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Hardback. Focussing on China's stem cell research, this book investigates how, over the last decade, Chinese scientists, ethicists and policy-makers have developed a cosmopolitan sensibility in comprehending and responding to ethical and regulatory concerns. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JFMG; MFCC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302594
ISBN
9780230302594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.51
€ 29.55

Hardback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735849
ISBN
9780226735849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 79.04

Paperback. The last decades of the Ming dynasty saw a significant increase in publications that examined advances in knowledge and technology. Among the numerous guides and reference books that appeared during this period was a series of texts by Song Yingxing. The author probes this text to focus on the development of scientific thinking in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272801
ISBN
9780226272801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Hardback. The Cult of Happiness is among the first studies in any field to treat folk art and folk print as historical text. As such, this richly illustrated volume will appeal to a wide range of scholars in Asian studies, history, art history, folklore and print, as well as anyone having a passion for the creativity and culture of rural society. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AFH; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810340
ISBN
9780774810340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. Western students have observed that religion and magic pervade not only the forms of Tibetan art, politics, and society, but also every detail of ordinary human existence. And what is the all-pervading religion of Tibet? This title presents the vital material ignored or slighted by others: the living ritual of Tibetan Buddhists. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 572 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRK; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 804. Magic and Ritual in Tibet. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. 572 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRK; HRLF. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 35. Weight: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520036352
ISBN
9780520036352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.72

Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133388
ISBN
9780231133388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.57
€ 56.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 537.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226815145
ISBN
9780226815145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408856529
ISBN
9781408856529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199740550
ISBN
9780199740550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.53

Hardback. 264 pages, 2 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBTB; JFCX. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147163
ISBN
9780231147163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.43
€ 79.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRAM2; HRAX; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168526
ISBN
9780231168526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.63

Paperback. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248. Liu An's Art of War. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 176 pages. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153331
ISBN
9780231153331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Hardback. A critical rethinking of theories of national imagination, this book offers the reading to date in English of one of modern Japan's poets and novelists, Shimazaki Toson (1872-1943). It also reveals how Toson's works influenced the production of a fluid, shifting form of national imagination that has characterized twentieth-century Japan. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBH; DSC; DSK; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129800
ISBN
9780231129800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Liang, Bin; Lu, Hong. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKVP; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170079
ISBN
9780231170079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Editor(s): Liang, Bin; Lu, Hong. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKVP; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170062
ISBN
9780231170062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 90.10

Hardcover. First edition published in Japan in 2009 by Kodansha International. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568364353
ISBN
9781568364353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.05

Hardback. A comparison of Singapore and Taiwan presents an interesting case for those wishing to understand how small states struggle to overcome their strategic disadvantage. This book assesses their progress, from humble beginnings to their distinct development in the post-Cold War era, and includes both military and non-military factors. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPCW; JPB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497154
ISBN
9781137497154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.98

Hardcover. Discussing the roles of civil society in the initiation stage of democratization in China, this text argues that there is a semi-civil society in China, and that this plays dual roles in the initial stage of democratization in China. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1997th Edition
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333673676
ISBN
9780333673676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.59
€ 201.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 160 pages. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Watson, Burton.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152457
ISBN
9780231152457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.52

Hardback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152440
ISBN
9780231152440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.07
€ 64.06

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