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East Asia, Far East
Hardback. The first of a two-part, exhaustively researched meditation on the astonishingly beautiful and intricate armour of the samurai. This volume focuses on the dou, the armour that protected the warrior's chest. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 col. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 240. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472807960
- ISBN
- 9781472807960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.09
€ 52.99
€ 41.09
Hardback. Explore the history, types, and value ranges of Chinese snuff bottles from the 17th century to the present concentrating mostly on affordable examples. Here 340 diverse bottles of stone, glass, enamels, porcelain, and other materials are described & shown in beautiful color photographs. You'll want to own some. Num Pages: 160 pages, 340 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764315909
- ISBN
- 9780764315909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. The ancient game of chess has its roots in India, where the legendary emperor Ravana used it to exercise his generals in strategy and tactics. Played by millions around the world, shogi is the uniquely Japanese variant of chess. This book on shogi is suitable for beginners and experienced players alike. Its offers step-by-step instructions. Num Pages: 128 pages, Line art illustrations throughout; with bound in paper playing board and die-cut cardboar. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805310366
- ISBN
- 9784805310366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.38
€ 23.99
€ 16.38
Hardcover. Feeds into wider debates on democracy and how practises of democracy differ across communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536015
- ISBN
- 9781784536015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.08€ 135.20
€ 154.08
€ 135.20
Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106227
- ISBN
- 9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardback. This definitive history of modern Tibet -- based entirely on unpublished primary sources and written by a Western-educated Tibetan author -- shatters the popular perception of Tibet as an isolated Shangri-la unaffected by broader international developments and rises above the simplistic dualism so often encountered in accounts of Tibet's contested recent history. Num Pages: 606 pages, 17 photos; 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118149
- ISBN
- 9780231118149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.49
€ 77.49
Paperback. A probing enquiry into Sino-Tibetan relations, both at the level of high politics and everyday interactions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044714
- ISBN
- 9781849044714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.44
€ 46.99
€ 41.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Snow Lion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559391047
- ISBN
- 9781559391047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.94
€ 29.99
€ 22.94
paperback. This study traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant attention to the tools used for these acts. In this revised edition Edward L.Shaughnessy contributes a new introduction. Num Pages: 234 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; GL; HBJF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226814162
- ISBN
- 9780226814162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226814186
- ISBN
- 9780226814186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.82€ 79.09
€ 94.82
€ 79.09
Hardback. This Handbook brings together major aspects of Japanese linguistics, presenting overviews, current concerns and future directions of each topic. The areas included are phonology, syntax, semantics, morphology, language acquisition, sentence processing, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Editor(s): Tsujimura, Natsuko. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205043
- ISBN
- 9780631205043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.17
€ 249.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186. The Way of the Samurai. 112 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight: 186. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru.
- Publisher
- Square One Publishers, Inc
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757000263
- ISBN
- 9780757000263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.60
€ 11.60
In Godzilla's Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stag...
Tsutsui, William M., Ito, Michiko
Paperback. Editor(s): Tsutsui, William M.; Ito, Michiko. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403964632
- ISBN
- 9781403964632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardback. Offers reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender: Which was the critical factor, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or the Soviet Union's entry into the war? This work reviews the evidence and the arguments. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754279
- ISBN
- 9780804754279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.41
€ 147.41
Paperback. Retells the standard history of the end of World War II in the Pacific. By integrating the three key actors in the story - the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan - this work puts the last months of the war into international perspective. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 halftones, 5 maps - as two 16-page inserts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022416
- ISBN
- 9780674022416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773317
- ISBN
- 9780804773317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Reform and Development in Rural China (Central Issues in Contemporary ...
Tu, Jun-Sheng, Du, Runsheng
Hardcover. The 19 speeches in this volume explain many aspects of China's market-based rural economic reforms. They were delivered primarily to groups of government or Party officials. The book includes an introductory chapter describing the history of rural economic policy in China. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 242 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. 242 pages, glossary. The 19 speeches in this volume explain many aspects of China's market-based rural economic reforms. They were delivered primarily to groups of government or Party officials. The book includes an introductory chapter describing the history of rural economic policy in China. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KCC. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333611234
- ISBN
- 9780333611234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.28
€ 185.28
Hardback. Born in 1941, Tubten Khetsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples' uprising of March 10, 1959. This autobiography talks of his prison experiences as well as the state of civil society following his release. Translator(s): Akester, Matthew. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231142861
- ISBN
- 9780231142861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.30€ 79.41
€ 104.30
€ 79.41
Hardcover. Japan-Africa Relations seeks to study the complex nature of the dynamics of power relations between Japan and Africa since the Bandung Conference in 1955, with an emphasis on the period starting from the 1970s up to the present. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1H; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619326
- ISBN
- 9780230619326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Industrialization and China's Rural Modernization (Studies on the Chin...
Tung, Fu-Jeng, Dong, Fureng
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333536773
- ISBN
- 9780333536773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.13
€ 121.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475399
- ISBN
- 9780801475399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Focusing especially on literature by or about women-preferring women, Sang traces the history of female same-sex relations in China from the late Imperial period (1600-1911) through the republican era (1912-1949). She ends by examining the re-emergence of public debate on lesbians in modern China. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734804
- ISBN
- 9780226734804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardback. Providing the leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception, this book has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business or in relationships. Translator(s): Minford, John. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HPDF; JWA; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 123 x 34. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395845
- ISBN
- 9780141395845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.84
€ 19.99
€ 14.84
Hardcover. Shin Kanemaru (1914-1996) served as a key power broker at the national level in Japan from the 1970s until the early 1990s. He was at the heart of the '1955 system' of conservative political rule. Though never Prime Minister himself, he controlled or strongly influenced the administrations of five Japanese Prime Ministers. Num Pages: 135 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457363
- ISBN
- 9781137457363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16