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Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253902
- ISBN
- 9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. This volume aims both to establish cinema as a vital force in Shanghai culture and to direct attention to early Chinese cinema, a crucial chapter in Chinese cultural history long neglected by Western scholars. Editor(s): Zhang, Yingjin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735728
- ISBN
- 9780804735728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693573
- ISBN
- 9780816693573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Traces the history of British and Indian cinema in the late colonial period, revealing how popular film styles and controversial film regulations in the politically linked territories of Britain and India reconfigured imperial relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 34 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780822337935
- ISBN
- 9780822337935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.72
€ 36.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. Focuses on the visual culture of Indian cinema, specifically Bombay-based cinema since 1913. Drawing on a range of sources, this title examines Bombay cinema's unique styles, genres and themes, tracing its roots in early photography, theatre and chromolithography and its development as a visual regime that dominates Indian popular culture. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 240 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AJRD; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891242
- ISBN
- 9781861891242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.89
€ 33.99
€ 32.89
Hardback. Editor(s): Creekmur, Corey K.; Sidel, Mark. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPVH2; KNTC; LNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403977519
- ISBN
- 9781403977519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. A cookbook of modern Indian dishes from master Indian chef and award-winning author, Vivek Singh. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1118. The Cookbook. 288 pages, ill. A cookbook of modern Indian dishes from master Indian chef and award-winning author, Vivek Singh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Dimension: 193 x 255 x 24. Weight: 1114.
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906650803
- ISBN
- 9781906650803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.23
€ 35.99
€ 24.23
Hardcover. Reconstructing the history of the Islamic University of Medina, this book sheds light on efforts undertaken by Saudi actors to extend Wahhabi influence beyond the kingdom's borders and suggests a new framework for understanding Islamic transnational religious networks. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HRHT; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798358
- ISBN
- 9780804798358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
paperback. The endless squares and rectangles of Hong Kong architecture produce a sense of infinity, and this book is dedicated to styles of repetition in urban design. Num Pages: 260 pages, 200 colour, 260 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; AMC; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 184. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- ORO Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939621658
- ISBN
- 9781939621658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 44.51
€ 51.99
€ 44.51
Paperback. Explores the cultural significance of the explosive growth of China s cities during the past three decades through interpretations of Chinese fiction, cinema, visual art, architecture, and urban design. Num Pages: 376 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347286
- ISBN
- 9780822347286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Flexibound. In 1862, the Prince of Wales embarked on a grand tour of the Middle East, accompanying the royal party was Francis Bedford, an accomplished practitioner of the still young art of photography. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166709
- ISBN
- 9789774166709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.91
€ 40.91
Hardback. Explains the emergence of modern Southeast Asia and its increasing integration into the world economy by showing how technological change, economic development and politics have transformed the flows of goods, people and information. Series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333553015
- ISBN
- 9780333553015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.25
€ 129.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, 350. BIC Classification: 1FMS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 143. .
- Publisher
- Victionary
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789887714804
- ISBN
- 9789887714804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Hardcover. This book presents the first panoramic study of minkan (citizen publications) in China before the Internet. This recent history of citizen publications contributes to the reclamation of a lost past of resistance. It is an exercise in remembering a past that has been marginalized by official history and recovering ideas obliterated by state power. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492074
- ISBN
- 9781137492074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788007
- ISBN
- 9780804788007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Explores how Asian Americans figured in the effort to shape the credibility of American democracy during the Cold War, even while their perceived "foreignness" cast them as likely alien subversives Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 285 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBLW3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814759356
- ISBN
- 9780814759356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. Migration of people across national borders is increasingly frequent, resulting in reconsideration of national citizenship. This book addresses this problem of changing nature of citizenship in the context of flow of people and ideas between Asia and Europe. Editor(s): Pohlmann, Markus; Yang, Jonghoe; Lee, Jong-Hee. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 237 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPK; JFFN; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642197383
- ISBN
- 9783642197383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843317913
- ISBN
- 9781843317913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.21
€ 139.21
Paperback. Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. This book offers an insider's view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make the city so different from its generic neighbors. It shows the relationship between Hong Kong's geography and its colonial experience. Num Pages: 332 pages, 64 color illustrations, 24 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046894
- ISBN
- 9780674046894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.32
€ 44.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. 'Could you show me a djinn?' I asked. 'Certainly,' replied the Sufi. 'But you would run away.' Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harpercollins
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint.
- SKU
- 9780006375951
- ISBN
- 9780006375951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.17
€ 14.99
€ 10.17