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Paperback. Tells the inside story of three young men caught up in the Palestinian intifada. Through their stories, the tangled and tragic web of the past twenty years of the most enduring conflict in the Middle East unfolds before us. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126111
- ISBN
- 9780691126111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Looks at the cultural heritage and the nuclear crisis in Iran. This work explores the history of this pivotal country: the Achaemenians, the Sasanians, the Zoroastrian religion of 2,500 years ago; the Islamic period, the Safavids, and the Revolution which dethroned the Shah and made Iran an Islamic Republic. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846940767
- ISBN
- 9781846940767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40
Hardback. Shooter is a visual portrait of war--the perseverance, heroism, and survival--narrated through stunning photographs and powerful essays from a female combat photographer. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; AJCR; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 71.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762780181
- ISBN
- 9780762780181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.64
€ 30.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828021
- ISBN
- 9780753828021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 16.43
€ 20.00
€ 16.43
Gathering war stories from veterans from all sides of the Korean War - American, South Korean, North Korean and Chinese - this volume creates a vivid and multidimensional portrait of the three-year-long conflict told by those who experienced the ground war firsthand. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122939
- ISBN
- 9780813122939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.83
€ 69.83
Paperback. 'Sometimes you just have to do something, don't you? This work explores whether it's possible for an ordinary person to change the world, just a little, and if something so serious can be achieved with joy in one's heart. It celebrates the fact that we can make a difference. Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRE; JP; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. A Beginner's Guide to Changing the World. 384 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. 'Sometimes you just have to do something, don't you? This work explores whether it's possible for an ordinary person to change the world, just a little, and if something so serious can be achieved with joy in one's heart. It celebrates the fact that we can make a difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRE; JP; WH; WTL. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747572855
- ISBN
- 9780747572855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
hardcover. By exploring the "aesthetics of shadow" in Japanese cinema in the first half of the twentieth century and treating cinematographers and lighting designers as essential collaborators in moviemaking, Daisuke Miyao reinterprets Japanese film history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJRD; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822354079
- ISBN
- 9780822354079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.98
€ 123.98
Paperback. The cultural politics of censorship, from colonial paintings to onscreen kisses and nuclear secrets Editor(s): Kaur, Raminder; Mazzarella, William. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFC; JFMD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220936
- ISBN
- 9780253220936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120771611
- ISBN
- 9788120771611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.04
€ 7.04
Hardcover. Winner of the 2016 Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award of the Political Geography Specialty Group at the AAG Providing important insights into political geography, the politics of peace, and South Asian studies, this book explores everyday peace in northern India as it is experienced by the Hindu-Muslim community. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR2; JP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118837818
- ISBN
- 9781118837818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.81
€ 77.81
Hardback. The text studies how various Western, Japanese, and Chinese businesses struggled with the persistent dilemma in China of how to retain control over corporate hierachies while adapting to dramatic changes in Chinese society, politics and foreign affairs from 1880-1937. Num Pages: 269 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216259
- ISBN
- 9780520216259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.68€ 44.86
€ 57.68
€ 44.86
Paperback. This volume analyzes the US and Japanese economies; their trade and financial relationships; and their roles in the provision of international public goods such as development assistance, environmental protection, and international security. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Peterson Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322866
- ISBN
- 9780881322866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347745
- ISBN
- 9780936347745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.66
€ 41.99
€ 29.66
Hardback. Against prevailing views on what it means to enjoy power as individuals, cultures, or nations, this book looks at the making of cultural and national identities in modern China as building success from failure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBF; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751766
- ISBN
- 9780804751766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Paperback. This important book is among the few attempts to assess the impact of the efforts of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to build democratic institutions. The case studies presented here provide a portrait of the mechanisms by which ideas commonly associated with democratic states have evolved in formerly communist states, revealing conditions that help as well as hurt the process. Editor(s): Mendelson, Sarah E.; Glenn, John K. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 1F; JPHV; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124911
- ISBN
- 9780231124911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Since the inception of the noh drama centuries ago, actors have resisted the notion that noh rests on natural talent alone. This book describes how memories of the past become traditions, and the role of these traditions in the institutional development of the noh theatre from its beginnings in the 14th Century through the late 20th Century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 4 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021204
- ISBN
- 9780674021204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.29
€ 21.99
€ 20.29
Representation of the Ottoman Orient in Eigh - Ottoman Society and Cul...
Baktir, Hasan; Kirca, Mustafa
Paperback. Editor(s): Kirca, Mustafa. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838201320
- ISBN
- 9783838201320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.72
€ 30.99
€ 22.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778671
- ISBN
- 9780804778671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Hardback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied post apartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title describes how the racial segmentation of South African society still informs daily life, notions of race, personhood, morality, and religious ethics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152950
- ISBN
- 9780691152950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.30€ 82.11
€ 108.30
€ 82.11
Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947075
- ISBN
- 9781933947075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.09
€ 48.09
Hardback. This title provides a background on Vietnam. It focuses on the cultural and societal background of native Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans. Chapters provide anntations classified in categories such as history, culture and art, language and literature, business and economics. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; GBCR; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833173
- ISBN
- 9780810833173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.72
€ 129.72
Hardback. "47 p. 28 cm. Original printed wraps. Good copy with tight staple binding, well defined edges, generally clean cover with suggestion of dust dulling to edges and the odd faint mark." Keywords: Pamphlet
- Publication date
- 1955
- Publisher
- Soviet News
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0095623
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Mission to Tibet: The Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Account of Fath...
Fr. Ippolito Desideri S.J.
Paperback. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861716760
- ISBN
- 9780861716760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.69
€ 35.99
€ 32.69
hardcover. Written to educate American soldiers on Vietnam's history, culture, politics, infrastructure, geography, and people, this is an eloquent and compelling document of a seminal decade, the legacy of which continues to resonate. As relevant today as when it was first written. Adopts similar format to the bestselling 'Instructions' series. Num Pages: 112 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851242856
- ISBN
- 9781851242856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 6.49
€ 14.99
€ 6.49