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Paperback. Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die. This is the story of Park's struggle to survive in the most repressive country on earth, and her harrowing escape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BM; BTP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241973035
ISBN
9780241973035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Denise Lett argues that South Korea's contemporary urban middle class not only exhibits upper-class characteristics, but also has a culturally inherited disposition to seek high status. Combined with a favourable political and economic climate, many Koreans have thus been able to achieve it. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007819
ISBN
9780674007819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Hardback. A comprehensive, English-language study of early twentieth-century Japanese modern art. It constructs a critical theory of artistic modernism in Japan between 1900 and 1930 by analyzing the work of Yorozu Tetsugoro, whose paintings she casts as a polemic response to Japan's late-nineteenth-century encounter with European art. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 color illustrations and 99 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259522
ISBN
9780520259522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.67

Paperback. For seven generations, Japan's 'Hidden Christians' preserved a faith that was forbidden on pain of death. Just as remarkably, descendants of the Hidden Christians continue to practise their beliefs today, refusing to rejoin the Catholic Church. Why? And what is it about Japanese culture that makes it so resistant to Western Christianity? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281075522
ISBN
9780281075522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475627
ISBN
9780801475627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Lost in modern myth, false history and general misinterpretation, ninjas have been misrepresented for many years. This book explores the truth and lies surrounding their history and skills. Num Pages: 240 pages, 130 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBW; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752492100
ISBN
9780752492100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardback. Hiratsuka Raicho (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early women's movement in Japan. This autobiography describes her childhood, early youth, and subsequent rebellion against the strict social codes of the time. Translator(s): Craig, Teruko. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138123
ISBN
9780231138123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.17
€ 82.56

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 recorded music items, 3 maps, 19 b&w illus., 3 maps, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HREX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999487
ISBN
9780295999487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Ardent explorers and adventurers Belliveau and O'Donnell have followed Marco Polo's route from beginning to end, artfully weaving their own adventures with Polo's descriptions and experiences. Color photos throughout. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Media tie-in
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742556836
ISBN
9780742556836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.68

Hardback. The Communist Labor University introduced uneducated farmers and peasants to basic agricultural science and farming techniques until 1980. The author explores the inner workings of this Chinese institution and the direct personal involvment in its affairs by the nation's key communist leaders. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JNMN; JPFC; JPV; KCS; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699360
ISBN
9780847699360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.67

Paperback. The Communist Labor University introduced uneducated farmers and peasants to basic agricultural science and farming techniques until 1980. The author explores the inner workings of this Chinese institution and the direct personal involvment in its affairs by the nation's key communist leaders. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JNMN; JPFC; JPV; KCS; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699377
ISBN
9780847699377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.17

Paperback. A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Num Pages: 512 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106153
ISBN
9780231106153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Num Pages: 512 pages, 22 photos; cartoons. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106146
ISBN
9780231106146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.09
€ 100.69

Hardback. Income Inequality in Korea explores the relationship between economic growth and social developments over the last three decades. Analyzing equalizing trends in the 1980s to early 1990s and reversals since the 1997--1998 financial crisis, the authors examine the growing gap between rich and poor in Korea and offer solutions for reducing inequality. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 36 line illustrations, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073197
ISBN
9780674073197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardcover. Analyses how independent documentaries are forging a new public sphere in today's China. This book offers a detailed account of one of the world's active and challenging contemporary documentary sectors. It draws extensively on first hand interviews with filmmakers. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695621
ISBN
9780748695621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.99

Hardback. Series: Anthem-Iseas India-China Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789380601175
ISBN
9789380601175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.26

Hardcover. Editor(s): Surit, Lea M. Num Pages: 177 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600218132
ISBN
9781600218132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.60
€ 132.34

Paperback. The momentum of economic progress in India and China will bring about the next major shift in geopolitics. This book analyzes the economic experience of both countries in the context of development and globalization, and offers insights that could be crucial for development thinking. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137481986
ISBN
9781137481986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.16

Hardback. This study of the evolution of Chinese capitalism chronicles the Song family of North China under five successive authoritarian governments. Brett Sheehan shows both foreign and Chinese influences on private business, which, although closely linked to the state, was neither a handmaiden to authoritarianism nor a natural ally of democracy. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967601
ISBN
9780674967601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.71
€ 51.06

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333536773
ISBN
9780333536773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.36

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