East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, is one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, which depicts a court life whose drama and pathos is of Shakespearean proportions. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Translator(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 400 pages, Previous edition art. No new art. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; 3JF; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280489
- ISBN
- 9780520280489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. This volume examines the social history of the Korean War and includes material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and war and life in the Prisoner of War camps. The book carries the story through to the Geneva Conference in the spring of 1954. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582319882
- ISBN
- 9780582319882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.95
€ 48.95
Hardcover. An insider's perspective on this growing economic powerhouse What's Wrong With China opens the doors to one of the least understood countries in the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119213710
- ISBN
- 9781119213710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.77
€ 25.99
€ 20.77
Hardback. What role does identity play in foreign policy? How might identity impact on Japan's relations with South Korea? This book takes identity theorizing in International Relations theory a step further by attempting to account for a resilient collective identity that informs policy makers throughout time and space. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPKS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619319
- ISBN
- 9780230619319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.69
€ 122.69
Paperback. Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Drawing on years of research in Japan, this book unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. Illustrator(s): Kijin, Shinonome. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271029
- ISBN
- 9780520271029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. China and India have always been separated not only by the Himalayas, but also by the impenetrable jungle and remote areas that once stretched across Burma. Now this last great frontier will likely vanish leaving China and India exposed to each other as never before. In this book, the author explores the new strategic centrality of Burma. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; JPSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571239641
- ISBN
- 9780571239641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 191 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313619
- ISBN
- 9784805313619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.78
€ 11.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Explores the fashioning and refashioning of modern Chinese subjectivity as it relates to the literal and figurative body of the nation. This book contains essays that reveal the particular temporality of the modern Chinese nation-state. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319696
- ISBN
- 9780822319696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.08
€ 30.99
€ 28.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- AKASHIC BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KSG0012631
- ISBN
- 9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- AKASHIC BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KTG0002776
- ISBN
- 9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068364
- ISBN
- 9780465068364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.67
€ 20.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804835749
- ISBN
- 9780804835749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.70
€ 17.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese "economic miracle" failed to notice a key point - that in pursuit of this miracle, the Japanese had turned their country into a concrete shambles. This book describes the dazzling nature of Japanese culture and its ruination. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Export edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141010007
- ISBN
- 9780141010007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.67
€ 20.99
€ 16.67
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€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
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
€ 30.99€ 28.04
€ 30.99
€ 28.04
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€ 19.42
€ 19.99
€ 19.42
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€ 13.32
€ 13.99
€ 13.32
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
€ 49.99€ 35.52
€ 49.99
€ 35.52
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
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
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
€ 12.38
€ 12.38