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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

€ 145.34

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
€ 41.75

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

€ 187.88

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

€ 81.89

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

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
€ 26.48

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

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

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

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

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

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

€ 57.64
€ 56.67

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hardback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Jarrolds
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1950
SKU
KRS0005549
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 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

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

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

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

€ 194.88
€ 145.26

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