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Paperback. In this history of the British surveys of India, the author relates how imperial Britain employed modern scientific survey techniques to create and define the spacial image of its Indian empire, and to legitimize its colonialist activities as triumphs of liberal, rational science. Num Pages: 474 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTP; PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184883
ISBN
9780226184883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.69

Hardcover. Brings the particular perspective of the geographer to the theme of 'colonial/early modern' (c. 1550 - c.1750) Ireland. Num Pages: 760 pages, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 253 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859183977
ISBN
9781859183977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 50.07

Sheet map.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
1
Publication date
2013
Edition
Map
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402554
ISBN
9781908402554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRHT; HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597843409
ISBN
9781597843409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Sheet map.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Publication date
2013
Edition
Fol Map
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848021266
ISBN
9781848021266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

Sheet map. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402202
ISBN
9781908402202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Sheet map. In Scotland, the spirit of industry that swept through the nineteenth century was strongest in Glasgow - but Edinburgh emerged as a cultural capital, becoming known as the Athens of the North. This title captures Edinburgh as her reputation as a centre of finance and the arts was flourishing. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402189
ISBN
9781908402189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. The fascinating story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, told for the first time by a brilliant young historian. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTP1; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082541
ISBN
9781847082541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Observers have been predicting the demise of China's Communist state since Mao's death. Yet policymakers have managed the fastest sustained economic expansion in world history. This book shows that many contemporary techniques of governance have their roots in experimental policy generation and implementation dating to the revolution and early PRC. Editor(s): Heilmann, Sebastian; Perry, Elizabeth J. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPA; JPFC; JPHC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060630
ISBN
9780674060630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 66. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449345
ISBN
9780801449345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. Explains why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and shows his Machiavellian role in masterminding it. This book documents the Hobbesian state that ensued. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing - Mao's wife and leader of the Gang of Four - while Mao often played one against the other. Num Pages: 752 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027480
ISBN
9780674027480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.97

Paperback. An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of China's Great Famine Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408886366
ISBN
9781408886366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Compiling 25 years of field work, this guide examines diaries, songs, pilgrimages, and life histories of the Maori. Issues included are: written and unwritten histories; colonialism; and gender. It examines what New Zealand scholars have grown to understand: there is no monolithic Maori voice. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516397
ISBN
9780742516397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.05

Hardback. Compiling 25 years of field work, this guide examines diaries, songs, pilgrimages, and life histories of the Maori. Issues included are: written and unwritten histories; colonialism; and gender. It examines what New Zealand scholars have grown to understand: there is no monolithic Maori voice. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516380
ISBN
9780742516380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.43

Hardcover. Maoists at the Hearth details the ways that inhabitants of a hill village in central Nepal managed their everyday activities following the arrival of Maoist insurgents in the late 1990s, exploring their changing social relationships with fellow villagers and the parties to the conflict both during and after the civil war. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HBJF; HBW; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244922
ISBN
9780812244922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.61

Hardcover. "Maoism at the Grassroots" challenges state-centered views of China under Mao, providing insights into the lives of citizens across social strata, ethnicities, and regions. It reveals how ordinary people risked persecution and imprisonment in order to assert personal beliefs and identities, despite political repression and surveillance. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674287204
ISBN
9780674287204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.69
€ 55.16

Paperback. Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this book is the story of the life of Mao. It is full of revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing completely unknown Mao. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507376
ISBN
9780099507376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the man. From his childhood as a peasant to ruler of the most populous nation on Earth, she considers the major events in his life, his revolutionary writing, and his utopian dreams that culminated in the Cultural Revolution. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588664
ISBN
9780199588664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.20

paperback. In a re-evaluation of Mao Zedong's leadership, Feigon seeks a more informed perspective on one of the most important political leaders of our time. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781566635226
ISBN
9781566635226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.45

hardcover. This eighth volume covers the period 1942 to 1945 when Mao asserted his status as the incarnation and symbol of the Chinese Revolution and the sinification of Marxism-Leninism. Editor(s): Schram, Stuart R.; Cheek, Timothy; MacFarquhar, Roderick. Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138856561
ISBN
9781138856561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.72

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