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Hardback. This book examines how, at the turn of the 19th century, Japanese fiction used melodrama's binary morality-the battle between good and evil-to generate alternative models of family to answer the needs of a modernizing society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 figures, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757775
- ISBN
- 9780804757775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Paperback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234837
- ISBN
- 9780823234837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234820
- ISBN
- 9780823234820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22
€ 104.22
Hardback. Traces the many interconnections between architects from Japan, Europe, and America and their designs during the inter war years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 220 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989440
- ISBN
- 9780295989440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. Series: Contributions in Critical Museology & Material Culture. Num Pages: 104 pages, 74 colour & b&w photographs & illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GM; HD; JFS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 269 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Horniman Museum & Gardens
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951814161
- ISBN
- 9780951814161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.38
€ 26.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indra Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957873544
- ISBN
- 9780957873544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.37
€ 21.99
€ 16.37
Hardback. Spanning a full century, from the post-Revolutionary War era to the Gilded Age, The New Middle Kingdom is a vivid look at the Far East through Western eyes, one that highlights the importance of China in antebellum US culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35, 14 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; DS; HBJF; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422510
- ISBN
- 9781421422510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.50
€ 76.50
Paperback. In Japan, Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the "unuseless" idea. Meant to solve problems of modern life, 200 of these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos are featured in this humorous collection. Photos. Num Pages: 320 pages, 442 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; TBY; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326765
- ISBN
- 9780393326765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.81
€ 16.81
Hardcover. An authoritative history of the violence that plagued Cambodia from World War II until the end of the twentieth century--and an expose of CIA activities there, peeling back the layers of secrecy that surrounded the CIA's covert assistance to anticommunist forces in Cambodia during that span. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619009
- ISBN
- 9780700619009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.53
€ 68.53
Num Pages: 384 pages, 59 color photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301384
- ISBN
- 9780764301384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230346628
- ISBN
- 9780230346628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.34€ 138.51
€ 140.34
€ 138.51
Hardback. The Human Tradition in Premodern China is a collection of biographical essays revealing the variety and complexity of human experience in China from the earliest historical times to the dawn of the modern age. Editor(s): Hammond, Kenneth J. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029582
- ISBN
- 9780842029582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.50
€ 157.50
Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 256 pages, 51, 22 colour plates, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479786
- ISBN
- 9780801479786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.99
€ 40.99
€ 39.99
Paperback. In this study of the monarchy in postwar Japan, the author examines not only its reform during the Occupation (1945-52), but also its evolution in the decades since the Japanese regained the power to shape their monarchy and polity. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010888
- ISBN
- 9780674010888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.34
€ 27.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923382
- ISBN
- 9781606923382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.98€ 44.37
€ 61.98
€ 44.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 49 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 49
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339367
- ISBN
- 9781590339367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.25
€ 41.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 67 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 67
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568455
- ISBN
- 9781604568455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 34.25
€ 51.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604569537
- ISBN
- 9781604569537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.64€ 42.80
€ 59.64
€ 42.80
Paperback.
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010650
- ISBN
- 9781847010650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.16
€ 33.99
€ 32.16
Hardback. This reassessment of the critical issues in modern Chinese history traces social, economic and ecological change in northern China during the late Qing Dynasty. It maps changes in local finance, farming, transportation, taxation and popular protest, and analyzes their consequences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080515
- ISBN
- 9780520080515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.99€ 48.20
€ 61.99
€ 48.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393924923
- ISBN
- 9780393924923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.24
€ 43.99
€ 39.24
Hardcover. Collects essays that examine issues of gender, family, and law in the Middle East and South Asia. This title addresses the role of religious politics in writing family law and the implications for gender relations, and the tension between international standards emerging from UN conferences and conventions and various nationalist projects. Editor(s): Cuno, Kenneth M.; Desai, Manisha, PhD. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FK; JFSJ; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632351
- ISBN
- 9780815632351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.13
€ 61.13
Paperback. Kenneth Murphy's brother was one of the last US soldiers to be killed during the Vietnam. Travelling through Vietnam, he captures its ancient culture and what remains after French and US imperialism and the onslaught of the 21st century finance; and gradually falls in love with the country where his brother is burried. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783341276
- ISBN
- 9781783341276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Forgotten Heroes contains all 131 Medal of Honor citations. Also included are the official communiqus for that day and newspaper accounts of various battles. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408076
- ISBN
- 9780887408076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.01
€ 30.99
€ 21.01