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Paperback. In the two decades after World War II, Germans on both sides of the iron curtain fought vehemently over American cultural imports. This title traces how westerns, jeans, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and stars like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley reached adolescents in both Germanies, who eagerly adopted the different styles. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 26 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211391
ISBN
9780520211391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.60

Paperback. Just after World War I, jazz began a journey along America's waterways from its birthplace in New Orleans. This title brings to life the vibrant history of this music and its newfound mainstream popularity among the American people. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102672
ISBN
9780226102672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Examining a number of players in the jazz scene, including Sidney Bechet, Inez Cavanaugh, and Kenny Clarke, this book identifies how they performed both as musicians and as African Americans. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279353
ISBN
9780520279353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477312278
ISBN
9781477312278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

paperback. By the 1920s, Jews were - by all economic, political, and cultural measures of the day - making it in America. This book shows that most Jews felt culturally obliged to mark themselves as different - and believed that doing so made them both better Jews and better Americans. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116532
ISBN
9780691116532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. The essential five-volume resource on the painting and sculpture of one of the world's foremost contemporary artists Editor(s): Zinn, Betsy Stepina. Num Pages: 1578 pages, 1317 color + 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXD9; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 248. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
1578
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780300227420
ISBN
9780300227420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 681.76
€ 505.23

Hardcover. From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. This book includes examples of the designed and executed decorative arts of the Meiji periods from the Khalili Collection. Editor(s): Irvine, Gregory. Num Pages: 240 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 327 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2072.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239131
ISBN
9780500239131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 53.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146630
ISBN
9780231146630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

paperback. This examination of Japanese imperialism focuses on the domestic impact of Japan's activities in Northeast China between 1931 and 1945, to consider the "metropolitan effects" of empire building - how the Japanese people imagined and experienced the empire they called Manchukuo. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1 map, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219342
ISBN
9780520219342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.01

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 259 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623580
ISBN
9780691623580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.14
€ 55.55

Paperback. Assesses the historical development and societal impact of the motorcycle industry, from the influence of motor sports on vehicle sales in the early 1900s to the postwar developments that led to the massive wave of motorization sweeping the Asia-Pacific region. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814546
ISBN
9780774814546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. A work of history documenting the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century transformation of State Shinto into a radical ideology that ultimately drove Japan into a holy war against Western civilization. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344230
ISBN
9780822344230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 21 b&w illustrations and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179225
ISBN
9780231179225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.63
€ 62.34

Paperback. Contrary to popular belief, the Japanese Army widely employed tanks within the Pacific theater of war. This title details their key role in the conquests of Singapore and Malaya, as well as their later use in Burma, Saipan, and the Philippines, including in the amphibious assault of Corregidor. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846030918
ISBN
9781846030918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.46

Hardback. Adding an important new dimension to the history of U.S.-Japan relations, this book reveals that an unofficial movement to promote good feeling between the United States and Japan in the 1920s and 1930s only narrowly failed to achieve its goal: to modify the so-called anti-Japanese exclusion clause of the 1924 U.S. immigration law. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJG; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 579.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738132
ISBN
9780804738132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 178 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352027
ISBN
9780764352027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.53
€ 39.54

Paperback. Presents a systematic reexamination of the evolution of party politics in Japan since the end of the second World War. This study provides a set of interpretations based on a microanalytic approach that highlights the incentive and bargaining power of individual political actors, and their competitive and strategic behavior. Num Pages: 172 pages, 33 tables 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780691015965
ISBN
9780691015965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.67

Paperback. By making a comparison between Japanese policy reaction to the financial and monetary crisis, American policymakers' reactions to the US Savings and Loan crisis and to earlier monetary challenges, this study puts the Japanese economic problems of the 1990s in perspective. Editor(s): Posen, Adam S.; Mikitani, Ryoichi. Series: Special Report Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; KCBM; KCLF; KCP; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 223 x 8. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322897
ISBN
9780881322897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. This text encompasses aspects of the transformation that raised Japan from the ashes of defeat to "an economic model". It relates economic growth to social change and politics, and shows how these upheavals reverberated upon the Japanese value system, collective mind, way of living and culture. Translator(s): Derrick, Jonathan. Num Pages: 394 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655695
ISBN
9781850655695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. This edition considers the metamorphosis of modern Japan in the light of key events of the 20th century, focusing on the economic miracle, the influence of Japan's troubled past in Asia, the implications of the demographic time-bomb, the third transformation and the lost decade of the 1990s. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408234518
ISBN
9781408234518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.92

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