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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. The Ninjas are the stuff of myth and legend in comics, film and electronic games. But once they were real, the medieval equivalent of the SAS: spies, saboteurs, assassins. Could they fly? Make themselves invisible? In a journey to the heartland of the ninjas, the author takes you from their origins over 1,000 years ago, through their heyday. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165341
- ISBN
- 9780552165341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. In researching this book, the author took on the role of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many "hostess clubs". The resulting text critically examines how such establishments create bonds among white-collar men and forge a masculine identity that suits the needs of their corporations. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHBK5; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014876
- ISBN
- 9780226014876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Hardcover. This book investigates the role of the news media in the development of EU-China relations in the post-Cold War era. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 230 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JJP; JFD; JPS; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105027
- ISBN
- 9780230105027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Elder, Chris. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1MBN; DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864738370
- ISBN
- 9780864738370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Hardback. This book confronts the question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by presenting 18 case studies from throughout the Americas--including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States. Editor(s): Hirabayashi, Lane Ryo; Kikumura-Yano, Akemi; Hirabayashi, James A. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744614
- ISBN
- 9780804744614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
Paperback. This book confronts the question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by presenting 18 case studies from throughout the Americas--including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States. Editor(s): Hirabayashi, Lane Ryo; Kikumura-Yano, Akemi; Hirabayashi, James A. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744621
- ISBN
- 9780804744621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. China is undergoing a process of unprecedented urbanisation, with cities often being built from scratch in just three to five years. It is projected that 400 new cities will be built over the next 20 years with newly urbanised populations of over 240 million. Editor(s): Liauw, Laurence. Series: Architectural Design. Num Pages: 136 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470751220
- ISBN
- 9780470751220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.87
€ 43.87
"Originally published in Chinese as Xin weishi lun by Zhejiang Provincial Library. This translation is based on the 2001 edition published by Hubei Education Press." Translator(s): Makeham, John. Series: World Thought in Translation. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPCF; HPDF; HPJ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191578
- ISBN
- 9780300191578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.23€ 60.10
€ 77.23
€ 60.10
Paperback. Concerns the transformation of time during Japan's Meiji period, specifically from around 1870 to 1900. This book explores how changing conceptions of time destabilized inherited knowledge and practices and facilitated the reconfiguration of the archipelago's heterogeneous communities into the liberal-capitalist nation-state, Japan. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128016
- ISBN
- 9780691128016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
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
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between arthouse and commercially viable films is heavily emphasized by both scholars and the local media. This book provides a nuanced picture of the Taiwanese film industry since democratization and isolation from the Peoples Republic of China. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682010
- ISBN
- 9780748682010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.94€ 103.50
€ 106.94
€ 103.50
Paperback. This enlightening book explores Chinese aspirations in space and the politico-militaristic implications of a looming space race. The national security objectives of the U.S. and China are examined, and there are insights into their space hardware. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 256 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908797
- ISBN
- 9781441908797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.90
€ 41.99
€ 34.90
Paperback. This study weighs the economic consequences of the increased use of preferential trading arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region. It evaluates the effects of proposals for bilateral and multilateral agreements, and more far-reaching developments involving the creation of trading blocs. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323023
- ISBN
- 9780881323023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Hardback. How developing countries manage their climb to power--with case studies from China, Brazil and India. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KLSB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040778
- ISBN
- 9781849040778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.76
€ 52.99
€ 47.76
Hardback. This volume offers high quality articles, originally published in Chinese in the Chinese Cultural Quarterly, and new articles by established scholars, introducing trends and new developments in research into Chinese history, humanities, music and geography. Editor(s): Cheng, Pei-kai; Fan, Ka Wai. Series: Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 154 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814021777
- ISBN
- 9789814021777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This text is an analysis of past and contemporary policy experiences and reform efforts in Korea. The main principle of this book is that Korea's economic future is dependent upon the integration of market-orientated systems, and as such policy recommendations are presented to support this. Series: Studies in the Korean Economy. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; KCM; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760635
- ISBN
- 9780333760635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Zhang, Zhaoyong. Series: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Num Pages: 359 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCG; KCLT; KCP; KJSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812874986
- ISBN
- 9789812874986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.64
€ 195.64
Paperback. An ethnography of class dynamics and the subject formation of migrant domestic workers. It explores what the migrant domestic workers mean to the families that hire them, to urban economies, to rural provinces such as Anhui, and to the Chinese state. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343042
- ISBN
- 9780822343042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. A wide-ranging analysis of modern South Korean cinema. Editor(s): Shin, Chi-Yun; Stringer, Julian. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618521
- ISBN
- 9780748618521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. Series: Short Cuts. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 200 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906660253
- ISBN
- 9781906660253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92