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Paperback. PRIVATIZING CHINA INSIDE CHINA'S STOCK MARKETS In more depth than any other, this highly readable book lays bare why China's capital markets have fallen so far short of their promise. It is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the realities and the future of an extraordinary economic transformation. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470822142
ISBN
9780470822142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.29

Paperback. Including over 60 short stories, poems, speeches, and articles, this anthology collects together Mexican American writings about the US war in Southeast Asia. It analyzes the antiwar movement, the Catholic Church, traditional Mexican American groups, and a feminist consciousness among Chicanas. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 337 pages, 1 b/w photo, 3 line figures. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KLS; 2ABM; DQ; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214057
ISBN
9780520214057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.74

Paperback. During World War II, Japan was vilified by America as our hated enemy in the East. As the Cold War heated up, however, the US government decided to make Japan its bulwark against communism in Asia. This work charts the remarkable reversal from hated enemy to valuable ally that occurred in the two decades after the war. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057470
ISBN
9780674057470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Rotter, Andrew J. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 181 x 26. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742561342
ISBN
9780742561342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.46

Paperback. Based on extensive field work, looks at the impact of a multinational mining company on four densely populated villages in rural Bangladesh. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GTF; JHMC; KNBG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331492
ISBN
9780745331492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.79

paperback. Presents an introduction to East Asian politics. This book describes the political development of China, Japan, and Koreas since the mid-nineteenth century and analyzes the social, cultural, political, and economic features of each country. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, photos, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; JPH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780765617866
ISBN
9780765617866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.94

paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812695526
ISBN
9780812695526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.64

paperback. First published at the height of the Vietnam War, this book argues that America's involvement in the conflict arose substantially from an over-confident and unilateral interpretation of history, and that the mistake is one from which lessons can still be learned. Num Pages: 112 pages, map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 165.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Westview Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813331959
ISBN
9780813331959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.44

Paperback. Bringing together scholarly insights and research by both Japanese and non-Japanese experts, Jessica Milner Davis bridges the differences between humor in Japan and the West and examines the spectrum of Japanese humor, from ancient traditions and surviving rituals of laughter to the norms of joke-telling in conversation in Japan and America. Editor(s): Davis, Jessica Milner. Series: Humor in Life & Letters S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814331651
ISBN
9780814331651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.83

paperback. President Nixon's historic trip to China in February 1972 marked the beginning of a new era in Sino-American relations. For the first time since 1949, the two countries established high-level official contacts and transformed their relationship from confrontation to collaboration. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 37.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815734659
ISBN
9780815734659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.79

Hardcover. Within a mere decade, the creation of a Tibetan medicine industry in the People's Republic of China has resulted in hospital pharmacies throughout the Tibetan areas of China being converted into pharmaceutical companies. Confronted with the logic of capital and profit, these companies now produce commodities for a nation-wide market. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JHMC; KNDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457721
ISBN
9780857457721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.29

Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 323 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474227896
ISBN
9781474227896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.68

paperback. This ethnography investigates the meaning of learning in the lives of ultra-orthodox Jewish women. Presenting a picture of the Gur Hassidic community in Israel, the author explores the relationship between women's literacy and their subordination. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; CFC; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555873967
ISBN
9781555873967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.37

Paperback. In the 10th-century, Bukhara was a cultural center that rivaled Baghdad, and was known as "the dome of learning in the East." It was a dynamic metropolis, capital of the semi-independent dynasty that ruled Iran and Central Asia. This work presents insights into life in Eastern Iran and Central Asia during a period of change in the Islamic world. Editor(s): Frye, R. N. Translator(s): Frye, R. N. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558764194
ISBN
9781558764194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.38

paperback. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Japan's contemporary civilisation. This volume (the first of two) covers up to the late 18th century. Num Pages: 322 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563249075
ISBN
9781563249075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.26

Paperback. Covering China, Japan, the Koreas, and the ASEAN member states, this volume provides an introduction to one of the most complex and rapidly changing regions in the world. It covers history, politics, economics, and international relations, as well as such topics as the role of the military, population and urbanization, and environmental issues. Editor(s): Kaup, Katherine Palmer. Series: Understanding: Introductions to the States & Regions of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 470 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588260864
ISBN
9781588260864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.20

Paperback. Presents an investigation of how modern American cinema and the cinemas of the Arab world represent Middle Eastern politics to their audiences. This book examines the cinematic depictions of political issues, from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the Gulf War, to Islamic fundamentalism, and covers films made in the USA, in Egypt, Tunisia, and others. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111915
ISBN
9781845111915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.39

paperback. Editor(s): Funabashi, Yoichi. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
United States Institute of Peace Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781929223473
ISBN
9781929223473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

paperback. The endless squares and rectangles of Hong Kong architecture produce a sense of infinity, and this book is dedicated to styles of repetition in urban design. Num Pages: 260 pages, 200 colour, 260 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; AMC; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 184. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
ORO Editions United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939621658
ISBN
9781939621658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 23.53

paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSGS; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780231164870
ISBN
9780231148498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.87

paperback. Series: My Kitchen. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
BBC Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781849903981
ISBN
9781849903981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. This work offers a mapping of the cultural landscape of China in the late 20th century. By focusing on Chinese cultural formations and critical discourses of the last decade of the century, the book dissects the intellectual, economic and political contradictions of a turbulent era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804742047
ISBN
9780804742047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.98

hardcover. The most comprehensive book to date on the relevant issues in Chinese film studies Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Centre for Chinese Studies Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641475
ISBN
9780892641475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146531
ISBN
9780231146531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.95

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