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Paperback. Focusing especially on literature by or about women-preferring women, Sang traces the history of female same-sex relations in China from the late Imperial period (1600-1911) through the republican era (1912-1949). She ends by examining the re-emergence of public debate on lesbians in modern China. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734804
- ISBN
- 9780226734804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.45
€ 34.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Beate Sirota Gordon was born in Vienna, but in 1929 her family moved to Japan so that her father, a noted pianist, could teach, and she grew up speaking German, English, and Japanese. In 1946, at age twenty-two, she helped to draft the new postwar Japanese constitution. This title chronicles the unlikely string of events that led her to that role. Num Pages: 176 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132518
- ISBN
- 9780226132518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.96
€ 21.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. After World War II, American occupation forces undertook to enforce censorship policies aimed at eliminating all traces of feudal thought in media and entertainment, including kabuki. Faubion Bowers used his position in the Occupation administration to campaign to save kabuki. Translator(s): Leiter, Samuel L. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780824824419
- ISBN
- 9780824824419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.37
€ 26.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. The first in-depth study of the puzzling relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea and the influence of the United States on it from the Cold War to the present. It draws on recently declassified U.S. documents, internal Korean government documents, and interviews with former policy makers in the United States, Japan, and Korea. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 tables 3 figures 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731928
- ISBN
- 9780804731928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.52
€ 42.99
€ 41.52
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vertical Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939130075
- ISBN
- 9781939130075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.37
€ 15.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. Series: SEDA Specials. Num Pages: 46 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 296 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- SEDA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902435428
- ISBN
- 9781902435428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 4.02
€ 7.99
€ 4.02
Paperback. How culture, politics, wealth, and policy have combined to forge a distinctive Indian path to power, both nationally and internationally. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626370395
- ISBN
- 9781626370395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.41
€ 30.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. This book brings together a range of authors who have significantly influenced subsequent Buddhist-Christian dialogue and the interaction between east and west. It is a companion volume to Listening to Shin Buddhism: Starting Points of Modern Dialogue. Editor(s): Pye, Michael. Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices. Num Pages: 258 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAF; HRC; HREP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908049193
- ISBN
- 9781908049193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Hardcover. The book brings together a wide range of authors who have significantly influenced subsequent Buddhist-Christian dialogue and the interaction between east and west. Editor(s): Pye, Michael. Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAF; HRC; HREP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908049186
- ISBN
- 9781908049186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Paperback. This book deals with the contribution of the Theosophical Society to the rise of Indian nationalism and seeks to restore it to its proper place in the history of ideas, both with regard to its spiritual doctrine and the sources on which it drew, as well as its role in giving rise to the New Age movement of the 20th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; HRQC5; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539238
- ISBN
- 9781845539238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.72
€ 48.72
Hardcover. This book deals with the contribution of the Theosophical Society to the rise of Indian nationalism and seeks to restore it to its proper place in the history of ideas, both with regard to its spiritual doctrine and the sources on which it drew, as well as its role in giving rise to the New Age movement of the 20th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; HRQC5; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845539221
- ISBN
- 9781845539221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.92
€ 48.92
Paperback. Buddhist Temples of Kyoto and Kamakura brings together some of Suzuki's writings from The Eastern Buddhist. The collection preserves valuable information from Suzuki's own times and the charm of her personal discovery of the temples described here. Further information is also provided to place them in their current context. Editor(s): Pye, Michael. Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539214
- ISBN
- 9781845539214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. In this book, which draws on classic articles first published in The Eastern Buddhist, major historic proponents and masters of the nenbutsu are introduced, in particular Shinran, Shoku, Ippen and Rennyo. Editor(s): Pye, Michael. Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539191
- ISBN
- 9781845539191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.84
€ 49.84
Hardcover. In this book, which draws on classic articles first published in The Eastern Buddhist, major historic proponents and masters of the nenbutsu are introduced, in particular Shinran, Shoku, Ippen and Rennyo. Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845539184
- ISBN
- 9781845539184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.84
€ 49.84
Hardcover. Japanese Buddhist Pilgrimage explores the ritual practice of "circulatory pilgrimages" - the visiting of many temples in a numbered sequence. Num Pages: 332 pages, 42 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREP; HRLF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539160
- ISBN
- 9781845539160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.62
€ 42.62
Hardcover. Offers a sociophonetic exploration of voice pitch characteristics of speakers across the cultures of Japan and America. This volume makes an argument for the socio-cultural role of voice pitch in the expression of emotion and politeness and how culture and gender can intersect with each other. Num Pages: 160 pages, 28 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; CFB; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845533502
- ISBN
- 9781845533502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.47
€ 50.47
Paperback. Explores the richness of Pakistan's religious landscape, giving attention to a number of topics: Shia flagellation processions, Urdu-language pulp fiction, streetside rituals involving animals (pariah-kites and fortune-telling parrots), and the use of sorcery to contend with the jinns that are believed to infest cities such as Lahore. Series: Comparative Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HRH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845533465
- ISBN
- 9781845533465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.81
€ 47.81
Hardcover. Explores the richness of Pakistan's religious landscape, giving attention to a number of topics: Shia flagellation processions, Urdu-language pulp fiction, streetside rituals involving animals (pariah-kites and fortune-telling parrots), and the use of sorcery to contend with the jinns that are believed to infest cities such as Lahore. Series: Comparative Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HRH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845533458
- ISBN
- 9781845533458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.81
€ 47.81
Hardcover. Peripheral Concerns examines the influence of one "core" region of the ancient Near Eastern world-Egypt-on urban development in the southern Levant in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, with emphasis on the relative stability and sustainability of this development in each era. Series: New Directions in Anthropological Archaeology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3B; HDDA; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791776
- ISBN
- 9781781791776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.37
€ 131.37
Hardcover. This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the botanical environment - the sacred nature of trees and flora, the significance of plants as food and medicine, agriculture and the use of plants in ritual and myth. Editor(s): Ferrari, Dr. Fabrizio M.; Dahnhardt, Thomas. Num Pages: 326 pages, 48 figures. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAC; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 73.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791196
- ISBN
- 9781781791196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.83
€ 43.83