East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. The author explains the truth behind odd tales of horses that sweat blood, defaced statues and missing frescoes, and Marco Polo's stories of black gold that seeps from the earth. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909961371
- ISBN
- 9781909961371
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A memoir by American jounalist Emily Prager about the search for her adopted daughter's roots in today's China. In 1994, Prager adopted seven month old Lulu in China. Five years later she returned to spend three months in Wuhu city, where Lulu had been found on the street. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284161
- ISBN
- 9780099284161
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.31
€ 10.99
€ 9.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSC; JFSG; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485701
- ISBN
- 9780801485701
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.56
€ 35.99
€ 34.56
Paperback. Looks at Japan's complex history. This work covers from the nation's earliest known civilization (about 30009 BCE) onwards. It traces various aspects of Japanese art, religion, the imperial court, militarism, race, geography, and agriculture, and analyzes the social, political, and economic life of Asia's wealthiest nation. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071412803
- ISBN
- 9780071412803
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. Series: World Religions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRKN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138958760
- ISBN
- 9781138958760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Hardcover. In "Edge of Empires," Carroll situates Hong Kong squarely within the framework of both Chinese and British colonial history, while exploring larger questions about the meaning and implications of colonialism in modern history. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017016
- ISBN
- 9780674017016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.68€ 61.65
€ 67.68
€ 61.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Frank A. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742228
- ISBN
- 9780814742228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141772
- ISBN
- 9780231141772
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.15
€ 36.99
€ 27.15
Paperback. Features a whirlwind tour of the religions of China. Series: World Religions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415434065
- ISBN
- 9780415434065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.19
€ 58.19
Hardback. Mighty Silence Images of Destruction Num Pages: 276 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 318 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1716.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857215570
- ISBN
- 9788857215570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.06€ 51.89
€ 56.06
€ 51.89
Paperback. This is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendour from a female point of view. Translator(s): Bowring, Richard John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table,map,plans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGA; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435764
- ISBN
- 9780140435764
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10
Hardback. Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence-has helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years to his current imprisonment. Translator(s): Hsu, H.C. Num Pages: 260 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237131
- ISBN
- 9781442237131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.07
€ 108.07
Paperback. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167895
- ISBN
- 9780231167895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818744
- ISBN
- 9781472818744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.40
€ 21.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812968583
- ISBN
- 9780812968583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.08
€ 27.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. This study examines how views of the so-called Rape of Nanking, or the Nanjing Massacre, have evolved in history writing and public memory in Japan, China, and the United States from 1937 to the present. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195383140
- ISBN
- 9780195383140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.06
€ 56.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTM; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300216943
- ISBN
- 9780300216943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. David M. Robinson explores how grand displays like the royal hunt, archery contests, and the imperial menagerie were presented in literature and art in the early Ming dynasty. He argues these spectacles were highly contested sites where emperors and court ministers staked competing claims about rulership and the role of the military in the polity. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 color photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073371
- ISBN
- 9780674073371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.50€ 48.38
€ 52.50
€ 48.38
Paperback. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between art house and commercially viable films is heavily emphasised by both scholars and the local media. This book provides a nuanced picture of the Taiwanese film industry since democratisation and isolation from the Peoples Republic of China. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474405577
- ISBN
- 9781474405577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.86
€ 37.99
€ 34.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 160 pages. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Watson, Burton.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152457
- ISBN
- 9780231152457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33