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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. A critical, multi-disciplinary study of economics, politics, society and culture, this collection of essays examines the concepts of "change" and "continuity" in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JM; GTB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808996
ISBN
9780774808996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardcover. This fascinating new history follows the course of Japan's ultimately unequal struggle against the great allied powers. Unsparing in its treatment of Japan's culpability for unleashing the Second World War, Japan at War 1931-1945 objectively appraises the unfolding tragedy which eventually engulfed Japan itself. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555453
ISBN
9781781555453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. By 1853 Japan had been transformed from a sparsely populated land of nonliterate tribal peoples into an elaborately structured commercial society sustaining massive cities and a array of sophisticated cultural production. This work examines the origins of Japanese civilization and explores in the classical, medieval, and early-modern epochs. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
2Rev Ed
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254077
ISBN
9780520254077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638102
ISBN
9780691638102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.54

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609911
ISBN
9780691609911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.74
€ 53.67

Hardcover. The 2012 election in Japan ejected the governing DPJ and returned the LDP overwhelmingly to power while brand new parties pulled in millions of voters. This book explains what happened, why it happened and what it means. International experts analyze the election results, parties strategies, gender issues, policy implications and more. Editor(s): Pekkanen, Robert; Reed, Steven R.; Scheiner, Ethan. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137348517
ISBN
9781137348517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardcover. Collecting original and high-quality analysis by top scholars from Japan, the United States, Australia, and Europe, this volume analyzes the results of the 2014 election, examining each of the major political parties, central policy issues, campaign practices, and considers how the results were used as a mandate for massive policy reform. Editor(s): Pekkanen, Robert J.; Reed, Steven R.; Scheiner, Ethan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 figures, 20 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137551993
ISBN
9781137551993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.33

Hardcover. This volume details the evolution of Japan's foreign policy and its initiatives with respect to Central Asia. This volume provides insights into the security, political, and economic aspects of cooperation between CA states and Japan and the features that characterize these relations. Series: Politics and History in Central Asia. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137492364
ISBN
9781137492364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.54

Hardcover. Including analysis of the latest data from Japan, this is a study of Japan's political economy and the implications of Japan's economic slowdown for regional and global economic prosperity. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333977194
ISBN
9780333977194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Hardback. This study focuses on the regional and local impact of the globalization of Japanese businesses, particularly Toyota, in the United States. For example, 15 years after Toyota announced it would build a manufacturing plant in the heart of Bluegrass, Kentucky crafts help sell Camrys in Japan. Editor(s): Karan, Pradyumna P. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 b&w photographs, 53 maps, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBSK; 1M; GTB; JFC; KCL; KJK; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 943.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121970
ISBN
9780813121970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Reynolds, E. Bruce. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403963383
ISBN
9781403963383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.59

Hardback. Japan experienced a remarkable growth in international finance, through a series of liberalization measures in the 1980s. However, her position in the global financial system is still limited. Historical comparison with Britain and the USA, as well as data, attempt to show why this contrast exists. Series: Studies on the Modern Japanese Economy. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCBM; KCL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333631218
ISBN
9780333631218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.28

Hardback. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333404720
ISBN
9780333404720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.86

Paperback. This edition considers the metamorphosis of modern Japan in the light of key events of the 20th century, focusing on the economic miracle, the influence of Japan's troubled past in Asia, the implications of the demographic time-bomb, the third transformation and the lost decade of the 1990s. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408234518
ISBN
9781408234518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Jansen, Marius B.; Rozman, Gilbert. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633855
ISBN
9780691633855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.85

Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 black and white halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195368086
ISBN
9780195368086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.37

Hardback. This book contends that structural reforms, the essential third arrow in Abe's 'Abenomics', will not happen. As a result, Abenomics is merely a combination of reckless monetary policy and ambiguous fiscal policies which will fail to regenerate Japan's fragile economy and cut sovereign debt. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJC; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137469434
ISBN
9781137469434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, 200 woodblock prints. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805313107
ISBN
9784805313107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 292 pages, 11, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; KCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801495298
ISBN
9780801495298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 tables, 4 line drawings, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473715
ISBN
9780801473715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. This text encompasses aspects of the transformation that raised Japan from the ashes of defeat to "an economic model". It relates economic growth to social change and politics, and shows how these upheavals reverberated upon the Japanese value system, collective mind, way of living and culture. Translator(s): Derrick, Jonathan. Num Pages: 394 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655695
ISBN
9781850655695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. Takes us on an exploration into the different aspects of Japanese society: from public to intimate. This title uncovers the multi-faceted nature of the country and people who are even more extraordinary than they seem. It includes religion, ritual, martial arts, manners, eating, drinking, hot baths, geishas, family, home, and singing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861979674
ISBN
9781861979674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. With little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations to one with a neoliberal orientation. This title explores the historical, political, and economic forces that led to the country's evolution. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135922
ISBN
9780691135922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 500 photographs and 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203. .
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805313886
ISBN
9784805313886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

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