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Argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. This title demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267367
ISBN
9780520267367
Condition: New

€ 84.52
€ 65.10

Accounts of China's global rise emphasize economics and politics, largely neglecting the cultivation of China's people. This title by focusing on the decade since 2000, and especially 2004 - 09, argues that the vital politics of population has been central to the globalizing agenda of the reform state. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 156 pages, 1 halftone, 5 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055711
ISBN
9780674055711
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.65

Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452826
ISBN
9780801452826
Condition: New

€ 140.21

Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224803
ISBN
9780803224803
Condition: New

€ 107.22

Series: Jewish Cultures of the World. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRJS; HRJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813568751
ISBN
9780813568751
Condition: New

€ 160.52

Paperback. Describes the career of Senator McCarthy and explains how he was able to gain so much influence over the U.S. Senate. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870235559
ISBN
9780870235559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.58

In tracing the rapid changes of the 1960s, Harold Troper draws upon a wealth of historical documentation, including more than eighty interviews, to demonstrate that the expression of Canadian Jewishness was an increasingly public - and political - commitment. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 715.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442641143
ISBN
9781442641143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.46

Through analysis of cultural production that often countered governmental intentions for official diplomacy, Jennifer Ruth Hosek offers a broad-reaching history of the influence of the global South on the global North. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442641389
ISBN
9781442641389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.15

With essays by notable scholars that address the war's impact in Europe and the Atlantic world, this volume is sure to become essential reading for those interested in the relationship between war, culture, and the arts. Editor(s): Bruyn, Frans De; Regan, Shaun. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations (some color). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643550
ISBN
9781442643550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.42

Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific. Num Pages: 330 pages, 2 maps, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574886948
ISBN
9781574886948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

George Washington became president of the newly formed United States just as the French Revolution erupted in 1789, a moment that would pave the way for Napoleon and his eventual empire. In this momentous year, the Americans consolidated the gains of their rebellion, and the French embarked upon a more radical transformation of their own. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972789
ISBN
9781597972789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.60

An unparalleled look at America's Revolutionary War invasion of Canada Num Pages: 460 pages, 21 illus., 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 807.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611684971
ISBN
9781611684971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.81

Paperback. This is an account of the life and times of Te Whiti o Rongomai set against the politics and Crown policies of the nineteenth century. It traces the forces that shaped his life's journey from Ngamotu, where he was born, to his settling at Parihaka and his evolving sense of the injustices and disempowerment Maori experienced and his response. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; JFSL9; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Huia Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775501954
ISBN
9781775501954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. The house of Valois ruled France for 250 years, playing a crucial role in its establishment as a major European power. When the last Valois, Henry III, was stabbed to death by a Dominican Friar in 1589, the dynasty was already discredited, but the monarchy survived intact. This book covers the history of the Valois family. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852855222
ISBN
9781852855222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.97

Paperback. This book traces M?ori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it tells an image-led story about the earliest relationships between M?ori and P?keh? based around the written word. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2PGPA; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 175. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Huia Pub.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869694784
ISBN
9781869694784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.47

Collects interviews with survivors, bystanders, and emergency workers during the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, focusing on the different "zones of sadness" affected by the attack. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JKSN; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158985
ISBN
9780231158985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.97

Publisher
United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007230
ISBN
9780253007230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.68

A chilling wartime diary of the destruction of the Lithuanian/Polish Jews, recorded by a non-Jew Editor(s): Arad, Yitzhak. Translator(s): Weinbaum, Laurance. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300108538
ISBN
9780300108538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.38
€ 41.55

This mirror for princes sheds light on the relationship between spiritual and political authority in early modern Egypt Translator(s): Sabra, Adam. Series: World Thought in Translation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAM2; HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198652
ISBN
9780300198652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.52
€ 46.57

Num Pages: 200 pages, over 190 color paintings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JWTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 313 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1494.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764313202
ISBN
9780764313202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75
€ 39.64

Num Pages: 336 pages, over 800 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 241 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2508.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324260
ISBN
9780764324260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.89
€ 65.10

This volume looks both back and ahead to focus on what has been lost and what has been achieved two decades after the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Editor(s): Gorup, Radmila J. Series: Stanford Studies on Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804784023
ISBN
9780804784023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.84

This book discusses national citizenship and italianita at home and abroad, in its multi-faceted, contested, and often controversial form. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 699.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804784511
ISBN
9780804784511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.92

Editor(s): Farrell, Theo; Osinga, Frans; Russell, James A. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785884
ISBN
9780804785884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.52

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