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East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
A memoir of a life in the Qing dynasty. It reveals a sensitive and artistic man, who failed at the civil service examinations that were the gateway to official employment and had to settle for becoming an itinerant private secretary, dabbling unsuccessfully in making a living as an artist and a merchant. Translator(s): Sanders, Graham. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841993
- ISBN
- 9781603841993
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 42.56
€ 53.46
€ 42.56
Paperback. Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. Translator(s): Pratt, Leonard; Su-hui, Chiang. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140444292
- ISBN
- 9780140444292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. Translator(s): Pratt, Leonard; Su-hui, Chiang. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138. Good clean copy. Showing light shelfwear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0021764
- ISBN
- 9780140444292
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841986
- ISBN
- 9781603841986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.17
€ 19.00
€ 17.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFVC; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New Page Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564149213
- ISBN
- 9781564149213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.84
€ 20.99
€ 19.84
Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442204799
- ISBN
- 9781442204799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.03
€ 138.03
Hardback. Presents a look into the secretive world of the "snakeheads" (human smugglers), whose ingenious endeavors have transported hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into the United States and other Western countries. This book presents accounts of how social circles to accomplish seemingly complex transnational negotiations are formed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 4 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757416
- ISBN
- 9780804757416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
paperback. This work offers a mapping of the cultural landscape of China in the late 20th century. By focusing on Chinese cultural formations and critical discourses of the last decade of the century, the book dissects the intellectual, economic and political contradictions of a turbulent era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804742047
- ISBN
- 9780804742047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.24
€ 48.99
€ 47.24
Paperback. Before and during World War II, the Japanese army conducted horrifying scientific experiments upon live human beings, but were granted immunity from the US Army's war crimes investigation in return for the results of their experiments. This title details the activities and the subsequent cover-up. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JWMC; JWXK; MBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415932141
- ISBN
- 9780415932141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831110
- ISBN
- 9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.56
€ 86.56
Paperback. How has the Japanese government persuaded its citizens to save substantial portions of their incomes? How did the public come to support legalized prostitution as in the national interest? The author helps us to understand this mobilizing spirit as he taps into the intimate relationships everyday Japanese have with their government. Series: Princeton Paperbacks. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSL; JHM; JMH; JPHC; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691001913
- ISBN
- 9780691001913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Hardcover. Series: New Frontiers in Translation Studies. Num Pages: 231 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; AN; CFB; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662455401
- ISBN
- 9783662455401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shek, Daniel T. L.; Sun, Rachel C. F.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 213 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 213
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626186149
- ISBN
- 9781626186149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.08€ 172.78
€ 253.08
€ 172.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3488 x 12. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719599
- ISBN
- 9780804719599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Series: Short Cuts. Num Pages: 134 pages, 7 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 134
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903364130
- ISBN
- 9781903364130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167895
- ISBN
- 9780231167895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167888
- ISBN
- 9780231167888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. This book explores the secret police organizations of East Asian dictators: origins, operations, and effects on ordinary citizens' lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 b/w illus. 1 map 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPB; JPHX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316505311
- ISBN
- 9781316505311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.62
€ 31.99
€ 30.62
Paperback. During the Second World War, Chinese Americans contributed to the war effort by joining the armed forces and working in the defense industries. This title traces the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated outfit of Chinese Americans sent to China in support of the American Army Air Corps and the Chinese Air Force. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138401
- ISBN
- 9781592138401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988160
- ISBN
- 9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99