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London: Bison Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0861240618 . HC/DJ - near fine condition, oversize. Hardcover is clean with light scuffng and light bumping to corners. Pages are cliean and unmarked. Dustjacket has light scuffing, minor edgewear and a couple tiny edge tears. Profusely illustrated in color. First published in 1982, this is an essential reference work on the Samurai warrior class of ancient Japan. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages; The history of the Samurai is an integra part of the history of Japan. In this book, Stephen Turnbull, author of several works on the subject and Reader in History at Leeds University, describes the development and decline of this great military tradition. His authorative text is complemented by over 300 line drawings, photographs and maps. (1190) (*Book is very heavy and will require extra postage) .
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THE BOOK OF THE SAMURAI The Warrior Class of Japan
by Stephen Turnbull
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THE IMAGE OF JAPAN From Feudal Isolation to World Power 1850-1905
by Lehmann, Jean-Pierre
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London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 004952013X . Hardcover is clean, with light wear to edges, green pen mark on bottom edge of pages, pages clean and tight, no other markings. Dustjacket has light edgewear and light scuffing/soiling, not price clipped. During the years from the opening of Japan in the middle of the 19th centuiry to the outbreak of the first World War, the Western view of Japan changed dramatically This absorbing book tells the story of Japan's Modernisation, and brilliants portrays the changes in attitude which this inevitably brought about both among the Japanese themselves and among their Occidental observers....; 8vo .
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INDIA The Modern World Series
by Zinkin, Taya
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Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1964. First Edition. Softcover. 0198315325 . Cover has light edge & corner wear, crease to rear corner & spine. Internal pages are clean - there are two Dept. Of Education stamps near front and a few pages with corner creasing near rear. There's also a bit of glue residue on one endpage. Pages otherwise very good. A clear account of India's past and present; of the great contrasts between rich and poor and backwardness & modernity. History starts with the Indus valley civilization and through to modern India. (osl-175) ; Modern World; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 126 pages .
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THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD Connected Histories, Divergent Paths, 1500 to the Present
by Strayer, Robert W.
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St. Martin's Press. Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. 0312003048 . Light edgewear, moderate corner wear, some corner curling, light soiling outer edge of pages. Pages are intactI and clean other than approx. 8 pages with underlining/highlights/writing (fairly minor). B/w illus. "focuses on global history as a history of encounters rather than separate civilizations, walking a fine line between reinforcing a Eurocentric view of history and describing earlier periods of Islamic or Chinese expansion. It uses a comparative approach and attempts to strike a balance between narrative and analysis in its coverage of the first modern societies and Europe's expansion in the Middle East, India, Asia, and Africa. Includes b&w photos and diagrams. " ; 8vo; 550 pages .
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THE SOVIET ARMY 1918 to the PRESENT
by Seaton, Albert & Joan
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The Bodley Head. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0370305353 . Hardcover is clean and intact, with no markings. Jacket has very light edgewear, light scuffing, sticker residue on front, 292 pages. Numerous b/w photos. In this volume the authors explore in detail the development of the Soviet ground forces, their political and military organisation, their training, tactics and weaponry. At one time they were a formidable force and a serious challange to Nato forces. Colonel Seaton is recognized as one of the Worlds foremost authorities on Russian and German political and military history. This work cuts through all the miasma of myth and controversy surrounding the Red Army. We come to see how a synthesis of Tsarist tradition, German example, and revolutionary pressure combined to mold the army in the years following the Bolshevik takeover, and how such conflicting figures as Trotsky and Stalin put their personal stamps on the new force. ; ; 8vo - over…
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URBAN LIFE IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA
by Whyte & Parish
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University of Chicago Press. Near Fine. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. 0226895491 . Very nice condition, only light wear overall. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover has light wear to corners/spine ends, light age tanning and old price stickers on rear. 408 pages. Synopsis: Through interviews with city residents, the authors provide a unique survey of urban life in the last decade of Mao Zedong's rule. They conclude that changes in society produced under communism were truly revolutionary and that, in the decade under scrutiny, the Chinese avoided ostensibly universal evils of urbanism with considerable success. [454-noto]; 8vo .
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VILLAGE LIFE IN NORTHERN INDIA
by Lewis, Oscar
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Vintage Books. Good. 1958. Softcover. By the author of The Children of Sanchez. No edition stated. Good, well used condition. Fading to spine and some yellowing of pages. Some cover wear and minor wrinkling, one chip out of front cover. Name written on first end page, some underling in ink on approx. 20 pages. Many photographs, 384 pages . (*shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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THE WAKING GIANT The Soviet Union under Gorbachev
by Walker, Martin
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Abacus. Very Good+. 1987. Softcover. 0349135975 . Very nice, tight copy. Laminated cover, light wear to corners/spine ends, a little soiling outer edge of pages. Internal pages clean & tight other than small stamp on endpage. " Walker combines the recent academic analyses of the Soviet Union with sharp journalistic pictures of what motivates everyone from army generals to black market criminals. A convincing and raedable account of Gorbachev's desire for reform and the massive potential of the Soviet Union to improve the quality of life of its citizens. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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WE THE PEOPLE OF BHARAT
by Gusain, P. S.
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3rd Millennium Inc. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 8187376007 . Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Hardcover has light wear and bumping to spine ends and corners. Autograph sticker on rear of book. Pages are clean and intact, a little soiling bottom edge of pages. Jacket has light edgewear and light creasing, scuffing and several scratches to rear of jacket, sticker over price on flap. On 15th August 1947, the people of India made a tryst with Destiny and pledged to redeem her past Glory. In 1998 India celebrated her 50th Anniversary and the author reflects on the various paths the country and her people have walked over these years. Few countries have walked the modern world stage with a greater aplomb than India. This book is a treatise on the people of India. [665]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 417 pages; Signed by Author .
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