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Paperback. Chinese Chess, or Elephant Chess, has intrigued game lovers for centuries. The Chinese game requires players to master subtle variations of strategy. This guide introduces Chinese chess to Westerners, discussing the board, and the movement and value of the pieces. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350. Chinese Chess, or Elephant Chess, has intrigued game lovers for centuries. The Chinese game requires players to master subtle variations of strategy. This guide introduces Chinese chess to Westerners, discussing the board, and the movement and value of the pieces. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0000745
- ISBN
- 9780804835084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 510 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1FPK; 3JJPG; GBC; HBJF; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810867734
- ISBN
- 9780810867734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.17
€ 222.17
Paperback. An ethnography of class dynamics and the subject formation of migrant domestic workers. It explores what the migrant domestic workers mean to the families that hire them, to urban economies, to rural provinces such as Anhui, and to the Chinese state. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343042
- ISBN
- 9780822343042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.35
€ 30.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cowley Publications
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561012145
- ISBN
- 9781561012145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.02
€ 18.02
Paperback. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took sixty-six Americans captive. Thus began the Iran Hostage Crisis. This book takes a look at the hostage crisis, examining its lessons for America's contemporary War on Terrorism. It includes fresh insights regarding the central players in the crisis. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBG; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127590
- ISBN
- 9780691127590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.97
€ 36.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. The vast remote Tibetan steppe, the Chang Tang, is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including the Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves and snow leopards. This text is the result of the author's research into the natural history of this little-known area. Num Pages: 384 pages, 91 halftones, 26 maps, 21 line drawings, 77 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736532
- ISBN
- 9780226736532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.29
€ 40.99
€ 31.29
paperback. Looking at the history of communist China as a history of consciousness, this book makes an innovative departure from previous studies. It charts a journey that led from utopianism to nihilism and then to the hedonism and consumerism that pervade China today. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5193 x 3233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723732
- ISBN
- 9780804723732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission in the face of imminent death. Begun as a series of letters to Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling memoir of an aircraft commander in the 116th Assault Helicopter Company - "The Hornets" - relates his experience of the war in frank detail. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BM; HBWS2; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476666099
- ISBN
- 9781476666099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.10
€ 28.10
Paperback. A bold look at Vietnam's privatized commercial sex market, conflicts surrounding modern prostitution in Vietnam, and the government's efforts to manage the industry. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 356 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFMX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988504
- ISBN
- 9780295988504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. The author looks at the nature of pollution problems ranging from localized photochemical smogs, through transfrontier problems such as acid rain, to the global issues of stratospheric ozone depletion and the build-up of carbon dioxide. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 half-tones, 110 figures, 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 1FPC; 1KBB; RNP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631173083
- ISBN
- 9780631173083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Paperback. Given the realities of the Taliban's persistence and the desire of US policymakers - and the public - to find a way out, what can and should be the goals of the US and its allies in Afghanistan? This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the alternatives for restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan. Editor(s): Rothstein, Hy; Arquilla, John. Series: South Asia in World Affairs Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; GTJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWK; JWL; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019089
- ISBN
- 9781589019089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.85
€ 70.85
Paperback. This edition, including a new preface by the author, explores the ways in which colonialism damaged the colonizing societies themselves, and how the likes of Gandhi resisted their rulers in British India by building on the lifestyle, values, and psychology of ordinary Indians and by heeding dissenting voices from the West. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198062172
- ISBN
- 9780198062172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.73
€ 32.73
Paperback. * First volume to examine the diffusion of non--violence in the 20th Century in global perspective. * Contains interviews with leading world figures including Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, and the Dalai Lama. Editor(s): Zunes, Stephen; Asher, Sarah Beth (University of San Francisco, USA); Kurtz, Lester. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FKA; 1FKP; 1H; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLS; 1MBF; GTJ; JH; JPA; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180760
- ISBN
- 9781577180760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161268
- ISBN
- 9780231161268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.88€ 81.45
€ 107.88
€ 81.45
Paperback. Groundbreaking study of the correlations between economic and environmental changes in imperial Chinese Lingnan from 1400 to 1850. Series Editor(s): Worster, Donald; Crosby, Alfred W. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 54 b/w illus. 17 maps 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521027762
- ISBN
- 9780521027762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.97
€ 41.99
€ 31.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; KJL; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 293 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634844543
- ISBN
- 9781634844543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.09€ 161.37
€ 218.09
€ 161.37
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
Paperback. This title uses the Asian concept of yin and yang to explain how American virtues and vices are opposite sides of the same coin. Unlike the dualism characteristic of the West, in much of Asia the forces of yin and yang are seen to co-exist in everything, and complete each other in cosmic harmony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864858
- ISBN
- 9781877864858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.62
€ 26.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. This study weighs the economic consequences of the increased use of preferential trading arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region. It evaluates the effects of proposals for bilateral and multilateral agreements, and more far-reaching developments involving the creation of trading blocs. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323023
- ISBN
- 9780881323023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Measuring Capabilities in the Presence of Anti-access Strategies
Davis, Paul K.; McEver, Jimmie; Wilson, Barry
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833031075
- ISBN
- 9780833031075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Hardback. With an adventurous writing style, Anand Pandian explores the transformative potential of cinema, following Tamil films from the spark of artistic impulse through their production, marketing, and reception to show how cinema recasts the ordinary experience of everyday life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 1 in color. BIC Classification: 1FK; APFA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359579
- ISBN
- 9780822359579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.02
€ 124.02
Paperback. Designed to meet the ACTFL proficiency guidelines, Mastering Chinese through Global Debate uses level-specific scaffolded language exercises, rhetorical strategies, and topic-specific texts to develop sophisticated Chinese language skills with the goal of achieving Superior-level proficiency. Series: Mastering Languages Through Global Debate. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1/15/2017. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJB; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163058
- ISBN
- 9781626163058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.86
€ 50.86
Paperback. 'A fascinating, brilliantly written book' Times Literary Supplement Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564529
- ISBN
- 9780719564529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734707
- ISBN
- 9780804734707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59