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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734707
- ISBN
- 9780804734707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Examines a range of governance reforms in the People's Republic of China, including administrative rationalization, divestiture of businesses operated by the military, and the building of anticorruption mechanisms. The author also analyzes how China's leaders have reformed institutions and constructed new ones to cope with unruly markets. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 tables, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754934
- ISBN
- 9780804754934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
hardcover. By exploring the "aesthetics of shadow" in Japanese cinema in the first half of the twentieth century and treating cinematographers and lighting designers as essential collaborators in moviemaking, Daisuke Miyao reinterprets Japanese film history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJRD; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822354079
- ISBN
- 9780822354079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.98
€ 123.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Middleway Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977924547
- ISBN
- 9780977924547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.54
€ 15.99
€ 15.54
Hardback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735849
- ISBN
- 9780226735849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.44€ 77.39
€ 93.44
€ 77.39
Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272801
- ISBN
- 9780226272801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.45
€ 34.99
€ 27.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 112 b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348389
- ISBN
- 9780764348389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442215566
- ISBN
- 9781442215566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.19
€ 116.19
Hardback. Telling the story of the introduction of Christianity to a provincial region in China where European missionaries shared the poverty and isolation of their Chinese flocks, this text shows the influence that the missionaries had in Shandong in matters of spirit and flesh. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511637
- ISBN
- 9780742511637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.25
€ 172.25
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JWA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501703096
- ISBN
- 9781501703096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.15
€ 55.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shek, Daniel T. L.; Sun, Rachel C. F.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626186224
- ISBN
- 9781626186224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.74€ 154.77
€ 227.74
€ 154.77
Hardcover. Celebrating the achievements of Isabella Bird, this is a lavish pictorial record of her last great journey through China, in the closing years of the 19th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; AJCR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1642.
- Publisher
- GMC Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781450970
- ISBN
- 9781781450970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.68
€ 33.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729945
- ISBN
- 9781560729945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.66
€ 41.99
€ 29.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 700 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3H; BGX; HRAX; HREX; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1075.
- Publisher
- Snow Lion
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559392754
- ISBN
- 9781559392754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.75
€ 49.99
€ 42.75
Paperback. The first introduction to the classical Chinese theater of Ming drama contains highlights from six of the best plays of the period and lively commentary on each, providing the context necessary for Western readers to grasp the scope of the genre. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DD; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102636
- ISBN
- 9780231102636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Hardback. "A very useful book on a topic of growing importance and interest. Brokaw's introduction is one of the most valuable and best-written prefaces to an edited volume that I have encountered in some time."--Kent Guy, author of "The Emperor's Four Treasures" Editor(s): Brokaw, Cynthia J.; Chow, Kai-Wing. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 555 pages, 54 b/w photographs, 9 line illustrations, 1 map, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 47. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 555
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231269
- ISBN
- 9780520231269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.92€ 64.23
€ 82.92
€ 64.23
Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207103
- ISBN
- 9780872207103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.38€ 40.79
€ 51.38
€ 40.79
Hardcover. The Battle of Midway in the central Pacific, on the morning of June 4, 1942, marked a dramatic turning point in the Second World War, when Allied forces seized the upper hand from the Axis powers. Lincoln Prize winner Craig Symonds offers an account of the Battle from a global perspective, as well as of the first six months of the war. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 464 pages, 40 halftones, 10 line. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1QSPN; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195397932
- ISBN
- 9780195397932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.77
€ 31.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. Full of intrigue and swashbuckling adventure, this is the story of an Australian journalist who was at the heart of the most turbulent period in Chinese history. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin Australia
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742377971
- ISBN
- 9781742377971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.89
€ 25.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. This is the first book to piece together the story of the Japanese city pulverized by the greatest lethal force ever unleashed by man Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846274428
- ISBN
- 9781846274428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61