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Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133388
- ISBN
- 9780231133388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.51€ 56.86
€ 73.51
€ 56.86
Hardback. This book reexamines the historical thinking of Liang Qichao (1873-1929), one of the few modern Chinese thinkers and cultural critics whose appreciation of modernity was based on first-hand experience of the world space. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725835
- ISBN
- 9780804725835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive examination of the PLA from the Cold War to the beginning of the twenty-first century. This title charts the development of China's armed forces against the backdrop of Chinese society and links China's military modernization to the country's growing international and economic power. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 photos, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192406
- ISBN
- 9780813192406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.78
€ 36.78
Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125923
- ISBN
- 9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.91
€ 37.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Focus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585101887
- ISBN
- 9781585101887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
paperback. Provides an eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; 3D; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140440072
- ISBN
- 9780140440072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.37
€ 14.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 148 x 206 x 2. Weight in Grams: 58.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524368
- ISBN
- 9780929524368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.81
€ 13.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Ambler, Wayne. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489990
- ISBN
- 9780801489990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Rood, Tim. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555987
- ISBN
- 9780199555987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Joyal, Mr Mark. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 3. Weight in Grams: 58.
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524955
- ISBN
- 9780929524955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.68
€ 15.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441758
- ISBN
- 9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. In Memorabilia and in Oeconomicus, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher Socrates through the eyes of his associate, Xenophon. In the Symposium, we obtain insight on life in Athens. Xenophon's Apology is a complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 700
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996953
- ISBN
- 9780674996953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.79
€ 33.99
€ 30.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 446 pages, illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 36. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197377
- ISBN
- 9781845197377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.19
€ 129.19
Paperback. The tsunami was perceived as so 'un-natural' that it provoked an immediate, unprecedented international outpouring of sympathy. It took many months, by contrast, for the story of a new famine in the Sahel to make headlines. This book endeavors to shed light on a multifaceted crisis. Editor(s): Crombe, Xavier; Jezequel, Jean-Herve. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Hurst
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659549
- ISBN
- 9781850659549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Reveals how the Rothschild Banking Dynasty fomented war and assassination attempts on 4 presidents in order to create the Federal Reserve Bank. Num Pages: 240 pages, 79 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591432333
- ISBN
- 9781591432333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.29
€ 16.99
€ 12.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGLA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880849
- ISBN
- 9781589880849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.82
€ 24.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838449
- ISBN
- 9781843838449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.81
€ 33.99
€ 32.81
Paperback. * A brilliant, colourful narrative history of a pivotal year in European history Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118642
- ISBN
- 9780349118642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Hardback. The essays indicate both the history of reflection on ethics in Continental thought as well as its contemporary viability. Readers will find discussions of the ethical as it is treated in the phenomenological, genealogical, deconstructive and discourse ethical currents of Continental philosophy. Editor(s): Wyschogrod, Edith; McKenny, Gerald. Series: Blackwell Readings in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215523
- ISBN
- 9780631215523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.45
€ 142.45
Paperback. BIC Classification: HR. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvest House Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736961752
- ISBN
- 9780736961752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.95
€ 15.99
€ 12.95