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Paperback. The status of Taiwan has been one of the most complex and politically-loaded issues facing China since the end of the Cold War. This study enquires how this most important of international relations issues has developed, and how the web of US-Chinese-Taiwanese relations might disentangle itself. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367. Fine copy
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0010466
ISBN
9781860647321
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. The status of Taiwan has been one of the most complex and politically-loaded issues facing China since the end of the Cold War. This study enquires how this most important of international relations issues has developed, and how the web of US-Chinese-Taiwanese relations might disentangle itself. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KST0010465
ISBN
9781860647321
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJP; DSA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816637119
ISBN
9780816637119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

hardcover. The Global Silicon Valley Home takes a close look at how participants in the jet-set, wired-to-the-Net, trans-Pacific commuter culture have invented new ways of thinking about how their homes reflect their personal identities. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 9 figures, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL; JHBL; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804752152
ISBN
9780804752152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.63

Paperback. From pregnant virgins to desperate housewives, from fearless activists to religious firebrands, this title takes a fresh look at the sexual history of the Arab region and gives us an insight into everyday lives in a part of the world that is changing in front of our very eyes. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526384
ISBN
9780099526384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Men of Capital reveals how Palestinian businessmen and British colonial officials used economy to shape territory, the nation, the home, and the body. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796613
ISBN
9780804796613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

A prize-winning journalist and Asia expert issues a provocative critique of the West's eroticized illusions about Asia and how profoundly they color our social, cultural, business, personal, and political interactions. Num Pages: 464 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586483944
ISBN
9781586483944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Hardcover. Should modern Chinese history be approached from the center looking out or from the margins looking in? The contributors to this book have explored a variety of relationships between the center (or centers) and the margins in China under the Qing dynasty, the Republic, and the People's Republic. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell East Asia Series
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947167
ISBN
9781933947167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.11

Paperback. Should modern Chinese history be approached from the center looking out or from the margins looking in? The contributors to this book have explored a variety of relationships between the center (or centers) and the margins in China under the Qing dynasty, the Republic, and the People's Republic. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell East Asia Series
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947464
ISBN
9781933947464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHX; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939161727
ISBN
9781939161727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. The text studies how various Western, Japanese, and Chinese businesses struggled with the persistent dilemma in China of how to retain control over corporate hierachies while adapting to dramatic changes in Chinese society, politics and foreign affairs from 1880-1937. Num Pages: 269 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216259
ISBN
9780520216259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.15
€ 45.45

Hardcover. "The Food of Israel" is the only cookbook that successfully combines the best of Israeli cuisine with the allure and scope of a great destination guide. With recipes from some of the best restaurants throughout Israel, there is a dish sure to please a wide variety of tastes. 90+ color photos. Series: Food of the World Cookbooks. BIC Classification: 1FB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Periplus Editions (HK) ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9789625932682
ISBN
9789625932682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.57

Paperback. Presents an account of the evolving relationship between the mountaineers and the Sherpas, a relationship of mutual dependence and cultural conflict played out in an environment of mortal risk. This book shows how climbers' behavior toward the Sherpas has ranged from kindness to cruelty, from cultural sensitivity to derision. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 halftones 3 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JHMC; JHMP; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074481
ISBN
9780691074481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardcover. The pre-eminent Vietnamese artist Tran Trung Tin painted in Hanoi during the American bombing of the 1960s and 1970s, thereby helping Vietnam to regain a place in the world as a culture not just a war-zone. This volume traces his life and work, including his poetry. Num Pages: 192 pages, 124 illustrations, (110 colour ). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 307 x 249 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Publisher
Asia Ink United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953783908
ISBN
9780953783908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.96
€ 52.32

Hardback. Presents drawings, poems, letters, and oral histories by ten of the most celebrated Viet Cong war artists. This title features battles and events from Operation Junction City to Khe Sanh to the Tet Offensive. It presents a historical and artistic document of people at war. Num Pages: 288 pages, 230 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AG; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078304
ISBN
9780226078304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.68

Hardcover. Editor(s): Reddy, Sheshalatha. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 276 x 40. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Anthem Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857284419
ISBN
9780857284419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.80

Paperback. The Expressiveness of the Body meditates on the contrasts between the human body described in classical Greek medicine and the body as envisaged by physicians in ancient China. Num Pages: 344 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; MBX; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299892
ISBN
9780942299892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Minear, Richard H. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742568136
ISBN
9780742568136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.86

Hardback. Attempts to make an empirical contribution to the literature on the movements of stock prices in major economies, that is, Germany, Japan, the UK and the USA. This volume uses the cross-correlation function (CCF) approach to analyze the stock market. It analyzes the relationship between stock prices and exchange rates. Series: Research Monographs in Japan-U.S.Business and Economics. Num Pages: 131 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
131
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402075179
ISBN
9781402075179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.82

Paperback. Beginning with an hour-by-hour account of one day in Yongle's (Zhu Di, 1360-1424) court, this title presents the multiple dimensions of Yongle's life. It examines the role of birth, education, and tradition in moulding the emperor's personality and values, and paints a portrait of a man characterised by stark contrasts. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 286 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981246
ISBN
9780295981246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Translation of: Nihaayat al-arab fai funaun al-adab. Translator(s): Muhanna, Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; DN; GBA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107484
ISBN
9780143107484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Hardcover. Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi was born around 1154, probably in Northwestern Iran. Spurred by a dream in which Aristotle appeared to him, he rejected the Avicennan Peripatetic philosophy of his youth and undertook the task of reviving the philosophical tradition of the "Ancients." Translator(s): Ziai, Hossein; Walbridge, John. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2CSR; HPDC; HPDF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Brigham Young University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842524575
ISBN
9780842524575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTC; JFD; JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199469123
ISBN
9780199469123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.29

Paperback. These poems -- more than a hundred haiku, several tanka, and three kanshi -- are arranged chronologically within each genre, revealing the development of Masaoka Shiki's (1867-1902) art and the seamless way in which he wove his life and illness into his poetry. Watson's introduction deftly explores the course of Shiki's life and places him in relation to Japanese history, literature and thought. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110914
ISBN
9780231110914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

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