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Paperback. Provides detailed and powerful descriptions of popular religious beliefs and practices in late imperial China Translator(s): Grant, Beata; Idema, Wilt L. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991207
- ISBN
- 9780295991207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Num Pages: 278 pages, 70 illus & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Georg Olms Verlag AG United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1938 Facsimile ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783487081588
- ISBN
- 9783487081588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56€ 38.84
€ 53.56
€ 38.84
Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260085
- ISBN
- 9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.78
€ 41.99
€ 29.78
Paperback. Reveals the true human costs of war in Iraq, an unfolding tragedy that has yielded millions of dead and displaced Iraqis since the first Gulf War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328973
- ISBN
- 9780745328973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.05
€ 33.99
€ 23.05
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564322807
- ISBN
- 9781564322807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171564
- ISBN
- 9780231171564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. Throughout the nineteenth century, cholera was a global scourge. Its causes were bitterly disputed. What experts did agree on was that the environment played a crucial role. In this book, Michael Zeheter offers a probing case study of the environmental changes made to fight cholera in two British colonies: Madras in India and Quebec City in Canada. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944461
- ISBN
- 9780822944461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.18
€ 76.18
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638126
- ISBN
- 9780691638126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Paperback. Examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their 'interests' in the Middle East. Including the 9/11 and the Iraq war, this book argues that US foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 426 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244993
- ISBN
- 9780520244993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. Challenges the notion that globalized social formations emerged solely in the Global North prior to impacting the Global South. This book brings the reader into the lives of Chinese scientists, officials, villagers, and expatriate conservationists who were caught up in environmental trends over the past years. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- F First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276208
- ISBN
- 9780520276208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.99
€ 32.99
€ 23.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Siddiqui, Omar. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 232 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614702245
- ISBN
- 9781614702245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.04€ 49.27
€ 69.04
€ 49.27
Hardback. Even though China has created an administrative structure and regulatory programmes to curb pollution, environmental quality has continued to deteriorate. This study analyzes compliance with environmental programmes involving wastewater discharge standards, fees, and permits. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNH; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693986
- ISBN
- 9780847693986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.74
€ 191.74
Paperback. Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development uses Hong Kong to explore environmental economic and social development in China, providing concepts of sustainability, contexts for environmental policymaking, and key challenges in sustainable development. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; RNT; RNU. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305071
- ISBN
- 9781447305071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.74
€ 38.99
€ 37.74
Hardback. The landscapes of the Middle East have captured our imaginations throughout history. This title examines culturally constructed views of the environmental history of the Middle East and suggest that they have often benefitted elites at the expense of the ecologies and the people of the region. Editor(s): Davis, Diana K.; Burke, Edmund, III. Series: Ecology & History. Num Pages: 280 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; RGL; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419748
- ISBN
- 9780821419748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.13
€ 87.13
Entrepreneurship in the Arab World: Ten Case Studies
El-Khazindar Business Research And Case Cente...
Hardcover. Showcases the experiences of ten entrepreneurial ventures from emerging markets in the Arab world. This book offers an insight on a variety of localized strategic, managerial, marketing, and innovative approaches and practices, which create challenges and opportunities in a region undergoing rapid political, social, and economic transformations. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167003
- ISBN
- 9789774167003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.06
€ 52.99
€ 52.06
Hardcover. This important reference title provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of elite entrepreneurs of new China and contains over 100 substantial profiles of top overseas returnees who have made noteworthy contributions to Chinese society in general and economic development in particular since the reform era began in 1978. Editor(s): Zhang, Wenxian; Wang, Huiyao; Alon, Ilan. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857240897
- ISBN
- 9780857240897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.65
€ 125.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; AJCR; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 279 x 14. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Select Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590791981
- ISBN
- 9781590791981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.35
€ 37.99
€ 35.35
Hardcover. 8vo Good/very good copy in original dustwrapper . . Victor Gollancz was a teacher publisher author and public campaigner who spen his life t passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. In many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid twientienth century. He founded The Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign against Capital Punishment.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1940
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0311203
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardback. Editor(s): Jansen, Zachary. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634841047
- ISBN
- 9781634841047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 264.27€ 194.25
€ 264.27
€ 194.25
Enhancing China's Competitiveness through Lifelong Learning (WBI Devel...
Carl Dahlman, Douglas Zhihua Zeng, Shuilin Wa...
Paperback. Discusses the issues involved in building a lifelong learning system in China, including: a coherent policy framework, a sound incentive and institutional framework, a sound regulatory environment, a coordinated governance process, a reliable management information system, a link with the global system, and the optimal use of limited resources. Editor(s): Dahlman, Carl J.; Zeng, Douglas Zhihua; Wang, Shuilin. Num Pages: 175 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821369432
- ISBN
- 9780821369432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.52
€ 19.52
Paperback. Inserting China into the history of nineteenth-century colonialism, this title explores the ways that Euro-American imperial powers humiliated the Qing monarchy and disciplined the Qing polity in the wake of multi-power invasions of China in 1860 and 1900. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations, 3 tables, 3 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331889
- ISBN
- 9780822331889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Examines Delhi's postcolonial literary world, its institutions, prizes, publishers, writers, and translators, and the cultural geographies of key neighborhoods in light of colonial histories and the globalization of English. This title undertakes a study of literary culture that probes the connections between place, language, and text. Series: Flashpoints. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336. The Political Life of Literature in India. Series: Flashpoints. 240 pages, Illustrations, map. Examines Delhi's postcolonial literary world, its institutions, prizes, publishers, writers, and translators, and the cultural geographies of key neighborhoods in light of colonial histories and the globalization of English. This title undertakes a study of literary culture that probes the connections between place, language, and text. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH5. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269576
- ISBN
- 9780520269576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 42.55
€ 53.57
€ 42.55
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646534
- ISBN
- 9780691646534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.13
€ 190.13
Hardcover. Addresses the political, cultural and pedagogical issues of English in the age of globalization, this book not only presents valuable information about the English language in Hong Kong and China, it also treats theoretical concepts related to language and globalization and opens new perspectives on these issues. Editor(s): Kwok-Kan, Tam; Weiss, Timothy. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961848
- ISBN
- 9789629961848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72