preston peter eds (12 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "With a large and growing economy and a leadership dedicated both to domestic reform and the further integration into international society and the world economy, China is facing and posing important challenges at the local, national, regional and wider international level. This book analyses the developmental trajectories of China up to and into the new millennium. Focusing on the substance and underlying forces of change, it considers issues and developments in monetary policy, foreign exchange policy, the trade regime, state-owned enterprise reform, regional economic development as well as social changes, particularly those related to social welfare reform and the Internet. The book also covers economic and political developments in Greater China', particularly the prospects of reunification after Taiwan's presidential elections, and analyses the core issues and challenges in China's contemporary relations with the USA, Japan, South-East Asia and Europe. David Dickinson, University of Birmingham, UK; Zhang Zhichao, University of Durham, UK; Tong Jiadong, University of Nankai, People's Republic of China; Xing Aifen, Beijing" (Publisher). Book.

hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Numerous figures and tables. Text and illustrations are clean, bright and tight throughout. Clean Copy.

1st ed. Ex schoool library - stamps, remains of labels, etc.; no inscriptions or annotations; binding tight; spine faded Used - Acceptable. Ex lib hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Acceptable. Ex lib hardback (no dust jacket).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, sun-faded on spine.; A bright, solid book,; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 254 pages; Essays in honour of the Centennial of the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston Ontario.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Light bump to tail of spine, minor foxing on pages 61-65, otherwise text and illustrations are clean, bright and tight throughout. Used.

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Numerous tables. Tiny chip to tail of spine, text is clean, bright and tight throughout. Clean Copy.

Cloth in dust jacket. Condición: Very good. 254 Pp. This book honours the centenary of the Royal Military College of Canada 1876-1976.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in clean black cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, this 1989 dated UK is a First Edition, VG in VG dustjacket (unclipped). xv/221pp. Twelve essays by contributers, including Tom Paulin, Barbara Hardy, Bridget Pugh, etc. Dustjacket is rubbed along the top; otherwise all VG.

First UK edition. 254 pp. Publisher's boards with price-clipped dust jacket. Spine ends just slightly bumped, spine of dust jacket just slightly faded. Condition Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The book is signed by both editors Adrian Preston and Peter Dennis on the full title page. The book is also inscribed, signed and dated by contributor Professor N. Fred Dreisziger on the half title page to Professor Craig Brown. The book is near fine with very slight edge wear in a near fine dust jacket with very slight edge wear. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo 298pp., b/w plates., colour maps, appends., bibliog., indexes, 'The war in the Far East between 1941 and 1945 is occasionally referred to as the 'Forgotten War' and this description extends to the way the campaign's air war has been analysed. However, the role of air power in Burma was vitally important to the campaign, in particular the attainment of air superiority in order to facilitate supply and close support operations. The foundation of these operations was dependent on the Allies achieving and maintaining air superiority and latterly air supremacy over the Japanese. The British lost air superiority during the initial Japanese attacks as their early warning system, aircraft, aircrew and tactics did not match their adversary's capabilities'.