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paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. This title presents the event with an account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041865
- ISBN
- 9780141041865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Hardcover. This volume examines the links between the changes in the oil industry in the Middle East and North Africa, and the growth of politically radical movements referring to Islam. It charts the rise in oil revenues in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the region's subsequent economic and social failures. Series: Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471971535
- ISBN
- 9780471971535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.48
€ 270.48
Paperback. Dan Pagis (1930-1986) spent three of his adolescent years in a Nazi camp before arriving in Palestine in 1946. He became one of the most vibrant voices in modern Israeli poetry and is considered a major world poet of his generation. This title features translated poems, in which, Dan Pagis' voice can be heard celebrating the human spirit. Translator(s): Mitchell, Stephen. Series: Literature of the Middle East. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2ABM; DCF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 36.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205390
- ISBN
- 9780520205390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 89 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JW; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 89
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833029393
- ISBN
- 9780833029393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.56
€ 19.56
Paperback. Scholars of Asia, most of whom are anthropologists, examine the transformations precipitated or accelerated by the spread of photography across East and Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Morris, Rosalind C. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 21. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342052
- ISBN
- 9780822342052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Since becoming president of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping has emerged as China's most powerful leader since Deng Xiaoping. This title examines both the prospects for China's continuing rise and the emergent and unintended consequences posed by China's internal instability and international assertiveness. Editor(s): Ross, Robert S.; Bekkevold, Jo Inge. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 figures, 9 tables, 9 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLX; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162983
- ISBN
- 9781626162983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.75
€ 43.75
Paperback. This examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078672
- ISBN
- 9780231078672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.70
€ 42.99
€ 30.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 299 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190804
- ISBN
- 9781845190804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. How can religious liberty be guaranteed in societies where religion pervades everyday life? This work addresses this dilemma by examining the constitutional development of secularism in India within an unprecedented cross-national framework that includes Israel and the United States. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPVH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122533
- ISBN
- 9780691122533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
Paperback. This is a detailed study of the most consistently successful troops in the Vietnam War - the Australians and New Zealanders. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b&w illustrations, 8 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWD; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767024
- ISBN
- 9781841767024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
€ 19.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Noted economist Bina Agarwal provides gender perspectives on a wide range of academic and policy issues of current importance in this three-volume set of essays written by her over the last three decades. Num Pages: 1496 pages, 10 maps and 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; KCN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199453658
- ISBN
- 9780199453658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 284.87
€ 284.87
Paperback. Presents statistics on the ethnography of Vietnam. This title analyzes ethnic composition of the population, identifying each of the 54 ethnic groups and sub-groups by name, geographical distribution, and linguistic origin. It provides geographic distribution statistics for each ethnic group, showing the process of migration and redistribution. Num Pages: 50 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747551655
- ISBN
- 9789747551655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Hardback. Adapting in the Dust is a vital evaluation of how well Canada's institutions, parties, and policy makers responded to the need to oversee and sustain a military intervention overseas. Series: UTP Insights. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBC; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646957
- ISBN
- 9781442646957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.92
€ 51.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 charts, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986999
- ISBN
- 9780295986999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776660
- ISBN
- 9780804776660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chin, Felix. Num Pages: 510 pages, tables, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: 1F; JP; JW; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 183 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611224702
- ISBN
- 9781611224702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 411.61€ 275.29
€ 411.61
€ 275.29
Paperback. Essential reading for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of what capitalist globalization means for us. The grim social and political realities analysed in this book resonate far beyond the former USSR. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315973
- ISBN
- 9780745315973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.02
€ 46.99
€ 36.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPVH; KJ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564321978
- ISBN
- 9781564321978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.23
€ 17.99
€ 16.23
Hardback. This is the second volume in Jeffrey Hopkins's series on the Mind-Only School of Buddhism. It conveys the intellectual vibrancy of the different cultural interpretations of Dzong-ka-ba's "The Essence of Eloquence", and expands the key philosophical issues it addresses. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211209
- ISBN
- 9780520211209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.92
€ 72.92
€ 55.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226372570
- ISBN
- 9780226372570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.34
€ 94.08
€ 77.34
Hardback. Through journalist Daniel Gavron's revealing portraits of ten kibbutzim we hear the voices both of the veterans who are witnessing the collapse of their dream and of the youngsters who have rejected the vision of their parents. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRK; JFC; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695263
- ISBN
- 9780847695263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.02
€ 38.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277644
- ISBN
- 9780877277644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845640
- ISBN
- 9781848845640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.51
€ 49.99
€ 43.51
Paperback. An important contribution to the discussion of the Arab lands before European hegemony and a detailed study of a region and power center many scholars identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 graphs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1FBS; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123273
- ISBN
- 9780231123273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.65
€ 33.99
€ 24.65