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Hardback. China's efforts to modernize yielded a kleptocracy characterized by corruption, wealth inequality, and social tensions. Rejecting conventional platitudes about the resilience of Party rule, Minxin Pei gathers unambiguous evidence that beneath China's facade of ever-expanding prosperity and power lies a Leninist state in an advanced stage of decay. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPA; JPZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737297
- ISBN
- 9780674737297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.63
€ 44.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472814210
- ISBN
- 9781472814210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.43
€ 21.99
€ 20.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 320 Colour Photographs and 110 Illustrations of 37 Master Gardens in Japan and Abroad. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMV; HREZ; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805311943
- ISBN
- 9784805311943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 29.91
€ 46.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. The late nineteenth century is generally thought of as a period of fervent imperial enthusiasm in Britain. However, beneath the surface there were currents of discontent. This title examines modes of thought in Late Victorian Britain that were described as anti-imperialist in the period 1878-1901. Series: Library of Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848856097
- ISBN
- 9781848856097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.34€ 125.03
€ 141.34
€ 125.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Canterbury Press Norwich
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848255937
- ISBN
- 9781848255937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.86
€ 24.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590305737
- ISBN
- 9781590305737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 23.81
€ 35.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. The second volume of the Beni Hassan series is devoted to the recording and study of the only decorated Old Kingdom tombs at the site, the tombs of Ipi and Bebi. The examination comprises coloured plates, line drawings as well as a study of scenes and inscriptions in the tombs. Num Pages: 52 pages, 32 colour plates; 15 b&w folded plates. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; 2CXG; 3D; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 313 x 8. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Australian Centre for Egyptology
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856688614
- ISBN
- 9780856688614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.28
€ 79.28
Hardcover. Lindow Man, the famous Pete Marsh discovered in Cheshire in the 1980s, has been joined by new finds from Ireland and elsewhere. Who were these unfortunate people, and why were they killed? Num Pages: 224 pages, 78 illustrations, 15 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HDD; JFC; JKVF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051825
- ISBN
- 9780500051825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.28
€ 33.99
€ 23.28
Hardcover. As well as vividly exploring the tales, the author brings her expertise in the archaeology of the Iron Age and particularly shamanism to bear on the mythical worlds she describes, with evidence as diverse as the Gundestrup Cauldron and the famous bog bodies. She also asks how the myths survived the Christianization of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 82 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HDD; HRKP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252093
- ISBN
- 9780500252093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415592420
- ISBN
- 9780415592420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Paperback. As cousins, George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the last Tsar Nicholas II should have been friends - but they happened also to rule Europe's three most powerful states. This book offers an account of how three men who should have known better helped bring down an entire world is a gripping story of abdication, betrayal and murder. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2x16 insets. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141019987
- ISBN
- 9780141019987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Miranda, Francisco. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631178665
- ISBN
- 9781631178665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.19€ 171.48
€ 250.19
€ 171.48
Hardback. The French Revolution invented the notion of the citizen, but it also invented the noncitizen--the person whose rights were nonexistent. The South American outpost of Guiana became a depository for these outcasts of the new French citizenry, and an experimental space for the exercise of new kinds of power and violence against marginal groups. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057548
- ISBN
- 9780674057548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.85€ 54.99
€ 59.85
€ 54.99
Paperback. Epistemology as it has traditionally been pursued has been impoverished by the lack of any theoretical framework conducive to revealing the ethical and political aspects of our epistemic conduct. Miranda Fricker shows that virtue epistemology provides a general epistemological idiom in which these issues can be fruitfully and forcefully discussed. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199570522
- ISBN
- 9780199570522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.88
€ 41.99
€ 41.88
Paperback. This introductory text encourages students to engage with key problems and arguments in ethics through a series of classic and contemporary readings. Editor(s): Fricker, Miranda; Guttenplan, Samuel. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405124744
- ISBN
- 9781405124744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.29
€ 39.29
Paperback. This fascinating book delves into these corners to examine all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult objects and sacred places of the ancient Celtic peoples. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934794
- ISBN
- 9780750934794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961837
- ISBN
- 9780750961837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.60
€ 21.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. Exploring the effects of military defeat and Nazi occupation on French articulations of gender in wartime France, this text uses such sources as governmental archives and propaganda to explore the ways in which Vichy politicians used gendered images to maintain political and social order. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JFFK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226673509
- ISBN
- 9780226673509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.05
€ 43.99
€ 34.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 color illus. 111 halftones. 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRE; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168548
- ISBN
- 9780691168548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.21
€ 36.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. Based on a series of lectures given to the Newcastle Diocese Reader and Ordained Lay Ministry Training Course, this book introduces the reader to church history in an accessible and relevant way, with an emphasis on key periods that have made the church what it is today, and on what we can learn from past experience for mission and ministry today. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Spck
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281066421
- ISBN
- 9780281066421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.33
€ 14.99
€ 14.33