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Paperback. Explores the fashioning and refashioning of modern Chinese subjectivity as it relates to the literal and figurative body of the nation. This book contains essays that reveal the particular temporality of the modern Chinese nation-state. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319696
ISBN
9780822319696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231704427
ISBN
9780231704427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37, 21 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479458
ISBN
9780801479458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Aims to unpack the complex meanings of 'Chineseness' in post-1998 Indonesia, including the ways in which the policy of multiculturalism enabled such a 'resurgence', the forces that shaped it and the possibilities for 'resinicisation'. This book examines ethnic Chinese self-identify. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192686
ISBN
9781845192686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Paperback. In Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; APFA; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361558
ISBN
9780822361558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.91

paperback. A guide that puts Middle Eastern politics, people, and problems in perspective. It demystifies the history and conflicts of this complex region from the Ottoman Empire and the Balfour Declaration to the Intifada and the Gulf War, and offers an analysis of why events in the Middle East continue to reverberate throughout the world. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Wiley & Sons
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764554834
ISBN
9780764554834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JM; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 377 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958292406
ISBN
9783958292406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 54.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
AKASHIC BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0012631
ISBN
9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
AKASHIC BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KTG0002776
ISBN
9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 140 Colour and 32 Black and White Photographs; 7 Colour and 25 Black and White Illustrati. BIC Classification: 1FMP; VXH; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556439414
ISBN
9781556439414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465068364
ISBN
9780465068364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.28

Paperback. This book is a cultural history, offering an historical account of the formation of a distinctive Omani culture; arguing that it is in this unique culture that a specific conception and practice of diplomacy has been developed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468. 304 pages, 2 maps. This book is a cultural history, offering an historical account of the formation of a distinctive Omani culture; arguing that it is in this unique culture that a specific conception and practice of diplomacy has been developed. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; JPSD. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748677337
ISBN
9780748677337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. A careful and illuminating analysis of the economic dimensions of the Palestine-Israel conflict. Invaluable for students, journalists and activists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745327945
ISBN
9780745327945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.66

Hardback. Thai Style is renowned throughout the world for its form and colours, reflecting wider national culture. Whether pavilion-style architecture, elegant interior designs, innovative use of textiles and materials, today's Thai Style combines cultural traditions with skilled craftsmanship and modern interpretations. This book showcases Thai Style. Num Pages: 196 pages, 295 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 288 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780678337
ISBN
9781780678337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 50.35

Paperback. Takes the reader behind the North Korean curtain and reveals the inner workings of its isolated society while offering a powerful testament to the human spirit. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259997
ISBN
9780520259997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Hardback. Feasts and Fasts: A History of Indian Food is an exploration of Indian cuisine in the context of the country's religious, moral, social and philosophical development. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 colour, 50 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233529
ISBN
9781780233529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011298
ISBN
9780674011298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.21

Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272422
ISBN
9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.13

Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932643008
ISBN
9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. Editor(s): Koppel, Nikolas J. Num Pages: 142 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
142
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607413356
ISBN
9781607413356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.33
€ 101.89

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