East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
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€ 20.41
€ 26.99
€ 20.41
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
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.50
€ 34.99
€ 23.50
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
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
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
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
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
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
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€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
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€ 14.88
€ 14.99
€ 14.88
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€ 17.75
€ 23.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. From cannibalism to light calligraphy, from self-harming to animal sacrifice, from meat entwined with sex toys to a commodity-embedded ice wall, the idiosyncratic output of Chinese time-based art over the years has invigorated contemporary global art movements. The author shows us how art can reflect, construct, confound, and enrich us. Series: SB - Enactments. Num Pages: 420 pages, 100 colour plates, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420879
- ISBN
- 9780857420879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
€ 40.99
€ 31.26
Hardcover. From the world's most repressive state comes rare good news: escape to freedom of a small number of its people. It is a crime to leave North Korea. They go first to China, which rejects them as criminals, then to Southeast Asia, and finally to South Korea, and other countries. They travel along a secret route known as the new underground railroad. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HBJF; JPHX; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594036330
- ISBN
- 9781594036330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.49
€ 29.99
€ 27.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 line illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014862
- ISBN
- 9780674014862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.84€ 82.47
€ 91.84
€ 82.47
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634319
- ISBN
- 9780691634319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.23
€ 116.23
Hardcover. Utagawa Hiroshige was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Though he captured a variety of subjects, he was most famous for landscapes, with a final masterpiece series known as "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo", which depicted various scenes of Edo through the seasons, from bustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; ACBP; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 209 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Multilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836556590
- ISBN
- 9783836556590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492004
- ISBN
- 9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.97
€ 54.99
€ 45.97
Hardback. Focuses on artwork produced from the 1950s to the 1970s, when Mao Zedong was in leadership. This book argues that important contributions were made during this period that require fuller consideration in Chinese art history, especially with relevance to the contemporary world. Editor(s): Shengtian, Zheng. Series: Asia Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 50 black & white illustrations + 150 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1919.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140644
- ISBN
- 9780300140644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.47€ 67.86
€ 82.47
€ 67.86
Hardcover. Focuses on short-story small scrolls (ko-e), one of the most complex but visually appealing forms of early Japanese painting. This book offers an examination of Tosa Mitsunobu's extensive and underappreciated body of artistic achievements. Num Pages: 320 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 285 x 261 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989020
- ISBN
- 9780295989020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.05
€ 100.05
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813529370
- ISBN
- 9780813529370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Paperback. Presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. This book examines what happened and why. It balances the traditional focus on international relations with an emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. It is suitable for students of Asian history. Num Pages: 936 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520075900
- ISBN
- 9780520075900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.73€ 45.24
€ 57.73
€ 45.24
Paperback. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Num Pages: 676 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 964. The Calm Before the Storm: 1951-1955. 676 pages, Illustrations, maps. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight: 928.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 676
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259959
- ISBN
- 9780520259959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.31
€ 47.99
€ 34.31
Paperback. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Num Pages: 165 pages, 16 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232. China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama. 165 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight: 216.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 165
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219519
- ISBN
- 9780520219519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.06
€ 31.99
€ 23.06