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Hardback. Early modern Japan was a military-bureaucratic state governed by patriarchal and patrilineal principles and laws. During this time, however, women had considerable power to directly affect social structure, political practice, and economic production. This book explores the dynamic nature of Japanese women's lives during the early modern era. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b/w, 2 line, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292000
- ISBN
- 9780520292000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.87€ 54.49
€ 69.87
€ 54.49
Paperback. "W.E.A. study outlines No 17. Commissioning organisation: by W. D. Maylor. 43 p. 18 cm. Original printed wraps. Good clean copy with tight binding, well defined but very slight suggestion of dust dulling to edges, title on front." Keywords: Pamphlet
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Workers educational association
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1946
- SKU
- KEX0091234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 54.11€ 4.99
€ 54.11
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720748
- ISBN
- 9780804720748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. For 22 years, Dr Zhisui Li was Mao Tse-tung's personal physician, confidant and companion. In this biography Li provides insights into social and political events in China, and details of Mao's private life - from his sexual appetite to the political effects of his aims, fears and idiosyncrasies. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099648819
- ISBN
- 9780099648819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674491977
- ISBN
- 9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.30
€ 54.99
€ 46.30
Paperback. A novel of heart and courage inspired by the incredible story of a real-life princess and the foal she loves. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 5AK; YFP; YFY. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007469048
- ISBN
- 9780007469048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.18
€ 10.99
€ 9.18
Hardback. Funerary practices are a classic topic of anthropological inquiry, which has tended to focus on death rituals as expressions and reinforcers of community ties and values. In this book, the author looks at funerals as an urban business, based on her fieldwork at a large Japanese funeral company. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735612
- ISBN
- 9780804735612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.63
€ 83.63
Hardback. Series: Asia in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; KCG; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813161150
- ISBN
- 9780813161150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.51
€ 48.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804773263
- ISBN
- 9780804773263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.72
€ 42.99
€ 38.72
Hardback. Analyzes how turn-of-the-twentieth-century male and female writers, educators, and activists reinterpreted both historical Chinese and modern Western women's biographies to promote their divergent visions of womanhood and nationhood. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755894
- ISBN
- 9780804755894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.52
€ 169.52
Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 120 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HDD; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 306 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772891569
- ISBN
- 9788772891569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.75€ 49.07
€ 62.75
€ 49.07
Hardcover. 156pp. Keywords: Natural World - Palaeolithic Beginnings
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- David Philip
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS0078181
- ISBN
- 9780858850125
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Presenting a historical survey of China's boundary disputes and settlements, Hyer demonstrates that its approach to territorial disputes has been pragmatic and strategic. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 744 pages, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826358
- ISBN
- 9780774826358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.30
€ 107.30
paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3H; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475375
- ISBN
- 9780801475375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. The violent partitioning of British India along religious lines and communalist aggression have compelled Indian citizens to contend with the notion that an exclusive, fixed religious identity is fundamental to selfhood. This title traces the long-term healing processes of Muslim and Hindu devotees of a complex of dargahs in northwestern India. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262812
- ISBN
- 9780520262812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; 1HBE; HBJF1; JPH; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190239206
- ISBN
- 9780190239206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18
€ 83.18
Paperback. This text provides a comprehensive account of the events surrounding the largest student revolt in history. The author teases out the emotions, rumours and elements of traditional and national culture that drove the students to revolt in 1989 at Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226982618
- ISBN
- 9780226982618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.51
€ 42.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. With chapters that explore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, this book examines the lives and contributions of the main exponents of the tradition in India. Editor(s): Jackson, William J. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378. Indian Spirituality Inspired by Mantras. 252 pages, Illustrations, map. Editor(s): Jackson, William J. With chapters that explore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, this book examines the lives and contributions of the main exponents of the tradition in India. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRLK. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493969
- ISBN
- 9781935493969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.63
€ 24.99
€ 21.63
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illus; 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPVK; JPW; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144209
- ISBN
- 9780231144209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.73
€ 104.22
€ 79.73
Hardback. Groundbreaking essays by leading Israeli and Palestinian scholars analyze the system of Israeli power in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Editor(s): Ophir, Adi; Givoni, Michal; Hanafi, Sari. Num Pages: 648 pages, 52 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 641
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951924
- ISBN
- 9781890951924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61