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Paperback. In the Philippines, an increase in labor migration has created transnational migrant families, where children grow up apart from one or both parents, forced to work outside the country. This book offers a look at the lives of the children in these families; the impact of distance on intergenerational relationships; and gender norms in the families. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749459
- ISBN
- 9780804749459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.86
€ 25.99
€ 25.86
Hardback. This book examines the changes taking place in literary writing and publishing in contemporary China under the influence of the emerging market economy. It focuses on the revival of literary best sellers in the Chinese book market and the establishment of a best-seller production machine. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749398
- ISBN
- 9780804749398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.96
€ 149.96
Hardback. In the 1950s Sinhalese linguistic nationalism precipitated a situation in which the movement to replace English as the main language and replace with it with Sihala and Tamil was abandoned and Sinhala alone became the official language. This work looks at the subsequent outcome this had. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749237
- ISBN
- 9780804749237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.96
€ 147.96
Paperback. One of the first evaluations of China's leadership transition with Jiang Zemin's 2002 retirement as Communist Party chief, this book probes the country's related institutional transitions--both those under way and those still needed if China is to remain stable and prosperous in the 21st century. Editor(s): Lin, Gang; Hu, Xiaobo. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749190
- ISBN
- 9780804749190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.11
€ 30.99
€ 29.11
paperback. Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends. Editor(s): Krauss, Ellis S.; Pempel, T. J. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749107
- ISBN
- 9780804749107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends. Editor(s): Krauss, Ellis S.; Pempel, T. J. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749091
- ISBN
- 9780804749091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.55
€ 125.55
Paperback. Details Shanghai's beginnings as a treaty port in the mid-nineteenth century; its capitalist boom following the 1911 Revolution; the fifteen years of economic and social decline initiated by the Japanese invasion in 1937 and attempts at resistance; and the city's disgraced years under Communism. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 520 pages, 2 tables, 40 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749053
- ISBN
- 9780804749053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.59
€ 37.99
€ 35.59
Hardback. Details Shanghai's beginnings as a treaty port in the mid-nineteenth century; its capitalist boom following the 1911 Revolution; the fifteen years of economic and social decline initiated by the Japanese invasion in 1937 and attempts at resistance; and the city's disgraced years under Communism. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 520 pages, 2 tables, 40 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749046
- ISBN
- 9780804749046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.79
€ 149.79
Paperback. Based on internal documents, long-term fieldwork, and interviews, this book charts the emergence of population as a central source of power in the People's Republic of China, documenting the gradual shift from hard birth planning techniques toward soft neoliberal approaches. Num Pages: 412 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JMC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748803
- ISBN
- 9780804748803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. This volume examines class, gender and work in Tiruppur, South India, where export of knitted garments has been led by a networked fraternity of owners as hinging on their "toil". This book asks how these self-made men drew from their agrarian past to turn Gounder toil into capital. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 tables, 28 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; JFSF; JHBL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748735
- ISBN
- 9780804748735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.56
€ 76.56
Paperback. This account of democratization in Indonesia describes how opposition groups challenged the long-time ruler, President Suharto, and his military-based regime, forcing him to resign in 1998. The book's main purpose is to explain how ordinary people can bring about political change in a repressive authoritarian regime. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748452
- ISBN
- 9780804748452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.08
€ 37.99
€ 36.08
Paperback. Gift-giving is extremely important in Japanese society, not only at the personal and household levels, but at the national and macroeconomic levels as well. This book is the first in English to document the extraordinary scale, complexity, and variation of giving in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747042
- ISBN
- 9780804747042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.27
€ 30.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. This book examines how a community of urban Chinese Muslims-residents of the old Muslim district in the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an-uses consumption to position its members more favorably within the Chinese government's official paradigm for development. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746854
- ISBN
- 9780804746854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. An environmental, institutional, and cultural history of forestry in colonial eastern India. By examining the influence of regional political formations and bio-geographic processes on land and forest management, the book offers an analysis of the factors that influenced landscape change. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14 illustrations, 4 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC; RGBL; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745567
- ISBN
- 9780804745567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.91
€ 40.99
€ 35.91
Hardback. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745338
- ISBN
- 9780804745338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73
Paperback. A pioneering study of the Chinese cinemas in Shanghai and Hong Kong and the complex connections between them during the period of war, occupation, and civil war. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF; GTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804745185
- ISBN
- 9780804745185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. This book confronts the question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by presenting 18 case studies from throughout the Americas--including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States. Editor(s): Hirabayashi, Lane Ryo; Kikumura-Yano, Akemi; Hirabayashi, James A. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744614
- ISBN
- 9780804744614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.96
€ 147.96
Paperback. Dhan Gopal Mukerji (1890-1936) holds the distinction of being the first South Asian immigrant to have a successful career in the United States as a man of letters. This reissue of his autobiography, with a new introduction and afterword, seeks to revitalize interest in Mukerji and his work. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G.; Gupta, Akhil; Manekar, Purnima. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804744348
- ISBN
- 9780804744348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. This pioneering collection of 15 essays argues that Japan's medieval age began in the 14th century rather than the 12th, and marks the beginning of a fundamentally new debate about how Japan's lengthy classical period finally ended. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 524 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743792
- ISBN
- 9780804743792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.17
€ 40.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. One of the most dramatic economic changes of the past century has been the increase in married women's work outside the home. This volume examines the nature of married women's participation in the economies of three East Asian countries: Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Editor(s): Brinton, Mary C. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; 1FPKS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743549
- ISBN
- 9780804743549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardback. The fifteen essays in this volume address from several viewpoints the question of what role population change played in East Asia's rapid economic development. Editor(s): Mason, Andrew. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 528 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJP; JHBD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743037
- ISBN
- 9780804743037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.35
€ 230.35
Hardback. An ethnographic study of a community of Mongolian herders who have been undergoing dramatic environmental and social transformations since 1980. It observes a remote region of modern China, documenting some of the unintended harmful consequences of decollectivization and economic development. Num Pages: 272 pages, 32 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742788
- ISBN
- 9780804742788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.88
€ 85.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741866
- ISBN
- 9780804741866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. This text is an ethnographic study of nikkeis living in Toyota City. The book focuses on how Brazilian factory workers and their children work through the problems arising from their ambiguous status. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741828
- ISBN
- 9780804741828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.80
€ 37.99
€ 35.80