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East Asia, Far East

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570628993
ISBN
9781570628993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 82 pages, ch. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
RAND United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833023308
ISBN
9780833023308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.59

Hardback. This book skillfully weaves together four stories: Chinese views of technology during the Communist era; the role of the military in Chinese political and economic life; the evolution of open and flexible conceptions of public management in China; and the technological dimensions of the rise of Chinese power. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804746014
ISBN
9780804746014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.12

Paperback. Tells stories of a young army captain who risked execution to swim from free-market Taiwan to Communist China, a barber who made $150 million in the gambling dens of Macau, and, the richest woman in China, a recycling tycoon known as the 'Wastepaper Queen'. This book describes the clash between the individual and the Communist Party's struggle. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589976
ISBN
9780099589976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. This book examines how and why China has moved, over the last twenty years, from opposing nonproliferation of missiles and nuclear weapons to support proliferation. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755528
ISBN
9780804755528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
493
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228375
ISBN
9780520228375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. In this companion to the "Tibetan Book of the Dead", seven Tibetan yoga texts, offer meditations used by Hindu and Tibetan gurus and philosophers to attain Enlightenment. Commentaries precede the texts and an introduction compares Buddhism with European religion, philosophy and science. Editor(s): Evans-Wentz, W. Y.; Chen-Chi Chang. Num Pages: 434 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLC1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195133141
ISBN
9780195133141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.54

Paperback. No one in the twentieth century had a greater impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. The author intends to disentangle the contradictions embodied in the life and legacy of China's boldest strategist - the pragmatic, disciplined force behind China's radical economic, technological, and social transformation. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725867
ISBN
9780674725867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.03

Paperback. Vogel aims to bring insight to the underlying question of why Japan and the "little dragons" - Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore - have been so extraordinarily successful in industrializing while other developing countries have not. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPCH; 1FPCW; 1FPJ; 1FPK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674315266
ISBN
9780674315266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.10

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125086
ISBN
9780231125086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.43

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639635
ISBN
9780691639635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.28

Hardcover. This work explores Russian life in Northern Manchuria during the period of political, economic and social upheaval leading to its eventual de facto control by Japan and the disruption of the balance of power in the Northeast Asian region. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FP; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333730188
ISBN
9780333730188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This is a history of China for the 900-year time span of the late imperial period. F.W. Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 5 halftones, 22 maps, 9 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; GTB; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012127
ISBN
9780674012127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.38

Hardcover. This is a panoramic view of how British naturalists and the Chinese explored, studied and represented China's natural world in the social and cultural environment of Qing China. Num Pages: 268 pages, 10 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011434
ISBN
9780674011434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.50
€ 82.83

Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272439
ISBN
9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Paperback. An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings Num Pages: 132 pages, 178 color + 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933789033
ISBN
9781933789033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

paperback. Offers new insights into the tumultuous history of the relations between China and Tibet at the start of the twentieth century Translator(s): Bisset-Buechel, Rebecca. Num Pages: 402 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9786162150166
ISBN
9786162150166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 318 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152389
ISBN
9780231152389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.72
€ 57.47

Hardback. A study of the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy and its relation to the Taoist traditions of the early medieval period. Series: Asian Religions & Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HRKN; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751773
ISBN
9780804751773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. At once a gazetteer, an ethnography, and a natural history of south China--mainly Guangxi and Hainan--and its indigenous people during the twelfth century Translator(s): Hargett, James M. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; GTB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990798
ISBN
9780295990798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

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