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Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492004
- ISBN
- 9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.73
€ 54.99
€ 46.73
Hardcover. This study focuses on postwar Japan's foreign policy making in the political and security areas, the core UN missions. The intent is to illustrate how policy goals forged by national security concerns, domestic politics, and psychological needs gave shape to Japan's complicated and sometimes incongruous policy toward the UN since World War II. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JPQB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019638
- ISBN
- 9780674019638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.46
€ 50.99
€ 42.46
Hardback. "8vo. Includes sections on "End Of The Old Order"; "Britain And Chiang Kai-Shek"; and "The Labour Government And China". 12p. Paperback. Slightly dulled covers, staple bound, minor rusting, clean text. Good paperback copoy. Pamphlet." Keywords: China
- Publisher
- The Britain-China Friendship Ass
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0773565
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This book investigates how films made about the URA since the 1990s have engaged with, reproduced and contested cultural memories of the organisation, discussing how directors have addressed questions of narrativization, trauma, intergenerational connection, and political subjectivity as they engage in the politics of cultural memory on screen. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 156 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPL; JFD; JPWQ; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480347
- ISBN
- 9781137480347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the US-Iraqi relationship since 1979 and places the 2003 American invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq in that wider historical context. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627684
- ISBN
- 9780748627684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.63
€ 41.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. This book offers a concise history of US policy in Iraq since 1990 and how it has evolved over two decades. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198998
- ISBN
- 9781405198998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.92
€ 47.92
Hardback. Reconstructing the often volatile US-Israeli relationship, this study examines the extent to which various coercive measures made by the USA between 1953 and 1991 proved effective in influencing Israeli policy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081849
- ISBN
- 9780231081849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.86€ 62.72
€ 80.86
€ 62.72
Hardback. China's growing economy and military power may allow it to challenge US influence in East and South East Asia. Bert examines the likelihood of this and the impact it would have on South East Asian security. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333995655
- ISBN
- 9780333995655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; BGX; HRCM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 188 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Tree of Life Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930852337
- ISBN
- 9780930852337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.71
€ 16.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. Chronicles the long and bloody history of Western intervention in Arab lands. This book examines the major events that have shaped the region - ranging from the French in Algeria and the British in Egypt in the nineteenth century to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and to the war in Iraq. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261709
- ISBN
- 9780520261709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Paperback. The riveting first-hand account of a young British civilian woman who volunteered to help rebuild Iraq immediately after the invasion in 2003, and soon found herself as a political advisor to the US military. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps, 38 integrated photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782392606
- ISBN
- 9781782392606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. A top-secret CIA analysis in October 1978 concluded that the Shah of Iran would remain on the throne for the foreseeable future. 100 days later he was overthrown by a popular and largely peaceful revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018433
- ISBN
- 9780674018433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Hardback. Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. This book traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 b/w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, 1 ed.
- SKU
- V9780520277564
- ISBN
- 9780520277564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
€ 46.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807080467
- ISBN
- 9780807080467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.77
€ 19.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Dubbed the "Urban Generation," this cinema is driven by young filmmakers who emerged in the shadow of the events at Tiananmen Square in 1989. This title brings together some of the original research on this emerging cinema and its relationship to Chinese society. Editor(s): Zhang, Zhen (Communications Science Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA). Num Pages: 464 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822340744
- ISBN
- 9780822340744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Hardcover. Providing a coherent and current account of how the U.S. manages to 'pivot to Asia' amid a rising China, this book provides an insightful glimpse into China-US relations, and the complexities of the two nations' economic and defense issues as China asserts is financial and military might in Asia and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364623
- ISBN
- 9781137364623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
hardcover. A book charting the progress of American diplomacy in the Middle East, from the end of World War II to the administration of Ronald Reagan. It analyzes and illustrates the decisions reached in Washington and examines their impact on the region's quarrels. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333394229
- ISBN
- 9780333394229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam. A Kingdom of Unex...
. Ed(S): McLellan, James; Deterding, David
Hardback. Editor(s): McLellan, James; Deterding, David. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMR; CFF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811008511
- ISBN
- 9789811008511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 276 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 11 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 2GDC; CFDM; CJB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811019104
- ISBN
- 9789811019104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72
The Uses of Institutions. The U.S., Japan, and Governance in East Asia...
. Ed(S): Ikenberry, G. John; Inoguchi, Takash...
Hardback. Editor(s): Ikenberry, G. John; Inoguchi, Takashi. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403976024
- ISBN
- 9781403976024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147583
- ISBN
- 9780231147583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.45
€ 86.45
Hardback. In this gripping, firsthand account, Daniel Green tells the story of U.S. efforts to oust the Taliban insurgency from the desolate southern Afghan province of Uruzgan. Nestled between the Hindu Kush mountains and the sprawling wasteland of the Margow and Khash Deserts, Uruzgan is a microcosm of U.S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 b 2 maps; appendix; notes; index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976947
- ISBN
- 9781597976947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361589
- ISBN
- 9780822361589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361398
- ISBN
- 9780822361398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92