East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished village of 30,000 people to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with factories, high rises, parks, shopping malls, and all the infrastructure of a wealthy East Asian city. This is a portrait of the rapid change of Zouping, its environs, and more. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b/w, 7 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289710
- ISBN
- 9780520289710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. That parents in China greatly value higher education for their children is a well-known aspect of contemporary Chinese culture, but the intensity and effects of their desire to achieve this goal have largely gone unexamined. This title explores this universal desire for a college education and its vast consequences. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437552
- ISBN
- 9780226437552
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Shows what guanxi production, the formation of social connections, reveals about the evolution of village political economy, kinship and gender in Dengist China. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 3 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318736
- ISBN
- 9780822318736
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.15
€ 30.99
€ 28.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMC; HBJF; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780801476686
- ISBN
- 9780801476686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.91
€ 29.99
€ 26.91
Hardback. Introduced by the Japanese colonial government at the turn of the century, baseball was expected to 'civilize' and modernize Taiwan's Han Chinese and Austronesian Aborigine populations. This work traces the game's social, ethnic, political, and cultural significance since its introduction on the island more than one hundred years ago. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 290 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262799
- ISBN
- 9780520262799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.01€ 63.26
€ 83.01
€ 63.26
Paperback. An intellectual history of Japanese social science, since the 1890s, this work considers the various forms of modernity that the processes of "development" or "rationalization" have engendered and the role social scientists have played in their emergence. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253810
- ISBN
- 9780520253810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Drawing on a range of memoirs, art, poetry, and contemporary records, this title reconstructs their experience of captivity, return, and encounter with a postwar Japan that now seemed as alien as it had once been familiar. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276154
- ISBN
- 9780520276154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.30€ 49.90
€ 64.30
€ 49.90
Paperback. Yellow Music is the first history of the emergence of Chinese popular music and the larger urban media culture with which it was closely associated in early twentieth-century China. This book revises understandings of race, politics, popular culture, and technology in the making of modern Chinese culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AVGJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326946
- ISBN
- 9780822326946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.15
€ 30.99
€ 28.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629964481
- ISBN
- 9789629964481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.66
€ 37.66
Paperback. Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 4KL; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 212 x 298 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471876400
- ISBN
- 9781471876400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.47
€ 14.99
€ 14.47
Num Pages: 160 pages, 340 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPJ; WCW; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 286 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311963
- ISBN
- 9780764311963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.88
€ 48.99
€ 31.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975491
- ISBN
- 9780674975491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.07
€ 34.99
€ 29.07
Hardback. Details the textual background of the Samyuktagama, a collection of Buddhist scriptures arranged by topic, and places Gandhari Samyuktagama Sutras in this context. This volume contains four short sutras that gives an account of meditation practice in Gandhara in the middle of the second century AD. Series: Gandharan Buddhist Texts. Num Pages: 9 illus., 1 color foldout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295987729
- ISBN
- 9780295987729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.05
€ 114.05
Paperback. This study examines the 45 years of post-war Japanese history, describing the related themes: Japan's extraordinary economic growth and the endurance of conservative rule. Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew. Num Pages: 563 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 706. 563 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 9 tables. Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew. This study examines the 45 years of post-war Japanese history, describing the related themes: Japan's extraordinary economic growth and the endurance of conservative rule. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 34. Weight: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 563
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520074750
- ISBN
- 9780520074750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.83
€ 41.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. This title traces the machine's journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558. The Sewing Machine in Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 304 pages, Illustrations. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. This title traces the machine's journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; PDR. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267855
- ISBN
- 9780520267855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.01€ 63.15
€ 83.01
€ 63.15
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691628202
- ISBN
- 9780691628202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.20€ 70.38
€ 91.20
€ 70.38
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; DSK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653853
- ISBN
- 9780691653853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 297.38
€ 297.38
Hardback. 432 pages, 2 maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight: 712.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0002-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140508
- ISBN
- 9780231140508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140515
- ISBN
- 9780231140515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Whether China will democratize-and if so, when and how-has not become any easier to answer today, but it is more crucial for the future of international politics than ever before. Editor(s): Nathan, Andrew J.; Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412436
- ISBN
- 9781421412436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.33
€ 37.99
€ 32.33