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Paperback. China's rise has now entered a new phase, as it seeks to translate its considerable economic heft into a larger role on the world stage, challenging American supremacy. The author shows why China may struggle to unseat the West - its ambitious designs are provoking anxiety, especially in Asia, while America's global alliances have deep roots. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718194628
ISBN
9780718194628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Analyzes the debate on sati, or widow burning, in colonial India. This book argues that the women who were burned were marginal to the debate and that the controversy was over definitions of Hindu tradition, the place of ritual in religious worship, the civilizing missions of colonialism and evangelism, and the proper role of the colonial state. Num Pages: 246 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLF; JFSJ1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214071
ISBN
9780520214071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Contentious Spirits explores the central role of religion, particularly Protestant Christianity, in Korean American history during the first half of the twentieth century in Hawai'i and California. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HRAX; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769297
ISBN
9780804769297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. The May 1980 Kwangju Uprising still exerts a profound influence in Korean society. Combining personal reflections and academic analysis, this text offers an examination of the multiple meanings of this event, explaining how the memory of Kwangju has affected Korean life from politics to culture. Editor(s): Shin, Gi-Wook; Hwang, Kyung Moon. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519626
ISBN
9780742519626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.41

Hardback. The May 1980 Kwangju Uprising still exerts a profound influence in Korean society. Combining personal reflections and academic analysis, this text offers an examination of the multiple meanings of this event, explaining how the memory of Kwangju has affected Korean life from politics to culture. Editor(s): Shin, Gi-Wook; Hwang, Kyung Moon. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519619
ISBN
9780742519619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.38

Paperback. Offers a look at websites in Malaysia and Singapore that emerged on the margins of the political system to challenge mainsteam media. This title examines arguments that explain their development in terms of technology, and of differing norms of journalism and democracy. It is aimed those interested in politics and media in Malaysia and Singapore. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; GTB; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985787
ISBN
9780295985787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1FPKS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161367
ISBN
9780231161367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.92
€ 62.72

Hardback. This study of Cold War history and Chinese foreign policy provides an interpretation of China's relations with Poland and its irreversible impact on the communist world. The book offers a threefold approach to the subject. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102350
ISBN
9780739102350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.76

Paperback. This book provides an overview of the cinemas of Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia, interpreting some of the recent developments as strategic responses to globalisation. Highlighting transnational and cross-cultural structures, influences and themes. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FK; 1FP; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617999
ISBN
9780748617999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. * The first systematic sociological study of urban Japan by a western scholar. * Breaks methodological and conceptual ground by exploring contemporary Japanese urban lifestyles through an analysis of consumption behaviour. . Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203025
ISBN
9780631203025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.60

Hardback. * The first systematic sociological study of urban Japan by a western scholar. * Breaks methodological and conceptual ground by exploring contemporary Japanese urban lifestyles through an analysis of consumption behaviour. . Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203018
ISBN
9780631203018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.11

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRAM2; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474417990
ISBN
9781474417990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.47

Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
London: Williams & Norgate
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1930
SKU
KEX0284887
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Asad's regime in Syria has introduced great economic change over the last decade. Through analyzing the relationship between processes of economic and political liberalization in the domestic arena - and their repercussions internationally - this work develops possible future scenarios. Editor(s): Kienle, Eberhard. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JPQ; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641350
ISBN
9781860641350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Hardback. Suitable as a tool for a deeper understanding of the multifaceted reality of Asian visual arts, this catalogue presents the works of twenty-one of Asia's most important contemporary artists who have made their mark on the international contemporary art scene in the fields of photography, video and film. Editor(s): Maggia, Filippo; Lazzarini, Francesca. Num Pages: 240 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1728.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857200675
ISBN
9788857200675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.34

Hardback. Offers an interpretation of contemporary reality of India and South America through the language of images. Editor(s): Maggia, Filippo; Fini, Claudia; Lazzarini, Francesca. Num Pages: 192 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KLS; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 247 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857212494
ISBN
9788857212494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 135 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPK; ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679881
ISBN
9780816679881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.16

Hardcover. This book traces the history of 'girls' aesthetics,' where adult Japanese women create art works about 'girls' that resist motherhood, from the modern to the contemporary period and their manifestation in Japanese women's theatrical and dance performance and visual arts including manga, film, and installation arts. Series: Contemporary Performance Interactions. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACX; AN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137372970
ISBN
9781137372970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.02

Hardback. Editor(s): Calichman, Richard. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136204
ISBN
9780231136204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.54
€ 90.75

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158527
ISBN
9780231158527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43
€ 80.25

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