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Paperback. This text raises questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Wu Hung uses the Chinese government's cancellation of the exhibition "It's Me", Beijing 1998, to anchor his analysis of the challenges face by contemporary Chinese artisits and curators. Num Pages: 224 pages, 111 colour plates, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935573336
- ISBN
- 9780935573336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.51
€ 42.99
€ 33.51
Hardcover. Provides a narrative about the development of Chinese art across all media from the 1970s to the 2000s. This book offers a chronological survey that considers contemporary Chinese art both in the context of China's specific historical experiences and in a global arena. Num Pages: 456 pages, 425 illustrations, 323 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 238 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2578.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500239209
- ISBN
- 9780500239209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 66.52
€ 70.98
€ 66.52
Paperback. A significant, ground-breaking reassessment of ancient Chinese tombs, which were filled with exquisite art objects and images, now available in paperback. The Art of the Yellow Springs looks at the implications presented by an entire burial site, rather than the individual works of art contained within them. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 191 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897817
- ISBN
- 9781861897817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.39
€ 47.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Wright, Arthur F. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804708913
- ISBN
- 9780804708913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Hardback. Authors come together to explore the regions of the Asian borderlands where the traditions of Islam and China interact. Their collaboration has resulted in this lavishly illustrated book which gives us a glimpse of the rich diversity of life on the Islamic frontiers of China. Num Pages: 168 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSR2; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848857025
- ISBN
- 9781848857025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 64.95
€ 70.98
€ 64.95
Hardback. Catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority dating from the late seventh century to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 478 color illus. 75 duotones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBBEY; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 290 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154909
- ISBN
- 9780691154909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 90.50
€ 112.39
€ 90.50
Paperback. A guide describing more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature, customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely. Series: Routledge Dictionaries. Num Pages: 336 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFL; GTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415002288
- ISBN
- 9780415002288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.87
€ 44.99
€ 44.87
Num Pages: 429 pages, over 80 bw images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 429
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330865
- ISBN
- 9780764330865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.35
€ 42.99
€ 28.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Streeck, Wolfgang; Yamamura, Kozo. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801439179
- ISBN
- 9780801439179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.33
€ 66.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Wolf, Arthur P. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804710077
- ISBN
- 9780804710077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
€ 40.99
€ 36.22
Hardback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109383
- ISBN
- 9780231109383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.14€ 108.45
€ 143.14
€ 108.45
Paperback. Volume 1 addresses the development, through the eighteenth century, of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Series: Records of Civilization Sources & Study S. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- (21st)
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086042
- ISBN
- 9780231086042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Hardback. A sourcebook for readers and scholars interested in Japan from eighteenth century to post-World War II period. It presents writings from modern Japan's philosophers, religious figures, writers, and political leaders. It also offers introductory essays and commentary to assist in understanding documents' historical setting and significance. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 1448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 69. Weight in Grams: 2224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 1448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129848
- ISBN
- 9780231129848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 84.52
€ 104.11
€ 84.52
Hardback. Well known as a scholar of Asian culture, de Bary examines the concepts of self-understanding and self-cultivation in neo-Confucian thought from the 12th to the 17th centuries, in relation to the social, political, and scholarly roles of educated men in late imperial China. Rejecting the notion that Series: Neo-Confucian Studies S. Num Pages: 461 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HP; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074261
- ISBN
- 9780231074261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 85.82
€ 112.39
€ 85.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015579
- ISBN
- 9780674015579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
Paperback. Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780486474748
- ISBN
- 9780486474748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.96
€ 19.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. In the Guangdong province in southeastern China lies Dafen, a village that houses thousands of workers who paint Van Goghs, Da Vincis, and Warhols. The author shows how Dafen's workers force us to reexamine our expectations about the cultural function of creativity and imitation, and the role of Chinese workers in redefining global art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 colour plates, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226024899
- ISBN
- 9780226024899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.59
€ 44.99
€ 34.59
Hardback. 80p. dw. Keywords: Womens Studies
- Publisher
- Marshall Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0730676
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An anthology of Chinese philosophy that covers its entire historical development. It provides selections from various thinkers and schools in every period - ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary - and includes in their entirety some of the important classical texts. It deals with the fundamental, and technical aspects of Chinese thought. Translator(s): Chang, Wing-tsit. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 874
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019642
- ISBN
- 9780691019642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ip, David; Hibbins, Raymond. Num Pages: 188 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212284
- ISBN
- 9781600212284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.33€ 108.36
€ 157.33
€ 108.36
Paperback. Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBCB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807333
- ISBN
- 9780774807333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.28
€ 40.99
€ 36.28
Hardback. Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBC; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807326
- ISBN
- 9780774807326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.65
€ 113.65
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear, minor tears to top and bottom of spine, book otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Goodyear Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007364
- ISBN
- 9780876206195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This anthology offers a glimpse of women's writings not only in poetry but in other genres, including essays and letters, drama, religious writing and narrative fiction. These are presented within their respective biographical and historical contexts. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 800 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013933
- ISBN
- 9780674013933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10