East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Hardcover. This book offers new approaches and insights into the relationships between heritage tourism and notions of modernity, identity building and sustainable development in China. It demonstrates that the role of the state, politics, institutional arrangements and tradition have a considerable impact on perceptions of these notions. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845415938
- ISBN
- 9781845415938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.35
€ 170.35
Paperback. The kinds of punishment used in a society have been considered an important criterion in judging whether a society is civilized or barbaric, advanced or backward, modern or premodern. This title asks how such distinctions have affected our understanding of the past and contributed to the proliferation of kinds of barbarity in the modern world. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130309
- ISBN
- 9780691130309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.77
€ 52.99
€ 37.77
Struggling Upward: Worldly Success and the Japanese Novel (Harvard Eas...
Timothy J. Van Compernolle
Hardcover. Timothy J. Van Compernolle reconsiders the rise of the modern novel in Japan by connecting the genre to new discourses on ambition and social mobility, arguing that social mobility is the privileged lens through which Meiji novelists explored abstract concepts of national belonging, social hierarchy, and the new space of an industrializing nation. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DS; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659797
- ISBN
- 9780674659797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00€ 37.70
€ 40.00
€ 37.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Ritcher, Kay T.; Merril, Johnson B. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JM; JP; JW; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 83
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621009955
- ISBN
- 9781621009955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.03€ 51.68
€ 73.03
€ 51.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3H; HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118880074
- ISBN
- 9781118880074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.56
€ 41.56
Hardback. States are inherently and fundamentally geographical. Sovereignty is based on control of territory. This book uses Song China to explain how a pre-industrial regime organized itself spatially in order to exercise authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones; 9 line art; 37 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056022
- ISBN
- 9780674056022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.06
€ 54.99
€ 46.06
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158527
- ISBN
- 9780231158527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.68€ 79.32
€ 103.68
€ 79.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Roydon, Larissa; Xiaoxia, Li; Wolff, Martin. Num Pages: 66 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612096773
- ISBN
- 9781612096773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.13€ 69.67
€ 100.13
€ 69.67
Paperback. Series: Short Cuts. Num Pages: 134 pages, 7 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 134
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903364130
- ISBN
- 9781903364130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.84
€ 24.99
€ 18.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788323341116
- ISBN
- 9788323341116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.02€ 41.99
€ 53.02
€ 41.99
Hardback. Presenting a historical survey of China's boundary disputes and settlements, Hyer demonstrates that its approach to territorial disputes has been pragmatic and strategic. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 744 pages, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826358
- ISBN
- 9780774826358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Hardback. Series: A City Adventure in.. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 5AF; YQG. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 228 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- BookLife Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786370549
- ISBN
- 9781786370549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. Beginning with an hour-by-hour account of one day in Yongle's (Zhu Di, 1360-1424) court, this title presents the multiple dimensions of Yongle's life. It examines the role of birth, education, and tradition in moulding the emperor's personality and values, and paints a portrait of a man characterised by stark contrasts. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 286 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295981246
- ISBN
- 9780295981246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 260 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739165720
- ISBN
- 9780739165720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.56
€ 160.56
Paperback. Through most of its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call "religion." In this book, the author reveals how Japanese officials invented religion in Japan and traces the sweeping intellectual, legal, and cultural changes that followed. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HRAX; HRKN3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226412344
- ISBN
- 9780226412344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFCV; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158602
- ISBN
- 9780231158602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783481248
- ISBN
- 9781783481248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.97
€ 154.97
Hardcover. East Asia has re-emerged after a long eclipse as a centre of world wealth creation and growth. Over the past four decades the region's share of world GDP has risen from less than 10 to 30 percent, a ratio that is set to rise to 40 percent by 2030. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664651
- ISBN
- 9780745664651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Paperback. This work argues that the most profound and far-reaching effects of Buddhism on Chinese culture occurred at the level of practice, specifically in religious rituals designed to cure people of disease, demonic possession, and bad luck. Editor(s): Faure, Bernard. Series: Asian Religions & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 46. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739405
- ISBN
- 9780804739405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. Ethnographic introduction to the social, economic and political factors that have contributed to tensions on the ground over US bases in South Korea Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JHMC; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336053
- ISBN
- 9780745336053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.51
€ 36.99
€ 29.51