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Hardback. This investigation of the economy and cultural politics of Sensoji shows that its culture of prayer and play reflected changes taking place in Tokugawa Japan, particularly in the city of Edo. The book provides a cultural critique of conventional scholarship on Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HRKN; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002401
- ISBN
- 9780674002401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Hardcover. Timothy Brook studies three widely separated and economically dissimilar counties. He draws on rich data in monastic gazetteers to examine the patterns and social consequences of patronage. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 426 pages, 10ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674697751
- ISBN
- 9780674697751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.28
€ 49.99
€ 41.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 206 x 14. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781133606512
- ISBN
- 9781133606512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.02
€ 107.02
Paperback. These delightful, beautiful and sought-after paintings depict scenes from Buddha's life or the Jataka tale. With lavish illustrations throughout, the authors study both the religious meaning of the paintings as well as their artistic merit. Often tourist souvenirs, the best and older examples are highly sought-after by collectors. Num Pages: 151 pages, 169 col. BIC Classification: 1FMC; ACBP; AFC; AGR; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- River Books Thailand
- Number of pages
- 151
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749863992
- ISBN
- 9789749863992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.45
€ 25.99
€ 23.45
Hardback. Editor(s): Zhai, Mingguo. Series: Springer Geology. Num Pages: 390 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 119 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RBGF; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 863.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662478844
- ISBN
- 9783662478844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Hardback. Drawing on extensive ethnographic engagement with youth in Tehran and Isfahan as well as with migrant workers in rural areas, Shahram Khosravi weaves a tapestry from individual stories, government reports, statistics, and cultural analysis to depict how Iranians react to the experience of precarity and the possibility of hope. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; JHB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248876
- ISBN
- 9780812248876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199068241
- ISBN
- 9780199068241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.69
€ 46.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 551 illustrations, 550 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFK; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970805
- ISBN
- 9780500970805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 51.76
€ 52.77
€ 51.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, b/w colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160048
- ISBN
- 9781574160048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.59
€ 20.99
€ 15.59
hardcover. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727433
- ISBN
- 9780804727433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.98
€ 137.98
Paperback. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5944 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727440
- ISBN
- 9780804727440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.43
€ 33.99
€ 33.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; HBJF1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739166109
- ISBN
- 9780739166109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.58
€ 161.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Weber, Andrzej W.; McKenzie, Hugh G. Series: Northern Hunter-Gatherers Research Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3B; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- CCI Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896445274
- ISBN
- 9781896445274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.26
€ 34.99
€ 25.26
Hardback. A Gazeteer of Iron I Sites in the North Central Highlands of Palestine (Daniel Miller, II): An excellent reference source for archaeological sites known through survey and excavation, this gazetteer catalogues all known (360) Iron I sites in the north-central highlands of Palestine, north of Jerusalem. Editor(s): Lapp, Nancy L. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 218 pages, 224 b/w figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 943.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570268
- ISBN
- 9780897570268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.51
€ 83.51
paperback. Louis Perez brings Mikiso Hane's rich and beloved account of early Japanese history up-to-date in this thoroughly revised edition. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813349657
- ISBN
- 9780813349657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
Paperback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226805047
- ISBN
- 9780226805047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226805030
- ISBN
- 9780226805030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 77.43
€ 93.81
€ 77.43
Paperback. A comparison of Japanese, Chinese and American preschools, discussing how these schools both reflect and affect philosophies of child-rearing and early childhood education and larger social patterns and beliefs in each society. Num Pages: 248 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JNA; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300048124
- ISBN
- 9780300048124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; ACBP; AGR; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163970
- ISBN
- 9780691163970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.22€ 58.68
€ 76.22
€ 58.68
Hardcover. This study on the current gentrification and historic preservation of the Old City of Damascus illustrates how local discourses on civilization, social hierarchies, and politics of heritage are renegotiated. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633495
- ISBN
- 9780815633495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.22
€ 50.22
Paperback. Describes the network of water temples that managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling, this book argues that the system of temple rituals is not only a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in organization of production. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130668
- ISBN
- 9780691130668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. Chow situates contemporary Chinese film within the broad context of Chinese history and culture, giving readers a glimpse of the unique shared identity that characterizes the current crop of outstanding filmmakers, such as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076838
- ISBN
- 9780231076838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.95
€ 36.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Examines the complex history of Japanese colonial and postcolonial interactions with Korea, particularly in matters of cultural policy. This book focuses on past and present Japanese fascination with Korean culture as he reassesses colonial anthropology, heritage curation, cultural policy, and Korean performance art in Japanese mass media culture. Series: Colonialisms S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386. Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945. Series: Colonialisms S. 280 pages, illustrations. Examines the complex history of Japanese colonial and postcolonial interactions with Korea, particularly in matters of cultural policy. This book focuses on past and present Japanese fascination with Korean culture as he reassesses colonial anthropology, heritage curation, cultural policy, and Korean performance art in Japanese mass media culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 18. Weight: 386.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266742
- ISBN
- 9780520266742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardcover. The Japanese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference did not have the Japanese prime or foreign ministers. They were led by Prince Saionji Kinmochi (1849-1940), the 'kingmaker' of early 20th-century Japanese politics whose life spanned the arrival of Commodore Perry, the Japanese civil war, the Meiji Restoration, the Sino-Japanese War and WW I. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791682
- ISBN
- 9781905791682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31