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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

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761811299
ISBN
9780761811299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.90

Hardcover. Hua Guofeng succeeded Mao in 1976, emerging almost out of nowhere following an unexceptional career in Shanxi and Hunan. In just over two years, Hua had been eclipsed by Deng Xiaoping, a more politically shrewd, progressive and charismatic figure. If Hua's rise to power was remarkable, then this fall was even more so. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542471
ISBN
9780230542471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Paperback. Hua Guofeng succeeded Mao in 1976, emerging almost out of nowhere following an unexceptional career in Shanxi and Hunan. In just over two years, Hua had been eclipsed by Deng Xiaoping, a more politically shrewd, progressive and charismatic figure. If Hua's rise to power was remarkable, then this fall was even more so. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349360024
ISBN
9781349360024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.81

Paperback. Revolutionary and ruler, Marxist and nationalist, liberator and despot, Mao Zedong takes a place among the iconic leaders of the twentieth century. In this new book, Maurice Meisner offers a balanced portrait and in-depth account of the man who defined modern China. Series: Polity Political Profiles Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631073
ISBN
9780745631073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.80

Paperback. A biography that penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753810712
ISBN
9780753810712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Presents ideas and searches for answers about life, death, faith and suffering. This book explores our sometimes unconscious desire for inspiration or revelation. It explains how we can create meaning for ourselves and, reveals how life has more to offer us than we could ever imagine. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846043062
ISBN
9781846043062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. BIC Classification: JM. Dimension: 176 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041242
ISBN
9781846041242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442213425
ISBN
9781442213425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.83

Paperback. Circles the globe - from Asia and Russia to Europe and the United Kingdom, from Africa to South America to the United States - profiling the immense diversity of the world's Deaf communities. Editor(s): Monaghan, Leila; Schmaling, Constanze; Nakamura, Karen; Turner, Graham H. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563685781
ISBN
9781563685781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.95
€ 58.76

Hardcover. Twenty-four international scholars contribute articles on linguistic and cultural diversity in deaf communities worldwide, including Japan, Viet Nam, Nigeria, Ireland, Brazil, and the United States. The wide- ranging topics include the evolution of British fingerspelling beginning in the 17th centur Num Pages: 337 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MJPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563681356
ISBN
9781563681356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.95
€ 57.91

Paperback. A study of which goals and standards guide science education across the world, using data collected in the TIMSS Curriculum Analysis. It includes information collected from almost 50 countries and examines features of curriculum policy, especially the role of textbooks and curriculum guides. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H.; Raizen, S.; Britton, E. D.; Bianchi, Leonard J.; Wolfe, Richard G. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792344391
ISBN
9780792344391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.40

Hardback. Which goals and standards guide science education across the world? This first report of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) explores this question by examining the data collected in TIMSS Curriculum Analysis. It also portrays similarities and differences in science curricula in the succession of objectives across grades. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H.; Raizen, S.; Britton, E. D.; Bianchi, Leonard J.; Wolfe, Richard G. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 759.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792344384
ISBN
9780792344384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.95

Hardback. Examines features of curriculum policy across the TIMSS countries, especially the role of textbooks and curriculum guides. This book portrays similarities and differences in mathematics curricula in the succession of objectives across grades. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H.; McKnight, Curtis C.; Valverde, Gilbert A.; Houang, Richard T. (Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA); Wiley, David E. (Northwestern University, USA). Num Pages: 276 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792344360
ISBN
9780792344360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.07

Paperback. This text traces the evolution of black society in North America from the first arrivals in the early-17th century through the Revolution. In telling their story, Ira Berlin reintegrates slaves into the history of the American working class and into the tapestry of the nation. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4 maps, 4 woodcuts, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002111
ISBN
9780674002111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Citro, Teresa Allissa. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: JNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930877146
ISBN
9781930877146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.10

Paperback. This text provides a corrective to received wisdom about the seemingly inevitable transition from communism to democratic capitalism. The contributors draw upon local sources to illuminate the costs, benefits, successes and failures of co-operative agriculture. Editor(s): Meurs, Mieke. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPHV; JPQB; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847690398
ISBN
9780847690398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.12

Hardback. This text provides a corrective to received wisdom about the seemingly inevitable transition from communism to democratic capitalism. The contributors draw upon local sources to illuminate the costs, benefits, successes, and failures of co-operative agriculture. Editor(s): Meurs, Mieke. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPHV; JPQB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847690381
ISBN
9780847690381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.81

Paperback. This is a comparative study of French versus British approaches to aid. Editor(s): Martin, Boris; Blanchet, Karl. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JKSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041423
ISBN
9781849041423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

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