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Paperback. Follows one family through six hundred years of Chinese history and brings to life the epic narrative of the nation, from the fourteenth century through the Cultural Revolution. The author draws from rare manuscripts and archival and oral history sources to provide an uncommonly personal and intimate glimpse into Chinese family history. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267008
- ISBN
- 9780520267008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. In the sixteenth century, European missionaries brought a foreign and global religion to China. Converts then transformed this new religion into a local one. This book focuses on the Catholic communities of Fuan county in northeast Fujian. It suggests that Christianity became part of a pre-existing pluralistic, local religious space. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRCC7; HRCX7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035966
- ISBN
- 9780674035966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. A work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife. It explores how Chinese authors, including Daoists and non-Buddhists, received and deployed ideas about rebirth from the third to the sixth centuries CE. In tracing the antecedents of these scriptures, it presents non-Buddhist accounts that provide detail on the realms of the dead. Num Pages: 234 pages, A Lillienthal title. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259881
- ISBN
- 9780520259881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Sho Konishi traces the emergence from 1860 to 1930 of transnational networks of Russian and Japanese "cooperatist anarchists" devoted to creating a state-free society. Arguing that this radical movement forms one of the intellectual foundations of modern Japan, Konishi offers a new approach to Japanese history that challenges Western narratives. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073319
- ISBN
- 9780674073319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Hardcover. Analyzing China's Population Editor(s): Attane, Isabelle; Gu, Baochang. Series: INED Population Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401789868
- ISBN
- 9789401789868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Color photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 249 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762458356
- ISBN
- 9780762458356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.04
€ 37.99
€ 36.04
Argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. This title demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267367
- ISBN
- 9780520267367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.42€ 65.36
€ 84.42
€ 65.36
Paperback. Translator(s): Dilworth, David A.; Hurst, G. Cameron, III. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. 312 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPS; JPA. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight: 420. Translator(s): Dilworth, David A.; Hurst, G.Cameron.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150736
- ISBN
- 9780231150736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. An outstandingly written, action-packed memoir of a decorated British soldier's experience of fighting Taliban forces in Afghanistan in summer 2006. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pocket Books London
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847393999
- ISBN
- 9781847393999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
paperback. An Israeli's passionate argument for a solution in Palestine based on respect for human rights and tolerance. Num Pages: 356 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330716
- ISBN
- 9780745330716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.05
€ 40.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226434780
- ISBN
- 9780226434780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Focuses on two primary purposes, one theoretical/methodological and the second substantive. This book comprises a case study of excavations at an early (ca 2800 BC) pastoral site in the Negev, providing an analyses and a synthetic overview of a seasonal encampment from this early period in the evolution of desert pastoral societies. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 215 pages, over 100 photos, figures, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745840
- ISBN
- 9781931745840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.37
€ 47.37
Focuses on two primary purposes, one theoretical/methodological and the second substantive. This book comprises a case study of excavations at an early (ca 2800 BC) pastoral site in the Negev, providing detailed analyses and a synthetic overview of a seasonal encampment from this early period in the evolution of desert pastoral societies. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 215 pages, over 100 photos, figures, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745833
- ISBN
- 9781931745833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.33
€ 78.33
Hardback. Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662445891
- ISBN
- 9783662445891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.07
€ 130.07
Paperback. An overview of the history, religion, economy, and politics of the Middle East Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813349220
- ISBN
- 9780813349220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. An Introduction to the Crusades is the perfect guide to a very complex historical period. Series: Companions to Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600232
- ISBN
- 9781442600232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. The poetry written by the Japanese imperial court between A.D. 550 and 1350 is regarded as one of the great literatures of the world. This volume introduces readers to that literature, offering at once a condensation, a reorganization, and an extension (to A.D. 1500) of "Japanese Court Poetry" (1901). (Poetry) Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804706360
- ISBN
- 9780804706360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardcover. Translation of: Initiation calligraphie japonaise. Num Pages: 80 pages, 148 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 287 x 14. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352188
- ISBN
- 9780764352188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 19.64
€ 31.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472524768
- ISBN
- 9781472524768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.39
€ 58.39
Hardback. An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy unlocks the mystery of ancient Chinese philosophy and unravels the complexity of Chinese Buddhism by placing them in the contemporary context of discourse. * Elucidates the central issues and debates in Chinese philosophy, its different schools of thought, and its major philosophers. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129497
- ISBN
- 9781405129497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.88
€ 136.88