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hardcover. This book is about the migrations for family reunion that have taken place in post-1997 Hong Kong between mothers and children living in mainland China and their long-absent husbands and fathers, residents of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758130
ISBN
9780804758130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Paperback. Following World War II, Japan's postwar constitution forbade the country to wage war or create an army. This book draws on interviews, historical research, and analysis to describe the unusual case of a non-war-making military. It offers a look at an army trained for combat that nevertheless serves nontraditional military needs. Num Pages: 275 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247956
ISBN
9780520247956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. This book is a major reassessment of the early Cold War U.S.-Japan security relationship. It draws on new archival material and the latest scholarship to demonstrate the constructive efforts of U.S. policymakers in building a lasting, albeit limited partnership with America's most important East Asian ally. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739610
ISBN
9780804739610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.04

hardcover. Defines uneven development in terms of development strategies and their outcomes. The text draws on case studies from China and India to illustrate the findings. It compares the access to, and utilization of, technology, and health and educational services. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1995th Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333630815
ISBN
9780333630815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.81

Hardcover. In this volume, through exploring the reasons for Ayukawa Yoshisuke's failure, Iguchi illuminates many of the economic problems of modern Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003743
ISBN
9780674003743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.42

Paperback. Presents the social and cultural history of courtesans in South India who are generally called devadasis, focusing on their encounters with colonial modernity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This title charts the historical fissures that lie beneath cultural modernity in South India. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 312 pages, 48 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768106
ISBN
9780226768106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.01

Hardback. This study offers a fresh perspective on the 'comfort women' debates. It argues that the system can be understood as the mechanism of the intersectional oppression of gender, race, class and colonialism, while illuminating the importance of testimonies of victim-survivors as the site where women recover and gain their voices and agencies. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137392497
ISBN
9781137392497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.45

Hardcover. As life expectancy increases in India, the number of people living with dementia will also rise. Yet little is known about how people in India cope with dementia, how relationships and identities change through illness and loss. Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations. Num Pages: 236 pages, 11 ills. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFH; MJND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782383543
ISBN
9781782383543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.19

Paperback. Reveals the role played by identity documents in Israel's apartheid policies towards the Palestinians, from the 1940s to today. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 maps, 6 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745325279
ISBN
9780745325279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. '[A] masterpiece of reportorial thoroughness, painstaking research, and serious reflection.' Edward Said Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 1QFM; HRH; JPS; JPWL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745319179
ISBN
9780745319179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 450 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBWS2; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 313 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1828.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311833
ISBN
9780764311833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 46.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 520+ b/w & color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1598.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764316807
ISBN
9780764316807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 46.95

Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496. Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. 280 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRG. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149860
ISBN
9780231149860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sokolski, Henry. Num Pages: 224 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606923856
ISBN
9781606923856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.21
€ 117.83

Hardback. 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. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627677
ISBN
9780748627677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.85
€ 119.92

Paperback. "1Kg. Dust wrapper. A good clean copy. In an equally good dw. Includes bibliographical references. Overview : the giants and the West : from threat to opportunity / Richard E. Feinberg, John Echeverri-Gent and Friedemann Mller -- Economic reform in the Soviet Union / Friedemann Mller -- Issues in Chinese economic reform / Rensselaer W. Lee II -- Economic reform in India : a long and winding road / John Echeverri-Gent -- The political economy of reform in the three giants / John Echeverri-Gent and Friedemann Mller -- Science and technology and reform in the giants / Richard P. Suttmeier -- The geopolitical consequences of reform / Elena B. Arefieva. Commissioning organisation: Richard E. Feinberg, John Echeverri-Gent, Friedemann Mller and contributors, Rensselaer W. Lee III, Richard P. Suttmeier, Elena B. Arefieva. viii, 248 p. 23 cm. Associated Names: Echeverri-Gent, John. Associated Names: Mller, Friedemann. ". Keywords: "Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Economics - General,Education Resources - Books - Economics - General"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0138863
ISBN
9780887388200
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 18.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. An analysis of US policy towards Indonesian nationalism that concludes Truman's support for independence was based on his Cold War priorities and not principled backing for self-determination and reveals Eisenhower's New Look led to a CIA-backed intervention, propelling Indonesia towards communism. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333793152
ISBN
9780333793152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

paperback. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; JPQB; JPS; JWL. Dimension: 178 x 129 x 17. Weight: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583227565
ISBN
9781583227565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.03

Hardback. Editor(s): Torres, Nathaniel M. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
147
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624171321
ISBN
9781624171321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.94
€ 137.74

Digital (delivered electronically). Explores the remarkable similarities between early Indian and early Greek philosophy Editor(s): Seaford, Emeritus Professor of Greek Richard (University of Exeter). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HBJF; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474427142
ISBN
9781474427142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

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