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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Hardcover. This is the first book in English to examine, through material in the popular press, the radical changes that took place in Japanese ideas about sex, romance and male-female relations in the wake of Japan's defeat and occupation by Allied forces at the end of the Second World War. Num Pages: 251 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFCA; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120594
ISBN
9780230120594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.02

Hardback. Examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both the idea of childhood and the daily life of children. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053342
ISBN
9780674053342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 250 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805313008
ISBN
9784805313008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.95

Hardback. The intense piety of late T'ang essays on Buddhism by literati has helped earn the T'ang its title of the "golden age of Chinese Buddhism." This study shows that many literati participated in intra-Buddhist debates. It demonstrates that representations of Buddhism by lay people underwent a major change during the T'ang-Sung transition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022652
ISBN
9780674022652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp b+w plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845503
ISBN
9781848845503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

hardcover. This is an imaginative evocation and analysis-through the medium of translations (the author's own) of once popular but now forgotten literature-of the variety of "stories" in terms of which the Chinese have interpreted their lives since the early years of the 19th century. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804730907
ISBN
9780804730907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Paperback. This is an imaginative evocation and analysis-through the medium of translations (the author's own) of once popular but now forgotten literature-of the variety of "stories" in terms of which the Chinese have interpreted their lives since the early years of the 19th century. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804730914
ISBN
9780804730914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Presenting an environmental history of China, this book is based on literary, political, aesthetic, scientific, and religious sources that reveal the views of the Chinese people toward their environment and landscape. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300119930
ISBN
9780300119930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.53

Paperback. In 221 bc the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. This book highlights the key challenges faced by the court officials and scholars who set about governing an empire of such scale and diversity of people. It illuminates many formative events in China's long history of imperialism. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 halftones, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057340
ISBN
9780674057340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. This title traces the changes that both underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw the geographic redefinition of China, engagement with the outside world, significant changes to family life, and the introduction of religions. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060357
ISBN
9780674060357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.81

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

€ 30.99
€ 25.81

Hardback. During Japan's colonial rule over Korea from 1910 until the end of World War II, Japan adopted assimilation as its administrative policy but was unable to integrate the Korean people as Japanese. This book traces the history of this policy to determine why Japan failed to attain its stated goals. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989006
ISBN
9780295989006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.15

Paperback. During Japan's colonial rule over Korea from 1910 until the end of World War II, Japan adopted assimilation as its administrative policy but was unable to integrate the Korean people as Japanese. This book traces the history of this policy to determine why Japan failed to attain its stated goals. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989013
ISBN
9780295989013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. A major rethinking of Japanese imperialism in Asia using subaltern postcolonial studies and Marxism to focus attention on the role of human life and labor in colonial expansion. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347613
ISBN
9780822347613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBK5; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449475
ISBN
9780801449475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.49

Paperback. Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. And high-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship concerning the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on big topics like corporate law and large-scale social issues? Mark D. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894034
ISBN
9780226894034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KJJ; KJV; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166089
ISBN
9780231166089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. In 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's northeastern frontier, overthrew the Ming, Asia's mightiest rulers, and established the Qing dynasty, This book supplies a radically new perspective on the formative period of the modern Chinese nation. Num Pages: 608 pages, 22 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746847
ISBN
9780804746847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Featuring 234 color plates, and more than 950 color maps, this book helps identify East Asia's bird species. It covers major islands including Japan and Taiwan, as well as the Asian continent from Kamchatka to the Korean Peninsula. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 528 pages, 236 color plates. 967 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FP; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139265
ISBN
9780691139265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.78

Paperback. The avifauna of the region includes representatives from both the Palaearctic and Oriental regions, with a wide range of Arctic, Temperate and sub-Tropical species, and quite a number of endemics. All birds recorded in the region are included making this the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 528 pages, 234 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FP; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713670400
ISBN
9780713670400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 41.12

Paperback. The rise of East Asia represents an historic turning point with immense significance world-wide. This exciting new study places many of the ideas and expectations associated with the phenomenon of the Pacific Century under scrutiny. Editor(s): Berger, Mark T.; Borer, Douglas A. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567. Library label to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains good to very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRS0020299
ISBN
9780415161688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. This study of northern Taiwan during the period 1840-1895 explores the social significance of the traditional Chinese legal system and investigates how individuals utilized the courts to resolve criminal and civil disputes. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JH; HBT; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722728
ISBN
9780804722728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Teeuwen, Mark; Nakai, Kate Wildman. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166447
ISBN
9780231166447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962210
ISBN
9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.96

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