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Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745598
ISBN
9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. Contrary to the Freudian claim that "an incestuous choice is in fact the first and regular one," this book demonstrates that sexual attraction is permanently inhibited by association during the first two to three years of life. Num Pages: 588 pages, 3 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1029.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724265
ISBN
9780804724265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.32

Paperback. Wood explores the relationships between narrative form and style and sexual politics, probing the political and sexual ramifications of fascism and cinema, marriage and the couple, romantic love, and representations of women, race and gender in films from the United States, Europe, and Japan. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 film stills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; APFA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076050
ISBN
9780231076050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. Description, based upon research evidence from the Near East and elsewhere, of the change in the gendered division of labor during the Neolithic agricultural revolution. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 3B; 3D; HDDA; JFSJ; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102569
ISBN
9780759102569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.14

Hardback. In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 5SG; HBJF; JFSK2; JPA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360261
ISBN
9780822360261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

Hardback. Arab cultural discourse has been slow to respond to changing sexual behaviour. The contributors to this collection pick up the slack, ranging across such disciplines as literature, history, sociology and psychology. Editor(s): Khalaf, Samir; Gagnon, John H. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863569487
ISBN
9780863569487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.81

Paperback. Traces the drifts of the trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey. This book recounts the adventures of the author when travelling through the Silk Route. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276 363pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Tenth edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780099437222
ISBN
9780099437222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340381
ISBN
9780230340381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Depicting the final years of the Shah in Iran, this book offers a meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. It describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188041
ISBN
9780141188041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Shows readers how ideas of Asia operate in Shakespeare performances and how Asian and Anglo-European forms of cultural production combine to transcend the mode of inquiry that focuses on fidelity. This book shows how the history of how Shakespeare became a signifier against which Asian and Western cultures defined themselves. Editor(s): Huang, Professor Alexander C. Y.; Ross, Charles Stanley. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; AN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535290
ISBN
9781557535290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Ibis Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892542222
ISBN
9780892542222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.55

Paperback. Jasvinder Sanghera, international bestselling author of SHAME, describes her life-changing journey to the rural Punjabi village of Kang Sabu - the village where her parents grew up. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated b&w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340962091
ISBN
9780340962091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612003092
ISBN
9781612003092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001678
ISBN
9781612001678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones, 17 line art, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644131
ISBN
9780816644131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.19

Paperback. An original conceptual exploration of Shanghai which examines the emergence today of the 'City of Tomorrow'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JFSG; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043601
ISBN
9781849043601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.12

Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167178
ISBN
9780231167178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167161
ISBN
9780231167161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.76
€ 80.14

Hardcover. Drawing on over years of fieldwork and hundreds of interviews, the authors spotlight a largely hidden world of nighttime pleasures - the dancing, drinking, and socializing going on in dance clubs and bars that have flourished in Shanghai over the last century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCA; JFSG; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226262741
ISBN
9780226262741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 79.50

Hardback. This social history of China during the first half of the 20th century focuses on the Shanghai labour movement. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980s and which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720632
ISBN
9780804720632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.86

Paperback. This is a comprehensive study on the social history of China during the first half of the 20th century. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980sand which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724913
ISBN
9780804724913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Series: Inspector Chen Cao. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473616820
ISBN
9781473616820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. The devastation of the November 1938 pogrom, euphemistically known as 'Crystal Night', introduced a new level of Nazi horror that ended the author's family's happy life. This work describes the daily struggle to survive: overcrowding and disease, the underground world of criminals, hunger, heat, and humidity. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGHA; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272811
ISBN
9780803272811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Traces the evolution of a dazzling urban culture that became alternately isolated from and intertwined with China's tumultuous history. Focusing on Shanghai's leading banks, publishing enterprises, and department stores, this book sketches the rise of a maritime and capitalist economic culture among the city's middle class. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258174
ISBN
9780520258174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.79

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