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Paperback. A page turning insider's account of reporting on crime in Japan. Does for Tokyo what Homicide did for Baltimore. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. 384 pages. From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight: 300.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849014649
ISBN
9781849014649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Hardcover. This is an investigation into what remains of the old city of Tokyo. The author explored the streets on foot using old maps, and found that, despite an almost completely new cityscape, present day inhabitants divide Tokyo's space in much the same way that their ancestors did 200 years earlier. Translator(s): Nishimura, Kimiko. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 black-and-white photographs; 70 black-and-white line drawings, maps, and wood. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMVD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071353
ISBN
9780520071353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64
€ 48.43

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643595
ISBN
9780691643595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608465910
ISBN
9781608465910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.52

Paperback. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning. Editor(s): Friedman, Edward. Translator(s): Mosher, Stacy; Jian, Guo. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241956984
ISBN
9780241956984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shek, Daniel T. L.; Siu, Andrew M. H.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JNH; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633218802
ISBN
9781633218802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.73
€ 185.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 155 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFE; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 183 x 261 x 14. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
155
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620817544
ISBN
9781620817544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.37
€ 158.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 12 black & white tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFJ; JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702488
ISBN
9781501702488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41

Paperback. Lippit offers the first book-length study in English of Japanese modernist fiction from the 1920s to the 1930s. Through close readings of four leading figures of this movement-Akutagawa, Yokomitsu, Kawabata, and Hayashi-Lippit aims to establish a theoretical and historical framework for the analysis of Japanese modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125314
ISBN
9780231125314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. "Tora! Tora! Tora!: Pearl Harbor 1941". Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849085090
ISBN
9781849085090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814423465
ISBN
9789814423465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBA; 3JJP; 3JM; JKVP; JPVH; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 195 x 2. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173481
ISBN
9780691173481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470454039
ISBN
9780470454039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.22

Hardcover. Focuses on short-story small scrolls (ko-e), one of the most complex but visually appealing forms of early Japanese painting. This book offers an examination of Tosa Mitsunobu's extensive and underappreciated body of artistic achievements. Num Pages: 320 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 285 x 261 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989020
ISBN
9780295989020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.40

hardcover. As is the case in Western industrialized countries, Japan is seeing a rise in the number of unmarried couples, later marriages, and divorces. What sets Japan apart, however, is that the percentage of children born out of wedlock has hardly changed in the years. This book provides a study of single motherhood in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 tables, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761291
ISBN
9780804761291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.56

Hardback. "Tough Sell: Fighting the Media War in Iraq" takes readers on the behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride of Tom Basile's time as a civilian adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq during the War or Terror. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFD; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612349008
ISBN
9781612349008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Once visited only by the cognoscenti of the ancient world, over the last decade Petra has drawn almost a million visitors in some years. In 1985, Petra was included on the list of World Heritage Sites. The Jordanian government has made attracting tourists to Jordan a top priority. This title deals with this topic. Series: SpringerBriefs in archaeology/SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management. Num Pages: 187 pages, 86 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461414803
ISBN
9781461414803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Hardback. Editor(s): Zeng, Guojun. Num Pages: 291 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1FPC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642359095
ISBN
9783642359095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.97

Hardback. Paying attention to the global processes of change and the contingencies of place and space, this work discusses the relationships between tourism and migration. It provides an guide to the relevant literature as well as case studies from diverse countries, and discussions of the significance of the Caribbean, Chinese, and Vietnamese diasporas. Editor(s): Hall, C. Michael; Williams, Alan M. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1DSE; 1DVH; 1FBH; 1FMV; 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KJ; 1MBF; 1MBN; KNSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402004544
ISBN
9781402004544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.31

paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780789012821
ISBN
9780789012821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.68

Hardback. Tourism Marketing for Developing Countries examines media strategies used by destinations in Asia, the Middle East and Africa to battle stereotypes, negative images and crises in order to attract tourists. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1QFG; GTC; KJK; KJS; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137342140
ISBN
9781137342140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.53

Hardback. In Tourist Distractions Youngmin Choe uses Korean hallyu cinema as a lens to examine the importance of tourist films and film tourism in creating transnational bonds throughout East Asia and how they help Korea negotiate its twentieth-century history with the neoliberal present. Num Pages: 264 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361114
ISBN
9780822361114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.64

Paperback. In Tourist Distractions Youngmin Choe uses Korean hallyu cinema as a lens to examine the importance of tourist films and film tourism in creating transnational bonds throughout East Asia and how they help Korea negotiate its twentieth-century history with the neoliberal present. Num Pages: 264 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361305
ISBN
9780822361305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.27

hardcover. A significant contribution to our understanding of the varied experience of women in the Islamic Middle East, Tournaments of Value gives a careful description of a world of female socializing, and the velocity, energy, and elaborateness of this remarkable female social world. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
20th Revised edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487501341
ISBN
9781487501341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.61

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