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Paperback. That parents in China greatly value higher education for their children is a well-known aspect of contemporary Chinese culture, but the intensity and effects of their desire to achieve this goal have largely gone unexamined. This title explores this universal desire for a college education and its vast consequences. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437552
ISBN
9780226437552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Based on internal documents, long-term fieldwork, and interviews, this book charts the emergence of population as a central source of power in the People's Republic of China, documenting the gradual shift from hard birth planning techniques toward soft neoliberal approaches. Num Pages: 412 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JMC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748803
ISBN
9780804748803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393924923
ISBN
9780393924923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.56

Hardcover. "Governing China: 150-1850". Num Pages: 139 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
111
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603843126
ISBN
9781603843126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. "Governing China: 150-1850". Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
111
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603843119
ISBN
9781603843119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

hardcover. Includes papers which deal with three critical aspects of governance in China, India, and Russia: political reforms at the local level; fiscal reforms in intergovernmental relations; and, legal reforms. This volume discusses the role of incentives in fiscal federalism. Editor(s): Dethier, Jean-Jacques. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FKA; 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
2000th Edition
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792379096
ISBN
9780792379096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 340 pages, Tables(44) Figures 3. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199454136
ISBN
9780199454136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.50

Paperback. This work explores the key dimensions of governance in China. These include the prospects for political reform as a new generation of leaders comes to power and China enters the World Trade Organization, the processes of building institutions, and the prevention and management of social discontent. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519886
ISBN
9780742519886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.74

Hardback. This work explores the key dimensions of governance in China. These include the prospects for political reform as a new generation of leaders comes to power and China enters the World Trade Organization, the processes of building institutions, and the prevention and management of social discontent. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519879
ISBN
9780742519879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.33

Hardback. Analyzing Bangladesh's governance problems and drawing insights that will be relevant to other developing countries, this book sharpens our understanding of governance and suggests political and administrative reforms to improve governance and facilitate faster development. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GTF; JPP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137542533
ISBN
9781137542533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 222 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120757783
ISBN
9788120757783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.65

Hardback. This book project is a cultural history of rice consumption in the city of Canton (now Guangzhou), China's southernmost metropolis. Special emphasis is placed on the qualitative dimension of the local food culture and the dynamic interactions between the local society and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804772266
ISBN
9780804772266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

Hardback. Goods from the East focuses on the fine product trade's first Global Age: how products were made, marketed and distributed between Asia and Europe between 1600 and 1800. It brings together established scholars as well as new, to provide a full comparative and connective study of this trade. Editor(s): Berg, Maxine. Series: Europe's Asian Centuries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, printed on text. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBJF; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137403933
ISBN
9781137403933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.79
€ 102.40

hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821412282
ISBN
9780821412282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Paperback. This is part of a three-volume collection which provides information on innovative development projects in Asia, Latin America and Africa that have actually worked. The 50 cases presented illustrate a wide spectrum of economic and environmental policy and practice. Editor(s): Khor, Martin; Lin, Lim Li; Lim Li Lin. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Zed Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KLJ0006506
ISBN
9781842771334
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is part of a three-volume collection which provides information on innovative development projects in Asia, Latin America and Africa that have actually worked. The 50 cases presented illustrate a wide spectrum of economic and environmental policy and practice. Editor(s): Khor, Martin; Lin, Lim Li; Lim Li Lin. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KLJ0006552
ISBN
9781842771297
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. In 1994, Jordan and Israel signed a peace agreement to create peace between their countries. The treaty itself remains intact, but relations between the two states, at the societal level, have not fulfilled expectations. Focusing on the Jordanian perspective, this title examines the challenges involved to create 'good neighbourly relations'. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 223 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
215
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112127
ISBN
9781845112127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.27
€ 136.62

Paperback. Explores the history of Palestinian collaboration with Israelis - and of the Arab resistance to it. This book focuses on the system of collaborators established by Israel in each and every Arab community after the 1948 war. Translator(s): Watzman, Haim. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269767
ISBN
9780520269767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2013. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568589510
ISBN
9781568589510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.94

Hardback. Follows the spread of Chinese tobacco use from the sixteenth century, when it was introduced to China from the New World, through the development of commercialized tobacco cultivation, and to the present day. This title analyzes the factors that have shaped China's highly gendered tobacco cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262775
ISBN
9780520262775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.67

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