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Paperback. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744560
ISBN
9780804744560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824811
ISBN
9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

Hardback. "A definitive historical record of financial development for three countries, highlighting the centrality of the financial system in each country's economic development and growth" -- Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Park, Yung Chul; Patrick, Hugh. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 376 pages, 71 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPKS; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165266
ISBN
9780231165266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.42
€ 56.86

Paperback. Presents an analysis of Pakistan that features five players: the people, the army, the Islamists, the politicians and the Americans. This book explains how a series of alliances borne of political and strategic expediency between the US and the military have continually undermined the state to the extent that its very existence is in jeopardy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040105
ISBN
9781849040105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Chu, Yun-han; Choffnes, Andrew J.; Diamond, Larry; Cao, Liqun; Nathan, Andrew J.; Shin, Doh Chull. Num Pages: 328 pages, 33 illus., 58 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145350
ISBN
9780231145350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Chu, Yun-han; Choffnes, Andrew J.; Diamond, Larry; Cao, Liqun; Nathan, Andrew J.; Shin, Doh Chull. Num Pages: 328 pages, 33 illus., 58 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145343
ISBN
9780231145343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.49
€ 85.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22, 11 black & white halftones, 7 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450419
ISBN
9780801450419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.38

Paperback. Assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) - commonly called the Tokyo trial - established as the eastern counterpart of the Nuremberg trial in the immediate aftermath of World War II. This title explores some of the central misunderstandings and historiographical distortions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033399
ISBN
9780674033399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798112
ISBN
9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Activity Books. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; YBG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 180. 48 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; YBG. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 4. Weight: 180.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Act Clr Cs
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486489933
ISBN
9780486489933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.04

Paperback. "This volume publishes Yukio Lippit's lecture of the same title, held at the Getty Center on 23 September 2014." Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AGR; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606065129
ISBN
9781606065129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.50

Hardcover. As part of the successful International Library of Policy Analysis series, Policy analysis in Japan brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the theory and practice of policy analysis systems in Japan, at different levels. Editor(s): Adachi, Yukio; Hosono, Sukehiro; Iio, Jun. Series: International Library of Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429841
ISBN
9781847429841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.04

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451805
ISBN
9780801451805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226412139
ISBN
9780226412139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139878
ISBN
9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Translator(s): Dilworth, David A.; Hurst, G. Cameron, III. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. 312 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPS; JPA. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight: 420. Translator(s): Dilworth, David A.; Hurst, G.Cameron.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150736
ISBN
9780231150736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Hardcover. Do you love buying sushi for lunch, enjoy eating at Japanese restaurants for dinner, but think sushi is too difficult to make at home? This title helps you learn the joys of cling film and the technique of rolling step-by-step and why a hairdryer is essential for making the all-important perfect sushi rice. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN; WBTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241145647
ISBN
9780241145647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. The nature of what's authentic and what's not confounds me daily in Japan.' - Pico Iyer, 'The Beauty of the Package' 'I wanted to make something that showed "real" and "fake" becoming friendly with each other.' - Yuji Hamada, Primal Mountain Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388. . Good copy with some signs of shelfware.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Granta Publications Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0305735
ISBN
9781905881772
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. Takes a close look at the intertwining nature of the Communist Party and the news media in China, how they affect each other, and what the future might hold for each. This book contains interviews with a range of scholars, media administrators, and media professionals. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD; JPHV; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066788
ISBN
9780252066788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27, 11 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700200
ISBN
9781501700200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.32

Paperback. A consideration of the process of globalization, especially as it has affected urban centres in Pacific Asia over the last 20 years of the 20th century. All countries in the region are covered, with special attention given to Hong Kong and to China. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; KCM; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KIN0001432
ISBN
9780824823269
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 42 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1FPC; 1KBBNC; AMVD; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816683697
ISBN
9780816683697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wang, Yue; Ramburuth, Prem. Num Pages: 225 pages, Tables, graphs, charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 251 x 21. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608769087
ISBN
9781608769087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.50
€ 117.07

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