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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
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
Hardback. Through an ethnography of the social and medical worlds of a community of Tibetan refugees in India, this book addresses two main questions: first, how has the prolonged displacement of Tibetan refugees affected concepts of health in the exile community? Second, how has exile changed traditional Tibetan medical practices? Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454579
- ISBN
- 9781845454579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.97
€ 162.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, b/w colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160048
- ISBN
- 9781574160048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.90
€ 20.99
€ 15.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 551 illustrations, 550 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFK; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970805
- ISBN
- 9780500970805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85€ 52.54
€ 52.85
€ 52.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199068241
- ISBN
- 9780199068241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Hardback. Drawing on extensive ethnographic engagement with youth in Tehran and Isfahan as well as with migrant workers in rural areas, Shahram Khosravi weaves a tapestry from individual stories, government reports, statistics, and cultural analysis to depict how Iranians react to the experience of precarity and the possibility of hope. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; JHB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248876
- ISBN
- 9780812248876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.94
€ 70.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Zhai, Mingguo. Series: Springer Geology. Num Pages: 390 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 119 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RBGF; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 863.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662478844
- ISBN
- 9783662478844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.06
€ 138.06
Paperback. These delightful, beautiful and sought-after paintings depict scenes from Buddha's life or the Jataka tale. With lavish illustrations throughout, the authors study both the religious meaning of the paintings as well as their artistic merit. Often tourist souvenirs, the best and older examples are highly sought-after by collectors. Num Pages: 151 pages, 169 col. BIC Classification: 1FMC; ACBP; AFC; AGR; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- River Books Thailand
- Number of pages
- 151
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749863992
- ISBN
- 9789749863992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.86
€ 27.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. The school-to-work transition has been an important topic in the fields of education and sociology research in the past few years. With a strong comparative nature, the author presents this systematic investigation of the pre-vocational education in Germany and China and analyzes their curricula of pre-vocational education. Num Pages: 193 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPC; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- GWV Fachverlage GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531194394
- ISBN
- 9783531194394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 206 x 14. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781133606512
- ISBN
- 9781133606512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.18
€ 107.18
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814358910
- ISBN
- 9789814358910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Hardcover. Timothy Brook studies three widely separated and economically dissimilar counties. He draws on rich data in monastic gazetteers to examine the patterns and social consequences of patronage. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 426 pages, 10ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674697751
- ISBN
- 9780674697751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.98
€ 49.99
€ 41.98
Hardback. This investigation of the economy and cultural politics of Sensoji shows that its culture of prayer and play reflected changes taking place in Tokugawa Japan, particularly in the city of Edo. The book provides a cultural critique of conventional scholarship on Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HRKN; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002401
- ISBN
- 9780674002401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardback. 'The food is flawless.. absolutely phenomenal, I was blown away.' Angela Hartnett Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 251 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444734744
- ISBN
- 9781444734744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.05
€ 40.99
€ 27.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Lundy, Edward J. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JM; JFFS; JNB; JNK; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781477309285
- ISBN
- 9781477309285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.11
€ 92.11
Paperback. Presents a rich ethnographic study on the practice and meaning of Islamic life in Kyrgyzstan. As David W. Montgomery shows, becoming and being a Muslim are based on knowledge acquired from the surrounding environment, enabled through the practice of doing. Through these acts, Islam is imbued in both the individual and the community. Series: Central Eurasia in Context. Num Pages: 272 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCK; HRHP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822964285
- ISBN
- 9780822964285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.36
€ 69.36
Hardcover. Offers a broad picture of the way in whiich Western medicine, and Western knowledge, was absorbed and adapted in Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019522
- ISBN
- 9780674019522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.89
€ 44.99
€ 37.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568365671
- ISBN
- 9781568365671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.90
€ 40.99
€ 28.90
Hardcover. This study examines the realignment of the Chinese social order that took place over the course of the Sung dynasty. From the perspective of specific Sung families, it uses data on two groups of Sung elites - the grand councilors who led the bureaucracy, and locally prominent gentlemen in Wu-chou. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674695924
- ISBN
- 9780674695924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.81
€ 51.99
€ 43.81
Paperback. Powerful Patriots examines the role of nationalist protest in China's foreign relations from 1978 to 2012, arguing that the Chinese government's decision to allow or repress potentially destabilizing anti-foreign street demonstrations reveals information about its resolve and willingness to compromise in diplomacy. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199387564
- ISBN
- 9780199387564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.99
€ 76.99