East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Hardback. Offers a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty. This book explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reproduction in the survival strategies of the rural poor under conditions of overpopulation, worsening sex ratios, and shrinking farm sizes. Num Pages: 499 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287037
- ISBN
- 9780520287037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.96€ 61.65
€ 79.96
€ 61.65
Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745598
- ISBN
- 9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACXJ; AFF; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tundra Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101982709
- ISBN
- 9781101982709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.34
€ 13.99
€ 12.34
Hardback. This book examines the emergence of modern Chinese geopolitics by showing how, in its relations with British India, the Qing empire came to understand its place in the world through competition with European imperialism. Num Pages: 408 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBJF; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804782241
- ISBN
- 9780804782241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.28
€ 168.28
Paperback. A raucously funny memoir of one scrawny American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp of b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WSTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KLN0017553
- ISBN
- 9780349120157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A raucously funny memoir of one scrawny American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp of b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WSTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0008778
- ISBN
- 9780349120157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783090501
- ISBN
- 9781783090501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.69
€ 179.69
Hardback. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. * A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. * Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225744
- ISBN
- 9780631225744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Burell, Mattias; Svensson, Marina. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947242
- ISBN
- 9781933947242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.68
€ 140.68
Paperback. Revolutionary and ruler, Marxist and nationalist, liberator and despot, Mao Zedong takes a place among the iconic leaders of the twentieth century. In this new book, Maurice Meisner offers a balanced portrait and in-depth account of the man who defined modern China. Series: Polity Political Profiles Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631073
- ISBN
- 9780745631073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101906637
- ISBN
- 9781101906637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.30
€ 23.99
€ 16.30
Hardcover. Yan Fu introduced the Chinese intellectual world to the liberalism of John Stuart Mill partly by grasping Mill's ideas, but also by misunderstanding and projecting them onto indigenous Chinese values, which in turn led to criticism and resistance. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962784
- ISBN
- 9789629962784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Paperback. The Chinese often use the expression du hua, 'to read a painting', in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume 'reads' thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopaedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this pictorial tradition. Series: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read. Num Pages: 184 pages, 175 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141870
- ISBN
- 9780300141870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; JFFJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926972404
- ISBN
- 9781926972404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 23.83
€ 35.99
€ 23.83
Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495922
- ISBN
- 9780801495922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816631469
- ISBN
- 9780816631469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.53
€ 29.99
€ 26.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE; JFSJ1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 295 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804799546
- ISBN
- 9780804799546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.97
€ 86.97
Paperback. An extraordinary, evocative investigation into the legacy of the controversial one-child policy across all of Chinese society Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JPV; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786070562
- ISBN
- 9781786070562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, More Than 250 Full-Color Chinese Paintings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602201354
- ISBN
- 9781602201354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.82
€ 14.99
€ 14.82
Hardcover. China's first literary dissident's Kafkaesque journey through the prisons of the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844679676
- ISBN
- 9781844679676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00