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Hardback. Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 248 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; RNR; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431542452
- ISBN
- 9784431542452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardback. Late medieval Japan witnessed a growth in the power of the commoner, as seen in the spread of corporate villages (so) marked by collective ownership and administration and other self-governing features. This study of a community of so villages from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries reconstructs the life of these villages. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719414
- ISBN
- 9780804719414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. Everyday life in contemporary rural China is characterized by an increased sense of moral challenge and uncertainty. This ethnographic study of the village of Zhongba is an attempt to grasp the ethical reflexivity of everyday life in rural China. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 19 ills, 6 figs & tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHB; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458902
- ISBN
- 9780857458902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.19
€ 137.19
Hardback. Communication Campaigns and National Integration in China's Market Economy Era Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPVL; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812877321
- ISBN
- 9789812877321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Hardback. Communication and Popularization of Science and Technology in China Num Pages: 361 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642395604
- ISBN
- 9783642395604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.44
€ 129.44
Paperback. Presents a study of an important genre of Ming-dynasty Chinese painting in which landscapes are actually disguised portraits that celebrate an individual and his achievements, ambitions, and tastes in an open effort to win recognition, support, and social status. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 144 pages, 51 color illus. 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154763
- ISBN
- 9780691154763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816649921
- ISBN
- 9780816649921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. Comics, the Holocaust and Hiroshima breaks new ground for history by exploring the relationship between comics as a cultural record, historiography, memory and trauma studies. Comics have a dual role as sources: for gauging awareness of the Holocaust and through close analysis, as testimonies and narratives of childhood emotions and experiences. Series: The Holocaust and its Contexts. Num Pages: 102 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 3JJH; AKLC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407238
- ISBN
- 9781137407238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Paperback. Yoshimi provides a wealth of documentation and testimony to prove the existence of some 2,000 "comfort stations" where as many as 200,000 women of varying nationalities, euphemistically known as "comfort women," were imprisoned and forced to engage in sexual activity with Japanese military personnel. Translator(s): O'Brien, Suzanne. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, 4 halftones, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120333
- ISBN
- 9780231120333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Introduced by the Japanese colonial government at the turn of the century, baseball was expected to 'civilize' and modernize Taiwan's Han Chinese and Austronesian Aborigine populations. This work traces the game's social, ethnic, political, and cultural significance since its introduction on the island more than one hundred years ago. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 290 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262799
- ISBN
- 9780520262799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.36€ 65.54
€ 84.36
€ 65.54
Hardback. Series: Harvard-Hallym Series on Korean Studies. Num Pages: 325 pages, 3 maps, 2 figures, 41 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTF; HBTQ; HBTR; JHBL; KCF; KNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780674142404
- ISBN
- 9780674142404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.46
€ 50.99
€ 42.46
Paperback. This book addresses the factors that determine the direct and indirect outcomes of collective resistance in contemporary China as well as the government's strategies to maintain social stability amid the numerous social conflicts. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763400
- ISBN
- 9780804763400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Hardcover. Drawing on European philosophies, this book examines collective myopia and its role in global business through various case studies of Japanese organizations, including the Tokyo Electric Power Company. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450845
- ISBN
- 9781137450845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 247 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409684
- ISBN
- 9780887409684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Hardcover. This work is concerned with an imaginary world as Joseph A. Schumpter was in "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy". It explicitly assumes that both "politicians" and "entrepreneurs" are active in making innovations in the political and business worlds respectively. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333748930
- ISBN
- 9780333748930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Paperback. Studies of collaboration have changed how the history of World War II in Europe is written, but for China and Japan this aspect of wartime conduct has remained largely unacknowledged. This work talks about the sensitive topic of wartime collaboration between the Chinese and their Japanese occupiers. Num Pages: 302 pages, 13 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023987
- ISBN
- 9780674023987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.13
€ 38.99
€ 33.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 331 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JHMC; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361503
- ISBN
- 9780822361503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JHMC; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361695
- ISBN
- 9780822361695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.02
€ 31.99
€ 31.02
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060685
- ISBN
- 9780674060685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Hardback. Part ethnography, part memoir, this book traces Japan's vibrant cafe society over one hundred and thirty years. It also traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day, as uniquely Japanese ways with coffee surface in Europe and America. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259331
- ISBN
- 9780520259331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 73.24
€ 95.06
€ 73.24