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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. The author argues that Korea's rapid industrial growth is neither miracle nor cultural mystery, but the outcome of a previously misunderstood political economy. Series: Studies of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPK; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071475
ISBN
9780231071475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. Offers a challenging reinterpretation of nationalism, racism, and wartime mobilization during the Asia-Pacific war. This title examines the US and Japanese empires as they struggled to manage racialized populations while waging total war. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 520 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262232
ISBN
9780520262232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Paperback. Offers a profound reinterpretation of nationalism, racism, and wartime mobilization during the Asia-Pacific war. This book demonstrates that the United States and Japan became increasingly alike over the course of the war, perhaps most tellingly in their common attempts to disavow racism even as they reproduced it in new ways and forms. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280212
ISBN
9780520280212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; JFSL1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813457
ISBN
9780774813457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. 60 Fast, Healthy Recipes with Spice and Taste, Shown Step by Step. 96 pages, 300 Photographs. Chinese cuisine is immensely popular in the West and, with the growing availability of Chinese and specialist ingredients, it has never been easier to prepare and cook at home. This title presents a collection of over 60 speedy and easy-to-prepare Chinese recipes that are shown in more than 300 colour photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Dimension: 280 x 223 x 5. Weight: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844766901
ISBN
9781844766901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.89

This is a comprehensive ethnographic study about the Moso, a matrilineal group in Southwest China, whose unique traditions are bound to change accepted notions of marriage, kinship, the family, and gender relations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 20 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761994
ISBN
9780804761994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. In Queer Marxism in Two Chinas Petrus Liu demonstrates how queer Marxist critics in China use queer theory as a non-liberal alternative to Western models of queer emancipation, and in doing so, he revises current understandings of what queer theory is, does, and can be. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 5SG; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360049
ISBN
9780822360049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. Editor(s): Kim, Euijune; Kim, Brian H. S. Series: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives. Num Pages: 253 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 32 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTF; KCN; KCP; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811002984
ISBN
9789811002984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.27

Hardback. Series: Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance. Num Pages: 244 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811007873
ISBN
9789811007873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.40

Paperback. The author shows how Qing China (1636-1911) used cartography and ethnography to pursue its imperial ambitions and her study provides a wealth of insights to anyone interested in the significance of cartography, the growth of empire, or this exciting period of Chinese history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour plates, 13 halftones, 6 maps, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354217
ISBN
9780226354217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, 30 halftones 2 maps 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ASZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633756
ISBN
9780691633756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.96

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
€ 38.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Jing, Yijia; Osborne, Stephen. Series: Governing China in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 218 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPP; JPQB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811017612
ISBN
9789811017612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Hardcover. This text explores the possibility of symbolic public spaces in the context of Chinese cinema. Focusing especially on women, children and the dispossessed, it looks at the way public space is constructed and occupied, both in the Chinese cultrual sphere and in the world of international audiences. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847698769
ISBN
9780847698769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.50

Paperback. In this pithy yet compact book, David Wolf, provides business owners and PR practitioners with a roadmap to corporate credibility in China. Laced with thoughtful advice and braced with illustrative cases, Public Relations in China strips out the jargon and offers something rare: a practical handbook for building and defending a brand in China. Series: Palgrave Pocket Consultants. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJC; KJK; KJSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137483799
ISBN
9781137483799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.10

Hardback. Examines the effect of various public policies on economic performance in Japan. This text covers such public policies as: tax policy; regulation; macroeconomic policy; and labour policy. Many fields regarding economic performance are also covered, such as savings, portfolio choice and housings. Series: Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy. Num Pages: 327 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPN; KCB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333589236
ISBN
9780333589236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.31

Hardback. In 1935, a Chinese woman by the name of Shi Jianqiao murdered the notorious warlord Sun Chuanfang as he prayed in a Buddhist temple. This work of history examines this well-publicized crime and the highly sensationalized trial of the killer. It traces the rise of a sentiment - "public sympathy" - in early twentieth-century China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247185
ISBN
9780520247185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

hardcover. In this book, Tang addresses how public opinion is shaped in China's political, economic, and social environment and how it affects decision making and political change. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 tables, 33 figures, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPH; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752190
ISBN
9780804752190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

Paperback. This book describes through case studies how various factors, such as the single-party political system, traditional culture, market reform, and industrialization, shape public opinion and mass political behavior in urban China. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 tables, 33 figures, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPH; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752206
ISBN
9780804752206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Practitioners of private law opened the way toward Japan's legal modernity in ways the samurai and the state could not. Tracing law regimes from Edo to Meiji, Flaherty shows how the legal profession emerged as a force for change in modern Japan, founding private universities and political parties, and contributing to twentieth-century legal reform. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066779
ISBN
9780674066779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

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