East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982, directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou revolutionized Chinese cinema with Red Sorghum, Farewell My Concubine, Yellow Earth, Raise the Red Lantern, and other international successes. This title tells the story of this class of 1982, China's famous "Fifth Generation" of filmmakers. Translator(s): Berry, Chris. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 88 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329701
- ISBN
- 9780822329701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. This beautifully photographed volume provides the reader with a survey of Japanese motorcycles which have become an integral part of the American cycling habit since the late-1950s. Examples of first models, last models, and the most unusual Japanese machines to hit the American shores are covered in detail. Num Pages: 152 pages, 450+ color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; TRC; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302350
- ISBN
- 9780764302350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.60
€ 43.99
€ 28.60
Hardback. Born in 1941, Tubten Khetsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples' uprising of March 10, 1959. This autobiography talks of his prison experiences as well as the state of civil society following his release. Translator(s): Akester, Matthew. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231142861
- ISBN
- 9780231142861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.11€ 80.13
€ 105.11
€ 80.13
Hardback. Focuses on the interaction between two "places," China and Guanzhong, the capital area of several dynasties. This book addresses such questions as What do we mean by "local"? Did the inhabitants of a locality believe that being "local" required them to assume a certain identity? And, If so, how did they talk and write about it? Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031708
- ISBN
- 9780674031708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.29
€ 45.99
€ 38.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Ivanhoe, Philip J. Translator(s): Bloom, Irene. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122054
- ISBN
- 9780231122054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.63
€ 37.99
€ 27.63
hardcover. Throughout much of Chinese history, Mencius (372-289 B.C.) was considered the greatest Confucian thinker after Confucius himself. This study begins a reassessment of Mencius by examining his ethical thinking (how one should live) in relation to that of other early Chinese thinkers. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727884
- ISBN
- 9780804727884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.86
€ 150.86
paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987842
- ISBN
- 9780295987842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. A translation of the Mengzi (Mencius). Accompanied by selected passages from the classic commentary of Zhu Xi - one of the insightful interpreters of Confucianism - it provides readers with a parallel to the Chinese practice of reading a classic text alongside traditional commentaries. Translator(s): Norden, Bryan W. Van. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209138
- ISBN
- 9780872209138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Hardcover. Editor(s): Yip, Kam-Shing. Num Pages: 209 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600215278
- ISBN
- 9781600215278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.88€ 133.57
€ 195.88
€ 133.57
Paperback. Takes us right into the lives of Chinese women and their lost daughters. This book gives a message to Chinese girls who have been adopted to show them how things really were for their mothers, and to tell them they were loved and will never be forgotten. Translator(s): Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099535751
- ISBN
- 9780099535751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.94
€ 21.99
€ 16.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Salazar, Andres. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FMN; 1FPKS; 1KLCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 60
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626188631
- ISBN
- 9781626188631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.52€ 70.75
€ 101.52
€ 70.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 206 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604563887
- ISBN
- 9781604563887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.85€ 108.92
€ 158.85
€ 108.92
Paperback. Annette Yates' book is designed for the person who has to prepare individual meals for whatever reason Num Pages: 128 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Elliot Right Way Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716020448
- ISBN
- 9780716020448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Peking, 1937: The teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. The police investigation is botched; as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BTC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957172
- ISBN
- 9780241957172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Hardback. Mighty Silence Images of Destruction Num Pages: 276 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 318 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1716.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857215570
- ISBN
- 9788857215570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.33€ 52.73
€ 57.33
€ 52.73
Hardcover. A study of migrant workers in Japan. It reveals how migrants enter, what difficulties they face, what their living, working and housing conditions are. It focuses on the protection of their human rights. There is also information on the situation of migrant workers according to labour sectors. Translator(s): Wilkinson, Jens. Series: Japanese Studies. Num Pages: 305 pages, tables, charts, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KCD0012570
- ISBN
- 9780710304995
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.86
€ 6.86
Hardback. This book explains the origins, processes, and outcomes of South Korea's militant unionism and Taiwan's partisan unionism by investigating the interaction between labor unions and democratic institutions, especially political parties. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775373
- ISBN
- 9780804775373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.68
€ 80.68
Hardcover. Editor(s): Leehy, Anthony G.; Wildstein, John J. Num Pages: 117 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619420090
- ISBN
- 9781619420090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.60€ 116.07
€ 169.60
€ 116.07
Paperback. Explores the relationship between culture and the military in Chinese society from early China to the Qing empire, with contributions by eminent scholars aiming to reexamine the relationship between military matters and law, government, historiography, art, philosophy, literature, and politics. Editor(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola. Num Pages: 456 pages, 3 line illustrations, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060722
- ISBN
- 9780674060722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.95
€ 36.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 89 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JW; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 89
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833029393
- ISBN
- 9780833029393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.55
€ 20.55