×


 x 

Shopping cart

East Asia, Far East

Results 461 - 480 of 4827

East Asia, Far East

hardcover. This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3538 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727563
ISBN
9780804727563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.96

Hardback. Although we may be aware that China and Japan were not nation-states until relatively recently, we still speak and write about Han dynasty China or Jomon Japan. And almost all historians refer to prehistoric China or Japan. Thus imposing the national story on the local, the authors contend, harms the historical record. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812238204
ISBN
9780812238204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Polenske, Karen. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; THF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048168644
ISBN
9789048168644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. Describes various aspects of the dramatic transformations in the coke industry and uses a fresh survey and planning tools to provide descriptive and analytic information useful for policy analysts. This book is an analysis of cokemaking, during a period of unprecedented growth in the coke industry and the economy in China. Editor(s): Polenske, Karen R. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; THF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402034336
ISBN
9781402034336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613905
ISBN
9789881613905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Hardback. By looking at the activities of Taoist clerics in Peking, this book explores the workings of religion as a profession in one Chinese city during a period of dramatic modernisation. It focuses on ordinary religious professionals, most of whom remained obscure temple employees. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HRAX; HRKN5; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025059
ISBN
9780674025059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 104 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMA; AMC; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175713
ISBN
9780691175713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

hardcover. Shows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780295984308
ISBN
9780295984308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. Companies are controlled from within, shareholders are outsiders. Women are more than equal in their homes, less than equal at work. The author explored widely before coining the term "competitive communism" to describe Japan's economic and social system. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JH; JPFC; KCB; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333457252
ISBN
9780333457252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHB; KJP; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658141837
ISBN
9783658141837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361411
ISBN
9780822361411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Paperback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361602
ISBN
9780822361602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, B&W Photos: 4,, Maps: 3,, Figures: 2,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310. Environmental Values and Civil Society. 216 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP; RNU. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 9. Weight: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150019
ISBN
9780231150019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. This study illuminates the characteristics of the Japanese economy and analyzes how and why they have been changing. It covers such areas as the Japanese firm, consumption and saving patterns, the labour market, financial markets, macroeconomic policies and international economic relations. Editor(s): Okabe, Mitsuaki. Series: Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333617731
ISBN
9780333617731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.83

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kirby, William C.; etc. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPHC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003675
ISBN
9780674003675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.29
€ 64.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 350 Color Photographs and Diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
Shanghai Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602200104
ISBN
9781602200104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 800 Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583945421
ISBN
9781583945421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Hardcover. Assuming power in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party was soon faced with a crucial problem: how to construct the socialist 'New Man'? Using Foucault's theory of 'technologies of the self', Lynteris examines the conflict between self-cultivation and the abolition of the self in the biopolitically neuralgic field of 'socialist medicine'. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137293824
ISBN
9781137293824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 225.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590309940
ISBN
9781590309940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451652
ISBN
9780801451652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!