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East Asia, Far East

Hardcover. In this study of desire in late Imperial China, the author argues that the development of traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre was closely related to changes in conceptions of the fundamental nature of desire. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSA; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005136
ISBN
9780674005136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 700 pages, 80 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBWQ; JFSR1; JWXR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780853039082
ISBN
9780853039082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.40

Paperback. Posth arrived in China with a vision. He navigated a steep learning curve, achieved his goals and now shares an insightful, first-hand account of an intriguing journey that included bumps and highlights. 1,000 Days in Shanghai is a breathtaking manual for anyone contemplating a business career in the increasingly vibrant arena of today's China. Translator(s): Travis, Ian. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPC; KJVG; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470823880
ISBN
9780470823880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. Explores why Europe's growth slowed, what contribution information technology makes to growth, and what policies could facilitate economic transformation. It emphasizes a system with strong work incentives and competitive intensity. The authors conclude, that social programs and policies must be reoriented so that they encourage economic change. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL; KCM; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323436
ISBN
9780881323436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226895499
ISBN
9780226895499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.57
€ 43.08

Hardback. A Companion to Chinese Art explores one of the world s greatest and richest artistic traditions. Including over two dozen newly-commissioned essays written by an international team of scholars from East and West, it examines the multi-faceted theories, genres, and media central to Chinese art throughout its history. Editor(s): Powers, Martin J.; Tsiang, Katherine R. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781444339130
ISBN
9781444339130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1FPKN; 1FPKS; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372. Division, Reunification and U.S.Foreign Policy. 266 pages, notes, index. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1FPKN; 1FPKS; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Dimension: 166 x 227 x 15. Weight: 372.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459279
ISBN
9780853459279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos & fold-out map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 107 x 8. Weight in Grams: 152.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
JPM Publications SA,Switzerland Switzerland
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9782884526494
ISBN
9782884526494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.04

Paperback. Memoir of normal boy in rural Norfolk who grew up to train with the last living Ninjas and fulfill his dreams. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGSA; BM; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444764413
ISBN
9781444764413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816723
ISBN
9780553816723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. Extends the study of China's "soft power" into theatre studies and looks more widely at syncretic traditions evolving in other long-term historic exchanges between Asia and Africa. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011466
ISBN
9781847011466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634715
ISBN
9780745634715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634722
ISBN
9780745634722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.19

hardcover. Offers an anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in the Ladakh region of North-West India and of the role of tantric ritual in the formation and maintenance of traditional forms of state structure and political consciousness in Tibet. This work builds up a picture of Tibetan tantric traditions. Series: Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLF; HRLP5; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700714704
ISBN
9780700714704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.86

paperback. Considers the presence and use of texts in religious and political ritual in Early China. Through balanced attention to both the received literary tradition and the range of excavated artefacts, manuscripts, and inscriptions, this title reveals the rich and multilayered interplay of textual composition and ritual performance. Editor(s): Kern, Martin. Num Pages: 362 pages, 7 bw photos,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987873
ISBN
9780295987873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.39

Paperback. Dying to Belong offers a unique look at the complex and fascinating genre of the gangster movie. Across the world, gangster films are often mistakenly viewed as an inferior and immoral - even dangerous - type of entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1KBBWF; APFA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405163712
ISBN
9781405163712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCLT; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604566864
ISBN
9781604566864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.97
€ 42.80

Paperback. Analysing the nature of the texts in the repertoire, this volume traces the history of p'ansori from its roots in shamanism and folktales through its 19th-century heyday under highly acclaimed masters, and discusses its evolution in the 20th century. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AVGE; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012745
ISBN
9780674012745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.22

Hardback. Addresses how gender became a defining category in the political and social modernization of Japan. This book shows how 'a woman's place' in late-nineteenth-century Japan was characterized by contradictions and unexpected consequences, by new opportunities and new constraints. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056053
ISBN
9780674056053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. This book argues that regional food culture is intrinsic to how Chinese connect to the past, live in the present, and imagine their future. It focuses on Shanghai-a food lover's paradise-and identifies the importance of regional food culture at pivotal moments in the city's history, and in Chinese history more generally. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786911
ISBN
9780804786911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

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