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Hardback. Traces the roots of the Chinese empire's exceptional longevity and unparalleled political durability, and shows how lessons from the imperial past are relevant for China today. This book demonstrates that the empire survived and adjusted to a variety of domestic and external challenges through a peculiar combination of rigid ideological premises. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134956
- ISBN
- 9780691134956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 51.90
€ 53.51
€ 51.90
Paperback. Darfur has become synonymous with genocide and humanitarian crisis. A guide to the conflict, this book provides a short history of the region, and traces the origins, organization and ideology of the infamous Janjawiid and other rebel groups, including the Sudan Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. Series: African Arguments. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; HBTZ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842779507
- ISBN
- 9781842779507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
Paperback. Days of Valor tells the story of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, a major combat unit of the US Army that served in the Vietnam War. The brigade was formed at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was sent out to Vietnam in December 1966. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages of b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781935149385
- ISBN
- 9781935149385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.40
€ 29.99
€ 26.40
Hardcover. After the success of Jean-Yves Mary's previous works, it was quite clear that this astounding documentation needed to be completed. In this first volume ("double Historica"), the German tanks, their units and their leaders, along with a detailed history of their engagement are recalled in this rich photographic work completely in colour. Num Pages: 160 pages, fully illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Heimdal
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782840483175
- ISBN
- 9782840483175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.49€ 57.94
€ 63.49
€ 57.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Ferdinand, Klaus. Series: Islam I Nutiden S. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FCA; 1FKP; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772880396
- ISBN
- 9788772880396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.52
€ 14.52
Paperback. In the 13th century, a group of heretics in southwest France, the Cathars, became a serious threat to the Catholic church. In several waves of repression, thousands of Cathars were killed. Yet so ardent was their faith that, early in the next century, the Cathars rose one last time. This title tells the story of this historical episode. Num Pages: 528 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, maps, bibliography, chronology, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140276695
- ISBN
- 9780140276695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Harrowing and redeeming, this is the history of a unique 'adoption' system. For generations, local families, grateful for the sacrifice of their liberators from Nazi occupation, have cared for not only the graves, but the memories, of over 10,000 US soldiers in the cemetery of Margraten in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230346642
- ISBN
- 9780230346642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.83
€ 149.83
Hardback. This comprehensive companion to the Hebrew Bible offers an overview and survey of Old Testament study. It consists of articles from a range of international Old Testament scholars. It covers the history, archaeology, theology, sociology and ancient Near Eastern context of the Hebrew Bible. Editor(s): Perdue, Leo G. Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210719
- ISBN
- 9780631210719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.25
€ 222.25
Paperback. All of us feel guilty when things go wrong. But instead of beating yourself up, take a deep breath, and learn .. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857216625
- ISBN
- 9780857216625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The prominence of the Temple of Hephaistos, Greek god of metalworkers, situated on a hill to the west of the Agora, reflects the esteem in which bronzeworkers were held by the Athenians. Series: Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book. Num Pages: 32 pages, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume XX ed.
- SKU
- V9780876616246
- ISBN
- 9780876616246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.71
€ 9.71
Paperback. Series: Corinth Notes. Num Pages: 32 pages, 33ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 62.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Edition
- Volume II
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876616710
- ISBN
- 9780876616710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.59
€ 9.59
Paperback. By exploring central issues in the philosophy of literature, illustrated by a wide range of novels, poems, and plays, Philosophy of Literature gets to the heart of why literature matters to us and sheds new light on the nature and interpretation of literary works. Series: Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121989
- ISBN
- 9781405121989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.57
€ 38.99
€ 38.57
Paperback. This reader-friendly annotated edition provides a touchstone for the key themes, characters, stories and geneaologies so important to the cannon of English literature. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 36. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408230473
- ISBN
- 9781408230473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Tells the story of the battle of Actium. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034053
- ISBN
- 9781846034053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408821640
- ISBN
- 9781408821640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.46
€ 26.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. This work weaves the stories of individual Alabamians and Alabama-related military units into a brief narrative history of World War II. Interviews with veterans of the war-front and home-front supplement research from archives, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs and secondary sources. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567. Clean copy in good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0236713
- ISBN
- 9780817307370
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This work weaves the stories of individual Alabamians and Alabama-related military units into a brief narrative history of World War II. Interviews with veterans of the war-front and home-front supplement research from archives, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs and secondary sources. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567. Clean copy in good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0236714
- ISBN
- 9780817307370
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Carl Hagenbeck was the nineteenth century's foremost animal trader and ethnographic showman, known for his enormously popular displays of people, animals, and artefacts gathered from all corners of the globe. This book locates Hagenbeck's myriad enterprises in the context of colonialism and nascent globalization; and ethnography and anthropology. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 85 illus., 14 in color. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; JFCA; WNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 255 x 26. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988337
- ISBN
- 9780295988337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812236101
- ISBN
- 9780812236101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century - but it never got to "march triumphant into Pretoria." This book presents the various stages of MK's thirty-year history, and considers the difficult strategic and moral problems the revolutionary army faced. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 179 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821420263
- ISBN
- 9780821420263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63