East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Hardcover. Those travelling on the seas have always been vulnerable to the attacks of predators acting within or without the law. This book focuses on the character of pirate communities in the Caribbean, the East Indies and China, and on the scale and significance of privateering operations based in the principal European maritime states. Editor(s): Starkey, David J.; Van Heslinga, E.S. van Eyck; Moor, J. A. de. Series: Exeter Maritime Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; 1QSC; 3JF; 3JH; HBTM; JKV; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 8. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894814
- ISBN
- 9780859894814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.61
€ 139.61
hardcover. Editor(s): Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634849807
- ISBN
- 9781634849807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.78€ 177.79
€ 237.78
€ 177.79
Paperback. Wong Kar-wai's controversial film, "Happy Together", shows two gay Chinese men in Buenos Aires and probes masculinity, aggression, identity and homosexuality. This text examines this memorable film, placing it within the context of other films by Wong Kar-wai and other Hong Kong directors. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema. Num Pages: 140 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622095892
- ISBN
- 9789622095892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.13
€ 34.13
Paperback. An absorbing account of the continued influence of Chairman Mao on contemporary China, and of efforts by the New Maoists to claim his legacy. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783607594
- ISBN
- 9781783607594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.24
€ 20.99
€ 19.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538774
- ISBN
- 9781784538774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.01
€ 19.99
€ 19.01
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538095
- ISBN
- 9781784538095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 50.13
€ 57.03
€ 50.13
Hardback. Kerry Brown reveals the intrigue, scandal and murder surrounding the internal battle raging between two China's: one founded by Mao on Communist principles, and a modern China in which 'to get rich is glorious'. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 bw integrated, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769103
- ISBN
- 9781780769103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.45€ 48.43
€ 52.45
€ 48.43
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128184
- ISBN
- 9780691128184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Mirror of Morality: Chinese Narrative Illustration and Confucian Ideol...
Professor Of Chinese Art History Julia K Murr...
Hardcover. Takes an interdisciplinary look at an important form of pictorial art produced during two millennia of Chinese imperial rule. This title examines the nature of narrative illustration in China and traces the evolution of its functions, conventions, and rhetorical strategies from the second century BCE through the eleventh century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 101 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830014
- ISBN
- 9780824830014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.94€ 64.13
€ 69.94
€ 64.13
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637051
- ISBN
- 9780691637051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.02
€ 130.02
The Alien Within: Representations of the Exotic in Twentieth-Century J...
Professor Of Japanese And Former Head Of The ...
Hardcover. Examines the Gothic, a form of writing with strong affinities to European Gothic. This book discusses the translations of Tsubouchi Shoyo, Japan's early translator of Shakespeare, and how this most alien and exotic author was absorbed into the Japanese literary and theatrical tradition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Hawaii
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832926
- ISBN
- 9780824832926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28€ 60.05
€ 65.28
€ 60.05
Role Quests in the Post-Cold War Era: Foreign Policies in Transition
Professor Philippe G. Le Prestre
paperback. This text examines the question of foreign policy change through a comparative analysis of the Great Powers' reactions to the transformations in international relations after the Cold War. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 712. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773515338
- ISBN
- 9780773515338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.91
€ 43.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403947789
- ISBN
- 9781403947789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.95
€ 121.95
Hardback. Series: Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path. Num Pages: 213 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 51 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811034602
- ISBN
- 9789811034602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.79
€ 143.79
Paperback. Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804849081
- ISBN
- 9780804849081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.77
€ 18.99
€ 13.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; GTJ; JPSD; JPSL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137595539
- ISBN
- 9781137595539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.62
€ 69.62
Hardcover. The evolution of Hong Kong, as a British colony and as a Special Administrative Region, has been inextricably intertwined with the situation in China. This relationship is examined through various perspectives in this volume. There are insights on such topics as Hong Kong's society and religion, the development of the New Territories, etc.. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; GTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622097209
- ISBN
- 9789622097209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Hardback. This book explores new connections among Chinese people forged by the rapid spread of information and communication technologies. Covers virtual, actual and local interactions, probes impact on migrant workers, challenges to traditional social order and more. Editor(s): Law, Pui-Lam. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739093
- ISBN
- 9789400739093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.02
€ 123.02
Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932643008
- ISBN
- 9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.04
€ 30.99
€ 28.04
Hardcover. Long known as the world s factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671741
- ISBN
- 9780745671741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.11
€ 65.11