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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JPS; KCM; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833033338
ISBN
9780833033338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.89

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

Paperback. After Mao, abrupt turns in public policy made "personal life" a crucial issue for discussion. This book is concerned with the debate about the role of women in Chinese society, examining their anxieties, confusions and excitement as they contemplate various stages of a new future. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804714310
ISBN
9780804714310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Hardcover. This text is based on extensive personal viewing of urban Chinese women and study of contemporary literature and articles in the periodical press that touched on the problems of rural women. Each chapter is devoted to one aspect of women's lives including: girlhood, sexuality, marriage, and work. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714167
ISBN
9780804714167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.74

hardcover. This book studies identity formation and transformation in twentieth-century China by focusing on women's autobiographical writing. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750059
ISBN
9780804750059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.98

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

Paperback. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Num Pages: 251 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406. Mothers, Comics and Censorship in Japan. 251 pages, 27 illustrations. This study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes - or obentos - that mothers ritualistically prepare for schoolchildren, and children's cartoons. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMU. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight: 360.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219908
ISBN
9780520219908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.76

Hardback. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745338
ISBN
9780804745338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.80

Paperback. A companion volume to the exhibition of the same name at the Smart Museum of Art. With over eighty illustrated catalogue entries, it offers fresh insight into traditional Chinese culture, visual arts, and theater, and reveals how Chinese visual and performing traditions were aesthetically, ritually, and commercially intertwined. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573558
ISBN
9780935573558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.99

Hardback. When Britain agreed to 'restore' Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1984, British spokesmen explained that the Communist Chinese were reforming and would allow Hong Kong to continue its dynamic capitalist ways. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPCH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFN; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896331624
ISBN
9780896331624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Robinson, Priscilla. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634855303
ISBN
9781634855303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.81
€ 152.86

Paperback. In the summer of 2000, Jane Steare received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Lucie Blackman - tall, blonde, and twenty-one years old - had stepped into the vastness of a Tokyo summer and disappeared forever. That winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. Had Lucie been abducted by a religious cult? Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099502555
ISBN
9780099502555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; WC; WGCB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629146577
ISBN
9781629146577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. A haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution. This book is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011000
ISBN
9781906011000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Combining translations of five peasant narratives with critical commentary on their provenance and implications for historical study, this book illuminates the life of the peasantry in Tokugawa Japan. Editor(s): Walthall, Anne. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; JFS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872346
ISBN
9780226872346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634210
ISBN
9780691634210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.36

Paperback. Explores the anxious and emotional events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor, showing how the president and the American public responded in the pivotal hours that followed the attack. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465031795
ISBN
9780465031795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military Photo Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 300 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 278 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811718387
ISBN
9780811718387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. A memoir of Lim Dong-won, former South Korean unification minister and architect of Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae-Jung's sunshine policy toward North Korea. It traces the process of twenty years of diplomatic negotiations with North Korea, from the earliest rounds of inter-Korean talks through the historic inter-Korean summit of June 2000. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931368278
ISBN
9781931368278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bartha, Simon D. Num Pages: 242 pages, graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607419952
ISBN
9781607419952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.81
€ 138.53

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