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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Hardback. We have witnessed the substantial transformation of China studies, particularly Chinese political studies, due to changes in China and its rising status in the world as well as changes in our ways of conducting research. This title offers overviews of the state of the field of Chinese political studies. Editor(s): Guo, Sujian. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642295898
ISBN
9783642295898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.42

Hardcover. Since the late 1970s China has undergone a great transformation, during which time the country has witnessed an outpouring of competing schools of thought. This book analyzes the major schools of political thought redefining China's transformation and the role Chinese thinkers are playing in the post-Mao era. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137427809
ISBN
9781137427809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 126 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 245 x 21. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857221106
ISBN
9788857221106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.71

Paperback. Previously published: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Editor(s): Joseph, William A. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199339426
ISBN
9780199339426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.35

Paperback. This lively and accessible text provides a uniquely broad-ranging and thematic introduction to the politics of an increasingly significant and dynamic region of the contemporary world. Series: Comparative Government and Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137466488
ISBN
9781137466488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Liu, Kang; Tang, Xiaobing. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822314165
ISBN
9780822314165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Chang, Michael I. Num Pages: 208 pages, tables, graphs, charts, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611220223
ISBN
9781611220223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.48
€ 94.53

Hardback. Offers a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty. This book explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reproduction in the survival strategies of the rural poor under conditions of overpopulation, worsening sex ratios, and shrinking farm sizes. Num Pages: 499 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287037
ISBN
9780520287037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.98
€ 61.33

Paperback. * This revised and updated paperback includes a new preface, examples, and epilogue will place this paperback in the context of current events * A fascinating and sometimes scary insider's account that reveals what can and does go wrong when U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised and Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470928073
ISBN
9780470928073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Hardback. This volume explores the search for meaning among people in China today. The subjects of these essays span the social spectrum from hip young entrepreneurs to sweatshop workers and homeless beggars, with the issues ranging from domestic violence to homosexuality to political corruption. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Madsen, Richard; Pickowicz, Paul G. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510784
ISBN
9780742510784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.53

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; JKVP; LNAC; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319350769
ISBN
9783319350769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.46

Paperback. On the basis of three carefully drawn surveys of Beijing residents between 1995 and 1999, the author finds that diffuse support for the current political system--based on attitudes toward institutions and values--remains strong, at least among city-dwellers, though it is gradually declining. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 figures, 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804750578
ISBN
9780804750578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

hardcover. On the basis of three carefully drawn surveys of Beijing residents between 1995 and 1999, the author finds that diffuse support for the current political system--based on attitudes toward institutions and values--remains strong, at least among city-dwellers, though it is gradually declining. Num Pages: 248 pages, 35 tables, 17 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749596
ISBN
9780804749596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Paperback. Do our ideas about social movements travel successfully beyond the democratic West? This book offers an opportunity to explore this question and to consider how popular contention unfolds in places where speech and assembly are tightly controlled. Editor(s): O'Brien, Kevin J. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JF; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030619
ISBN
9780674030619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.74

paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Thesis Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789055380442
ISBN
9789055380442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804743228
ISBN
9780804743228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.23

Hardback. The fifteen essays in this volume address from several viewpoints the question of what role population change played in East Asia's rapid economic development. Editor(s): Mason, Andrew. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 528 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJP; JHBD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804743037
ISBN
9780804743037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.71

Paperback. China is home to a fifth of the world's inhabitants. For the last several decades, this huge population has been in flux: fertility has fallen sharply, mortality has declined, and massive rural-to-urban migration is taking place. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745688640
ISBN
9780745688640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Hardcover. China is home to a fifth of the world's inhabitants. For the last several decades, this huge population has been in flux: fertility has fallen sharply, mortality has declined, and massive rural-to-urban migration is taking place. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745688633
ISBN
9780745688633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardback. Population Mobility, Urban Planning and Management in China Editor(s): Wong, Tai-Chee; Han, Sun Sheng; Zhang, Hongmei. Num Pages: 391 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 51 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; RNF; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319152561
ISBN
9783319152561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.68

Paperback. W. Wayne Farris has developed the first systematic analysis of early Japanese population, the role of disease in economic development, and the impact of agricultural technology and practices. In doing so, he reinterprets the nature of "ritsury " institutions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8M. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674690059
ISBN
9780674690059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22, 11 black & white halftones, 7 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450419
ISBN
9780801450419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.23

Paperback. This book examines two large and generally overlooked diaspora communities, one Jewish, the other Slavic, who found refuge in Shanghai during the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750233
ISBN
9780804750233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Presents a translation of Choi Seung-ja's anthology Portrait of a Suburbanite. Published in the series of 100 Prominent Korean Poets, the poems were selected from four of Choi's previous works: Love of This Age, Merry Diary, House of Memory and My Tomb, Green. Translator(s): Seung-Ja, Eunju. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939161734
ISBN
9781939161734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

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