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Hardback. In 1935, a Chinese woman by the name of Shi Jianqiao murdered the notorious warlord Sun Chuanfang as he prayed in a Buddhist temple. This work of history examines this well-publicized crime and the highly sensationalized trial of the killer. It traces the rise of a sentiment - "public sympathy" - in early twentieth-century China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247185
- ISBN
- 9780520247185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.39€ 64.45
€ 84.39
€ 64.45
Hardback. From the mid-17th to the mid-19th Century, millions of Korean men trained in the arts of war to prepare not for actual combat but to sit for the state military examination (mukwa). This book provides a comprehensive socio-political history of the mukwa system. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages, 2 maps, 7 line illustrations, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025028
- ISBN
- 9780674025028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10
Hardcover. This volume offers overviews and syntheses in various areas of the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Contributors provide information about the community that produced the scrolls; they then survey the current situation with regard to Qumram law, worship and wisdom, eschatology, and scripture. Editor(s): Ulrich, Eugene C.; VanderKam, James C. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HRJ; HRLB; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Univ of Notre Dame Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008024
- ISBN
- 9780268008024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20
€ 108.20
Hardcover. This volume continues the publication of the series of biblical Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. It contains 42 manuscripts of the Writings or Wisdom Books, from Psalms to Chronicles. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCG9; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 320 x 239 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198269434
- ISBN
- 9780198269434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 430.75
€ 430.75
Hardback. Editor(s): Mandel, Eugene. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 106
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634841085
- ISBN
- 9781634841085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.92€ 145.26
€ 194.92
€ 145.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801031991
- ISBN
- 9780801031991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.51
€ 43.99
€ 30.51
Paperback. 608pp. "A slightly worn cover, with bumped on the bottom and on the spine edge, with minor foxing on the top of edges." Keywords: "India, Nepal, Guidebook Series, English"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 26th Edition
- SKU
- KHS0071721
- ISBN
- 9780679019176
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. First published in 1844, and it was read by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche in Germany and Emerson and Thoreau in America. Reintroducing Burnouf to a new generation of Buddhologists, Buffetrille and Lopez have revived a seminal text in the history of Orientalism. It provides a view of how the Buddhism religion was understood in the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Buffetrille, Katia; Lopez, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226269689
- ISBN
- 9780226269689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.12
€ 51.99
€ 40.12
Hardback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Jarrolds
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1950
- SKU
- KRS0005549
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060685
- ISBN
- 9780674060685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.91
€ 45.99
€ 37.91
Hardback. This book reveals how and why U.S. corporations helped replace the Goddess of Democracy that once stood in Tiananmen Square with the Gods of Mammon and Mars that dominate China today. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554832
- ISBN
- 9781893554832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.09
€ 27.99
€ 25.09
paperback. Reveals how and why US corporations helped replace the Goddess of Democracy that once stood in Tiananmen Square with the Gods of Mammon and Mars that dominate China. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Encounter Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9781594031229
- ISBN
- 9781594031229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.89
€ 17.99
€ 17.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780471
- ISBN
- 9781783780471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Examines why some states seek nuclear weapons while others renounce them. Looking at nine cases in East Asia and the Middle East, this book finds two distinct regional patterns. It shows how, in East Asia, the norm since the late 1960s has been to forswear nuclear weapons, and in the Middle East, the opposite is the case. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FP; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134680
- ISBN
- 9780691134680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.93
€ 52.99
€ 37.93
paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DCF; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nightboat Books United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984459872
- ISBN
- 9780984459872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.62
€ 17.99
€ 16.62
Hardcover. A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema provides the first comprehensive scholarly exploration of this unique global cinema. By embracing the interdisciplinary approach of contemporary film and cultural studies, this collection navigates theoretical debates while charting a new course for future research in Hong Kong film. Editor(s): Cheung, Esther M. K.; Marchetti, Gina; Yau, Esther C. M. Series: CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659281
- ISBN
- 9780470659281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.92
€ 210.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Juhasz, Esther. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBH; AKTH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 249 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2508. From the Collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Editor(s): Juhasz, Esther. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBH; AKTH; WTHM. Dimension: 288 x 249 x 36. Weight: 2526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- 5Continents
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788874396023
- ISBN
- 9788874396023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.65€ 56.67
€ 57.65
€ 56.67
Hardback. Since Israel is primarily a country of immigrants, the state takes on the responsibility for the settlement and integration of each new group. It therefore sees its role as benevolent and indispensable to the welfare of the immigrants. This be true to some extent. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 maps, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1HFGA; JFFN; JFSR1; JHM; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819413
- ISBN
- 9781571819413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.74
€ 154.74
hardcover. The author, an anthropologist specializing in bureaucratic organizations and gender studies, was hired to monitor the project. Analyzing her own experience as a practicing development expert, she demonstrates that the professed goal of women's empowerment is a pretext for promoting economic organizational goals and the interests of local elites. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFSJ1; JHMC; JNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845457686
- ISBN
- 9781845457686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.45
€ 155.45
Hardcover. This volume contains a collection of prayers, hymns, psalms, and liturgies from Cave 4 at Qumran. Among them, 4QNon-Canonical Psalms, 4Q "Blessings" and 4QApocryphal Psalm. These compositions reveal the community's understanding of heaven and earth and the tradition of worship through poetry. Editor(s): Nitzan, Bilhah; Eshel, Esther; Eshel, Hannan; Yardenia, Ada. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 488 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HDDH; HRJ; HRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 322 x 241 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198263807
- ISBN
- 9780198263807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 573.92
€ 573.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Yau, Esther. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632350
- ISBN
- 9780816632350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. A look at how the Chinese Exclusion Act and later legislation affected Chinese American communities, who created fictitious "paper families" to subvert immigration policies. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337478
- ISBN
- 9780822337478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the ways that, during the 1990s, Turkish citizens began to express nostalgia for the secularist and nationalist foundations of the Turkish Republic. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVP; 1F; GTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338956
- ISBN
- 9780822338956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Hardback. This literary biography is based primarily on Shinkei's own writings and is supplemented by various external sources. It includes annotated translations of Shinkei's most representative poetry. Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722537
- ISBN
- 9780804722537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.33
€ 102.33