East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. An examination of the story of the integration of transnational migrants from Hong Kong, this book draws out the ways in which liberalism is profoundly spatial, varying greatly depending on the geographical context. It shows why understanding the liberal thought is crucial, as we strive to understand the societies' transition to neoliberalism. Series: Place, Culture, & Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w illustrations, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1KBCB; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130849
- ISBN
- 9781592130849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Hardcover. The V&A has the UK's largest permanent display of Japanese art, housing objects from the 6th century to the present day. In this new book some of the world's leading researchers in the field bring their attention to the V&A's unparalleled collection. Editor(s): Irvine, Gregory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 295 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- V & A Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851778553
- ISBN
- 9781851778553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.08
€ 40.99
€ 28.08
Paperback. A history of the rise and fall of the world's riches nations from China in the days of Marco Polo to the fortunes of the Vanderbilts, Astors and the contemporary world of Sony, Intel and modern China. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1QFH; HBTB; KCL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472139009
- ISBN
- 9781472139009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Hardback. Accelerating seismic activity in late Meiji Japan climaxed in the legendary Great Nobi Earthquake of 1891, which rocked the main island from Tokyo to Osaka, killing thousands. This book presents the history of modern Japanese earthquakes and earthquake science. Num Pages: 346 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246072
- ISBN
- 9780520246072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.36€ 65.36
€ 84.36
€ 65.36
hardcover. Few doubt that China wants to be a major economic and military power on the world stage. To achieve this ambitious goal, however, the PRC leadership knows that China must first become an advanced information-based society. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745669793
- ISBN
- 9780745669793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Few doubt that China wants to be a major economic and military power on the world stage. To achieve this ambitious goal, however, the PRC leadership knows that China must first become an advanced information-based society. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669809
- ISBN
- 9780745669809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardcover. Evaluates China's privatization experience by investigating the efficiency and fairness of the sale process and the credibility of the government's ambition to create world-class state-owned conglomerates. This book explains how the state is withdrawing from key sectors such as automobiles, energy and telecoms. Editor(s): Green, Stephen; Liu, Guy S. Series: Chatham House Papers. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126441
- ISBN
- 9781405126441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.79
€ 82.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Tuttle, Gray; Schaeffer, Kurtis R. Num Pages: 752 pages, 3 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144698
- ISBN
- 9780231144698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Details Chinese history in revolutionary period - an account of everyday people in China on the eve of revolution. This book offers historical and political information. Num Pages: 734 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 45. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 734
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st University of Washington Press Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988528
- ISBN
- 9780295988528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 341
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881900210
- ISBN
- 9789881900210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. Questions of national identity have long dominated China's political, social, and cultural horizons. This title uses the development of modern geology to explore this complex relationship between science and nationalism in Republican China. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN; PDX; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226090405
- ISBN
- 9780226090405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.30
€ 54.99
€ 43.30
paperback. This work takes an anthropological approach to the fundamental question of what makes life worth living. It considers the issue by examining nine pairs of similarly situated individuals in the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520201330
- ISBN
- 9780520201330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. There is nowhere else in the world quite like Chungking Mansions, a dilapidated seventeen-story commercial and residential structure in the heart of Hong Kong's tourist district. This title shows us, a trip to Chungking Mansions that reveals a far less glamorous side of globalization. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFFS; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226510200
- ISBN
- 9780226510200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.37
€ 27.37
Hardback. Americans look to China with fascination and fear, unsure whether it is friend or foe but certain it will play a crucial role in their future. This is nothing new, Gordon Chang says. Fateful Ties draws on literature, art, biography, popular culture, and politics to trace America's long and varied preoccupation with China. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050396
- ISBN
- 9780674050396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. The world sees a glorious future for China. Beneath the veneer of modernisation however, it is another story. This work predicts the imminent implosion of the economy and government of the People' s Republic of China. It covers China's new membership of the WTO. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099445340
- ISBN
- 9780099445340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Santos, Goncalo; Harrell, Stevan. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; JFC; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999821
- ISBN
- 9780295999821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211315
- ISBN
- 9780520211315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardcover. Contains 80 personal and family recipes that range from Prawn Wonton Noodle Soup to Perfect Fried Rice or classics like Honey-glazed Char Siu Pork, through chapters on Dim Sum, Street Food, One Pot Wonders and Feasting, recipes for all occasions and moods. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718159511
- ISBN
- 9780718159511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardback. Godfrey Yeung investigates the causes and socio-economic effects of foreign direct investment in the Dongguan municipality of southern China during the 1990s. He illustrates that the inflow of foreign capital has both desirable and undesirable socio-economic effects. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778258
- ISBN
- 9780333778258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509337
- ISBN
- 9780742509337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.63
€ 199.63