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Hardback. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. * A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. * Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225744
ISBN
9780631225744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

paperback. Presents the prototype of the etymological thesaurus that has been the goal of the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project (STEDT) since 1987. This book provides nearly 170 Proto-Tibeto-Burman etymologies in the semantic area of the reproductive system, along with discussions of possible Chinese cognates. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; CF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098718
ISBN
9780520098718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.76

Paperback. Wu Song gets drunk at the tavern, ascends the pass in late evening and kills a notorious man-eating tiger with his bare hands. His subsequent encounter with his midget brother's flirtatious wife, Jinlian or Golden Lotus, and her vain attempt to seduce him lead into a tale of adultery, callous murder and bloody vengeance. Translator(s): Dent-Young, John; Dent-Young, Alex. Series: Marshes of Mount Liang. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622017511
ISBN
9789622017511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. The gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East.. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 x 8pp colour + maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJPR; BT; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340962589
ISBN
9780340962589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. With illustrations . 8vo Cloth. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Good. First Edition Thus. Keywords: China
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Readers Union
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Edition
1st Readers Union Edition
SKU
KON0515679
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Tarun Chhabra offers detailed ethnographic descriptions of multiple aspects of the culture of the Todas, the oldest inhabitants of the Nilgiri Hills of South India. Chhabra s prologue details his journey to becoming a Toda insider. The text and appendices include significant new data, and the book represents a major breakthrough in Toda studies." Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 721 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 263 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
721
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088504
ISBN
9780674088504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15
€ 59.21

Paperback. Assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) - commonly called the Tokyo trial - established as the eastern counterpart of the Nuremberg trial in the immediate aftermath of World War II. This title explores some of the central misunderstandings and historiographical distortions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033399
ISBN
9780674033399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408886359
ISBN
9781408886359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846684517
ISBN
9781846684517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Hardback. This book offers an in-depth historical and technical description of Iran's nuclear program in political, economic, and strategic contexts. The author points out this issue's connections with the evolution of global and regional strategic balances, as well as the stability of the international regime against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white line drawings, 3 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137541680
ISBN
9781137541680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.63

Paperback. A significant contribution to both political theory and China studies, this volume provides a critical assessment of the past and future Chinese socialism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337980
ISBN
9780822337980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This work analyzes the Palestinians' travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. It outlines the problems in the transition arising from history, society and diplomatic agreements and discusses the search for a national identity, economic system and the structure of government. Num Pages: 304 pages, none, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007178
ISBN
9780674007178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.96

Paperback. Haiming Liu presents a transnational history of a Chinese family from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s. It makes it clear that, for many Chinese American families, migration does not mean a break from the past but the beginning of a life that incorporates and transcends dual national boundaries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535975
ISBN
9780813535975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. A collection of essays that illustrates how transnational ties between the US and Asia have shaped, and are increasingly defining, Asian American politics in our multicultural society. It shows how the grassroots activism of America's newest minority both reflects and is instrumental in broader processes of political change throughout the Pacific. Editor(s): Collet, Christian; Lien, Pei-te. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 9 Tables, 7 Figures, 2 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138616
ISBN
9781592138616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. For centuries, readers of Tao Qian have felt directly addressed by his poetic voice. This book revisits Tao's approach to his readers by attempting to situate it within the particular poetics of address that characterized the Six Dynasties classicist tradition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053212
ISBN
9780674053212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881326642
ISBN
9780881326642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. The author was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This book offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241253052
ISBN
9780241253052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. Marco Polo voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This translation gives an account of his travels and offers a glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies; the spices and silks of the East; and wild beasts of faraway. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780141198774
ISBN
9780141198774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Offers an account of life in late eighteenth-century India. This book presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JF; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207172
ISBN
9780520207172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in the lands beyond' countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies. Translator(s): Moseley, C. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441436
ISBN
9780141441436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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