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Paperback. This work examines the dramatic transformation of one of the most important objects of worship in the Buddhist tradition - the Indian (male) bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, or the embodiment of compassion - into the (female) Chinese Kuan-yin, or the "Goddess of Mercy" Num Pages: 688 pages, 48 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 932.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120296
ISBN
9780231120296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm. Illustrator(s): Vannithone, Soun. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFFC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005171
ISBN
9780141005171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. "Passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating. Rather like Korea itself."--Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 544 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393327021
ISBN
9780393327021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.61

Paperback. A collection of essays addressing the problem of how to achieve a stable political order in a unified Korea. Editor(s): Eberstadt, Nicholas; Ellings, Richard J. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
n
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981291
ISBN
9780295981291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN; WBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804186131
ISBN
9780804186131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486968
ISBN
9780801486968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.04

hardcover. Since the conclusion of World War II, the Korean people and the international community have contemplated a unified peninsula, but a divided Korea remains one of the last visible vestiges of the Cold War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 maps; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972796
ISBN
9781597972796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.34

Hardcover. Highly illustrated with colour images of manuscripts, rare books, and artefacts, this book showcases the many important Korean antiquities held in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford in a single volume for the first time. Num Pages: 160 pages, 82 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1FPK; AGC; WCS; WTHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 920. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University. 160 pages, 82 colour illustrations. Highly illustrated with colour images of manuscripts, rare books, and artefacts, this book showcases the many important Korean antiquities held in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford in a single volume for the first time. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1FPK; AGC; WCS; WTHM. Dimension: 258 x 217 x 20. Weight: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242870
ISBN
9781851242870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. A study that offers a new view of South Korea's transformation since 1960. Focusing on three turning points-the creation of the development state in the 1960s, democratization in 1987, and the 1997 economic crisis, it shows how Korea sustained growth by resolving crises in favor of greater political and economic openness. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726741
ISBN
9780674726741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.31

hardcover. This guide explores official publishing in Korea from pre-modern times to 1948, the development of government publishing since 1948, publications of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of Korean government, and electronic information sources. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GBCR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837119
ISBN
9780810837119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.88

Paperback. Korean has been called "the most logical language there is," and with this friendly and thorough introduction you can soon see why Num Pages: 224 pages, 85 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Pap/Cdr Bl
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804841009
ISBN
9780804841009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages, full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; YNC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 225 x 283 x 11. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Edition
Har/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804844680
ISBN
9780804844680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. Explains why US policies hamper North-South reconciliation and reunification. Assessing North Korean capabilities and the motivations that have led to its forward deployments, this book spells out the arms control concessions by North Korea, South Korea, and the United States necessary to ease the dangers of confrontation. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116266
ISBN
9780691116266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 45.08

Hardback. Charlotte Horlyck explores oil and ink paintings to video art, multi-media installations, ready-mades and performance, and the questions that arise about the role of art and the artist's position within society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 illustrations, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 190. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237367
ISBN
9781780237367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.38

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
THAMES & HUDSON
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500970454
ISBN
9780500970454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.38
€ 85.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Amirsadeghi, Hossein. Num Pages: 304 pages, 550 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; ACXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 299 x 261 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2262.
Publisher
TransGlobe Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956794246
ISBN
9780956794246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 47.93

Paperback. A broad history of Korea, with a particular focus on key 20th-century events. Particular attention is given to the dispute over North Korea's controversial nuclear development programme. This issue is profiled in the context of the post Soviet world. Num Pages: 336 pages, figures, table, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-293) and index. Commissioning organisation: Geoff Simons ; foreword by Tony Benn. xxi, 313 p. maps 23 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Non-fiction Authors A-Z - B - Benn, Tony,Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Countries & Regions - Asia - China - General,Subjects - History - Countries & Regions - As"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1995th Edition
SKU
KEX0160960
ISBN
9780333764428
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1FPKN; 1FPKS; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372. Division, Reunification and U.S.Foreign Policy. 266 pages, notes, index. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1FPKN; 1FPKS; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Dimension: 166 x 227 x 15. Weight: 372.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459279
ISBN
9780853459279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Hardcover. More than 230 full-color images by some of the world's most-renowned photographers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 247 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 318 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393067743
ISBN
9780393067743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.29
€ 68.49

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The Institute Korea
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
SKU
KEX0198902
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 45.99
€ 17.95

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