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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. A collection of essays on late imperial and modern Chinese history spans the brilliant forty-year career of the late Frederic E Wakeman, Jr. It offers narratives of critical historical events as well as analyses of China's place in world history. Editor(s): Wakeman, Lea H. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256064
ISBN
9780520256064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739188279
ISBN
9780739188279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.04
€ 19.22

Paperback. Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud is a beautifully written account of Sun Shuyun's journey to retrace the steps of one of the most popular figures in Chinese history - the monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India searching for true Buddhism. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007129744
ISBN
9780007129744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408185
ISBN
9781935408185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. Num Pages: 378 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBT; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741644
ISBN
9780804741644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.64

Hardback. This is a systematic, longitudinal study of the organization and operations of Chinese government at the county level. It explores Chinese state and statecraft in the vast bureaucratic middle ground between Beijing policymaking and community-level politics. Num Pages: 284 pages, 23 half-tones 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPR; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725651
ISBN
9780804725651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.35

paperback. Considers the presence and use of texts in religious and political ritual in Early China. Through balanced attention to both the received literary tradition and the range of excavated artefacts, manuscripts, and inscriptions, this title reveals the rich and multilayered interplay of textual composition and ritual performance. Editor(s): Kern, Martin. Num Pages: 362 pages, 7 bw photos,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987873
ISBN
9780295987873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. The first translation into English of essays on modern Japanese literature, culture, and urban ethnography written by the late Ai Maeda, arguably the most prominent 20th century Japanese literary and cultural critic Editor(s): Fujii, James A. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illus., 7 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333463
ISBN
9780822333463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its eighty-six crewmen alive. Though some of the Flier's mysteries remain with the submarine beneath the sea, this title sheds light on the nature of underwater warfare and naval protocol. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124810
ISBN
9780813124810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.15

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781422187050
ISBN
9781422187050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Based on extensive on-the-ground research, reveals the human stories behind China's extraordinary growth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; HBJF; HBLX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332307
ISBN
9780745332307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607748953
ISBN
9781607748953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.60

Hardback. Originally published 1940. First published by Princeton 1983 and assigned new ISBN when reissued as a print-on-demand title in 2014. Translator(s): Bodde, Derk. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 514 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641140
ISBN
9780691641140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.45

Hardback. Offers a study of Japanese cultural expression. This title reveals how a particular, often seemingly innocent aesthetic sensibility - present in novels, essays, popular songs, film, and political writings - helped create an 'aesthetic of fascism' in the years leading up to World War II. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; HBJF; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245051
ISBN
9780520245051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.99

Paperback. In this revealing study, Daisuke Miyao explores "the aesthetics of shadow" in Japanese cinema in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJRD; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354222
ISBN
9780822354222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

hardcover. By exploring the "aesthetics of shadow" in Japanese cinema in the first half of the twentieth century and treating cinematographers and lighting designers as essential collaborators in moviemaking, Daisuke Miyao reinterprets Japanese film history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJRD; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822354079
ISBN
9780822354079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.19

Paperback. An investigation of the creation and circulation of Western medical discourses linking ideas about disease to Chinese identity, beginning in the eighteenth century. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 248 pages, 42 illustrations, incl. 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341130
ISBN
9780822341130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. Tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. The author argues that this period from the 1890s to the 1930s transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283848
ISBN
9780520283848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.01
€ 54.45

Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5fig. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017764
ISBN
9780674017764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Hardback. Since the arrival of the first Tibetans in exile in 1959, a vast and continuous wave of international support has permitted these refugees to survive and even to flourish in temporary residences. This book shows how Tibetan refugees continue to attract resources, while other refugee populations are largely forgotten. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JFFD; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382829
ISBN
9781782382829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.00

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