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Paperback. An introduction to Japanese history and culture. This fourth edition includes expanded sections on numerous topics, among which are samurai values, Zen Buddhism, the tea ceremony, Confucianism in the Tokugawa period, the story of the 47 "ronin", and mass culture in contemporary times. Num Pages: 384 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- Updated and Exp
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824821524
- ISBN
- 9780824821524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.85
€ 36.85
Paperback. 194- "39 p. illus. Original printed wraps. Good copy with tight staple binding, clean cover with very slight suggestion of dust dulling to edges." Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Lawrence
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0095715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was the beginning of the United States' battle with Japan during World War II. Series: Total War: New Perspectives on World War II. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations, maps, charts, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050326
- ISBN
- 9780842050326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.54
€ 166.54
Hardback. This book is a full translation of the Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals, a history of the Chinese state of Lu from 722 to 481 BCE, annotated so as to highlight the moral philosophy of its supposed writer, Confucius. Editor(s): Miller, Harrison; Miller, Harry. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497635
- ISBN
- 9781137497635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.44
€ 183.44
Hardback. This exploration of the life and times of a poet in late medieval Japan is a companion volume to the author's translation of "The Journal of Socho", the travel diary and poetic memoir of Saiokuken Socho (1448-1532), the preeminent linked-verse (renga) poet of his generation. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5893 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732840
- ISBN
- 9780804732840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Tells what it was like to be a Green Beret in the jungle in Vietnam Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264809
- ISBN
- 9780803264809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Hardcover. The main focus of the contributors of this volume is to analyze closely major aspects of energy security, energy diplomacy, and maritime security in East and Southeast Asia. Specifically, they examine the current state of energy security and maritime security of China and Japan, as well as Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 236 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; KNB; RNF; TRLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606425
- ISBN
- 9780230606425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRAX; HRE; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748665
- ISBN
- 9780226748665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333643242
- ISBN
- 9780333643242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardback. In order to do business effectively in contemporary South Asia, it is necessary to understand the culture, the ethos, and the region's new trading communities. In tracing the modern-day evolution of business communities in India, this book uses social history to systematically document and understand India's new entrepreneurial groups. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205079
- ISBN
- 9780230205079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.40
€ 129.40
Hardcover. "Dulled, corners slightly bumped. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Original Blue Cloth. A good clean copy. Third Impression". Keywords: India
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1943
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Edition
- Left Book Club Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KON0521404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.99€ 4.99
€ 5.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Dulled, corners slightly bumped. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Original Blue Cloth. A good clean copy. Third Impression". Keywords: India
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1943
- Edition
- Left Book Club Edition
- SKU
- KON0521405
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.99€ 4.99
€ 5.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book takes a critical look at India in the momentous 1950s. It looks at the colossal challenges which India faced after Independence. It considers the key ideas, paths, and trajectories which were articulated in these years. Num Pages: 250 pages, 3 Tables, 8 photographs, 7 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 280. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198098553
- ISBN
- 9780198098553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.64
€ 41.64
Paperback. Routine Violence focuses on the violence of routine political practices - the drawing up of political categories and the writing of national histories. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752640
- ISBN
- 9780804752640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. A study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. It explores the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. It reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004532
- ISBN
- 9780691004532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65€ 51.34
€ 64.65
€ 51.34
Paperback. A place of spectacle and ruin, Mumbai exemplifies the cosmopolitan metropolis. It is not just a big city but also a soaring vision of modern urban life. This title explores the mythic inner life of this legendary city as seen by its inhabitants, journalists, planners, writers, artists, filmmakers, and political activists. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 color illus. 36 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153179
- ISBN
- 9780691153179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. A Companion to South Asia in the Past provides the definitive overview of research and knowledge about South Asia s past, from the Pleistocene to the historic era in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, provided by a truly global team of experts. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3B; HBJF; HBLA; HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119055488
- ISBN
- 9781119055488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.43
€ 218.43
Hardback. Keywords: "China, Communism"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Praeger New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0046441
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Keywords: "China, Communism"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Praeger New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0046440
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032639
- ISBN
- 9781594032639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.14
€ 18.14