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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

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
€ 30.53

Paperback. This volume makes use of recent information on China's population and related socio-economic development. It provides a multi-dimensional picture of China's changing population and its implications in the context of China's rapid transition towards a market economy. Editor(s): Peng, Xizhe; Guo, Zhigang. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201922
ISBN
9780631201922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Hardcover. This book provides the first full-blown, up-to-date, English-language based narrative on the history, politics, and policy of Japan's strategic space development. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 tables, 17 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804700634
ISBN
9780804700634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.16

Hardback. Circa 1960, artists working at the margins of the international art world breached the frame of canvas painting and ruptured the institutional frame of art. This title shows how artists and critics in Brazil and Japan brought modern painting to a point of crisis that paved the way for the radical experiments of the 1960s generation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 b/w scattered, 24 color on 16 page insert. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282438
ISBN
9780520282438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.80
€ 50.50

Paperback. Presents essays on seven core, premodern classical Chinese texts. This book draws from literature, philosophy, religion, and art history and challenges the presumption of a monolithic Chinese tradition that has been promoted by scholars and popular culture alike, both in China and the West. Editor(s): Yu, Pauline; Bol, Peter; Owen, Stephen; Peterson, Willard. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224667
ISBN
9780520224667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

hardcover. This book argues that the "Yan'an Way," long celebrated by the Chinese Communist Party as the foundation and model for its success, was a product of quite special circumstances that were not replicable in most other parts of China. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728256
ISBN
9780804728256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719858
ISBN
9780804719858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.24

Hardback. The Ling Shu, also known as the Ling Shu Jing, is part of a unique and seminal trilogy of ancient Chinese medicine, together with the Su Wen and Nan Jing. It constitutes the foundation of a two-thousand-year healing tradition. This is an English translation of all eighty-one chapters, and notes on difficult-to-grasp passages. Num Pages: 798 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292253
ISBN
9780520292253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.39
€ 82.78

Paperback. A comprehensive and analytical study of therapeutic concepts and practices in China. It traces the history of documented health care from its earliest extant records to present developments. It features a preface which details the ideological intersections between Chinese and European medicines. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
25th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266131
ISBN
9780520266131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.98

Hardback. A foundation of Chinese life sciences and medicine, this title is available in an annotated English translation. Combining the views of different schools, it relies on natural law as conceptualized in "yin/yang" and Five Agents doctrines to define health and disease, and repeatedly emphasizes personal responsibility for the quality of one's life. Num Pages: 1560 pages, 2 volumes encased Book includes CD. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 272 x 100. Weight in Grams: 2740. An Annotated Translation of Huang Di's Inner Classic - Basic Questions. Volumes of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen Project. 1560 pages. A foundation of Chinese life sciences and medicine, this title is available in an annotated English translation. Combining the views of different schools, it relies on natural law as conceptualized in "yin/yang" and Five Agents doctrines to define health and disease, and repeatedly emphasizes personal responsibility for the quality of one's life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBX; MX. Dimension: 173 x 272 x 100. Weight: 2736.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
1560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Ct. Paul U. Unschuld, General ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266988
ISBN
9780520266988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.46
€ 144.87

hardcover. Compiled in China during the first century CE, marking both an apex and a conclusion to the initial development stages of Chinese medicine, this edition provides insights into the processes of reception and transmission of ancient Chinese concepts from the Han era to the present time. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Second Edition, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292277
ISBN
9780520292277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.39
€ 83.54

Paperback. Paul Theroux left Victoria Station in April thinking that taking eight trains across Europe, Eastern Europe, the USSR and Mongolia would be the easy way to get to the Chinese border. The reality, of course, was very different. In fact, Theroux experienced a decidedly odd and unexpected trip to China that set the challenging tone for his journey. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
REPRINT
SKU
9780140112955
ISBN
9780140112955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814385206
ISBN
9789814385206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC; DS; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994994
ISBN
9780295994994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.43

Hardcover. This volume analyzes the representation of gender and desire in elite, male-authored literary texts in China dating from roughly 200 B.C. until 1000 A.D. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; 3F; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005273
ISBN
9780674005273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.78

Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 black and white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195381955
ISBN
9780195381955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Kuperard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857338607
ISBN
9781857338607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.93

Paperback. In this fascinating crime book journalist and longtime Japan resident Paul Murphy provides a glimpse of Japanese society through a year's worth of criminal court cases in Matsumoto, a city 140 miles to the west of Tokyo Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; JKVG; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805313428
ISBN
9784805313428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. * This revised and updated paperback includes a new preface, examples, and epilogue will place this paperback in the context of current events * A fascinating and sometimes scary insider's account that reveals what can and does go wrong when U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised and Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470928073
ISBN
9780470928073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.03

Hardcover. An insider's perspective on this growing economic powerhouse What's Wrong With China opens the doors to one of the least understood countries in the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119213710
ISBN
9781119213710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.08

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