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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. Exploring several hundred years of Chinese cinema, this book considers how movies from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora reflect changing views of the Chinese nation. Giving fresh perspectives on the key movements, themes, and filmmakers in Chinese cinema, it describes and analyzes the films of a variety of directors and actors. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137072
- ISBN
- 9780231137072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309415
- ISBN
- 9780226309415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309385
- ISBN
- 9780226309385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Hardback. Stigmatized throughout Japanese history as outcastes, the burakumin are contemporary Japan s largest minority. In this study of youths from two different communities, Christopher Bondy explores how individuals navigate their social world, demonstrating the ways in which people make conscious decisions about disclosing a stigmatized identity." Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088405
- ISBN
- 9780674088405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
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€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Hardcover. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403907998
- ISBN
- 9781403907998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
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€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
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
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
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
€ 53.47€ 53.33
€ 53.47
€ 53.33
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€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
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€ 17.49
€ 24.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 maps, 40 graphs, 2 maps, 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526104793
- ISBN
- 9781526104793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.64
€ 60.64
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
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
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
€ 193.61
€ 193.61
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
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
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€ 48.64
€ 54.99
€ 48.64
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
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
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
€ 70.10€ 54.84
€ 70.10
€ 54.84
Hardback. The first critical analysis of Chinese "cultural entrepreneurs," businesspeople whose entrepreneurial endeavours in China and Southeast Asia the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries transformed the cultural sphere. Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G.; Volland, Nicolai. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 30 b&w photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 3JJ; JFC; KJH; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827805
- ISBN
- 9780774827805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
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€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44