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Hardback. Scholars have described the eighteenth century in China as a time of "state activism" and often associate the Taiping Rebellion and postbellum restoration efforts with the origins of elite activism. Seunghyun Han, however, argues that the ascendance of elite activism can be traced to the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns in the early nineteenth century. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737174
ISBN
9780674737174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Hardback. This book project is a cultural history of rice consumption in the city of Canton (now Guangzhou), China's southernmost metropolis. Special emphasis is placed on the qualitative dimension of the local food culture and the dynamic interactions between the local society and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804772266
ISBN
9780804772266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

Paperback. Presents a translation of Choi Seung-ja's anthology Portrait of a Suburbanite. Published in the series of 100 Prominent Korean Poets, the poems were selected from four of Choi's previous works: Love of This Age, Merry Diary, House of Memory and My Tomb, Green. Translator(s): Seung-Ja, Eunju. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939161734
ISBN
9781939161734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630345
ISBN
9781442630345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.83

Hardcover. Looks at Japanese culture and family life, based on the childhood reminisces of the author/illustrator. This book helps the readers learn about many Japanese traditions and customs, such as gathering around the kotatsu to stay warm, throwing soybeans to keep away ogres, and hanging handmade teru-teru-bozu dolls out the window to stop the rain. Num Pages: 48 pages, Full-Colour Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 267 x 12. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805310892
ISBN
9784805310892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Rollins, Seth; Branch, Kirk M. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HB; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
181
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574087
ISBN
9781622574087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.27
€ 129.43

Paperback. Argues that American cultural conceptions of religion and race during the 1950s played a crucial role in framing an ideology through which U.S. policymakers understood their options in Vietnam. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBWS2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334408
ISBN
9780822334408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DS; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088412
ISBN
9780674088412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. A definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 maps and charts. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338515
ISBN
9780393338515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512645
ISBN
9781905512645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shami, Seteney; Miller-Idriss, Cynthia. Series: Social Science Research Council. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479827787
ISBN
9781479827787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Shami, Seteney. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Social Science Research Council
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979077258
ISBN
9780979077258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Drawing on Korean and Japanese texts ranging from critical essays to short stories produced in the colonial and post-colonial periods, this book analyzes the ways in which Japanese colonial and Korean nationalist discourse pivoted on such concepts as language, literature, and culture. Series: Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSA; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289857
ISBN
9780520289857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. The authors use major new documentary sources, including cables and letters between Mao Zedong and Stalin, to tell for the first time the inside story of the creation of the Sino-Soviet alliance and the origins of the Korean War. Editor(s): Goncharov, Sergei; Lewis, John Wilson; Litai, Xue. Series: Studies in Intl Security and Arm Control. Num Pages: 412 pages, 42 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FPC; 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBG; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721158
ISBN
9780804721158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848192904
ISBN
9781848192904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.22

Paperback. Featuring seventy-five countrys contemporary artists, and contributions by experts tracing the origins and history of artistic development in Singapore, this book offers insight on trends arising from the citys young artists and perspectives behind their work. Editor(s): Ciclitira, Serenella. Num Pages: 312 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 248 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857224787
ISBN
9788857224787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857229829
ISBN
9788857229829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 528 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JM; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 240. .
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857233604
ISBN
9788857233604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.24

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hall, Seren; Lewis, Megan. Num Pages: 215 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 265 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604567038
ISBN
9781604567038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.62
€ 122.60

Paperback. "Kraus reprint, 1972. Nos. 178-189 in vol. 14 with binder's title: Fabian research series, 1956-57. Commissioning organisation: [by] Clarence Senior and Douglas Manley. Edited by Norman Mackenzie. 29 p. 22 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine clean copy with title printed in black bold on front, tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages ." Keywords: "West Indians , Pamphlet"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1956
Publisher
Fabian Colonial Bureau
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0149705
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 34.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. "Kraus reprint, 1972. Nos. 178-189 in vol. 14 with binder's title: Fabian research series, 1956-57. Commissioning organisation: [by] Clarence Senior and Douglas Manley. Edited by Norman Mackenzie. 29 p. 22 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine clean copy with title printed in black bold on front, tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages ." Keywords: "West Indians , Pamphlet"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Fabian Colonial Bureau
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1956
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
SKU
KEX0149706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 34.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Explains why US policies hamper North-South reconciliation and reunification. Assessing North Korean capabilities and the motivations that have led to its forward deployments, this book spells out the arms control concessions by North Korea, South Korea, and the United States necessary to ease the dangers of confrontation. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116266
ISBN
9780691116266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.78
€ 45.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 77 black & white halftones, 74 colour illustrations, 10 bl. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMV; JFC; WMB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 246 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415821186
ISBN
9780415821186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.90

Paperback. Lippit offers the first book-length study in English of Japanese modernist fiction from the 1920s to the 1930s. Through close readings of four leading figures of this movement-Akutagawa, Yokomitsu, Kawabata, and Hayashi-Lippit aims to establish a theoretical and historical framework for the analysis of Japanese modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125314
ISBN
9780231125314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

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