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Paperback. Includes essays that explore the meanings of manhood in Japan from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. This title examines a range of attitudes regarding properly masculine pursuits and modes of behavior. It charts breakdowns in traditional and conventional societal roles and the resulting crises of masculinity. Editor(s): Fruhstuck, Sabine; Walthall, Anne. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267381
ISBN
9780520267381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FC; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144919
ISBN
9780231144919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. It took three weeks for the second Gulf War to shake the world, despite public protest and international negotiation. Here, Guardian journalists - some of them in the heat of battle, some of them at a more reflective distance around the world - tell the story of this controversial war. Editor(s): Ramesh, Randeep. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsmap,ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 225.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KNW0009756
ISBN
9780571221103
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, the author travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe. She likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of 'soul food', or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Illustrator(s): Lau, Alan Chong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770. Chinese Soul Food from Around the World. 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, the author travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe. She likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of 'soul food', or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Dimension: 238 x 178 x 25. Weight: 806.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273283
ISBN
9780520273283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.62

Paperback. This astonishing biography has sold more than 750,000 copies in English since 2002 and has been translated into over 30 languages. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854245977
ISBN
9781854245977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Hardback. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276550
ISBN
9780520276550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HF; 3JJG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008112967
ISBN
9780008112967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335377
ISBN
9780745335377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 83.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194918
ISBN
9781845194918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBTQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197858
ISBN
9781845197858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.42
€ 52.74

Paperback. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164214
ISBN
9780231164214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Niloufer's love for food combined with extensive world travel from a young age inspired her to experiment with world cuisines. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786290410
ISBN
9781786290410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Hardback. Shi'ism in South East Asia is the first book in any language to engage critically with the traditions of 'Alid piety. It provides an engaging work that moves away from the polemical sectarian discourses on shi'ism in southeast Asia. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044363
ISBN
9781849044363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 58.27

Paperback. A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young woman's eyes. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805313961
ISBN
9784805313961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 221 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AFT; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 878.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Weatherhill
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590306192
ISBN
9781590306192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Based on extensive on-the-ground research, reveals the human stories behind China's extraordinary growth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; HBJF; HBLX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332307
ISBN
9780745332307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Hardback. Examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions' impact on Western attitudes toward China and the Chinese. Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 53 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284654
ISBN
9780520284654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. The beauty and essence of Japanese design through 300 objects. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 271 x 208 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714866963
ISBN
9780714866963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.24
€ 50.35

Hardcover. "Includes index. Commissioning organisation: Trevor Fishlock. 189 p., [8] p. of plates ill. 22 cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with dw."
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Edition
First Edition / First Impression
SKU
KEX0062570
ISBN
9780719540721
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNBL; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153317
ISBN
9780231153317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583713
ISBN
9781905583713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Features a collection of Chinese stories that begins with the legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. This work also contains folk-tales, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fish paste. Num Pages: 208 pages, black and white chapterhead illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 4KHJ; 5AK; YDC; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192750785
ISBN
9780192750785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Export ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747560081
ISBN
9780747560081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Hardback. The importance of the corpus of "Masters Literature" that developed in early China since the fifth century bce has long been recognized. But just what are these texts? How should we translate these texts? This book explores these questions through close readings of seven examples of "Masters Literature". Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
386
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056091
ISBN
9780674056091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.05

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