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Hardback. This book explores the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women in contemporary China based on original fieldwork as well as in-depth research in multiple regions of China. Editor(s): Gaetano, Arianne M.; Jacka, Tamara. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127066
- ISBN
- 9780231127066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.28€ 100.69
€ 134.28
€ 100.69
Paperback. This book explores the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women in contemporary China based on original fieldwork as well as in-depth research in multiple regions of China. Editor(s): Gaetano, Arianne M.; Jacka, Tamara. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127073
- ISBN
- 9780231127073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. The charismatic form of healing called qigong, which at its core involves meditative breathing exercises, has achieved enormous popularity in China since the early 1980s. This text examines the cultural context of medicine and healing practices in the PRC, Taiwan and the USA. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFM; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 279 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128056
- ISBN
- 9780231128056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Written by Ouyang Xiu, an intellectual giant of the eleventh century, this is a history of the preceding century (907 - 979), a period known as the Five Dynasties. This book emphasises on the art of historical writing in the eleventh century. It includes sections that are helpful to understand the politics and personalities of the time. Translator(s): Davis, Richard L. Num Pages: 736 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128278
- ISBN
- 9780231128278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.59
€ 46.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. In the Tet Offensive of 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a massive countrywide attack on South Vietnam. This work claims Hanoi won a strategic victory. It begins with a historical overview of the events leading up to the offensive, the attack itself, and the consequent battles of Saigon, Hue, and Khe Sahn. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128407
- ISBN
- 9780231128407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128414
- ISBN
- 9780231128414
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129183
- ISBN
- 9780231129183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526. The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals. 288 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSJ. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129190
- ISBN
- 9780231129190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. 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, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HRK; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129619
- ISBN
- 9780231129619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. During 1947 and 1948, almost half the population of Palestine left their villages and livelihoods. They were never to be compensated for their abandoned property, even though the UN and most other parties acknowledge their rights in this matter. This study explores this issue. Series: Institute for Palestine Studies Series. Num Pages: 520 pages, 99 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFFD; JFSL1; JPVR; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129787
- ISBN
- 9780231129787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.67
€ 73.68
€ 56.67
Hardback. Presents a critical survey of the practices of archaeology, art history, and museums in nineteenth- and twentieth-century India. This book features essays that look at the processes of the production of lost pasts in modern India: pasts that come to be imagined around a growing corpus of monuments, archaeological relics, and art objects. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 132 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129985
- ISBN
- 9780231129985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.27
€ 131.27
Hardback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130561
- ISBN
- 9780231130561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130578
- ISBN
- 9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. An eminent China expert considers how the Chinese Communist Party will be removed from power and democratic transition will take place. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130844
- ISBN
- 9780231130844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.78
€ 109.33
€ 82.78
Paperback. An eminent China expert considers how the Chinese Communist Party will be removed from power and democratic transition will take place. Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130851
- ISBN
- 9780231130851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Aims to uncover the inherent logic of the politics of the Korean peninsula. The authors look at the implications of a nuclear North Korea for East Asia and US homeland security, assessing historical US policy, and provide a framework for constructive policy that should be followed by the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMC; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131292
- ISBN
- 9780231131292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. The third book in a trilogy that includes Seeing the Divine and Hearing the Divine, this book articulates the religious sensibility underlying the traditional performing arts and examines the relationships between the arts and religion in India today. Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131452
- ISBN
- 9780231131452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.34
€ 30.99
€ 22.34
Hardback. Scholars from political science, history, economics, international relations, and security studies offer fresh insight into the relationship between the two most populous nations on Earth. Editor(s): Frankel, Francine R.; Harding, Harry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132367
- ISBN
- 9780231132367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 90.10
€ 118.84
€ 90.10
Paperback. Scholars from political science, history, economics, international relations, and security studies offer fresh insight into the relationship between the two most populous nations on Earth. Editor(s): Frankel, Francine R.; Harding, Harry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132374
- ISBN
- 9780231132374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133388
- ISBN
- 9780231133388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.86
€ 73.68
€ 56.86
Paperback. Aims to examine the nature, evolution, and influence of the Arab public sphere. This book pays attention to the revolution of the formation and expression of public opinion, presenting discussions of Arab arguments about sanctions and the 2003 American and British invasion and occupation of Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364. Iraq, Al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today. 320 pages, ill. Aims to examine the nature, evolution, and influence of the Arab public sphere. This book pays attention to the revolution of the formation and expression of public opinion, presenting discussions of Arab arguments about sanctions and the 2003 American and British invasion and occupation of Iraq. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 16. Weight: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134491
- ISBN
- 9780231134491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134804
- ISBN
- 9780231134804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.58
€ 83.18
€ 63.58
Hardback. In the twenty years that followed the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, 800,000 Jews left their homes in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Morocco, and several other Arab countries. This book reconstructs the circumstances in which Jewish communities left the Arab world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSR1; JPVH3; JPVR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135382
- ISBN
- 9780231135382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardback. Features essays by scholars and practitioners in the arena of US-Taiwan-Chinese relations. This book clarifies historical developments, examines myths about past and present policies, and assesses issues facing policymakers. It examines a variety of issues, including the movement for independence and its place in Taiwanese domestic politics. Editor(s): Tucker, Nancy Bernkopf. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 Tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135641
- ISBN
- 9780231135641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56