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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Hardback. Examining the life of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), arguably America's most celebrated architect, this work explores the grace and beauty found in all facets of Wright's work: from early prairie houses to the giant Midway Gardens, and from theatre curtain designs to office desk and chair sets. Num Pages: 144 pages, 173 colour illustrations, 11 b&w illustrations, index, chronology, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 260 x 21. Weight in Grams: 971.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789202871
ISBN
9780789202871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.67

Hardcover. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 306 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442223523
ISBN
9781442223523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Hardback. The massive drought/famine that killed at least ten million people in north China during the late 1870s remains one of China's most severe disasters and provides a window through which to study the social side of a nation's tragedy. This book presents the history of a horrific famine that took place and focuses on cultural responses to trauma. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253025
ISBN
9780520253025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.39
€ 64.99

Hardcover. Examining rents and taxes in 19th- and 20th-century China, this text shows how in real terms, tax burdens on landlords rose due to higher state levies. Simultaneously, rents earned by landlords fell due to state interference and peasant resistance, csusing a progressive weakening of landlord power. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718806
ISBN
9780804718806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58

hardcover. Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that Chinese women's rights to property changed substantially from the Song through the Qing dynasties, and even more dramatically under the Republican Civil Code of 1929-30. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735261
ISBN
9780804735261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Paperback. Shows that contrary to previous scholarly belief, the courts in Qing and Republican China dealt extensively with civil matters and, moreover, did so in a consistent and predictable way. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804737791
ISBN
9780804737791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Newman, Kathleen. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634821667
ISBN
9781634821667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.02
€ 77.04

Hardback. Rev. George D. Byers, Presbyterian missionary at Kachek, Hainan island, China, was murdered by bandits in 1924. Based on American and British consular archives and those of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and members of the Hainan mission, this is the story of how Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Mabel Roys got the government and their church to take action. Series: Studies in Christianity in China. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; HRCC9; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223737
ISBN
9780934223737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.82

Hardcover. This ethnographic study is an entrance into the world of Buryat Mongol divination, where a group of cursed shamans undertake the "race against time" to produce innovative remedies that will improve their fallen fortunes at an unconventional pace. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; HRLF; HRLM; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504. The Sliding Scale of Time in Mongolian Divination. 244 pages, illustrations. This ethnographic study is an entrance into the world of Buryat Mongol divination, where a group of cursed shamans undertake the "race against time" to produce innovative remedies that will improve their fallen fortunes at an unconventional pace. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; HRLF; HRLM; JHM. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454829
ISBN
9780857454829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.48

Hardback. Gift-giving is extremely important in Japanese society, not only at the personal and household levels, but at the national and macroeconomic levels as well. This book is the first in English to document the extraordinary scale, complexity, and variation of giving in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747035
ISBN
9780804747035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Paperback. Gift-giving is extremely important in Japanese society, not only at the personal and household levels, but at the national and macroeconomic levels as well. This book is the first in English to document the extraordinary scale, complexity, and variation of giving in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747042
ISBN
9780804747042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804798921
ISBN
9780804798921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804794435
ISBN
9780804794435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publisher
Callisto Media Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Gld
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623155971
ISBN
9781623155971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. This study examines and illuminates how the lives of Korean prostitutes in the 1970s served as the invisible underpinnings to US-Korean military policies at the highest level. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HB; JFMX; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106436
ISBN
9780231106436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 B&W. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPKS; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165860
ISBN
9780231165860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.60
€ 79.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 B&W. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPKS; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165853
ISBN
9780231165853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Chinese Philosophy: New Directions and Interdisciplinary Perspectives presents the distinctive insights of Chinese philosophy and their relevance to contemporary issues in a range of areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, environmental ethics, medicine, and psychological health. Series: Journal of Chinese Philosophy Supplement. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405185516
ISBN
9781405185516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.82

Paperback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 426 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016545
ISBN
9780674016545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.69

Hardcover. This study looks at the way that the consumption of commodities defined by the concept of nationality not only helped create the idea of "modern China" but also became the primary means by which the Chinese learned to see themselves as citizens of a modern nation. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012141
ISBN
9780674012141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

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