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Hardcover. Collisions between China and the rest of the world are among the most vexing challenges of history. This saga of mayhem and confusion, blunders and mistakes that brought the belligerents no credit, paints a coherent picture of China's rise from isolation to its emerging superpower position. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour /b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233002316
ISBN
9780233002316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. Tells the tale of two cities in Ho Chi Minh City. This book portrays the human costs of urban reorganization as the author explores the complex and sometimes contradictory experiences of individuals grappling with the forces of privatization in a socialist country. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 277 x 2. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292512
ISBN
9780520292512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b&w illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFP; JFSF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656066
ISBN
9780816656066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of Southeast Asian political studies through a dialogue involving theoretical analysis, area studies, and qualitative methodology. Editor(s): Kuhonta, Erik Martinez; Slater, Dan; Vu, Tuong. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761529
ISBN
9780804761529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Num Pages: 376 pages, 45 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JJC; JHMC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538. Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet. 376 pages, illustrations. Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JJC; JHMC; PST. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight: 520.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269033
ISBN
9780520269033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. The first book to investigate the increasingly important role of hacker activists in the Palestinian liberation struggle. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 269 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783607846
ISBN
9781783607846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; CFB; CFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563686641
ISBN
9781563686641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 45.14

Hardback. This anthropological study of Chinese archaeologists shows how the discipline works within a Chinese social structure, and uncovers the complex underpinnings of that context. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD; JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809290
ISBN
9780774809290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

Hardback. The Folktales and Storytellers of Iran explores the key ideas of cultural identity, self-knowledge and understanding, and how these are represented and developed through a rich literary tradition of folklore and storytelling in what was for a long time an oral-based culture. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780766690
ISBN
9781780766690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13
€ 124.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 13 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCS; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801454073
ISBN
9780801454073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.07

Paperback. In January 1935, the Vernay-Hopwood Chindwin Expedition departed from Rangoon to explore the Chindwin River valley on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. This book includes documentation and photographs made during the journey as well as biographical narratives of its organizers, sponsors, and field scientists. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 colour images + 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJG; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190236
ISBN
9780300190236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; JHBK; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816522385
ISBN
9780816522385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.16

Hardback. Editor(s): Andrews, Ernest. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVUA; 1FPC; 3JJ; CFG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739164655
ISBN
9780739164655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF1; HBJK; HBWS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634241083
ISBN
9781634241083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. The devastation of the November 1938 pogrom, euphemistically known as 'Crystal Night', introduced a new level of Nazi horror that ended the author's family's happy life. This work describes the daily struggle to survive: overcrowding and disease, the underground world of criminals, hunger, heat, and humidity. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGHA; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272811
ISBN
9780803272811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

Hardcover. A collection of essays that provides fresh perspectives in Asian media studies. It covers a diverse range of topics from media policy to globalization, using examples from various countries and media. Editor(s): Erni, John Nguyet; Chua, Siew Keng. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234982
ISBN
9780631234982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.68

Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987255
ISBN
9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 240 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1168.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850439462
ISBN
9781850439462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.73

Hardback. Emptiness and Temporality is an account of classical Japanese poetics that takes its starting point in the two Buddhist concepts of emptiness (J. ku) and temporality (mujo) that ground the medieval understanding of poetry, and examines their affinity with contemporary Western theory, particularly Derridean differance and deconstruction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; GTB; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748889
ISBN
9780804748889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.65

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

€ 108.76

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

€ 28.02

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

€ 28.15

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

€ 30.39

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

€ 565.89

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