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Paperback. Over the last 20 years China's extraordinary rate of economic growth has been driven by the 120-150 million people who have flocked into China's cities from the surrounding countryside ins search of a better life. This book examines the way in which these people live, work, and interact with their urban cousins. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; GTF; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Monash Asia Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876924478
- ISBN
- 9781876924478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Chandos Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843342175
- ISBN
- 9781843342175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 9.62
€ 54.99
€ 9.62
Paperback. * Brings together contributions from leading Asian, North American and European scholars. * Presents varied perspectives on globalization, regionalism and nationalism particularly from the viewpoint of Asia. * Offers new insights into Asian perspectives on international affairs. . Editor(s): Yamamoto, Yoshinobu. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214007
- ISBN
- 9780631214007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.30
€ 29.30
Paperback. Explores the effects of global socio-economic forces on the domestic policies and administrative institutions of Japan and the United States. This title explains how these global factors have shifted power and authority downward from the national government to subnational governments. Editor(s): Jun, Jong S.; Wright, Deil S. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPH; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406197
- ISBN
- 9780878406197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.29
€ 72.29
A common critique of globalization is that it causes economic segmentation and even disintegration of the national economy. While globalization has its benefits, such as higher economic growth, and costs, such as external shocks, the author's findings show that India has benefited from globalization more than it has been victimized by it. Series: South Asia in World Affairs Series. Num Pages: 316 pages, 2 figures, 39 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626161078
- ISBN
- 9781626161078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.49
€ 72.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Various, 30. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; JPW; KCP. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199475278
- ISBN
- 9780199475278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.62
€ 58.62
Paperback. A consideration of the process of globalization, especially as it has affected urban centres in Pacific Asia over the last 20 years of the 20th century. All countries in the region are covered, with special attention given to Hong Kong and to China. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; KCM; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KIN0001432
- ISBN
- 9780824823269
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Volume 14 focusses on: the environmental influence of globalization and China, environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries, international openness and a variety of topics relating to environmental regulation and impact, productivity, data and climate change. Editor(s): Bu, Maoliang; Yang, Boqiong. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784411794
- ISBN
- 9781784411794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Paperback. Drawing from extensive historical research into how economic and environmental dynamics interacted in the extraction of different materials in the Amazon, especially in the development of the iron mine of Carajas, the authors illustrate the profound connection between global dominance and control of natural resources. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801882432
- ISBN
- 9780801882432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.66
€ 33.99
€ 28.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Yamashita, Shinji; Eades, J. S. Num Pages: bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 2. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812551
- ISBN
- 9781571812551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Hardback. Offers a snapshot of key educational stratification issues in East Asian nations, and their evolution in conjunction with changing student populations. This book addresses issues ranging from curricular adaptations to globalization, to persisting and new forms of educational stratification, to new multiculturalism in educational policy. Editor(s): Hannum, Emily; Park, Hyunjoon; Butler, Yuko Goto. Series Editor(s): Hannum, Emily. Series: Research in the Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHB; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849509763
- ISBN
- 9781849509763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.75
€ 143.75
Paperback. A kaleidoscopic view of Afghanistan and the global networks of power, influence, and representation in which it is immersed Editor(s): Jalalzai, Zubeda; Jefferess, David. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350149
- ISBN
- 9780822350149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardback. Examines the literature on the returnee phenomena and assesses the impact and influence of Chinese Returnee Entrepreneurs. This book evaluates the impact of Chinese Returnee Entrepreneurs (CREs) in the Chinese globalization process. It also examines the roles, drivers, strategies, and performances of CREs on environment-strategy linkages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJC; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780523880
- ISBN
- 9781780523880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.91
€ 114.91
Paperback. This text provides students and professionals with an international and comparative examination of changes in global cities, to reveal a growing pattern of social and spatial division or polarization. Case studies of New York, Johannesburg, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Calcutta and Rio are included. Editor(s): Marcuse, Peter; Kempen, Ronald van. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVT; 1FKA; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KLSB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212904
- ISBN
- 9780631212904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.29
€ 33.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Assayag, Jackie; Fuller, Chris. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311942
- ISBN
- 9781843311942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.83
€ 132.83
Hardcover. This insightful account demonstrates that capitalism in China has a history and a geography, and combines perspectives from both to demonstrate that regional economic restructuring in South China is far from an economic a miraclea s. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868879
- ISBN
- 9781557868879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. This insightful account demonstrates that capitalism in China has a history and a geography, and combines perspectives from both to demonstrate that regional economic restructuring in South China is far from an economic a miraclea s. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868886
- ISBN
- 9781557868886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Num Pages: 429 pages, over 80 bw images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 429
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330865
- ISBN
- 9780764330865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.35
€ 43.99
€ 28.35
Paperback. Go (Weiqi in Chinese) is one of the most popular games in East Asia, with a steadily increasing fan base around the world. Like chess, Go is a logic game but it is much older, with written records mentioning the game that date back to the 4th century BC. This title deals with this game. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276321
- ISBN
- 9780520276321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Brimming with information on this tiny Indian state, Footprintfocus Goa (with Mumbai) will show you how to avoid the tourist trail and find glimpses of the real Goa. Series: Footprint Focus Guide. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 116 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Footprint Travel Guides United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909268425
- ISBN
- 9781909268425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.32
€ 14.99
€ 12.32
Hardback. This ethnographic study of a Chinese Catholic village reveals how the rapid penetration of transnational processes into the People's Republic of China during the post-Mao period has redefined and created new social and cultural structures in rural communities. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRCC7; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804740975
- ISBN
- 9780804740975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardback. By focusing almost entirely on intellectual discourse among the clergy, this text engages the major theoretical discourses of modernity in an attempt to address some of the central theoretical issues involved in modernity and Iran's experience of these issues. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HPD; JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629221
- ISBN
- 9780815629221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.50
€ 50.50
Paperback. By focusing almost entirely on intellectual discourse among the clergy, this text engages the major theoretical discourses of modernity in an attempt to address some of the central theoretical issues involved in and Iran's experience of these issues. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HPD; JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629474
- ISBN
- 9780815629474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.10
€ 28.10
God is Not Here - A Soldier`s Struggle with Torture, Trauma, and the M...
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Russell Edmonds
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBWS5; JWKT; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681771434
- ISBN
- 9781681771434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.90
€ 17.99
€ 16.90