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East Asia, Far East

Hardback. This unique analysis of Manchuria's environmental history provides an overview of the climatic and imperialist forces that have shaped an area of ongoing geopolitical importance. Editor(s): Smith, Norman. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, 22 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774832892
ISBN
9780774832892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Paperback. This new book provides an accessible and wide--ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Drawing on a wealth of material, the author offers a fresh understanding of a unique society that has undergone continuous transformation and upheaval throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617367
ISBN
9780745617367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Paperback. Tracing China's course from the eighteenth-century Qing Dynasty to today's People's Republic, this title shows how the country's worldview has evolved. It explains how Chinese attitudes have been determined by both receptiveness and resistance to outside influence and presents the preoccupations that have set its foreign-relations agenda. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569596
ISBN
9780099569596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. This history of the Chinese Civil War attempts to answer two questions: Why was the war fought? And What were the immediate and lasting results of the Communists' victory? It also shows how campaigns were mounted against changes in politics, society and culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 226 x 2. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744843
ISBN
9780804744843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465056675
ISBN
9780465056675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.53

Hardcover. Based on recently acquired internal party documents, this study of the roots of revolution in the Chinese province of Henan describes in detail more than two decades of the efforts of the Communist Party to build mass support for revolution. Num Pages: 492 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press California
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721424
ISBN
9780804721424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.82

Hardback. In this oral history, Ogata Masato, fisherman and Minamata disease sufferer, tells of the devastation of methyl mercury poisoning and the impact of industrial pollution on his own life, on his extended family and on the fishing culture in Minamata Bay, Japan. Editor(s): Ogata, Masato; Colligan-Taylor, Karen. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBTD; RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500204
ISBN
9780742500204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.00

Hardback. A lifetime's interest in, and fascination with, the central place of sushi in Japanese culinary culture animates this book. In it, Ole Mouritsen shares both his passion for the now international cuisine, and his knowledge of its scientific underpinnings. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441906175
ISBN
9781441906175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.71

Paperback. This volume examines the concept of bushido - 'the way of the samurai' - to provide an overview of modern Japanese social, cultural, and political history Series: The Past & Present Book Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198754251
ISBN
9780198754251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.52

Hardback. The rapid rise and fall of the southern kingdom of Wu inspired many memorials in the former capital city of Suzhou, including the building of temples, shrines, and monuments. Analyzing the history of Wu as recorded in ancient Chinese texts and literature, the author illuminates the cultural endurance of this powerful but short-lived kingdom. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726680
ISBN
9780674726680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 203. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9780300226225
ISBN
9780300226225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745680552
ISBN
9780745680552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Hardcover. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745680545
ISBN
9780745680545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. A lively and absorbing narrative of China's ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse. Num Pages: 496 pages, Integrated photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139647
ISBN
9780349139647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

paperback. In the Japanese labor movement of the early twentieth century, no one captured the public imagination as vividly as Osugi Sakae (1885-1923): rebel, anarchist, and martyr. This work offers a glimpse into a Japanese boy's life at the time of the Sino-Japanese (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese (1904-5) wars. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077607
ISBN
9780520077607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JH; AMV; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 302 x 238 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884021902
ISBN
9780884021902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.00
€ 111.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475821932
ISBN
9781475821932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12
€ 11.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Imagine
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623540562
ISBN
9781623540562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999302
ISBN
9780295999302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999296
ISBN
9780295999296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Hardback. Brings together 17 essays by leading scholars to construct a comprehensive cultural history of Taiwan under Japanese rule. This book explores a number of topics through a variety of theoretical, comparative, and postcolonial perspectives, painting a complex and nuanced portrait of a pivotal time in the formation of Taiwanese national identity. Editor(s): Liao, Ping-hui; Wang, David Der-Wei. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 illustrations, 16 tables, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137980
ISBN
9780231137980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.09
€ 56.67

mass_market. This is the candid and revealing wartime memoir of the soldier who, at the age of just 32, became South Korea's first four-star general. The book brings an unprecedented perspective to the Korean War. Num Pages: 271 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BTM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887433
ISBN
9781574887433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741314
ISBN
9780295741314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741307
ISBN
9780295741307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.37

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