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Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272422
- ISBN
- 9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932643008
- ISBN
- 9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive geisha heritage. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955139
- ISBN
- 9781904955139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857337174
- ISBN
- 9781857337174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this book features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the initial encounters of Japan and the West. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur E. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Abridged 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139199
- ISBN
- 9780231139199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.07
€ 50.99
€ 36.07
Paperback. 'Difficult to put down .. irresistible' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564482
- ISBN
- 9780719564482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. This essential guide to Chinese etiquette will make embarrassing social blunders a thing of the past! Num Pages: 192 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFP; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 222 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804845199
- ISBN
- 9780804845199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.20
€ 12.20
Paperback. This book uses original data from China's National People's Congress to challenge conceptions of representation, authoritarianism, and the political system. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPF; JPV; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316623701
- ISBN
- 9781316623701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. This book presents an account of six men and women who struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184371
- ISBN
- 9780141184371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Provides both theory and practical technique and is ideal for professional therapists, martial artists or anyone with an active lifestyle. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFMS; VXHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- YMAA Publication Center United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781886969049
- ISBN
- 9781886969049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. A study of China from the 1800s. It focuses on China's problems of development - the decay and collapse of the Chinese Empire, its failure to recover in the first half of the 20th-century, and its emergence in world affairs since the Communist Party Revolution of 1949. Examining economic growth, it offers an account of the Tiananmen Incident. Series: Short Oxford History of the Modern World. Num Pages: 576 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 572
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198700692
- ISBN
- 9780198700692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.19
€ 56.19
Paperback. After years of rigidity, China's communist rulers have opened their doors to trade. This book explains the whole process of economic reform, the political thinking behind it, and the impact it has had on the lives of the Chinese people, as well as on the domestic and foreign business community. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453. 8vo. good copy in original cloth
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0263554
- ISBN
- 9781873410295
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A comprehensive English-language collection of the writings of the pivotal period in Chinese intellectual history. This volume provides translations of key works, arranged chronologically within topics, and accompanied by headnotes, a glossary, and a bibliography. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207097
- ISBN
- 9780872207097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
Paperback. Features a collection of stories from Japan that are retellings of legends and fairy tales. This work contains the Sea Spirit, the Moon God, the Emperor Kiyomori, Dragon Princess, and many other magical characters. It aims to evoke the beauty of Japan - its people, its animals, and its landscape. Illustrator(s): Fowler, Rosamund. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 5AK; YFJ; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192751751
- ISBN
- 9780192751751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.69
€ 14.99
€ 13.69
Paperback. Series: Survival. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJB; WTH; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 102 x 13. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804845380
- ISBN
- 9780804845380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.76
€ 8.99
€ 7.76
Paperback. The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. This book challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. It presents the history of China's last empire that is useful for understanding the challenges facing China today. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066243
- ISBN
- 9780674066243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.81
€ 30.99
€ 25.81
Paperback. The author moved to Japan to discover more about this unique running culture and what it might teach us about the sport and about Japan. In this book he reveals, what he learned - about competition, about team work, about beating your personal bests, about form and about himself. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571303175
- ISBN
- 9780571303175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.53
€ 15.99
€ 11.53
Paperback. The most complete book on the acclaimed British photographer. Num Pages: 160 pages. Dimension: 290 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714835501
- ISBN
- 9780714835501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.29
€ 37.99
€ 25.29
Sheet map, folded. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Periplus Editions (HK) ltd.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 6th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780794607111
- ISBN
- 9780794607111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.54
€ 9.99
€ 9.54