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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 106.79
€ 102.40
Good-Bye to Old Peking: The Wartime Letters Of U.S. Marine Captain Joh...
Letcher, John Seymour; Jeans, Roger B.; Lyle,...
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 84.25
€ 64.67