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A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the peoples and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people. Translator(s): Bender, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208506
- ISBN
- 9780872208506
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the people and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people. Translator(s): Bender, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208490
- ISBN
- 9780872208490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.17
€ 19.00
€ 17.17
Hardback. Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653587
- ISBN
- 9780745653587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. From the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas. This title scrutinizes the growing phenomenon of transnational architecture and its profound effect on the development of urban space. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMC; AM; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709819
- ISBN
- 9780226709819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653594
- ISBN
- 9780745653594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars of modernism, Chinese literature and history, film studies, and cultural studies, this book offers both a historical narrative and a critical analysis of the cultural visions and experiences of China's post-Mao era. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318460
- ISBN
- 9780822318460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Offers a critical analysis of China's "long 1990s," the tumultuous years between the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001. This title examines the reactions of intellectuals, authors, and filmmakers to the cultural and political shifts in 1990s China. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342304
- ISBN
- 9780822342304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. This work explores the many factors underlying the extended popularity of the cliff tomb, a local burial form in the Sichuan Basin in China during the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220). Num Pages: 126 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 298 x 212 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784912161
- ISBN
- 9781784912161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.26
€ 70.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCN; KJJ; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- City University of Hong Kong Press Hong Kong
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629372576
- ISBN
- 9789629372576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.97
€ 47.97
Paperback. Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world's second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chinese society. Translator(s): Deeter, Michelle; Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781859803
- ISBN
- 9781781859803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardcover. Competition and Compassion in Chinese Secondary Education examines the nature of academic competition in Chinese schools and documents its debilitating effects on Chinese adolescents' social, moral, and civic development. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479402
- ISBN
- 9781137479402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. Explores the history and challenges of nuclear energy development in China, across five main areas: politics, economics, environment, technology transfer and the nuclear fuel cycle. It emphasizes the political challenges in developing a set of long-term national strategies to ensure speedy, safe and secure nuclear energy development. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQ; RNF; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228900
- ISBN
- 9780230228900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992891
- ISBN
- 9780295992891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.89
€ 117.89
"Originally published in Chinese as Xin weishi lun by Zhejiang Provincial Library. This translation is based on the 2001 edition published by Hubei Education Press." Translator(s): Makeham, John. Series: World Thought in Translation. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPCF; HPDF; HPJ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191578
- ISBN
- 9780300191578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.23€ 60.10
€ 77.23
€ 60.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, More Than 100 Chinese Painting and Chinese Calligraphy. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 214 x 4. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602201132
- ISBN
- 9781602201132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.15
€ 15.15
Hardcover. Series: Advances in Foreign Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403971791
- ISBN
- 9781403971791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
paperback. Includes grandparents and great-grandparents who sum up in their own words the vast changes that have overtaken China's people over a century. This book is also at once a journey by the author through time and place, and a memorial to those who have lived through war and civil war, persecution, invasion, revolution, famine, and, Westernization. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099501480
- ISBN
- 9780099501480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
paperback. Talks about love, about how, despite cruelty, despite politics, the female urge to nurture and cherish remains. This work features women who are strong, strikingly resourceful characters and who offer unforgettable insights into Chinese women's lives. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099440789
- ISBN
- 9780099440789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461937
- ISBN
- 9780099461937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Takes us right into the lives of Chinese women and their lost daughters. This book gives a message to Chinese girls who have been adopted to show them how things really were for their mothers, and to tell them they were loved and will never be forgotten. Translator(s): Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099535751
- ISBN
- 9780099535751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91