×


 x 

Shopping cart

20th century

Results 2209 - 2232 of 13727

20th century

Paperback. A new generation of China scholars offers a fresh look at the unusual cross-cultural territory constituted by China's missionary-established Christian colleges before 1950 in this fascinating work. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 tables, 14 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759496
ISBN
9780804759496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

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
€ 38.96

Hardback. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775588
ISBN
9780804775588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.21

Hardcover. When Adeline Yen Mah's mother dies giving birth to her, the family rejects Adeline. In this vivid autobiography, the author describes her, life, struggles and how she comes to be accepted by her family at the time of the Cultural Revolution in China. Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 207 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582848887
ISBN
9780582848887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.43

Paperback. A multi-dimensional picture of China at the political crossroads, this title looks at the significant change in the state-society relationship in contemporary China in three interrelated areas: intellectual, social and cultural. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774808392
ISBN
9780774808392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783373727
ISBN
9781783373727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. During Suharto's New Order (1966-1998), the ethnic Chinese expanded the nation's economy (and their own wealth), but, paradoxically, were marginalised and discriminated against in all social spheres. This book sets out to unpack the complex meanings of 'Chineseness' in post-1998 Indonesia. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FPC; 3JJPR; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194741
ISBN
9781845194741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

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

€ 64.93

Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824831110
ISBN
9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.39

Paperback. Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745505
ISBN
9780804745505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Based on anthropological research conducted during the 1990s in Lu Village and informed by the classic 1930s study of the same village by Fei Xiaotong, China's most famous anthropologist, this book portrays individuals confronting a variety of changes in their daily lives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511071
ISBN
9780742511071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.85

Paperback. Based on anthropological research conducted during the 1990s in Lu Village and informed by the classic 1930s study of the same village by Fei Xiaotong, China's most famous anthropologist, this book portrays individuals confronting a variety of changes in their daily lives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511088
ISBN
9780742511088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.66

hardcover. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this book is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Its historical scope is broad, touching upon most aspects of life and drawing upon little known Chinese and Japanese sources. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, supplementary references, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714969
ISBN
9780804714969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

Paperback. The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah Cadbury Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007325573
ISBN
9780007325573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. 'A page-turning book about the history of British foreign policy' INDEPENDENT Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
W&N
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828526
ISBN
9780753828526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; AVGT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publisher
Bazillion Points
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Death-luxe
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935950165
ISBN
9781935950165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.83

Paperback. Choreographing Copyright provides a historical and cultural analysis of U.S.-based dance-makers' investment in intellectual property rights. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ASDC; JFSJ; JFSL; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199360376
ISBN
9780199360376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.29

Hardback. This is the first full-length study of one of the most popular, profitable and persistent genres in British cinema. It redraws the map of British film history by arguing that comedy was the most successful, and important, genre of the 1930s, and that the very qualities which ensured the comedy film's low status are also its particular strengths. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 303 pages, 20 halftones, 10 line illustrations, filmography, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; APFA; HBT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896030
ISBN
9780859896030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.45

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFCV; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158602
ISBN
9780231158602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HRAC; HRC; HRJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319421490
ISBN
9783319421490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.59

Paperback. The history of the Shantivanam ashram and the five figures of Christian-Hindu dialogue in India is the backdrop for this exploration of dialogue and collaboration between the two faiths. The lives of these men, and their situation within both religions, is used by the author to propose a continuation and development of this dialogue today. Series: Studies in Religion and Theology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; HRAF; HRCX8; HRGP; HRLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920868
ISBN
9781785920868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

Hardback. Offering an overview of Christian Democracy in Latin America, this book examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chilie and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 424 pages, 38 tables, 11 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJP; HRC; JHBA; JPHV; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745970
ISBN
9780804745970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.88

Paperback. Offering an overview of Christian Democracy in Latin America, this book examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chilie and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 424 pages, 38 tables, 11 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJP; HRC; JHBA; JPHV; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745987
ISBN
9780804745987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKV; AGC; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 283 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775740418
ISBN
9783775740418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.10

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!