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Paperback. An introduction to the themes of a still-evolving American ethnic literature Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
American Literatures Initiativ ed.
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902172
ISBN
9781439902172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Offers a long-overdue corrective to the mythology and the mystique which has plagued the study of pirates and served to deny them their rightful legitimacy as subjects of investigation Editor(s): Pennell, C. R. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KJ; 1QSA; 1QSM; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766781
ISBN
9780814766781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; A; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629251
ISBN
9780816629251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804773317
ISBN
9780804773317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. Throughout the history of imperial China, the educational elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. By examining literary archetypes, titles of paintings, inscriptions and the historical context, this text shows that paintings expressed strong political opinions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFC; DSBB; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007826
ISBN
9780674007826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. Series: Detective Hawksworth Trilogy. BIC Classification: 1FMS; FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 45. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814423670
ISBN
9789814423670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. Essential reading for an understanding of economic and political relations between China and the West in the nineteenth century. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; JPS; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781784531331
ISBN
9781784531331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 822.10

Hardcover. Examines the energy resources, naval forces, and national strategies of the nations of Asia, set against the priorities and resources of the US. This book reveals that the nations of the region - of which the United States must be counted - are in fact working together in striving to ensure the security of scarce energy resources they all require. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations (b&w), 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FP; JW; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780275996451
ISBN
9780275996451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.15
€ 76.51

Hardcover. Tony Kosuge answer many questions about the states of East Asia. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPA; JPF; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Focalpoint Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957199101
ISBN
9780957199101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Drawing on primary documents, this work describes the historical origins of the Tantric movement in early medieval India. It shows how changes in medieval Indian society led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India that became the model for Buddhist cultures in China, Tibet and Japan. Num Pages: 475 pages, 23 illus, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126199
ISBN
9780231126199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. An unbarred account of life in post-occupation Iraq and an assessment of the nation's prospects for the future Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JPH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187267
ISBN
9780300187267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. National Geographic magazine is an American popular culture icon that, since its founding in 1888, has been on a nonstop tour classifying and cataloguing the peoples of the world. This title provides an insightful and alternative interpretation of National Geographic. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; GTB; JFC; JFSL; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566397520
ISBN
9781566397520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 81 colour, 33 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; AJC; HBJF1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904563860
ISBN
9781904563860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Pamphlet. Series: Five Leaves Bookshop Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 30 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910170090
ISBN
9781910170090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.24

Hardcover. This book deals with the contribution of the Theosophical Society to the rise of Indian nationalism and seeks to restore it to its proper place in the history of ideas, both with regard to its spiritual doctrine and the sources on which it drew, as well as its role in giving rise to the New Age movement of the 20th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; HRQC5; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781845539221
ISBN
9781845539221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.94

Paperback. Series: SEDA Specials. Num Pages: 46 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 296 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
SEDA
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902435428
ISBN
9781902435428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 4.02

Paperback. The first in-depth study of the puzzling relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea and the influence of the United States on it from the Cold War to the present. It draws on recently declassified U.S. documents, internal Korean government documents, and interviews with former policy makers in the United States, Japan, and Korea. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 tables 3 figures 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731928
ISBN
9780804731928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Paperback. Beate Sirota Gordon was born in Vienna, but in 1929 her family moved to Japan so that her father, a noted pianist, could teach, and she grew up speaking German, English, and Japanese. In 1946, at age twenty-two, she helped to draft the new postwar Japanese constitution. This title chronicles the unlikely string of events that led her to that role. Num Pages: 176 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226132518
ISBN
9780226132518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Focusing especially on literature by or about women-preferring women, Sang traces the history of female same-sex relations in China from the late Imperial period (1600-1911) through the republican era (1912-1949). She ends by examining the re-emergence of public debate on lesbians in modern China. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734804
ISBN
9780226734804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Based on the premise that people shape their ideas of what is permissible, define boundaries of right and wrong, and imagine sexual worlds through the discourses available, this book explores the Ottoman sexual thought and practices. It deals with the history of the Ottoman Empire, the history of sexuality and gender, and the Islamic Middle East. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 242 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; 3J; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245631
ISBN
9780520245631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

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