History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. Brian Steininger revisits Japan's mid-Heian court of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book, where literary Chinese was not only the basis of official administration, but also a medium for political protest, sermons of mourning, and poems of celebration. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975156
- ISBN
- 9780674975156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.24
€ 44.99
€ 38.24
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JPS; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173742
- ISBN
- 9780231173742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.13
€ 87.13
Hardback. This book explores the decision of the British Empire to import Chinese labour to southern Africa despite the already tense racial situation in the region. It enables a clearer understanding of racial and political developments in southern Africa during the reconstruction period and places localised issues within a wider historiography. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303775
- ISBN
- 9780230303775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783373727
- ISBN
- 9781783373727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349251360
- ISBN
- 9781349251360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
hardcover. This work examines the significance of the local-self-government movement in China between 1898 and 1911. It argues that it was separate from the phenomenon of provincial assemblies and constitutionalism in general. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674119734
- ISBN
- 9780674119734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.34
€ 46.99
€ 39.34
Paperback. The Tang dynasty is often called China's golden age, a period of commercial, religious, and cultural connections from Korea and Japan to the Persian Gulf, and a time of unsurpassed literary creativity. This title captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 illustrations, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064010
- ISBN
- 9780674064010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.89
€ 29.99
€ 25.89
paperback. Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident' plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity. This book focuses on this incident. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141031453
- ISBN
- 9780141031453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Originally published in French under title: La Chine m'inquiaete. Paris: Perrin, c2008. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152259
- ISBN
- 9780231152259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. 208 pages. Originally published in French under title: La Chine m'inquiaete. Paris: Perrin, c2008. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 21. Weight: 390. Translator(s): Holoch, George.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152242
- ISBN
- 9780231152242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 73.24
€ 94.03
€ 73.24
Hardback. Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their country's wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248830
- ISBN
- 9781442248830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.94
€ 95.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475399
- ISBN
- 9780801475399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. This book challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. It presents the history of China's last empire that is useful for understanding the challenges facing China today. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066243
- ISBN
- 9780674066243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.89
€ 29.99
€ 25.89
Paperback. Lifting the lid on China's secret struggle with home-grown Islamic Terrorism Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531409
- ISBN
- 9781784531409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.92
€ 30.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. Nathan explored the roots of the Tiananmen tragedy in Deng Xiaoping's ten-year reform. How will cultural values and attitudes shape China's political development? What will be the impact of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the West? Drawing on ground-breaking empirical research, Nathan measures the expectations of individual Chinese and their attitudes toward government and democracy. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 242 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072854
- ISBN
- 9780231072854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, the book focuses on the interaction of humans and their environment, tracing changes in the physical and cultural world that is home to a fifth of humankind. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 468 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white halftones, 37 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442277885
- ISBN
- 9781442277885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. In the author's opinion, commercial relations between China and Britain in the 1950s determined subsequent economic relations between the countries more than is commonly recognized. This book examines how trade was effected by the revolution and the crises surrounding the Korean war. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349119950
- ISBN
- 9781349119950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardback. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; KCF; KJM; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312210298
- ISBN
- 9780312210298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.93
€ 193.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403979773
- ISBN
- 9781403979773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. The Tang Dynasty (618-907), traditionally regarded as the golden age of China, was a time of patricians and intellectuals, Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, poetry and music, song and dance. In China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty, Charles Benn paints a vivid picture of the lifestyle behind the grandeur of the Tang culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, numerous line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195176650
- ISBN
- 9780195176650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.80
€ 25.99
€ 24.80