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Hardcover. This text explores the issues of nation and modernity in China by focusing on the work of Zhou Zuoren, a controversial Chinese intellectual and brother of the writer Lu Xun Zhou was radically at odds with many of his contemporaries and opposed their nation-building and modernization projects. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002388
- ISBN
- 9780674002388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.13
€ 46.99
€ 39.13
Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631767
- ISBN
- 9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.32
€ 32.32
Paperback. Thailand's foremost writers about women are brought together in this collection of 11 short stories and excerpts from five novels. The selection shows the many ways fiction has mirrored the lives of Thai women over the 20th century. Translator(s): Kepner, Susan Fulop. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 2G; FA; FYB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520089037
- ISBN
- 9780520089037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.79
€ 36.99
€ 26.79
Hardback. This book presents a case study of an academic conference where various actors sought to circumscribe the exploration of a controversial idea -- the one-state model for Israel and Palestine -- and it throws into stark relief the vulnerability and importance of academic freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JNA; JNM; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774822084
- ISBN
- 9780774822084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.41
€ 106.41
Hardback. A remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BTM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328294
- ISBN
- 9780745328294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.05
€ 33.99
€ 23.05
Paperback. Explains how the leaders China decided to limit all couples to one child. This book focuses on the historic period 1978-80 and documents the manner in which a handful of leading aerospace engineers hijacked the population policymaking process and formulated a strategy that treated people like missiles. Num Pages: 426 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253391
- ISBN
- 9780520253391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Accounts of China's global rise emphasize economics and politics, largely neglecting the cultivation of China's people. This title by focusing on the decade since 2000, and especially 2004 - 09, argues that the vital politics of population has been central to the globalizing agenda of the reform state. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 156 pages, 1 halftone, 5 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055711
- ISBN
- 9780674055711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.65
€ 47.99
€ 39.65
Paperback. An estimated 13-18 million people die from hunger, malnutrition and poverty-related causes every year. This book draws on the lessons of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, to explore the process of managing poverty alleviation programmes that make a lasting difference in the lives of the poor. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, figures, table, index. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GTF; KCM; KFFK; KFFL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- SKU
- KNH0013216
- ISBN
- 9781856493161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970527
- ISBN
- 9781403970527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.34
€ 26.99
€ 23.34
Hardback. Series: Postwestern Horizons. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBBW; 2AB; DSB; HBJK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803226999
- ISBN
- 9780803226999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Paperback. Departing from earlier studies of kokugaku (which means "the study of our country"), this title considers how three of the more marginalized participants in the movement challenged its principal founder and engaged its fundamental concerns about what defines the Japanese nation and unifies those within it. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331728
- ISBN
- 9780822331728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. The third book in a trilogy that includes Seeing the Divine and Hearing the Divine, this book articulates the religious sensibility underlying the traditional performing arts and examines the relationships between the arts and religion in India today. Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131452
- ISBN
- 9780231131452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.26
€ 30.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. This study analyzes policy-making in a non-democratic authoritarian country, explaining the history of Chinese market reforms from 1979 to the present. Drawing on interviews with high-level Chinese officials, it pieces together detailed histories of economic reform policy decisions. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 412 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077072
- ISBN
- 9780520077072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.02
€ 44.99
€ 32.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195373196
- ISBN
- 9780195373196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.79
€ 21.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5944 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727440
- ISBN
- 9780804727440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.52
€ 41.52
hardcover. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727433
- ISBN
- 9780804727433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.15
€ 139.15
paperback. Features the translations of eighteen classical Chinese texts from the mid-ninth century (Tang dynasty) through the late nineteenth century (Qing dynasty) that offer a comprehensive collection of primary sources focusing on gender issues in medieval and late imperial China. Editor(s): Mann, Susan; Cheng, Yu-Yin. Num Pages: 323 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520222762
- ISBN
- 9780520222762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.72
€ 36.99
€ 26.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325987
- ISBN
- 9780822325987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. Showcases the cotton textiles that were created and manufactured in Russia and exported to Central Asia from 1850 to 1950. An introductory essay describes the fascinating history of this influence of Middle Eastern and Western aesthetic styles. This work is illustrated with vintage photography from the turn of the 20th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, cl / bw / tt illustrations, cl200 / bw / tt200 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 264 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810993815
- ISBN
- 9780810993815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 40.28
€ 53.57
€ 40.28
Paperback. Series: Princeton Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 520 color illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154855
- ISBN
- 9780691154855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472924445
- ISBN
- 9781472924445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885445063
- ISBN
- 9781885445063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. These two memoirs provide windows into the Sumatran past, in particular, and the early 20th-century history of south-east Asia, in general. In reconstructing their own passage into adulthood, the writers tell the story of their country's turbulent journey to independence. Editor(s): Rodgers, Susan. Num Pages: 348 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; BGHA; HBAH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085473
- ISBN
- 9780520085473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.27
€ 41.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Presents a portrait of Karimpur, an Indian village, as it has changed over a sixty-year period. Using cultural documents such as songs and stories, as well as data on household budgets and farming practices, this title examines what it means to be poor or rich, female or male. Num Pages: 319 pages, 21 b&w illustrations, 10 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084070
- ISBN
- 9780520084070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80