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In 1995, an Okinawan schoolgirl was raped by several US servicemen. Reaction to the crime culminated in a rally attended by some 85,000 people. Using this event as a point of reference, this book explores how Okinawans began to regard themselves as a confident citizenry embracing ideals of democracy, human rights, and women's equality. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
With a new preface
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138901
ISBN
9780231138901
Condition: New

€ 95.15

Reveals the surprising role Buddhism and Buddhist leaders played in the development of the modern Chinese state and in fostering relations between Tibet and China from the Republican period (1912-1949) to the early years of Communist rule. This work offers insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in East Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134460
ISBN
9780231134460
Condition: New

€ 136.56

Contemporary Taiwanese literature has often been neglected and misrepresented by literary historians both inside and outside of Taiwan. Chang provides a comprehensive and fluent history of late twentieth-century Taiwanese literature by placing this vibrant tradition within the contexts of a modernizing local economy, a globalizing world economy, and a postcolonial and post-Cold War world order. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132343
ISBN
9780231132343
Condition: New

€ 94.80

Considers the journeys and worldviews of medieval pilgrims. This book also reveals the complex interactions between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Holy Land. It considers the pilgrims' conflicted, frequently simplistic, views of their Muslim hosts and their social and religious practices. Translator(s): Wilson, Donald W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132305
ISBN
9780231132305
Condition: New

€ 101.12

The experience of the divine in India has three components, sight, performance, and sound. One in a trilogy of books that include Diana Eck's Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India, and Susan L. Schwartz's Rasa: Performing the Divine in India, Mantra presents an introduction to the use of sound-mantra-in the practice of Indian religion. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HRK; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129602
ISBN
9780231129602
Condition: New

€ 128.96

Since the late 1980's, Brazilians of Japanese descent have been 'return' migrating to Japan as unskilled foreign workers. This book illuminates how cultural encounters caused by transnational migration can reinforce local ethnic identities and nationalist discourses. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128384
ISBN
9780231128384
Condition: New

€ 166.82

In its early phase, Subaltern Studies dealt extensively with the issue of community and violence in the context of peasant uprisings. The present volume concentrates on gender and national politics and introduces a wide range of new issues raised by the relations between community, gender and violence. Editor(s): Chatterjee, Partha; Jeganathan, Pradeep. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FK; 1FM; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123143
ISBN
9780231123143
Condition: New

€ 136.56

This is the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000), providing a portrait of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradtion amid the changes that shook China during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Translator(s): Brissman, Lily Chia; Brissman, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122504
ISBN
9780231122504
Condition: New

€ 71.50

In the late twelfth century, Japanese people called the transitional period in which they were living the "age of warriors." This book provides an account of the religious, intellectual, and literary practices of medieval Japan in order to reveal the era's own cultural creativity and enormous economic potential. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118422
ISBN
9780231118422
Condition: New

€ 129.05

The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism. Num Pages: 698 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
698
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114387
ISBN
9780231114387
Condition: New

€ 169.12

A prominent member of the Manhattan Project, Robert Serber was one of a team of scientists who assembled the bombs on Tinina Island for transport to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was also one of the first Americans to walk among the Japanese ruins after the catastrophe. This revealing self portrait is the story of Serber's life before, during, and after World War II. Series: George B. Pegram Lectures S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 67 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWMN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105460
ISBN
9780231105460
Condition: New

€ 83.28

In this collection of original essays, leading scholars of East Asian studies seek to define the deeply religious dimensions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian thought and practice in order to demonstrate its intellectual connections with other traditions of thought--such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Shintoism--at specific junctures in history. Editor(s): Cohen, Irene; Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; HPDF; HRAB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103527
ISBN
9780231103527
Condition: New

€ 125.70

Tells the story of the courageous men who agreed to put their lives in danger to perform a critical mission in which they could not be officially acknowledged. This book chronicles the communist air attack on Site 85, the only such aerial bombing of the entire Vietnam War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103169
ISBN
9780231103169
Condition: New

€ 149.07

Hardback. A trenchant reappraisal of Chinese communist foreign policy that provides the first comprehensive analysis of the actual party documents, memoirs, and writings of Mao Zedong that have only recently become available. Num Pages: 343 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPFC; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103107
ISBN
9780231103107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.66

Paperback. A study of India's struggle towards independence, which examines the quest in the broader context of the USA's response to the question of Asian nationalism. The author views American foreign policy at a time of important change in America's attitude towards the colonial world. Num Pages: 393 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100458
ISBN
9780231100458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.62

These twenty-nine original essays focuses on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural influences. Editor(s): Heinrich, Amy Vladeck. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 953.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096966
ISBN
9780231096966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.36

The first of a two-volume sourcebook of the Korean civilization, which emcompasses social, intellectual and religious traditions from Neolithic times to the present day. It focuses on the following dynasties: Three Kingdoms, Koryo, Early Choson, Late Choson and Modern. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 750 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
750
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079129
ISBN
9780231079129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.24

Paperback. Based on the author's ethnographic research in India, the book explores the psychology of Hinduism, and offers an innovative synthesis of psychoanylsis with modern anthropological theories of cultural difference. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078696
ISBN
9780231078696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1QFM; HBG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231067232
ISBN
9780231067232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Offers an inside look at the 1982 Israeli occupation of Beirut, describes P.L.O. activities prior to their evacuation, and discusses the behind-the-scenes politics of the situation. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231061865
ISBN
9780231061865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.76

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