East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111421
- ISBN
- 9780349111421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.10
€ 17.10
Paperback. Japan in the 16th century was made up of effectively independent kingdoms led by warrior leaders. The author examines this period of Japanese history, looking at the commanders and armies and the way in which the destruction of the elite Takeda army affected the Samurai on all sides. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 15 colour and 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBLL; JWD; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 250 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326194
- ISBN
- 9781855326194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.71
€ 23.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. This book draws on in-depth interviews and extensive data to examine why contemporary Japanese women are postponing marriage and bearing fewer children. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521180375
- ISBN
- 9780521180375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.09
€ 48.09
Paperback. This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout. Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 158 pages, 107 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 29. Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture. 158 pages, 107 colour illus. 1 map. This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 9. Weight: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521186483
- ISBN
- 9780521186483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Hardback. This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the Ch'in and Han empires. Editor(s): Twitchett, Denis; Loewe, Michael. Series Editor(s): Fairbank, John King; Twitchett, Denis. Series: The Cambridge History of China. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 17 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 154 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1023
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521243278
- ISBN
- 9780521243278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.04
€ 181.04
Paperback. This book traces the transformation of opium from medicine to narcotic over a period of five hundred years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b/w illus. 2 maps 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521608565
- ISBN
- 9780521608565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.02
€ 32.02
Paperback. A critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries. Series: New Approaches to Asian History. Num Pages: 367 pages, 82 b/w illus. 17 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521719810
- ISBN
- 9780521719810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.92
€ 35.99
€ 34.92
Paperback. Thaxton argues that the memory of the great famine under Mao shaped villagers' resistance to the socialist state. Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 8 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521722308
- ISBN
- 9780521722308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.07
€ 51.07
Hardback. Estevez-Abe explores the egalitarian capitalism of postwar Japan and the political mechanisms that sustained it. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521856935
- ISBN
- 9780521856935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.91
€ 60.91
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between war and the environment in Henan Province from 1938-50. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 310 pages, 19 b/w illus. 9 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JWL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107071568
- ISBN
- 9781107071568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.35
€ 139.35
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHC; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107179271
- ISBN
- 9781107179271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.32
€ 135.32
Paperback. Enjoyable story-based practice for the Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) Tests. Num Pages: 282 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 38.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316633687
- ISBN
- 9781316633687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.55
€ 31.99
€ 30.55
Hardback. Represents a true photographic pioneer; Birk's medium is inventive and predates the contrived nostalgia of contemporary apps and filters. This innovative collection of images is a stand-out in the travel photography genre. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 Colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 385 x 10. Weight in Grams: 1888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Glitterati Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KMK0014540
- ISBN
- 9780988174566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Covers basic notions of probability and statistics, vectors, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, and an introduction to differentiation and integration. Editor(s): Kodaira, Kunihiko. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 247 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821805824
- ISBN
- 9780821805824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.87
€ 76.87
Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005331
- ISBN
- 9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 29.59
€ 33.00
€ 29.59
Hardcover. Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRE; HRLP7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031873
- ISBN
- 9780226031873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.99€ 82.46
€ 98.99
€ 82.46
Paperback. When we think of composers like Mozart or Beethoven, we usually envision an isolated artist separate from the orchestra. For most of Japan's musical history, however, no such role existed - composition and performance were deeply intertwined. This book offers fresh insights not just into Japanese music but Japanese modernity at large. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVA; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226085357
- ISBN
- 9780226085357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 29.59
€ 33.00
€ 29.59
Paperback. Following the travels of the nomadic Buryats, the author tells a story not only of economic devastation but also a remarkable Buryat response to it - the revival of shamanic practices after decades of socialist suppression. She offers a sophisticated analysis of the way economics, politics, gender, and other factors influence. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 halftones, 3 maps, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JHMC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226086569
- ISBN
- 9780226086569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.42
€ 41.99
€ 32.42
Hardcover. Questions of national identity have long dominated China's political, social, and cultural horizons. This title uses the development of modern geology to explore this complex relationship between science and nationalism in Republican China. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN; PDX; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226090405
- ISBN
- 9780226090405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.80
€ 54.99
€ 42.80
Paperback. Common and destructive, limited wars are significant international events that pose a number of challenges to the states involved beyond simple victory or defeat. This book investigates a crucial and heretofore ignored factor in determining the nature and direction of limited war: information institutions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226107714
- ISBN
- 9780226107714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.15
€ 43.99
€ 34.15