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Paperback. A haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution. This book is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011000
- ISBN
- 9781906011000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212. Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology. With a New Preface. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. 178 pages. The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight: 208.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224766
- ISBN
- 9780520224766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134804
- ISBN
- 9780231134804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.07
€ 82.81
€ 64.07
hardcover. Charting an important process in modern Indian history, this book gives an assessment of the introduction of Western science into India. It is intended for scholars of Indian history and those interested in the interaction between Western and Indian traditions of intellectual thought. Series: India in the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415402095
- ISBN
- 9780415402095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.66
€ 186.66
Paperback. In 1987, the Japanese government inaugurated the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program in response to global pressure to 'internationalize' its society. This book explores the cultural and political dynamics of internationalization in Japan. It is suitable for policy analysts, students of Japan, and prospective and former JET participants. Num Pages: 346 pages, 15 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216365
- ISBN
- 9780520216365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.39
€ 38.99
€ 28.39
hardcover. In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3H; 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727204
- ISBN
- 9780804727204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
Paperback. Explores the public role of the intellectual in times of national crisis. This book compares American responses to the Vietnam War and French responses to the Algerian War, finding many similarities in the way intellectuals voiced their outrage at the policies of their governments. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1FB; GTB; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293434
- ISBN
- 9780803293434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.92
€ 20.99
€ 20.92
Paperback. Now in paperback: the extraordinary portrait of post-war Vietnam told by a journalist who covered the war and returned thirty years later to cover the peace Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586481834
- ISBN
- 9781586481834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.21
€ 25.99
€ 18.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780801444180
- ISBN
- 9780801444180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.10
€ 78.10
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801440915
- ISBN
- 9780801440915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
Hardback. The Indian Bourgeoisie is a unique and important contribution to the lively debate on the role of India's capitalists during the Raj and throughout the early years of independence. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848854338
- ISBN
- 9781848854338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.79€ 137.06
€ 153.79
€ 137.06
Paperback. Offers insight into the key economic, social, and political developments that have shaped both the individual countries of South Asia and the region as a whole. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Oneworld
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851689361
- ISBN
- 9781851689361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.38
€ 13.00
€ 12.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Ludden, David. Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215854
- ISBN
- 9780812215854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KNH0001530
- ISBN
- 9781848400139
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 2 charts, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534. Might, Money, and Minds. 384 pages, illustrations. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254428
- ISBN
- 9780520254428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Tells the story of China's political elites from their own perspectives. Based on over five hundred interviews, this title offers a rare glimpse into how the attitudes and ideas of those at the top have evolved over the decades. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281219
- ISBN
- 9780520281219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.55
€ 35.99
€ 26.55
Hardback. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a fresh perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 2 charts, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520249516
- ISBN
- 9780520249516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 72.40
€ 94.64
€ 72.40
Paperback. This work examines a decade of Sino-American relations. David Lampton explores the reasons why the Sino-American relationship is so difficult for both nations to manage and suggests ways it can be more effectively conducted in the future. Num Pages: 510 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234628
- ISBN
- 9780520234628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. This is the most comprehensive, in-depth account of how Chinese foreign and security policy is made and implemented during the reform era. It includes the contributions of more than a dozen scholars who undertook field research in the People's Republic of China, South Korea, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Lampton, David M. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740555
- ISBN
- 9780804740555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.38
€ 159.38
Hardback. David M. Robinson explores how grand displays like the royal hunt, archery contests, and the imperial menagerie were presented in literature and art in the early Ming dynasty. He argues these spectacles were highly contested sites where emperors and court ministers staked competing claims about rulership and the role of the military in the polity. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 color photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073371
- ISBN
- 9780674073371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.18€ 49.02
€ 53.18
€ 49.02
Hardback. A collection of essays which reveal the Ming court as an arena of competition and negotiation, where a large cast of actors pursued individual and corporate ends, personal agency shaped protocol and style, and diverse people, goods, and tastes converged. Editor(s): Robinson, David M. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 475 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028234
- ISBN
- 9780674028234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.10
€ 54.99
€ 46.10
Paperback. Reveals what really happened in seven famous myths and legends bequeathed to us by the ancients and shows us that the passage of time has not wiped away all the evidence, and it is possible to reach the reality behind the legends. Num Pages: 608 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDH; HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 46. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099416562
- ISBN
- 9780099416562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. Shows how some rural communities tenaciously held on to the lifeline opium production offered, flouting the bans imposed by the Taliban and, later, the regulations imposed by the international community Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; JFSF; JKVG; JPH; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045681
- ISBN
- 9781849045681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
paperback. This book provides a clear and accessible account of political and economic development in Pacific Asia. Adopting a comparative and historical approach, it examines the factors behind the a East Asian Miraclea which has transformed the economies and societies of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QSP; JP; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745615059
- ISBN
- 9780745615059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.19
€ 27.19