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Perspectives on Economic Integration and Business Strategy in the Asia...
. Ed(S): Dzever, Sam; Jaussaud, Jacques
Hardback. This text contains papers presented at two international Euro-Asia research conferences held in Nantes and Poitiers, France, in 1994 and 1995. The papers are concerned with the analysis of economic transformation and business strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. Editor(s): Dzever, Sam; Jaussaud, Jacques. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; KCL; KJC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333691823
- ISBN
- 9780333691823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
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
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
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.
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- 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
€ 39.05
€ 39.05
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
€ 42.99€ 37.63
€ 42.99
€ 37.63
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 47.71
€ 53.40
€ 47.71
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.
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- 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
€ 30.54
€ 30.54
Hardback. An analysis of household living standards in Central Asia. This text deals with methodological issues of measuring household welfare in transition, quantifies living standards in various ways, and also looks at support given by the state, firms, other households and NGOs. Editor(s): Falkingham, Jane; etc.; Klugman, Jeni (Economist, Europe and Central Asia Department, World Bank); Marnie, Sheila (Research Fellow, European University Institute, Florence, Italy); Micklewright, John (Professor of Economics, European University Institute, Florence, Italy). Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; JKSB; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674338
- ISBN
- 9780333674338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. Examining key issues in each of the major sectors of the Chinese economy, this book uses a wide range of primary research materials and subjects them to rigorous analysis. It illuminates the way in which China's "step-by-step" reform affected different parts of the economy. Editor(s): Fan, Qimiao; Nolan, Peter; Qimiao Fan. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333570364
- ISBN
- 9780333570364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.13
€ 195.13
Hardback. Focusing on the role of the institutional and enabling environment within which financial reform occurs and on the integration of principles of finance with more macroeconomic approaches to the subject, this book contains case studies of reform experiences in five countries, including Argentina. Editor(s): Fanelli, Jose Maria; Medhora, Rohinton. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FKA; 1HFDN; 1KLSA; 1KLSU; 1QFG; GTF; KCB; KCLF; KCM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 651.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696088
- ISBN
- 9780333696088
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Condition: New
€ 195.40
€ 195.40
Editor(s): Farrell, Theo; Osinga, Frans; Russell, James A. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785884
- ISBN
- 9780804785884
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Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Alaedini, Pooya. Num Pages: 237 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; KCM; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349950249
- ISBN
- 9781349950249
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Condition: New
€ 148.83
€ 148.83
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
€ 261.66
€ 261.66
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
€ 44.35
€ 44.35
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.73
€ 132.73
Hardback. How and why did the rural enterprise sector get so big in China? This book has the answers. That sector is owned and operated by rural communities. The book explains why these enterprises have been growing so fast, and it explores the implications of their growth. Editor(s): Findlay, Christopher; Watson, Andrew; Wu, Harry X. (Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia). Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCC; KCM; KN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333595848
- ISBN
- 9780333595848
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Condition: New
€ 194.12
€ 194.12
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
€ 39.92
€ 39.92
Hardback. The principle theme of this book is the pursuit of the antecedents, nature and consequences of the Pacific War from 1941-5. Topics examined include Japanese reactions to the war, the role of women during conflicts and Anglo-American policies towards Japan, China and Korea after 1945. Editor(s): Fraser, T. G.; Lowe, Peter. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333545393
- ISBN
- 9780333545393
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Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. This edited volume reconsiders the conventional wisdom, which argues that comparative performance of China has been superior to that of India. Exploring 'new paradigms' for evaluating the comparative performance, these essays show that if not outright wrong, conventional wisdom has proven to be overly simplified. Editor(s): Friedman, Edward; Gilley, Bruce. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606166
- ISBN
- 9780230606166
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
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€ 38.89
€ 40.99
€ 38.89
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
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Condition: New
€ 26.05
€ 26.05
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
€ 45.99€ 41.71
€ 45.99
€ 41.71
Travelers' Tales Japan: True Stories (Travelers' Tales Guides)
. Ed(S): George, Donald W.; Carlson, A.Greima...
paperback. The diverse tales in this book reveal the nation in all its contradictions: a place of tranquil temples and high-tech toilets, exquisite ancient inns and lurid love hotels. Gathered in this collection are pieces by several notable authors, each offering anecdotes that tell of encounters to be had or avoided. Editor(s): George, Donald W.; Carlson, A.Greimann. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Travelers' Tales United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932361254
- ISBN
- 9781932361254
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.40
€ 20.99
€ 20.40
The Middle East and Islamic World Reader. An Historical Reader for the...
. Ed(S): Gettleman, Marvin E.; Schaar, Stuart
Paperback. The Muslim world is rich and diverse, yet few Westerners are familiar with the writings and teachings of a culture that is at the forefront of world events. This title assembles a selection of documents and contemporary scholarship to give a view of the history of the peoples from the core Islamic lands, from the Golden Age of Islam onwards. Editor(s): Gettleman, Marvin E.; Schaar, Stuart. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802145772
- ISBN
- 9780802145772
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.24
€ 21.99
€ 21.24
Hardback. A book on various aspects of vegetation, phytogeography and conservation of the region of Arabian Peninsula. It synthesises the information available on various aspects of the flora and vegetation (including lower plants), from the mountains, sand seas, coasts, water bodies and desert plains to the plants of economic importance. Editor(s): Ghazanfar, Shahina A.; Fisher, Martin. Series: Geobotany. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350156
- ISBN
- 9780792350156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 295.69
€ 295.69