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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. Told through a case study of Tsinghua University - China's premier school of technology - this book traces how Red engineers were groomed in the early years of socialism, survived the Cultural Revolution, and triumphed in the post-Mao years by uniting with communist officials. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760782
ISBN
9780804760782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Rise of the Red Engineers explains the tumultuous origins of the class of technocratic officials who rule China today. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804760775
ISBN
9780804760775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Hardcover. Viewing the rise of China from Japan's perspective, the author elucidates Japanese policy responses and their implications for regional institution building. It fills a gap in knowledge about the development of East Asian regional institutions and Sino-Japanese relationships. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; GTB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300040
ISBN
9780230300040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Paperback. This book introduces to statebuilding literature the case of Japan, demonstrating the ways in which farmer negotiations with warlords formed the bedrock of a medieval economy that enabled the consolidation of the state. Editor(s): Ferejohn, John; Rosenbluth, Frances. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC1; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763714
ISBN
9780804763714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Hardback. The authors suggest that China's renewable energy system, the largest in the world, will quickly supersede the black energy system that has powered the country's rapid rise as workshop of the world - and for reasons that have more to do with fixing environmental pollution and enhancing energy security than with curbing carbon emissions. Series: Building a Sustainable Political Economy: Speri Research & Policy. Num Pages: 186 pages, 45 graphs, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCN; KNBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137546241
ISBN
9781137546241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691625089
ISBN
9780691625089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.97

hardcover. Translator(s): Reid, Daniel. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 pages of black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781594771576
ISBN
9781594771576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Hardcover. A manual in English on Yasukuni, the controversial Shinto shrine in the heart of Tokyo, dedicated to the Japanese war dead. It carries multiple Chinese perspectives and also contributions from Western commmentators who offer their own insights on the shrine and its place in post war Japanese diplomacy, ideology and history. Editor(s): Breen, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; AMGD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659075
ISBN
9781850659075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 53.33

Hardback. * The first systematic sociological study of urban Japan by a western scholar. * Breaks methodological and conceptual ground by exploring contemporary Japanese urban lifestyles through an analysis of consumption behaviour. . Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203018
ISBN
9780631203018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.11

Paperback. * The first systematic sociological study of urban Japan by a western scholar. * Breaks methodological and conceptual ground by exploring contemporary Japanese urban lifestyles through an analysis of consumption behaviour. . Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203025
ISBN
9780631203025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.60

Hardback. The Communist Labor University introduced uneducated farmers and peasants to basic agricultural science and farming techniques until 1980. The author explores the inner workings of this Chinese institution and the direct personal involvment in its affairs by the nation's key communist leaders. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JNMN; JPFC; JPV; KCS; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699360
ISBN
9780847699360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.52

Paperback. The Communist Labor University introduced uneducated farmers and peasants to basic agricultural science and farming techniques until 1980. The author explores the inner workings of this Chinese institution and the direct personal involvment in its affairs by the nation's key communist leaders. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JNMN; JPFC; JPV; KCS; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699377
ISBN
9780847699377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.37

An examination of the climate of the American home front in the months leading up to V-J Day. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813119878
ISBN
9780813119878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Langlois, John D. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615134
ISBN
9780691615134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.12
€ 68.86

Hardback. This study of Canada's diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia, examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in world affairs. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; 3JJG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811200
ISBN
9780774811200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Hardback. Focusing on a century of Canadian initiatives in Shanghai, this book offers unprecedented insight into early Sino-Canadian relations. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; HBJF; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774820370
ISBN
9780774820370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814781104
ISBN
9780814781104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. For seven generations, Japan's 'Hidden Christians' preserved a faith that was forbidden on pain of death. Just as remarkably, descendants of the Hidden Christians continue to practise their beliefs today, refusing to rejoin the Catholic Church. Why? And what is it about Japanese culture that makes it so resistant to Western Christianity? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281075522
ISBN
9780281075522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Hardback. Examines how China's three late imperial dynasties - the Yuan, Ming, and Qing - conquered, colonized, and assumed control of the southwest. This book also highlights the response to China's colonization of the southwest. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b/w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025912
ISBN
9780674025912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. Coverage of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) all too often focuses solely on nuclear proliferation, military parades, and the personality cult around its leaders. This book goes beyond official North Korea to unveil the human dimension of life in that hermetic nation. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931368254
ISBN
9781931368254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.65

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