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paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824828
- ISBN
- 9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824811
- ISBN
- 9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.97
€ 107.97
Hardback. Editor(s): Wu, Jiang; Chia, Lucille. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171601
- ISBN
- 9780231171601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.69€ 63.74
€ 81.69
€ 63.74
Hardcover. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 12 b/w images from oroiginal docs, 6 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777947
- ISBN
- 9781910777947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.13
€ 45.99
€ 33.13
A diary describing the experience of the author in Andhra Pradesh. It reflects on daily events - from explorations of crumbling temples to battles with ineradicable bugs to joyous dinners with friends. It also considers the ancient poetry and myths that remain such an inextricable part of life in contemporary India. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226755762
- ISBN
- 9780226755762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.18
€ 29.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. But whereas Miu is glamorous and successful, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel. Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448471
- ISBN
- 9780099448471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Series: Eye Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WTL. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Eye Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903070918
- ISBN
- 9781903070918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335734
- ISBN
- 9781590335734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.68€ 63.40
€ 81.68
€ 63.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 294 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New Dawn Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845575304
- ISBN
- 9781845575304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 27.04
€ 35.00
€ 27.04
Paperback. Concise history of the Sri Lankan people. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044462
- ISBN
- 9781849044462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.76
€ 29.99
€ 27.76
map. Num Pages: 1 pages, 1 Area Map; 8 City Plans. BIC Classification: 1FKS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Periplus Editions
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780794606039
- ISBN
- 9780794606039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.10
€ 9.99
€ 9.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, Frontispiece, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789521
- ISBN
- 9780226789521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.69
€ 32.99
€ 25.69
Paperback. This collection brings together a diverse array of scholars to analyse the issues and points of tension that have marked Sri Lanka's uncertain peace. Editor(s): Amarasingam, Amarnath; Bass, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045735
- ISBN
- 9781849045735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 b & w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMX; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Roli Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788174369185
- ISBN
- 9788174369185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.23
€ 21.99
€ 20.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923665
- ISBN
- 9781606923665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.18€ 70.02
€ 99.18
€ 70.02
Hardcover. Series: Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23+ bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ANB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857286604
- ISBN
- 9780857286604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.97
€ 141.97
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Booth-Clibborn Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- illustrated ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873968277
- ISBN
- 9781873968277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Hardback. An insightful analysis of more than a dozen Chinese stage productions, Staging China illustrates how Chinese society is reflected by and even constructed through theatre. Scholars from around the globe explore wide-ranging topics including recent approaches to classical theatre, propaganda theatre, and the challenges of independent theatres. Editor(s): Ruru, Li. Series: Chinese Literature and Culture in the World. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567475
- ISBN
- 9781137567475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.18
€ 140.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; AN; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 257 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166386
- ISBN
- 9780231166386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18€ 51.34
€ 64.18
€ 51.34
Hardback. A study of the television dramas about government corruption that became hugely popular in the mid-1990s and their reflection of China's post-Socialist anxieties. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFDT; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826310
- ISBN
- 9780774826310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.83
€ 105.83
Paperback. Discusses how Chinese conceptions of nationalism were affected by the "discovery" of Hawaii as a centre of the Pacific, the Philippine revolution against the United States, and the relationship between nationality and ethnicity made apparent by the Boer War in South Africa. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328674
- ISBN
- 9780822328674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. The postage stamps of Burma, like stamps of other countries the world over, are a colourful visual record of a history. This book features each stamp issued in Burma until 1988, ending with a series of stamps specially created by Min Sun Min, to be issued, he says, "one day, when Burma is free." Num Pages: 84 pages, color illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; WCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 5499 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Telephone Organization of Thailand Thailand
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789748102436
- ISBN
- 9789748102436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.70
€ 39.70
Paperback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234837
- ISBN
- 9780823234837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234820
- ISBN
- 9780823234820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.31
€ 96.31