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Economic Governance and the Challenge of Flexibility in East Asia
. Ed(S): Deyo, Frederic C.; Doner, Richard F....
paperback. This work analyzes the institutional underpinnings of East Asia's dynamic growth by exploring the interplay between governance and flexibility. Editor(s): Deyo, Frederic C.; Doner, Richard F.; Hershberg, Eric. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; GTB; KCHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509443
- ISBN
- 9780742509443
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Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Dharampal Frick, Gita; Kirlsoskar Steinbach, Monika; Dwyer, Rachel; Phalkey, Jahnavi. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HR; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199452750
- ISBN
- 9780199452750
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Condition: New
€ 87.95
€ 87.95
Howard, Muzammil M. Hussain, Rebecca MacKinnon, Patrick Meier, Evgeny Morozov, Xiao Qiang, Rafal Rohozinski, Mehdi Yahyanejad Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; JFD; JPHV; JPW; UBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405674
- ISBN
- 9781421405674
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Condition: New
€ 62.86
€ 62.86
Paperback. ; Ziya Onis; Koc University; Soli Ozel, Bilgi University, Istanbul; William Quandt, University of Virginia; Jillian Schwedler, University of Maryland, College Park; Jean-Francois Seznec, Columbia University and Georgetown University; Emmanuel Sivan, Hebrew University; Mohamed Talbi, independent scholar; Robin Wright, Los Angeles Times. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Brumberg, Daniel. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HRH; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801878480
- ISBN
- 9780801878480
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Condition: New
€ 41.47
€ 41.47
Paperback. Examines the notion of modernity as it has been staged in the details of Chinese life. This book explores the theme of 'revaluation' - that is, the way China's move into global capitalism is commoditizing goods and services, from domestic labour to recycling and water resources, in a consumer-oriented society. Editor(s): Dong, Madeleine Yue; Goldstein, Joshua Lewis. Series: Studies in Modernity and National Identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986029
- ISBN
- 9780295986029
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Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26
Hardback. Presents the story of William N Donovan, a US Army medical officer in the Philippines who, as a prisoner of war, faced unspeakable conditions and abuse in Japanese camps during World War II. Editor(s): Donovan, William N., M.D.; Donovan, Josephine; Donovan, Ann Devigne. Num Pages: 176 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGA; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027250
- ISBN
- 9780842027250
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Condition: New
€ 68.01
€ 68.01
Paperback. Does South Asia exist? Globally, regional integration and prominent regional institution --such as the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations --have been on the rise. Editor(s): Dossani, Rafiq; Sneider, Daniel C.; Sood, Vikram. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931368179
- ISBN
- 9781931368179
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Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Hardback. The tradition of intensive fieldwork by a single anthropologist in one area has been challenged by new emphasis on studying historical patterns, wider regions, and global networks. Some anthropologists have started their careers from the new vantage point, amidst a chorus of claims for innovative methodologies. Editor(s): Dresch, Paul; etc.; James, Wendy; Parkin, David. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FMN; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KLS; 1MKLP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817990
- ISBN
- 9781571817990
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Condition: New
€ 155.35
€ 155.35
Hardback. The Late Bronze Age sequence spanning the Late Bronze I, IIA, and IIB contains ceramics from occupational contexts and also from a cache of 850 restorable and complete vessels from a BasementChamber sealed below destruction debris. 88 b&w illustrations; 33 tables. Editor(s): Duff, Catherine A.; Campbell, Edward F. Series: ASOR Archaeological Reports. Num Pages: 536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570909
- ISBN
- 9780897570909
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Condition: New
€ 93.93
€ 93.93
Hardback. Presents a multicultural perspective of global business ethics with emphasis on Japanese viewpoints. This book provides an historical overview of the religious, scientific and cultural phenomena which converged to create modern Japanese business ethics. It also provides philosophical and anthropological analyses of the Japanese economic mind. Editor(s): Dunfee, Thomas W.; Nagayasu, Yukimasa. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324270
- ISBN
- 9780792324270
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Condition: New
€ 192.78
€ 192.78
The Asian City. Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning...
. Ed(S): Dutt, Ashok K.; Costa, F. J. (Dept. ...
Hardback. Editor(s): Dutt, Ashok K.; Costa, F. J. (Dept. of Geography & Planning, University of Akron, OH, USA); Aggarwal, Surinder (Dept. of Geography, Delhi University, India); Noble, A. G. (Dept. of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, OH, USA). Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331353
- ISBN
- 9780792331353
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Condition: New
€ 248.40
€ 248.40
Challenges to Asian Urbanization in the 21st Century
. Ed(S): Dutt, Ashok K.; Noble, A. G. (Dept. ...
Hardback. Brings forth the nature and characteristics of 21st century Asian urbanization. This title provides a basic framework, particularly as it relates to the patterns, characteristics and problems associated with urbanization. It discusses urban structural models in relation to their applicability and non-applicability. Editor(s): Dutt, Ashok K.; Noble, A. G. (Dept. of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, OH, USA); Venugopal, G.; Subbiah, S. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JM; JFSG; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015762
- ISBN
- 9781402015762
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Condition: New
€ 193.22
€ 193.22
Paperback. China's New National Urbanization Plan (2014u20) sets ambitious targets for sustainable, human-centered, and environmentally friendly urbanization. What key institutional and governance challenges will China face in reaching those goals? This title, coedited by a prominent leader of China's National Development and Reform Commission, features polic Editor(s): Eggleston, Karen; Oi, Jean C.; Wang, Yiming. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JPP; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931368414
- ISBN
- 9781931368414
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Condition: New
€ 33.27
€ 33.27
Paperback. In the past fifty years, two factors have led to global population aging: a decline in fertility to levels close to --or even below --replacement and a decline in mortality that has increased world average life expectancy by nearly 67 percent. Editor(s): Eggleston, Karen; Tuljapurkar, Shripad. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPKS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931368209
- ISBN
- 9781931368209
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Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Paperback. This book takes a number of detailed case studies and uses them to investigate the limitations of Anglo-US theoretical models and critical paradigms in the study of Asian Cinema. Editor(s): Eleftheriotis, Dimitris; Needham, Gary. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 246 x 30. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617777
- ISBN
- 9780748617777
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.54
€ 41.99
€ 37.54
Hardback. This work provides an intimate view of Iran, domestically and internationally, and the struggle to reconstruct and thus re-legitimate the revolution. It includes essays by American, European, and Iranian scholars writing on the extraordinary changing situation in Iran in 2001. Editor(s): Esposito, John L.; Ramazani, R. K. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312238162
- ISBN
- 9780312238162
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Condition: New
€ 51.74€ 45.70
€ 51.74
€ 45.70
The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation. Or the Method of Realizing N...
. Ed(S): Evans-Wentz, W. Y.; Jung, C. G.
Paperback. This text speaks of the quintessence of the Supreme Path, or Mahayana, and reveals the yogic method of attaining Enlightenment. Such attainment can happen, as shown here, by means of knowing the One Mind, the cosmic All-Consciousness, without the postures and other techniques of the lower yogas. Editor(s): Evans-Wentz, W. Y.; Jung, C. G. Num Pages: 358 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLC; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195133158
- ISBN
- 9780195133158
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Condition: New
€ 30.21
€ 30.21
Hardback. Most of the world's freshwater resources in the liquid state are underground. As the population grows and demand for water rises, reliance on groundwater increases. This book explores the options and means for averting this all too realistic scenario by managing these shared groundwater resources. Editor(s): Feitelson, Eran; Haddad, Marwan. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372547
- ISBN
- 9780792372547
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Condition: New
€ 250.45
€ 250.45
Hardback. This volume explores South Asian cultural manifestations and aspects of localised knowledge in relation to the construction and the Otherisation of the concept of body and behaviour in non-human animals. Editor(s): Ferrari, Dr. Fabrizio M.; Dahnhardt, Thomas. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908049582
- ISBN
- 9781908049582
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Condition: New
€ 42.71
€ 42.71
Hardback. Analyses the knowledge, beliefs and behaviours that comprise the environmental attitudes of young people in the Asia-Pacific region and the cultural, political and educational contexts that have shaped them. Editor(s): Fien, John; Yencken, David; Sykes, Helen. Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns & Prospects. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1M; JNKD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009440
- ISBN
- 9781402009440
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Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Paperback. Scholars discuss the theme of resistance within 20th-century Japanese American communities. Editor(s): Fiset, Louis; Nomura, Gail M. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984612
- ISBN
- 9780295984612
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Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. What is to be done about prostitution? Is it work or is it violence? Are women involved in it offenders or victims? Is it a private or a political issue? The answers to these questions depend on many factors, including where you live. This book provides a close comparison of the laws, policies and interventions in countries across Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Gangoli, Geetanjali; Westmarland, Nicole. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346728
- ISBN
- 9781861346728
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.77
€ 40.99
€ 38.77
Hardback. Gesher is a small Middle Bronze Age IIA cemetery site located in the central Jordan Valley in Israel. During five seasons of excavation, a total of 23 interments were excavated in the cemetery. This final report presents the burials and material culture from the cemetery and compares the data with other Middle Bronze Age sites in Canaan. Editor(s): Garfinkel, Yosef; Cohen, Susan. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 168 pages, 174 b/w illus, 18 tabs. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 282 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570756
- ISBN
- 9780897570756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.94
€ 24.94
The Ambivalent Consumer. Questioning Consumption in East Asia and the ...
. Ed(S): Garon, Sheldon; Maclachlan, Patricia...
paperback. Editor(s): Garon, Sheldon; Maclachlan, Patricia L. Num Pages: 328 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFFT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473029
- ISBN
- 9780801473029
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75