jeffrey irvine (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 'excellent' LSE Review of Books China is the world's most populous country and newest superpower, whose place on the international stage can only be understood through the lens of its modern history. The Oxford History of Modern China is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising power in what promises to be the 'Chinese century'. Covering the period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations which comprise China's modern history, the book spans from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. It introduces readers to important but often overlooked events in China's past, such as the bloody Taiping Civil War (1850-1864), and also sheds new light on more familiar landmarks in Chinese history, such as the Opium War (1839-1842), the Boxer Uprising of 1900, the rise to power of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, the Tiananmen protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989, and China's rise to economic superpower status in the 21st century. A new chapter for this edition brings the story into the era of Xi Jinping. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Sam Barker; Steve Double; Jeffrey Delannoy (illustrator). First edition. First edition, first impression copies of three novels by successful author Irvine Welsh, in their original unclipped dust wrappers. First edition, first impressions of Irvine Welsh's The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins, A Decent Ride and Dead Men's Trousers. All in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with their original unclipped dust wrappers. In The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins (2014), Irvine Welsh created two of his most memorable female protagonists, and one of the most bizarre, sado-masochistic folies à deux in contemporary fiction. Featuring murder, depravity and revenge, The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins tells a dark and subversive story, tapping into two great obsessions of our time: how we look and where we live. In A Decent Ride (2015), Welsh returns to his character Terry Lawson, first introduced in Glue, this book taking place a further 10 years after the events of Porno. The book's title is a double-entendre on Lawson's sexual prowess, and his job in this novel as a taxi driver. Dead Men's Trousers (2018), set in 2015, follows Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie as they meet up again as middle-aged men. Fast and furious, scabrously funny and weirdly moving, this is a spectacular return of the crew from Trainspotting. Irvine Welsh is a Scottish author and playwright, famous for his 1993 novel Trainspotting. In publisher's original cloth bindings, with original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition, apart from some marks to the front boards of The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins and A Decent Ride, and to the rear board of Dead Men's Trousers. A little bumping to the rear upper extremity of The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Minor wear to the upper extremities of the dust wrappers, and some faint marks to the front and rear of the wraps to The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins and A Decent Ride. Near Fine. book.

Zustand: New.