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Paperback. The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the 21st century. This title examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. It depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061143199
- ISBN
- 9780061143199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.27
€ 18.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. By relating it to other regional actors, Sergeev creates a more accurate view of the game's impact on later wars and on the shape of post-World War I Asia. Num Pages: 552 pages, 7, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415574
- ISBN
- 9781421415574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Paperback. 'Peter Hopkirk is truly the Laureate of the Great Game' Jan Morris Num Pages: 592 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1FC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564475
- ISBN
- 9780719564475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. The Hazaras, numbering some 2.5 million, have for centuries faced persecution from Afghanistan's majority Sunni population -- politically, socially and economically. This book examines how and why. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF1; HRH; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047074
- ISBN
- 9781849047074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.49
€ 68.49
Paperback. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests in the late fourth century BC, Greek garrisons and settlements were established across Central Asia, through Bactria and into India. Looking particularly at the great city of Ai Khanoum, the author explores how these ancient people lived, communicated, and understood themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b/w images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292468
- ISBN
- 9780520292468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Looking particularly at the great city of Ai Khanoum, the only extensively excavated Hellenistic period urban site in Central Asia, this book explores how these ancient people lived, communicated, and understood themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b/w images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281271
- ISBN
- 9780520281271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.08€ 64.45
€ 84.08
€ 64.45
hardcover. Sumptuously illustrated history of one of the most compelling and mysterious regions on earth. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 237. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534905
- ISBN
- 9781784534905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01€ 89.18
€ 101.01
€ 89.18
Hardback. In this second volume of his authoritative history of the region, Christoph Baumer explores the unique flow of goods, peoples and ideas along the dusty tracks and wandering caravan routes that brought European and Mediterranean orbits into contact with Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FP; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2456.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780768328
- ISBN
- 9781780768328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 56.69
€ 59.42
€ 56.69
Hardback. The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations. This work charts the 3000-year drama of Scythians and Sarmatians; Soviets and transcontinental Silk Roads; trade routes and the transmission of ideas across the steppes; and, the breathless and brutal conquests of Alexander the Great and Chinghiz Khan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 262 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2332.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760605
- ISBN
- 9781780760605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01€ 94.99
€ 101.01
€ 94.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1568 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532499
- ISBN
- 9781784532499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 510.23
€ 510.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957523
- ISBN
- 9780241957523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. Ideal for general readers as well as professionals conducting extensive research, this informative book offers a collection of documents on the origins and conduct of the Iraq War. Series: Documentary and Reference Guides. Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313343872
- ISBN
- 9780313343872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.32€ 40.28
€ 111.32
€ 40.28
Paperback. This new edition of a highly praised ethnography of nomadic peoples in Afghanistan includes a discussion of the colonial roots of terrorism written since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295982625
- ISBN
- 9780295982625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGH; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613748008
- ISBN
- 9781613748008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.38
€ 31.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Tells the story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. This title investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. It takes us into training camps, mountain hideouts and top secret meetings to explore how it all fed into the planning and execution of 9/11. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8 B&W Inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Edition
- 20th Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141029351
- ISBN
- 9780141029351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
paperback. A guide to the history, people and culture of Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union. It documents the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJPR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099459286
- ISBN
- 9780099459286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. A story of forbidden love. Zakia and Mohammad Ali are a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Two young Afghan lovers - he a Shia, she a Sunni - who defied their families risking their lives in order to be together. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473607026
- ISBN
- 9781473607026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the 'Great Game'. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302372
- ISBN
- 9780230302372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; HRLK; JM; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Re-issue
- SKU
- V9781571743299
- ISBN
- 9781571743299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.33
€ 23.99
€ 20.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 13 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCS; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454073
- ISBN
- 9780801454073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97