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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. The U.S.-South Korean alliance faces significant challenges caused by transitions in both countries, including political and demographic change in South Korea and fast-paced adjustments to America's national security strategy in the face of a new global and regional strategic landscape. Num Pages: 260 pages, tables, charts, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888959
ISBN
9781574888959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. This text draws together experts on social security systems developed on an international level, and explores the different approaches - and the different degrees of success these societies have confronted. The international perspective seeks to provide a basis for evaluating policies and reforms. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMS; 1FPCH; 1HFGK; 1KLSH; 1MBF; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865692459
ISBN
9780865692459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.77

Hardback. Series: ILR Press books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 tables, 5 charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPA; JPQB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801440830
ISBN
9780801440830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.36

Paperback. During World War II, Japan was vilified by America as our hated enemy in the East. As the Cold War heated up, however, the US government decided to make Japan its bulwark against communism in Asia. This work charts the remarkable reversal from hated enemy to valuable ally that occurred in the two decades after the war. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057470
ISBN
9780674057470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.72

Hardback. As an Army lieutenant, the author served in Tokyo as an intelligence officer. He translated thousands of letters, interviews, and other documents by Japanese citizens of all kinds, and came to know, as few Americans could, the hearts and minds of a defeated people as they moved slowly to democracy. This is a chronicle of his experience in Japan. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225156
ISBN
9780823225156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.76

Hardcover. Analyzes both the success and failures of the US Air Force in Korea, offering an examination of how the air war in Korea actually unfolded. The book considers not only the actual air effort in Korea but also its ramifications. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; JWG; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609918
ISBN
9780700609918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.19

hardcover. In the 1930s and 1940s, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This is an analysis of how seeing the Chinese as aspiring Americans shaped American attitudes toward Asia. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725965
ISBN
9780804725965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.60

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639635
ISBN
9780691639635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.89

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611631
ISBN
9780691611631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.28
€ 53.91

Paperback. A raucously funny memoir of one scrawny American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp of b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WSTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KLN0017553
ISBN
9780349120157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. A raucously funny memoir of one scrawny American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp of b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WSTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
384
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0008778
ISBN
9780349120157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. This book synthesizes the wartime experiences of American combat soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. The author looks at what motivated these men to serve and how they were turned into soldiers. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612291
ISBN
9780700612291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.72

Paperback. A winner of the Richard W Leopold Prize and the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award and selected for the US Army's Recommended Reading List. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614165
ISBN
9780700614165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.77

Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Editor(s): Cohen, Warren I. Series: America in the Modern World. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842023474
ISBN
9780842023474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.70

Hardback. A lively account of the brash men who chased their American Dreams all the way to China Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906897
ISBN
9781439906897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
fifth edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150774
ISBN
9780231150774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Hardback. The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. Num Pages: 260 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
3rd ed.
SKU
V9780231068048
ISBN
9780231068048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.70
€ 51.27

Hardback. Examines how China's three late imperial dynasties - the Yuan, Ming, and Qing - conquered, colonized, and assumed control of the southwest. This book also highlights the response to China's colonization of the southwest. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b/w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025912
ISBN
9780674025912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.11
€ 46.56

Hardback. This book examines how, at the turn of the 19th century, Japanese fiction used melodrama's binary morality-the battle between good and evil-to generate alternative models of family to answer the needs of a modernizing society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 figures, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757775
ISBN
9780804757775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.04

Paperback. Illustrates the cultural significance of film and its power as a vehicle for social change. This book reveals the intricacies of the cultural movement and explores its connections to other art forms such as photography, drama, and literature. It looks at the cultural history of Chinese through the lens of this seminal moment in Shanghai cinema. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 285 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226982380
ISBN
9780226982380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.36

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