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Hardback. Reflects the approach the Chinese have pursued since the last century and especially why after so many successful or unsuccessful revolutions they finally took up reform as a means to solve their national problems. The authors expose the undercurrents pushing the leaders to economic reform. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333521809
- ISBN
- 9780333521809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24
Paperback. This is a study of the process of modernization in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong with particular reference to the role of education. It covers a wide range of topics including social values, social change, equality and moral education, credentialism and the syndrome of professionalism. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPCH; 1FPJ; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333515044
- ISBN
- 9780333515044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardback. This description of the military struggle for Afghanistan concerns the objectives, operations, tactics and effectiveness of the forces involved in that struggle. The aim is to describe the war as objectively and in as much detail as possible. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333514771
- ISBN
- 9780333514771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Hardcover. This is a pioneering study based on original sources of the least researched aspect of Keynes, namely, the crucial formative role of his Indian connection in the making of Keynes as an economist and policy-maker. It analyses the interaction of Indian experience on Keynes's thought and work and of Keynes on Indian economic thought and policy. Series: Keynesian studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333513330
- ISBN
- 9780333513330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.78
€ 193.78
Hardback. This book reviews protectionist practices in the United States, the European Community and Japan. It assesses their causes and effects. In coverage, depth of analysis and vantage point this is a study of the new protectionist trends that began in the 1970s and continued in the 1980s. Editor(s): Grilli, Enzo R.; Sassoon, Enrico. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1QFE; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPS; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333499733
- ISBN
- 9780333499733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.78
€ 193.78
Hardback. This book shows the impact of the current economic reform on the income development of peasant households in China. The research is based on information from book-keeping records of some households of a few regions in central China, the national statistical network, local statistics and chronicles. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JHBC; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333497432
- ISBN
- 9780333497432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.93
€ 193.93
Hardcover. ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is now in its third decade and its six member countries face new problems and will soon be under new leaders. This book succeeds "Understanding ASEAN", which was also edited by Alison Broinowski. Editor(s): Broinowski, Alison. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QFS; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333497203
- ISBN
- 9780333497203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardback. The author gives the background to the 15-year-long saga of Hong Kong and the asylum seekers from Vietnam. The principal themes cover screening and repatriation, the violence in the detention centres, the plight of children and the urgent need for generousity from the international community. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFF; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333496947
- ISBN
- 9780333496947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. An examination of China's accommodation of Western constitutional values, in the light of the pending return of British Hong Kong to China. The Joint Declaration which governs the return guarantees a continuance of these values, and this study looks at the resulting tensions between East and West. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JPH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333494523
- ISBN
- 9780333494523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. This book studies the origins of the Yen crisis, the global strategy to 1980, the current global strategy and the investments in Singapore and South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333494455
- ISBN
- 9780333494455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.44
€ 128.44
Hardback. A study examining the relationship which existed between Japan and Britain during the Meiji, or "Enlightenment" era of 1868-1912 in Japan. The author argues that the British influence on trade, education and military and political policies laid the foundations for Japan's industrial greatness. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333483466
- ISBN
- 9780333483466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.32
€ 195.32
Hardcover. Deals with the foreign policy of the former Soviet Union, Russia and South Asia. The book is a multi-dimensional analysis of Soviet-American rivalry, and Soviet determination to expand in the direction of South Asia and the Gulf. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FB; 1FKP; 3JJP; HBT; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333482278
- ISBN
- 9780333482278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.07
€ 129.07
Paperback. In focusing on four major wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1947 to 1979, all of them ending in agreed ceasefires, truces, or armistices, this book concentrates on the external efforts after each war to help resolve the conflict. Num Pages: 522 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QFM; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333482261
- ISBN
- 9780333482261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.32
€ 69.32
Hardback. A study which challenges the dominant understanding of Singapore as a case where "correct" policies have made rapid industrialization possible and which raises questions about the possibility and appropriateness of its emulation. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; KCB; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333470794
- ISBN
- 9780333470794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.50
€ 194.50
Hardback. This book investigates what happens to the English language when it seeks to accommodate India and what happens to India when it is accommodated within the language of a far-off European country. It explores the work of writers from Kipling to Salman Rushdie, Ghandhi to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333467053
- ISBN
- 9780333467053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.90
€ 193.90
Hardback. This review of the foreign policies of all Southeast Asian states, adheres to a comparative framework. The framework combines early foreign policy analysis theories with current concepts of political economy. The book attempts to identify emerging patterns and suggest explanations for them. Editor(s): Wurfel, David; Burton, Bruce. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPQB; JPS; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 591.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333464663
- ISBN
- 9780333464663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardback. Companies are controlled from within, shareholders are outsiders. Women are more than equal in their homes, less than equal at work. The author explored widely before coining the term "competitive communism" to describe Japan's economic and social system. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JH; JPFC; KCB; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333457252
- ISBN
- 9780333457252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.90
€ 193.90
Hardback. The author offers insights into the management of public programmes by the Japanese government revealing how the inner circles of the ruling party, the ministers and political leaders overlap in the exercise of power and how they have achieved the successful economic and social revolution. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KJM; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333453056
- ISBN
- 9780333453056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.24
€ 127.24
Paperback. An updated and revised account of economic and political decision-making in Pakistan during 1971-77 under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Questioning the reasons for Bhutto's reversal of policy in 1974, the author argues that Bhutto's actions were influenced by prominent social groups. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJPL; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333450864
- ISBN
- 9780333450864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. This book addresses itself to the relationship between the ideological and material which has long occupied a primary place in Marxist scholarship and is seen to be of central importance to feminist analysis. This book looks at some aspects of the debate in the context of Asia. Editor(s): Afshar, Haleh; Agarwal, Bina (Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University, India). Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFA; JFFK; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333444092
- ISBN
- 9780333444092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. A book concerning the Japanese identity in which the author theorizes that the national mentality is a dichotomy between the "equestrian" and the "peasant". He draws on Japanese and European classical literature, on the history of warfare and on studies of law and business management. Translator(s): Derges, Susan. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333443538
- ISBN
- 9780333443538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Hardcover. Addressed to the management of financial institutions and computer and communications technologists, this book aims to provide information on the four generations of online financial networks which have evolved over the past twenty years in Japan. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KFFK; KJMV1; KJQ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333440698
- ISBN
- 9780333440698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. A guide to China since the death of Mao Zedong, explaining and assessing the political conflicts and developments of the post-Mao era and the dramatic economic transformations launched by the new leadership. International relations, education, health and literary revival are also considered. Series: China in focus series. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333426630
- ISBN
- 9780333426630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.71
€ 60.71
Hardcover. The first comparative study of the financial services revolution in three world financial centres, this book offers a political analysis of the changing role of the state in capitalist economies. It focuses on the key role of public agencies and on their struggle with private interests. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPQB; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Schol, Print UK
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333415627
- ISBN
- 9780333415627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.61
€ 193.61