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Hardcover. After overthrowing the Tokugawa government in 1868, the new Meiji leaders devised a plan for a compulsory educational system modelled after those in Europe and America. However, many people resisted this new system and their efforts ultimately led to the growth of a new educational system, one with the imprint of local demands. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 4 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674013964
- ISBN
- 9780674013964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.00€ 42.19
€ 45.00
€ 42.19
paperback. Offers the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body"(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context. Series: Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HREP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780824867898
- ISBN
- 9780824867898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.76
€ 28.76
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346397
- ISBN
- 9781612346397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Hardback. Beheaded for plotting against the Qing empire, poet Qiu Jin would later be celebrated as a Republican martyr and China's first feminist. Hu Ying studies Qiu's enduring bond with Wu Zhiying and Xu Zihua, who braved political persecution to keep her legacy alive. In doing so, their friendship fulfilled its ultimate socially transformative potential. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737204
- ISBN
- 9780674737204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.20
€ 54.99
€ 46.20
Hardback. This book explores the history of prose fiction in Iran in the context of contemporary legal reforms and examines marriage as a metaphor that unites them. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804775892
- ISBN
- 9780804775892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.51
€ 71.51
Paperback. A journey through the elusive world of traditional Japanese tattooing, based largely on Takahiro's experiences as a client and student of the master Hiryoshi III. He and Katie trace bushido, the samurai code of chivalry, through the imagery and interpersonal dynamics of the veiled subculture. They i Num Pages: 160 pages, 220 color & 32 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AB; AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 798. Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo. 160 pages, 252photos(220 colour ) , index. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AB; AFY. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight: 804.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764312014
- ISBN
- 9780764312014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.25
€ 37.99
€ 30.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186. The Way of the Samurai. 112 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight: 186. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru.
- Publisher
- Square One Publishers, Inc
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757000263
- ISBN
- 9780757000263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.23
€ 14.23
Hardcover. Series: Wiley Finance. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118943960
- ISBN
- 9781118943960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. This collection focuses on the role of entrepreneurship - both private and state - in propelling Asian economic growth in the five decades since the end of the Second World War. Editor(s): Vicziany, Marika. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Monash Asia Institute Australia
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876924539
- ISBN
- 9781876924539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.24
€ 30.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. Tagline: Bridges the gap between Western business concepts and Chinese thoughts and wisdom The second edition of this successful book from Frank Gallo reviews ways in which the executive in China - either Western or Chinese - can better understand and blend the best practices of Western leadership with traditional Chinese wisdom. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470827307
- ISBN
- 9780470827307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 28.78
€ 32.00
€ 28.78
Hardback. This book examines how state officials and select businessmen come together informally to shape economic development in Syria. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773324
- ISBN
- 9780804773324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Paperback. This book examines how state officials and select businessmen come together informally to shape economic development in Syria. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; KCL; KCP; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785068
- ISBN
- 9780804785068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Examines state-business relations in the wake of economic liberalisation, privatisation and the 'Arab spring' Editor(s): Hertog, Steffen; Luciani, Giacomo; Valeri, Marc. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042352
- ISBN
- 9781849042352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.98
€ 46.99
€ 41.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPC; K; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789889979904
- ISBN
- 9789889979904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Hardcover. Asks whether the post-crisis acquisitions amounted to a "fire sale" of valuable Asian assets. If so, was there truly no other solution? Zhan and Ozawa discuss whether the role of M&A "vulture funds" in crises of this kind is good, bad, or just an inevitable function of free capital markets. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; KCL; KCS; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763000871
- ISBN
- 9788763000871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.26
€ 30.99
€ 22.26
Hardcover. Editor(s): Guo, Lian; Zong, Fai. Num Pages: 197 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607412991
- ISBN
- 9781607412991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 294.04€ 198.43
€ 294.04
€ 198.43
Paperback. This book is a complete guide to the Alishina Method which draws on classical and avant-garde Japanese dance traditions to offer a systemized approach to Butoh dance training. It provides practical instruction and fully illustrated exercises, including instruction on basic body training and exercises for cultivating Qi and refining the senses. Translator(s): Torregiani, Corinna. Num Pages: 296 pages, black and white line drawings and photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ASDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848192768
- ISBN
- 9781848192768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.05
€ 44.99
€ 44.05
Hardback. Tracing the international growth of a transformative Japanese dance form Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 black and white photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252035531
- ISBN
- 9780252035531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.71
€ 117.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPCT; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559394130
- ISBN
- 9781559394130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.50
€ 42.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the people and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people. Translator(s): Bender, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208490
- ISBN
- 9780872208490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.05
€ 20.99
€ 17.05
A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the peoples and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people. Translator(s): Bender, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208506
- ISBN
- 9780872208506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.87
€ 52.99
€ 37.87
Paperback. Drawing upon fieldwork conducted over 30 years, the author to this text examines the Sri Lankan advertising industry to show how executives draw on their skills as folk ethnographers to "Sri Lankanize" commodities and practices to make them locally desirable, essentially creating new culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFD; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430416
- ISBN
- 9780226430416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814279710
- ISBN
- 9789814279710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Hardback. Series: A Nancy Bernkopf Tucker and Warren I. Cohen Book on American-east Asian Relations. Num Pages: 760 pages, 27 maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180429
- ISBN
- 9780231180429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70