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hardcover. Using a theoretical approach that utilizes work in literary studies, anthropology, feminist theory, and cultural studies, this book investigates how, in twentieth century China, the modern concepts of the new woman and the new writing developed into a protracted cultural debate over what and how women should and could write. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731294
- ISBN
- 9780804731294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Hardback. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Museums, Archaeology and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Series: Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book S. 280 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233355
- ISBN
- 9780520233355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.07€ 64.94
€ 84.07
€ 64.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 50 recipes; 320 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805312612
- ISBN
- 9784805312612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. This book describes through case studies how various factors, such as the single-party political system, traditional culture, market reform, and industrialization, shape public opinion and mass political behavior in urban China. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 tables, 33 figures, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPH; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752206
- ISBN
- 9780804752206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
hardcover. In this book, Tang addresses how public opinion is shaped in China's political, economic, and social environment and how it affects decision making and political change. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 tables, 33 figures, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPH; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752190
- ISBN
- 9780804752190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Hardcover. This important reference title provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of elite entrepreneurs of new China and contains over 100 substantial profiles of top overseas returnees who have made noteworthy contributions to Chinese society in general and economic development in particular since the reform era began in 1978. Editor(s): Zhang, Wenxian; Wang, Huiyao; Alon, Ilan. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857240897
- ISBN
- 9780857240897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.91
€ 125.91
Paperback. Tantra is an Asian body of beliefs and practices that seeks to channel the divine energy in creative and liberating ways. This book looks at the wide geographical scope of Tantra by examining thirty-six texts from China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Tibet, since the seventh century and representing Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and Islamic experiences. Editor(s): White, David Gordon. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 664 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKN; 1FPCT; 1FPJ; DQ; DSB; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057798
- ISBN
- 9780691057798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 50.82
€ 65.13
€ 50.82
Paperback. Concise history of the Sri Lankan people. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044462
- ISBN
- 9781849044462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. The importance of the corpus of "Masters Literature" that developed in early China since the fifth century bce has long been recognized. But just what are these texts? How should we translate these texts? This book explores these questions through close readings of seven examples of "Masters Literature". Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056091
- ISBN
- 9780674056091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.05
€ 45.99
€ 38.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCH; RGBL; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594543975
- ISBN
- 9781594543975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.19€ 132.89
€ 194.19
€ 132.89
Num Pages: 176 pages, 266 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FM; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318108
- ISBN
- 9780764318108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.42
€ 48.99
€ 32.42
Paperback. During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire and share a way of life that had endured for many centuries. This book provides an account of his time spent among them. It pays tribute to the hospitality, loyalty, courage and endurance of the people. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442082
- ISBN
- 9780141442082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Wilfred Thesiger, this century's greatest living explorer, recalls his travels among the mountain ranges of Asia. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006551003
- ISBN
- 9780006551003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. Wilfred Thesiger was born in Addis Ababa and educated at Eton and Oxford. In the spirit of TE Lawrence, Thesiger spent five years exploring the deserts of Arabia. This book narrates his stories, including two crossings of the Empty Quarter, among peoples who had never seen a European and considered it their duty to kill Christian infidels. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442075
- ISBN
- 9780141442075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. It had never been done before. Not in 4000 years of Japanese recorded history had anyone followed the Cherry Blossom Front from one end of the country to the other. Nor had anyone hitchhiked the length of Japan. But, heady on sakura and sake, the author bet he could do both. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. 352 pages, maps. It had never been done before. Not in 4000 years of Japanese recorded history had anyone followed the Cherry Blossom Front from one end of the country to the other. Nor had anyone hitchhiked the length of Japan. But, heady on sakura and sake, the author bet he could do both. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight: 288.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841952888
- ISBN
- 9781841952888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.52
€ 15.99
€ 11.52
Paperback. * An incisive and thoroughly accessible account of China's emergence as an economic power and its developing relationship with the West Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 302 x 53. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KCG0004522
- ISBN
- 9780349118826
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447227205
- ISBN
- 9781447227205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.51
€ 23.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJM; HBTB; HBTS; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804847315
- ISBN
- 9780804847315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.11
€ 18.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934211086
- ISBN
- 9780934211086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.32
€ 44.99
€ 32.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 279 x 14. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823768
- ISBN
- 9781933823768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.83
€ 54.99
€ 39.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1FBX; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Edition
- Paperback Original
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823393
- ISBN
- 9781933823393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.83
€ 54.99
€ 39.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBH; HBG; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st edition, paperback original
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823461
- ISBN
- 9781933823461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.61
€ 54.99
€ 39.61
Hardback. In the 1960s and 70s Afghanistan was depicted in the media as the romantic haven of nomads and a resort for hashish--smoking hippies; in the 80s it was seen as a country where brave warriors fought against the a evila Soviet empire, and in the 90s redrawn as a semi--feudal land ruled by warlords and Islamic fundamentalists. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631198413
- ISBN
- 9780631198413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.10
€ 100.10
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100374
- ISBN
- 9780230100374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.55€ 59.40
€ 93.55
€ 59.40