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Paperback. In Red Legacies in China, Mao-era legacies serve as a framework to examine the cultural productions and afterlives of the communist revolution in order to understand China's continuities and transformations from socialism to postsocialism. Essays discuss arts, literature and film, language and thought, architecture, museums, and memorials. Editor(s): Li, Jie; Zhang, Enhua. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737181
ISBN
9780674737181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. This latest incisive work from Christopher Coker is a prescient analysis of the likelihood of a US-China conflict and how it might be avoided. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043960
ISBN
9781849043960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

Hardback. Series: Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. Num Pages: 446 pages, 38 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 329 x 2. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138101173
ISBN
9781138101173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.63

Hardback. Shows the growing mutual relationship between the Persian Gulf countries and China, Japan and South Korea. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FP; HBJF; KCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040990
ISBN
9781849040990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 53.08

Paperback. Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains an enigma to many, who see it as a confusing montage of the alien and the familiar, the ancient and modern. The aim of this Very Short Introduction is to explode the myths and explore the reality of modern Japan - by taking a concise look at its history, economy, politics, and culture. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 67 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199235698
ISBN
9780199235698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. The secrets and techniques of shoujo manga, the popular style of Japanese animation that is based on stories related to peer pressure, friendship, and romance, are revealed in a guide that includes information on the unique stylistic characteristics of the style and tips on drawing different character types. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AGZ; AKLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823029730
ISBN
9780823029730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.33

Hardcover. Yamamoto Sanehiko's (1885-1952) achievements as a publisher, writer, and politician in the interwar period served as both a catalyst and a template for developments after the wars. While exploring the accomplishments the compelling figure, this study sheds new light on the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred in postwar Japan. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJP; DSK; HBTB; JFC; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137366214
ISBN
9781137366214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Hardback. During the Chinese Qin-Han period, there arose a regime of textual authority - overlapping but not coinciding with imperial authority. Drawing on research, this work analyzes the early elite culture, particularly in literature and in linguistic, intellectual and institutional history. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687381
ISBN
9780847687381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.57

Hardback. This study seeks to lay bare the relationship between the sociopolitical structures that shaped peasant lives in Manchuria (northeast China) during the Qing dynasty and the development of that region's economy. Num Pages: 440 pages, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752718
ISBN
9780804752718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Hardback. Examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions' impact on Western attitudes toward China and the Chinese. Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 53 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284654
ISBN
9780520284654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449147
ISBN
9780801449147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.41

Hardcover. This book investigates how films made about the URA since the 1990s have engaged with, reproduced and contested cultural memories of the organisation, discussing how directors have addressed questions of narrativization, trauma, intergenerational connection, and political subjectivity as they engage in the politics of cultural memory on screen. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 156 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPL; JFD; JPWQ; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137480347
ISBN
9781137480347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.34

Hardback. Tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. The author argues that this period from the 1890s to the 1930s transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283848
ISBN
9780520283848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.93
€ 54.45

Paperback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 95 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175753
ISBN
9780231175753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 95 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175746
ISBN
9780231175746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.53
€ 89.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814346443
ISBN
9789814346443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.20

Hardcover. Assuming power in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party was soon faced with a crucial problem: how to construct the socialist 'New Man'? Using Foucault's theory of 'technologies of the self', Lynteris examines the conflict between self-cultivation and the abolition of the self in the biopolitically neuralgic field of 'socialist medicine'. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137293824
ISBN
9781137293824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JHMC; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137596840
ISBN
9781137596840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 76 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352676
ISBN
9780764352676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.57

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634265
ISBN
9780691634265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.86

This is a comprehensive ethnographic study about the Moso, a matrilineal group in Southwest China, whose unique traditions are bound to change accepted notions of marriage, kinship, the family, and gender relations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 20 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761994
ISBN
9780804761994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333626726
ISBN
9780333626726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.59

Paperback. A significant contribution to both political theory and China studies, this volume provides a critical assessment of the past and future Chinese socialism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337980
ISBN
9780822337980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.69

Hardback. This cutting edge volume investigates how Hong Kong's economic structure and neoliberal policies have contributed to class inequality in China's global city. Specific topics include educational stratification, attitudes towards works, political attitudes, and class identifications. Series: Series in Asian Labor and Welfare Policies. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137517555
ISBN
9781137517555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

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