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paperback. Offers new insights into the tumultuous history of the relations between China and Tibet at the start of the twentieth century Translator(s): Bisset-Buechel, Rebecca. Num Pages: 402 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9786162150166
ISBN
9786162150166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Explores the circulation of Hong Kong action cinema in Japan, Korea, India, Australia, France, and the United States, and its links with Taiwan, Singapore, and the Chinese mainland. This collection examines diverse cultural contexts for action cinema's popularity and the problems involved in the trans-national study of globally popular forms. Editor(s): Morris, Meaghan; Li, Siu Leung; Chan, Stephen Ching-Kiu. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932643015
ISBN
9781932643015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. An exploration of the central role of indirect modes of expression in ancient China. Translator(s): Hawkes, Sophie. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDAG; HPCA; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951115
ISBN
9781890951115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardcover. Translator(s): Fusco, Peter; Choe, Wolhee. Num Pages: 127 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FPK; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445544
ISBN
9781885445544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Hardback. Offers a snapshot of key educational stratification issues in East Asian nations, and their evolution in conjunction with changing student populations. This book addresses issues ranging from curricular adaptations to globalization, to persisting and new forms of educational stratification, to new multiculturalism in educational policy. Editor(s): Hannum, Emily; Park, Hyunjoon; Butler, Yuko Goto. Series Editor(s): Hannum, Emily. Series: Research in the Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHB; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781849509763
ISBN
9781849509763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.75

Hardback. Singapore was ranked first for the competence of its public officials from 1999 to 2002 by "The Global Competitiveness Report". This book intends to provide a detailed study of public administration Singapore-style. Series: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JPP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849509244
ISBN
9781849509244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.59

Hardback. A study that contributes to the debate on whether defense spending encourages or hinders economic growth. It assesses the effect of politics on economic growth in developing societies, with a focus on the Middle East. It urges Third World leaders to improve levels of freedom, democracy, and openness of their political systems. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781849506618
ISBN
9781849506618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.98

Hardback. As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise. This book brings the lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Srinivas, Hari; Sharma, Anshu. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781848559066
ISBN
9781848559066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.75

Hardback. Cyberdefense has become, over the past five years, a major issue on the international scene. China, by the place it occupies, is the subject of attention: it is observed, criticized, and designated by many states as a major player in the global cyber-insecurity. Editor(s): Ventre, Daniel. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; UR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848216143
ISBN
9781848216143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.64

Hardback. This study investigated the relationship between intellectual capital and public sector performance in Malaysia. Findings revealed that there is a significant and positive relationship between two, and one way of increasing the level of public sector performance is to tie performance to intellectual capital. Series: Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; KFC; KJMV3; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783501687
ISBN
9781783501687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.37

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jin, Hong Ryul. Num Pages: 444 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; MJP; MNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 7128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1715.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thieme Medical Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781626231436
ISBN
9781626231436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.77
€ 230.03

Hardback. Describes how Western art institutions and vocabulary were transplanted to Japan in the late nineteenth century, exposing the politics through which the words, categories, and values that structure our understanding of the field came to be while revealing the historicity of Western and non-Western art history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 full-colour, 19 b&w & 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060599
ISBN
9781606060599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.26
€ 72.76

Paperback. During the Second World War, Chinese Americans contributed to the war effort by joining the armed forces and working in the defense industries. This title traces the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated outfit of Chinese Americans sent to China in support of the American Army Air Corps and the Chinese Air Force. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138401
ISBN
9781592138401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Examines the diasporic and transnational aspects of Asian-American literature and engages works of prose and poetry as aesthetic articulations of the fluid transnational identities formed by Asian-American writers. Editor(s): Lim, Shirley; Gamber, John Blair; Sohn, Stephen Hong; Valentino, Gina. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134519
ISBN
9781592134519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Drawing on the cosmopolitan sensibility of scholars like Anthony Appiah, Vinay Dharwadker, Martha Nussbaum, Bruce Robbins, and Amartya Sen, this book argues that to read the body of South Asian American literature justly, one must engage with the urgencies of places as diverse as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Pakistan, and Trinidad. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KBB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592130818
ISBN
9781592130818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. A provocative look at the centrality of desire for "the Land" among early settlers in pre-state Israel Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781584659686
ISBN
9781584659686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Hardback. This is a journey into the world of women in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Jerusalem toward the end of Ottoman rule in the Holy Land. Margalit Shilo sheds new light on female society of the time, a subject nearly untouched by historians. Series: Brandeis Series on Jewish Women. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584654834
ISBN
9781584654834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.81
€ 52.25

Hardcover. Explores the complex interactions between French medicine and Vietnamese childbirth traditions, documenting the emergence of a plural system of maternity services that incorporated both biomedical knowledge and local birthing traditions. Num Pages: 254 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465687
ISBN
9781580465687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.22

Hardcover. A study of how Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest peak on earth, became the German "mountain of the mind." Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FKAH; 2ACG; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139580
ISBN
9781571139580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.97

Paperback. A collection of essays that asks readers to reconsider who represents Asian America and what constitutes its history. Defining the early period as spanning the nineteenth century and the 1960s, it speaks to the difficulty of recovering a past that was largely unrecorded as well as understanding the varied experiences of peoples of Asian descent. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399647
ISBN
9781566399647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.90

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