East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Hardcover. Takie Lebra attempts a new understanding of the Japanese self through her unique use of cultural logic. She begins by presenting and elaborating on two models ("opposition logic" and "contingency logic") to examine concepts of self, Japanese and otherwise. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824828400
- ISBN
- 9780824828400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.78
€ 53.99
€ 45.78
Hardcover. A study of an Okinawan diasporic community in South America and Japan. Based on the author's multisited field research on the work, education, and community lives of Okinawans in the Colonia and Yokohama, it challenges the unidirectional model of assimilation and acculturation commonly found in immigration studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, cha. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSL; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833442
- ISBN
- 9780824833442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.70€ 50.86
€ 54.70
€ 50.86
Paperback. Originally published in 1932, Kathleen Tamagawa's pioneering Asian American memoir is a sensitive and thoughtful look at the personal and social complexities of growing up racially mixed during the early twentieth century. This edition also includes Tamagawa's short story, "A Fit in Japan" and a critical introduction. Editor(s): Robinson, Greg. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813542980
- ISBN
- 9780813542980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Paperback. The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Num Pages: 371 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHBK; JHBL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228184
- ISBN
- 9780520228184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.99
€ 37.99
€ 27.99
Hardcover. Tamara T. Chin explores the politics of representation during the Han dynasty at a pivotal moment when China was asserting imperialist power on the Eurasian continent and expanding its local and long-distance ("Silk Road") markets. Chin explains why rival political groups introduced new literary forms with which to represent these expanded markets. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSB; HBJF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417199
- ISBN
- 9780674417199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.61
€ 53.99
€ 45.61
Paperback. Yoshitoshi is considered to be Japan's last great woodblock artist. This, his final work, is regarded as his greatest achievement. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134382
- ISBN
- 9780890134382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.79
€ 31.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. A highly regarded war memoir that was a best seller during the 1960s, giving insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The book has been credited with correcting errors in U.S. accounts of various battles and with revealing details of high-level Imperial Japanese Navy strategy meetings. Num Pages: 336 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGHA; HBLL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591143840
- ISBN
- 9781591143840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.46
€ 35.99
€ 30.46
Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Edition
- Tch
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824819859
- ISBN
- 9780824819859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.69
€ 46.99
€ 39.69
Hardcover. This book investigates the business strategies chosen by oil and gas service companies operating in China, Singapore and Malaysia. It provides an analytical view of the reliability of strategic theoretical frameworks based on Western business practice but applied in a non-Western business environment like Asia. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; 1FPC; KJC; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235595
- ISBN
- 9780230235595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.81
€ 64.81
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602209695
- ISBN
- 9781602209695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.47
€ 7.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226815145
- ISBN
- 9780226815145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.32
€ 51.99
€ 40.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Exisle Publishing (Australia) Australia
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921966156
- ISBN
- 9781921966156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.59
€ 16.59
Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486464428
- ISBN
- 9780486464428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.96
€ 27.99
€ 18.96
Giving an introduction to the political, social, and cultural development of imperial Chinese civilisation, this work introduces a number of important themes - such as the ethnic diversity of the early empires. It includes a general introduction, chronology, bibliography, illustrations, maps, and an index. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co Inc
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209169
- ISBN
- 9780872209169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.72€ 58.80
€ 75.72
€ 58.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 87 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RBP; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612097787
- ISBN
- 9781612097787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.74€ 44.39
€ 61.74
€ 44.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Harvard Business Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781422157282
- ISBN
- 9781422157282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.49
€ 20.99
€ 20.49
Hardcover. Examining twenty-first century relations between the US and China, Shepperd investigates three well publicised crises between these states, highlighting how social interests relating to identity and emotional needs were key dynamics driving these interactions and their transformation. Series: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137020086
- ISBN
- 9781137020086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 156 pages, Colour illustrations and photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Insight Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608878796
- ISBN
- 9781608878796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.01
€ 18.01
Paperback. This report, a first regional effort on the topic, examines housing shortages in South Asia, as well as outlines shortcomings of the market for home mortgages, presenting good practice and country-specific examples of reforms and an agenda for the region looking forward. Num Pages: 392 pages, ill., graphs, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821383223
- ISBN
- 9780821383223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
paperback. The aim of ancient Chinese medicine is to restore harmony through herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion and the diagnostic skills of the physician. The governing principle is to balance Yin and Yang. This book explains the theory and practice in the light of up-to-date scientific research. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w line diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VXHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 39. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Rider
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712602815
- ISBN
- 9780712602815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.24
€ 27.99
€ 18.24