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Hardcover. The first book in any language devoted entirely to Japanese sculpture of the Hakuho period (c. 650-710 CE) Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Series. Num Pages: 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; ACBP; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991306
- ISBN
- 9780295991306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. Looks at how changes made when medieval Chinese manuscripts were copied influenced a writer's literary reputation Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991344
- ISBN
- 9780295991344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Examines the rationale and ideals behind Park's philosophy of national development Editor(s): Kim, Hyung-A; Sorensen, Clark W. Series: Center for Korean Studies Publication. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991405
- ISBN
- 9780295991405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardcover. Inquires into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used Editor(s): Li, Feng; Branner, David Prager. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; CFC; GTC; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991528
- ISBN
- 9780295991528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.23
€ 118.23
Paperback. Presents a description of the economic and ecological organization of rural Korean domestic groups Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 27 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; JFSL9; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992761
- ISBN
- 9780295992761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.62
€ 42.62
Paperback. As state control of private life in China has loosened since 1980, citizens have experienced an unprecedented family revolution. Reading popular "divorce narratives" in fiction, film, and TV drama, this book shows that the representation of marital discord has become a cultural battleground for competing ideologies within post-revolutionary China. Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993508
- ISBN
- 9780295993508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardcover. By the tenth century CE, Mount Wutai had become a major pilgrimage site within the emerging culture of a distinctively Chinese Buddhism. This book traces confluence of factors that produced this transformation and argues that monastic architecture, more than texts, relics, or pilgrimages, was the key to Mount Wutai's emergence as a sacred site. Series: Art History Publication Initiative Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMN; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993522
- ISBN
- 9780295993522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Paperback. While exploring anew the meanings of Asian American social history, this title argues that the core values and ideals of the nation emanate today not from the so-called mainstream but from the margins, from among Asian and African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, women, and the gay and lesbian community. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993560
- ISBN
- 9780295993560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardcover. Through her successive drives for gender equality, human rights, political reform, Taiwan independence, and, currently, environmental protection, Lu has played a key role in Taiwan's evolution from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993645
- ISBN
- 9780295993645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. While the number of domestic leisure travelers has increased dramatically in reform-era China, the persistent gap between urban and rural living standards attests to ongoing social, and political inequalities. This book investigates the contested meanings and unintended consequences of tourism for those people whose lives and livelihoods. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JHBS; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993669
- ISBN
- 9780295993669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Provides an unparalleled view of the art of traditional Chinese short fiction. Translator(s): Yang, Shuhui. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993713
- ISBN
- 9780295993713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.17€ 62.86
€ 64.17
€ 62.86
Paperback. Considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. This book draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; GTB; RGC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993836
- ISBN
- 9780295993836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Explores a range of themes, including the roots of capitalist development in Korea, the origins of the modern business elite, the nature of Japanese colonial policy and the Japanese colonial state, the relationship between the colonial government and the Korean economic elite, and the nature of Korean collaboration. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993881
- ISBN
- 9780295993881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. By studying the early splits within Korean nationalism, this book shows that the issues faced by Korean nationalists during the Japanese colonial period were complex and enduring. It provides a context with which to analyze the difficult issues of political identity and national unity that remain central to contemporary Korean politics. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993898
- ISBN
- 9780295993898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. A comparison of Japanese, Chinese and American preschools, discussing how these schools both reflect and affect philosophies of child-rearing and early childhood education and larger social patterns and beliefs in each society. Num Pages: 248 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JNA; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300048124
- ISBN
- 9780300048124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.64
€ 30.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. This is a survey of China's wealth of art, architecture and artefacts from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It discusses in detail a wide range of art forms and techniques from porcelain and pottery to secular painting and sculpture. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 b/w + 96 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082845
- ISBN
- 9780300082845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.54
€ 49.99
€ 35.54
Hardback. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 b&w + 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 291 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107357
- ISBN
- 9780300107357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardback. Argues that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available - with the majority of exposure having been given to avant-garde, experimental, or politically charged art. This book discusses contemporary Chinese art in a range of styles and subject matter and substantially expands on our understanding of this work. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations + 215 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122084
- ISBN
- 9780300122084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.85
€ 46.99
€ 36.85
Paperback. A collection of essay, which reexamine the Wu Family Shrines pictorial carvings from Han dynasty China, helping readers understand the long cultural history behind them. It addresses the ideals, practices, and problems of the Wu Family Shrines and Han China; and Han funerary art and architecture in Shandong and other regions. Series: Princeton University Art Museum Monographs S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 219 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300137040
- ISBN
- 9780300137040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
€ 52.99
€ 37.81
Hardback. Focuses on artwork produced from the 1950s to the 1970s, when Mao Zedong was in leadership. This book argues that important contributions were made during this period that require fuller consideration in Chinese art history, especially with relevance to the contemporary world. Editor(s): Shengtian, Zheng. Series: Asia Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 50 black & white illustrations + 150 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1919.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140644
- ISBN
- 9780300140644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 67.69
€ 83.18
€ 67.69
Hardback. The genre of Rajput painting flourished between the 16th and 19th centuries in the kingdoms that ruled what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan (place of rajas). This title surveys the overall tradition of Indian Rajput painting, while developing new methods to ask unprecedented questions about meaning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 175 black-&-white illustrations & 54 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300142297
- ISBN
- 9780300142297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.58
€ 83.18
€ 63.58
The Ambonese Herbal, Volume 6: Species List and Indexes for Volumes 1-...
Georgius Everhardus Rumphius
Hardback. Over the course of five decades, the seventeenth-century naturalist Georgius Everhardus Rumphius assiduously gathered information on the native plants of Ambon Island and its archipelago. This book surveys the Indonesian economic and medicinal uses of the plants Rumphius described. Translator(s): Beekman, E. M. BIC Classification: 1FMN; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300153750
- ISBN
- 9780300153750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.45
€ 95.07
€ 72.45
Hardback. Accompanying the first US museum exhibition devoted to contemporary art from Pakistan, this catalogue provides a look at the trends in Pakistani art. It covers a range of subjects and media, from installation and video art to sculpture, drawing, and paintings in the 'contemporary miniature' tradition. Series: Asia Society. Num Pages: 160 pages, 17 b/w + 78 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FKP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154184
- ISBN
- 9780300154184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
Hardback. When Margrieta came to New York in 1686 with her husband and set up a shop, she brought an astonishing array of Eastern goods, many of which were documented in an inventory made after her death in 1695. This book explores the life and times of the fascinating woman, her family, and her things. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 black-&-white illustrations + 275 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FMM; ACBS; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 227 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154672
- ISBN
- 9780300154672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 67.69
€ 83.18
€ 67.69