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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Hardcover. Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and marketization have led to startling social changes in reform-era China. Mindful of the many forms of social theory that relate modernity to individualism, this volume addresses social and cultural change through the lens of psychological anthropology. Editor(s): Kipnis, Andrew B. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137268952
ISBN
9781137268952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Paperback. Shows what guanxi production, the formation of social connections, reveals about the evolution of village political economy, kinship and gender in Dengist China. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 3 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318736
ISBN
9780822318736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. That parents in China greatly value higher education for their children is a well-known aspect of contemporary Chinese culture, but the intensity and effects of their desire to achieve this goal have largely gone unexamined. This title explores this universal desire for a college education and its vast consequences. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437552
ISBN
9780226437552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished village of 30,000 people to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with factories, high rises, parks, shopping malls, and all the infrastructure of a wealthy East Asian city. This is a portrait of the rapid change of Zouping, its environs, and more. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b/w, 7 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289710
ISBN
9780520289710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Salazar, Andres. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FMN; 1FPKS; 1KLCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626188631
ISBN
9781626188631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.99
€ 70.85

Paperback. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HBJF; HBLX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199390038
ISBN
9780199390038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Hardcover. Celebrates Japanese woodblock prints with a collection of ten original essays by an international team of scholars Editor(s): Marks, Andreas; Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
San Diego Museum of Art United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780937108475
ISBN
9780937108475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 52.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, 200 woodblock prints. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805313107
ISBN
9784805313107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.25

Hardcover. This book focuses on the question of whether and how civil society may contribute to policy innovation. As the focus of civil society research is often more on the constraints on civil society by the state and less on the agency and effects of civil society organisations the authors provide a fresh and fruitful perspective. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 black & white tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137518637
ISBN
9781137518637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.21

Paperback. This volume assesses the institutions of Japanese official development assistance (ODA). Based on an analysis of reasons for the deficiencies, possible solutions are discussed. They include a restructuring of new project-management techniques. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 234 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCM; KFFD; KJMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 387.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790808537
ISBN
9783790808537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Paperback. Transnational ethnic identity issues studied through an ethnography of Chinese American visits to Chinese villages organized under a program set up by the Chinese government Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332633
ISBN
9780822332633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, B&W Illus.: 8,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164528
ISBN
9780231164528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80
€ 62.72

Paperback. The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. 320 pages. The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBLW3. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 210.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596035
ISBN
9780747596035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877280644
ISBN
9780877280644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.29

Hardcover. Wetland Restoration Series: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 232 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 47 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642542299
ISBN
9783642542299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 190 pages, 9 colour illustrations, 26 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KCM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811033698
ISBN
9789811033698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 201 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KCN; RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811028052
ISBN
9789811028052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662515365
ISBN
9783662515365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Hardback. The Voice from China Series: Understanding China. Num Pages: 789 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; KCP; LBBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
789
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642408168
ISBN
9783642408168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 255.32

Hardback. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 282 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534. Prostitution, Markets, and the Household in Early Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 282 pages, Illustrations. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270909
ISBN
9780520270909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.54

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