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Hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600218378
ISBN
9781600218378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.88
€ 132.34

hardcover. Num Pages: 372 pages, 17 half-tones 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; JHMC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804735636
ISBN
9780804735636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.09

Paperback. An environmental, institutional, and cultural history of forestry in colonial eastern India. By examining the influence of regional political formations and bio-geographic processes on land and forest management, the book offers an analysis of the factors that influenced landscape change. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14 illustrations, 4 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC; RGBL; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745567
ISBN
9780804745567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Paperback. This collection brings together diverse analyses of women in Japan--including department store elevator girls, tour bus guides, airline stewardesses, soldiers, soccer players, beauty queens, and educators--who have been intimately involved in the practices and professions of modernity. Editor(s): Freedman, Alisa; Miller, Laura; Yano, Christine Reiko. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781145
ISBN
9780804781145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. This collection brings together diverse analyses of women in Japan--including department store elevator girls, tour bus guides, airline stewardesses, soldiers, soccer players, beauty queens, and educators--who have been intimately involved in the practices and professions of modernity. Editor(s): Freedman, Alisa; Miller, Laura; Yano, Christine Reiko. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781138
ISBN
9780804781138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Hardback. Stunning biographical portraits explore the lives of five women--two actresses, two writers, and a painter--who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. Their lives stretch across a century and a half of explosive cultural and political transformations in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113564
ISBN
9780231113564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Stunning biographical portraits explore the lives of five women--two actresses, two writers, and a painter--who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. Their lives stretch across a century and a half of explosive cultural and political transformations in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113571
ISBN
9780231113571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW dulled and with nicks and small tears. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
Ernest Benn
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0006749
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
BBC Broadcast to Schools
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1957
SKU
KRS0005653
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Brings the story of modern Iran, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes. This book provides insightful commentary on the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf War, and the effects of 9/11 and Iran's strategic relationship with the US. It also discusses developments in education, health care, the arts, and the role of women. Num Pages: 406 pages, 18 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121056
ISBN
9780300121056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.66

Paperback. Japanese weddings have become commercial affairs, with most conducted at specialized establishments offering expensive, lavish services. This book focuses on these ceremonies as a window on contemporary values, analyzing the relation between commercialization and symbolic content. Num Pages: 188 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804718158
ISBN
9780804718158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Hardback. This text focuses on Japanese weddings as a window on contemporary values, analyzing the relation between the commercialization of these services and their symbolic content. Weddings mark the attainment of full adult status in Japan and this book looks at what marriage and adulthood means in Japan. Num Pages: 188 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715126
ISBN
9780804715126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains an enigma to many, who see it as a confusing montage of the alien and the familiar, the ancient and modern. The aim of this Very Short Introduction is to explode the myths and explore the reality of modern Japan - by taking a concise look at its history, economy, politics, and culture. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 67 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199235698
ISBN
9780199235698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. Describes how Western art institutions and vocabulary were transplanted to Japan in the late nineteenth century, exposing the politics through which the words, categories, and values that structure our understanding of the field came to be while revealing the historicity of Western and non-Western art history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 full-colour, 19 b&w & 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060599
ISBN
9781606060599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 72.76

Paperback. Presents five post-war Japanese plays as an introduction to a genre which is gradually supplanting the more exotic Japanese theaters of No, Kabuki, and Bunraku. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231046855
ISBN
9780231046855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804711661
ISBN
9780804711661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.46

Paperback. Modern Japanese Theatre and Performance is a collection of sixteen essays on Japanese theatre, including historical overviews of twentieth century theatre, analyses of specific productions and individuals, and consideration of the intercultural nature of modern Japanese theatre. Also included is a new translation of a 'Superkyogen' play. Editor(s): Jortner, David; McDonald, Keiko I.; Wetmore, Kevin J., Jr. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739123003
ISBN
9780739123003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.46

Hardback. Provides an assessment of the pioneering work of British Hospitals in Palestine in the nineteenth century. This work presents the history of medical service men who fought to improve the health of the inhabitants of the Holy Land under the difficult conditions of climate and disease. Series: International Library of Colonial History. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845114893
ISBN
9781845114893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.60
€ 126.76

Paperback. The first anthology of modern Middle Eastern Jewish thought Editor(s): Behar, Moshe; Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
EUROSPAN
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584658856
ISBN
9781584658856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Explores the effects of the withdrawal of Soviet assistance, the role of international financial agencies in supporting a pure market economy, and the ways that new policies have led to greater political freedom but also to unemployment, poverty, and deterioration in the education, health, and well-being of Mongolian society. Num Pages: 418 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244191
ISBN
9780520244191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.76

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