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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. The kinds of punishment used in a society have been considered an important criterion in judging whether a society is civilized or barbaric, advanced or backward, modern or premodern. This title asks how such distinctions have affected our understanding of the past and contributed to the proliferation of kinds of barbarity in the modern world. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130309
ISBN
9780691130309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, 30 halftones 2 maps 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ASZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633756
ISBN
9780691633756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.61

Paperback. Crucial events in late 20th-century Canada-China cultural relations are revealed in this historian-diplomat's engrossing memoir. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888646002
ISBN
9780888646002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. The author shows how Qing China (1636-1911) used cartography and ethnography to pursue its imperial ambitions and her study provides a wealth of insights to anyone interested in the significance of cartography, the growth of empire, or this exciting period of Chinese history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour plates, 13 halftones, 6 maps, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354217
ISBN
9780226354217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. In Queer Marxism in Two Chinas Petrus Liu demonstrates how queer Marxist critics in China use queer theory as a non-liberal alternative to Western models of queer emancipation, and in doing so, he revises current understandings of what queer theory is, does, and can be. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 5SG; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360049
ISBN
9780822360049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

This is a comprehensive ethnographic study about the Moso, a matrilineal group in Southwest China, whose unique traditions are bound to change accepted notions of marriage, kinship, the family, and gender relations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 20 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761994
ISBN
9780804761994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Paperback. 60 Fast, Healthy Recipes with Spice and Taste, Shown Step by Step. 96 pages, 300 Photographs. Chinese cuisine is immensely popular in the West and, with the growing availability of Chinese and specialist ingredients, it has never been easier to prepare and cook at home. This title presents a collection of over 60 speedy and easy-to-prepare Chinese recipes that are shown in more than 300 colour photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Dimension: 280 x 223 x 5. Weight: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844766901
ISBN
9781844766901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Hardback. Presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; JFSL1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813457
ISBN
9780774813457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Offers a profound reinterpretation of nationalism, racism, and wartime mobilization during the Asia-Pacific war. This book demonstrates that the United States and Japan became increasingly alike over the course of the war, perhaps most tellingly in their common attempts to disavow racism even as they reproduced it in new ways and forms. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280212
ISBN
9780520280212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Offers a challenging reinterpretation of nationalism, racism, and wartime mobilization during the Asia-Pacific war. This title examines the US and Japanese empires as they struggled to manage racialized populations while waging total war. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 520 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262232
ISBN
9780520262232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.39
€ 64.45

Paperback. The author argues that Korea's rapid industrial growth is neither miracle nor cultural mystery, but the outcome of a previously misunderstood political economy. Series: Studies of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPK; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071475
ISBN
9780231071475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. A new look at a well-covered piece of history, the book looks at how racism shaped WW2. Num Pages: 409 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736418
ISBN
9780814736418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Retells the standard history of the end of World War II in the Pacific. By integrating the three key actors in the story - the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan - this work puts the last months of the war into international perspective. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 halftones, 5 maps - as two 16-page inserts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022416
ISBN
9780674022416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; HBJF; JFSJ1; RNFF; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361992
ISBN
9780822361992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; HBJF; JFSJ1; RNFF; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361824
ISBN
9780822361824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Hardcover. The Chinese Communist welfare state was established with the goal of eradicating income inequality. Paradoxically, it widened that gap, undermining a primary objective of Mao Zedong's revolution. Nara Dillon traces the origins of the Chinese welfare state from the 1940s to the 1960s to uncover the reasons why the state failed to achieve this goal. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504318
ISBN
9780674504318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 260 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739165720
ISBN
9780739165720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.43

Hardback. Oppressive conditions, a thankless task, a theater of war long forgotten and barely even known at the time - nonetheless, as Rails of War demonstrates, without James Harry Hantzis and his fellow soldiers of the 721st Railway Operating Battalion, the Allied forces would have been defeated in the China-Burma-India conflict in World War II. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348537
ISBN
9781612348537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 251 color photos, 80 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPK; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764316975
ISBN
9780764316975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 70 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 190. .
Publisher
Pavilion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911216445
ISBN
9781911216445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.37

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