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Paperback. If Chinese medicine is "traditional," why has it not disappeared with the rest of traditional Chinese society? What is the secret to Chinese medicine's remarkable adaptability that has allowed it to prosper for more than 2000 years? This title deals with these questions. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 432 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MB; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822328728
- ISBN
- 9780822328728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Inspired by recent work on diaspora and cultural globalization, this text argues that the political and economic activities of Chinese migrants can be best understood by taking into account their links to one another and China through a transnational perspective. Num Pages: 362 pages, 9 halftones, 6 line drawings, 4 maps, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBNC; 1KLSR; 1MKPH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560250
- ISBN
- 9780226560250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.29
€ 42.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. A thorough and fascinating study of motivations, relationships and impact of Chinese migrants in Africa. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JFFN; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780329161
- ISBN
- 9781780329161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.71
€ 32.99
€ 27.71
Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742567634
- ISBN
- 9780742567634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.39
€ 144.39
Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars of modernism, Chinese literature and history, film studies, and cultural studies, this book offers both a historical narrative and a critical analysis of the cultural visions and experiences of China's post-Mao era. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318460
- ISBN
- 9780822318460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831110
- ISBN
- 9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.39
€ 85.39
Hardcover. Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and marketization have led to startling social changes in reform-era China. Mindful of the many forms of social theory that relate modernity to individualism, this volume addresses social and cultural change through the lens of psychological anthropology. Editor(s): Kipnis, Andrew B. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268952
- ISBN
- 9781137268952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Hardback. This ambitious work traces a social history of semicolonialism in late-19th and early-20th-century China. It takes as its central concern the intertwining of two antagonistic forces: elite constructions of modernity shaped globally and an alternative line of peasant resistance and development. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729321
- ISBN
- 9780804729321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.38
€ 91.38
Paperback. The result is an unprecedented guide to the study of Chinese myth for specialists and nonspecialists alike. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801861833
- ISBN
- 9780801861833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.80
€ 37.99
€ 31.80
Paperback. Provides conceptual insights that put the reader in a position to come to grips intellectually with the complex weave of Chinese nationalist sentiment today and in the future. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563248108
- ISBN
- 9781563248108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.59
€ 57.59
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 277 pages, 27 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533920
- ISBN
- 9781137533920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Hardback. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 200 color illus. 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 303 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1550.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bollingen Series XXXV: 61 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171937
- ISBN
- 9780691171937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 51.18
€ 65.27
€ 51.18
paperback. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 110 x 12. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781857334890
- ISBN
- 9781857334890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. A concise alphabetic guide to the main concepts, figures, topics and important movements of thought that have shaped Chinese philosophy over the last three thousand years. Editor(s): Leaman, Oliver. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GBC; HPDF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622412
- ISBN
- 9780748622412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Series: Library of Modern Religion. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532628
- ISBN
- 9781784532628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.01
€ 38.01
Paperback. Chinese Philosophy: New Directions and Interdisciplinary Perspectives presents the distinctive insights of Chinese philosophy and their relevance to contemporary issues in a range of areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, environmental ethics, medicine, and psychological health. Series: Journal of Chinese Philosophy Supplement. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185516
- ISBN
- 9781405185516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.82
€ 37.82
Hardback. Focusing on oracular texts, this text examines the role of divination in Chinese culture, particularly in religious practice. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, the author establishes the oracular sequence of important but obscure works. Editor(s): Faure, Bernard. Series: Asian Religions & Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743341
- ISBN
- 9780804743341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.36
€ 149.36
Paperback. Covering the genres of Chinese poetry, this volume provides an introduction to the Chinese poetry. The sections of the volume are introduced by a short essay on the mode or genre of poem and is followed by a comprehensive bibliography. It is aimed at students of Chinese poetry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 181 ideograms. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319467
- ISBN
- 9780822319467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 550 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764324789
- ISBN
- 9780764324789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.57€ 39.25
€ 54.57
€ 39.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 283 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634639798
- ISBN
- 9781634639798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.53€ 150.07
€ 200.53
€ 150.07
Hardcover. This book reflects on experiences in other countries and makes recommendations for improving the capability and capacity of institutions and organizations, in order to achieve sustainable development of the Chinese high-speed railway (HSR) system. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNGT; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784419851
- ISBN
- 9781784419851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.63
€ 107.63
Paperback. Presents an introduction to the religions of China, and places it in the wider context of Chinese history and philosophy. This book brings together the studies of Jeaneane Fowler in Taoism, Chinese popular religion and the broader canvas of Chinese cosmogony, and those of Merv Fowler in Confucianism, Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE; HRKN1; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845191726
- ISBN
- 9781845191726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.47
€ 32.99
€ 29.47
paperback. Editor(s): Palmer, David A; Shive, Glenn; Wickeri, Philip L. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRAM2; HRAX; HRLM; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199731381
- ISBN
- 9780199731381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.46
€ 57.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFVC; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New Page Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564149213
- ISBN
- 9781564149213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.88
€ 19.99
€ 18.88