327535
ISBN
9781855327535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.79

Paperback. This is a ground-breaking examination of the role and significance of the British House of Commons during the Tudor period. Written by a noted scholar, it utilizes new scholarship, archival research, and never-before-published images to enhance our understanding of the period. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119279808
ISBN
9781119279808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.98

Paperback. Target success in AQA AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 298 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471876288
ISBN
9781471876288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.08

Hardback. The entire story of Qaddafi's corrupt and repressive regime, the details of its downfall, and what Libya's future may hold in store Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300139327
ISBN
9780300139327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. This book gives a radically new reading of Russia s cultural history. Alexander Etkind traces how the Russian Empire conquered foreign territories and domesticated its own heartlands, thereby colonizing many peoples, Russians included. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651309
ISBN
9780745651309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. The first major biography of Henry VIII least favourite wife - but the one who outlived them all. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324. Henry VIII's Discarded Bride. 224 pages, 54 illustrations, 27 in colour. The first major biography of Henry VIII least favourite wife - but the one who outlived them all. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445601830
ISBN
9781445601830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. An account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to 2000. This book analyzes the making of the modern state, a time which saw three periods of major social change: the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society; the opening of Japanese ports; and defeat in World War II. Num Pages: 936 pages, 53 halftones, 9 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Number of pages
936
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009912
ISBN
9780674009912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; AFH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 258 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2968.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126951
ISBN
9780714126951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 57.88

Paperback. The first full-scale investigation of the dramatic material transformation of the English parish church during the English Reformation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 60 b/w illus. 12 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107460355
ISBN
9781107460355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226430
ISBN
9780300226430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Extending historical approaches to Greece, this work contains essays that map a social history of Greece in the 1940s and 1950s, a period in which the country grappled - bloodily - with foreign occupation and intense civil conflict. It explores how war and civil war affected the family, the law, and the state. Editor(s): Mazower, Mark. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058429
ISBN
9780691058429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. A comprehensive and amply illustrated study of Roman shields, their changing styles, their construction and their use in combat Num Pages: 208 pages, 117. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 15. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655239
ISBN
9781445655239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 336 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2042.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284286
ISBN
9780226284286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.26
€ 53.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Savitt, Garrett. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
118
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626180154
ISBN
9781626180154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.06
€ 70.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981437
ISBN
9780141981437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

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