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East Asia, Far East

Hardback. Through an extended reading of the noh play "Aoi ne Ue", as well as briefer examinations of several other plays, this work aims to shed new light on the circulation of power and desire in the middle and late medieval periods in Japan. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740708
ISBN
9780804740708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Paperback. Dating from the 15th to early 20th century, this title features 160 works from the material culture of Japanese no and kyogen theatre including masks and costumes as well as paintings, musical instruments and libretti that have been selected from the collections of the National Noh Theatre, Tokyo and the Agency of Cultural Affairs, Japan. Editor(s): Trinh, Khanh. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Condition
New
SKU
V9781741741063
ISBN
9781741741063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.64
€ 48.31

Paperback. Renowned scholar Burton Watson's translation exactingly depicts the life and teachings of the great ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one of the most highly regarded of the T'ang period masters. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; DNF; HREZ; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114851
ISBN
9780231114851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. An account of day-to-day Zen monastic practice. In discussing the activities of the postulants, the meditation monks, the teachers and administrators, and the support monks of the monastery of Songgwang-sa, it reveals a religious tradition that differs radically from the stereotype prevalent in the West. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Edition
1St Edition
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691034775
ISBN
9780691034775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 241 pages, 70+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613974
ISBN
9789881613974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.19

Paperback. Written in the form of a dialogue in which the emperor seeks information from his minister Ch'I-Po on questions of health and the art of healing, this document deals with Chinese medicine. It provides the historical and philosophical foundations of traditional practices that have seen a dynamic revival in China and throughout the West. Translator(s): Veith, Ilza. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black and white, 24 line. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition, Reissue, Translated by Ilza Veith.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288263
ISBN
9780520288263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. * An incisive and thoroughly accessible account of China's emergence as an economic power and its developing relationship with the West Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 302 x 53. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KCG0004522
ISBN
9780349118826
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

In the late twelfth century, Japanese people called the transitional period in which they were living the "age of warriors." This book provides an account of the religious, intellectual, and literary practices of medieval Japan in order to reveal the era's own cultural creativity and enormous economic potential. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118422
ISBN
9780231118422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 514 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674961913
ISBN
9780674961913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722162
ISBN
9780804722162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 407 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573091770
ISBN
9781573091770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.12

Hardback. This volume has a dual purpose. It aims to define the state of Japanese literary studies in the field of women's writing and to present cross-cultural interpretations of Japanese material of relevance to contemporary work in gender studies and comparative literature. Editor(s): Schalow, Paul; Walker, Janet A. Num Pages: 536 pages, 5 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 915.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727228
ISBN
9780804727228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.72

Paperback. This comprehensive but concise narrative of China since the eighteenth century builds its story around the delicate relationship between central government and local communities. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405160803
ISBN
9781405160803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.02

Hardback. This comprehensive but concise narrative of China since the eighteenth century builds its story around the delicate relationship between central government and local communities. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405160797
ISBN
9781405160797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.82

Hardcover. An assortment of 140 recipes for classic Cantonese family dishes is accompanied by an introduction to the philosophy and principles of Chinese cuisine, and advice on the techniques of Chinese cooking. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684847399
ISBN
9780684847399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.77

Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947662
ISBN
9781933947662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947860
ISBN
9781933947860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.11

Hardback. Rev. George D. Byers, Presbyterian missionary at Kachek, Hainan island, China, was murdered by bandits in 1924. Based on American and British consular archives and those of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and members of the Hainan mission, this is the story of how Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Mabel Roys got the government and their church to take action. Series: Studies in Christianity in China. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; HRCC9; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223737
ISBN
9780934223737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.82

Hardback. An analysis of the importance of international development policy to national economic and strategic security. Its analysis of Japanese and German international co-operation policy reveals that each state's policy has been shaped by markedly different domestic political agendas. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; JPA; JPQB; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739103111
ISBN
9780739103111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.10

Paperback. Examines the Buddhist priest Kukai's influence on Japanese culture. This book contends that the importance of Kukai's transmission of esoteric Buddhism to Japan lay in his creation of a general theory of language grounded in the ritual speech of mantra. It explores the rhetorical strategies Kukai employed in his works. Num Pages: 620 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAX; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231112871
ISBN
9780231112871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.35

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