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Hardback. Depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. This book offers an account of the often hedonistic individualism that is taking root. It depicts a spiritually bankrupt society, periodically rocked by spasms of uncontrolled violence. It presents a story about casual sex in a provincial city. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390. And Other Stories of China. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. 256 pages. Depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. This book offers an account of the often hedonistic individualism that is taking root. It depicts a spiritually bankrupt society, periodically rocked by spasms of uncontrolled violence. It presents a story about casual sex in a provincial city. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FYB. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight: 390. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136945
- ISBN
- 9780231136945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662468593
- ISBN
- 9783662468593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662526293
- ISBN
- 9783662526293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Hardback. Provides an anthology and summation of the work of one of the world's leading historians of Chinese painting and calligraphy. This book gives a sweeping tour through the history of Chinese painting and calligraphy as it offers and revised views on a broad range of important subjects. Num Pages: 464 pages, 259 color illus. 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 288 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162492
- ISBN
- 9780691162492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.75€ 84.67
€ 112.75
€ 84.67
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wells, Victor H.; Tucker, Craig E. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622573110
- ISBN
- 9781622573110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 305.00€ 207.81
€ 305.00
€ 207.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- World Century
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938134739
- ISBN
- 9781938134739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658022259
- ISBN
- 9783658022259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This is the first book in either English or Chinese to study the group of students who came to the U.S. in the early 20th century to attend American universities and played pivotal roles in Chinese intellectual, economic, and diplomatic life upon their return to China. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736961
- ISBN
- 9780804736961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.01
€ 94.01
Hardback. This book is a comprehensive study of faithful maidenhood in late imperial China from the vantage points of state policy, local history, scholarly debate, and the faithful maiden's own subjective point of view. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 tables, 16 figures, 5 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758086
- ISBN
- 9780804758086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardcover. Through an exploration of contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, Wei-Ping Lin paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. Analyzing these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework, she traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities. Num Pages: 217 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504363
- ISBN
- 9780674504363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. This collection of essays explores the ways in which Confucian traditions have shaped styles of being modern in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. It questions assumptions about the rise of industrial East Asia, at the same time exploring its ideas, norms and values. Editor(s): Tu, Wei-ming. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 line-art, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPCH; 1FPCW; 1FPJ; 1FPKS; HPDF; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674160873
- ISBN
- 9780674160873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.41
€ 48.99
€ 41.41
Hardback. Through a detailed analysis of macroeconomic changes and individuals' lifetime employment trajectories, this book explains why Japan and Taiwan have experienced different levels of improvement in women's economic status over the last half century. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 tables, 51 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760096
- ISBN
- 9780804760096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Hardcover. By the tenth century CE, Mount Wutai had become a major pilgrimage site within the emerging culture of a distinctively Chinese Buddhism. This book traces confluence of factors that produced this transformation and argues that monastic architecture, more than texts, relics, or pilgrimages, was the key to Mount Wutai's emergence as a sacred site. Series: Art History Publication Initiative Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMN; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993522
- ISBN
- 9780295993522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Zhang, Wei-Bin. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626181588
- ISBN
- 9781626181588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.36€ 77.22
€ 110.36
€ 77.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594546006
- ISBN
- 9781594546006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.94€ 126.58
€ 183.94
€ 126.58
Hardback. Exploring multifaceted issues of IPR enforcement, this book argues that the problems with it are not an actual outcome of Confucian philosophy and 'to steal a book' is not an 'elegant offence'. It demonstrates that counterfeiting and piracy are inevitable consequences of inadequate economic development. Num Pages: 324 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFE; KCLT; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540777366
- ISBN
- 9783540777366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.36
€ 134.36
Hardcover. "Rulin waishi" (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is an 18th century landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. Through a close reading of this novel, the author seeks answers to such questions as: what accounts for the literati's enthusiasm for writing and reading novels? Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010956
- ISBN
- 9780674010956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. This work explores the performances and transactions that lie at the heart of public events in contemporary Anakalang, Indonesia. The author argues that by looking at representations as concrete practices we may find them to be entangled in the tensions and hazards of social existence. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMN; CFG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520204751
- ISBN
- 9780520204751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 300 black and white and color photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBWS2; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317910
- ISBN
- 9780764317910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.58€ 39.78
€ 54.58
€ 39.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Wayne L. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBWS2; JWXV; MBN; TDCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830393
- ISBN
- 9781634830393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.87€ 77.61
€ 100.87
€ 77.61