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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Hardback. Jianglin Li provides the first clear historical account of the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa in 1959. Sifting facts from the distortions of propaganda and partisan politics, she reconstructs a chronology of events that answers lingering questions and tells a gripping story of a crisis whose aftershocks continue to rattle the region today. Translator(s): Wilf, Susan. Num Pages: 372 pages, 30 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088894
ISBN
9780674088894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.11

Hardback. Neuhaus explores the roots of the long-standing European fascination with Tibet, from the Dalai Lama to the Abominable Snowman. Surveying a wide range of travel accounts, official documents, correspondence and fiction, he examines how different people thought about both Tibet and their home cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230299702
ISBN
9780230299702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Hardback. Using Kenneth Burke's concept of dramatism as a way of exploring multiple motivations in symbolic expression, Tibet on Fire examines the Tibetan self-immolation movement of 2011-2015. The volume asserts that the self-immolation act is an affirmation of Tibetan identity in the face of cultural genocide. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREC; HREP; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137373731
ISBN
9781137373731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 40 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613950
ISBN
9789881613950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. Tibet has long fascinated the West, but what really lies beyond our romantic image of a Buddhist mountain kingdom of peace and spirituality? Travelling through the country, the author meets warrior monks, nomads and a nun secretly fighting Chinese communist rule, but also young Tibetans with a more pragmatic attitude to their situation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950388
ISBN
9780241950388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardback. The mythologising of Tibet in the West and the Himalyan state's subsequent abandonment to China are recounted in this briskly-paced and revealing new history. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 232 x 36. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043595
ISBN
9781849043595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.13

Hardback. Editor(s): Johnson, Lionel. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JPS; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634821803
ISBN
9781634821803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.32
€ 145.73

Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333606
ISBN
9780764333606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.82
€ 46.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 255 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861716999
ISBN
9780861716999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. "The present edition, with minor revisions by the author, was first published by Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1972"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804709019
ISBN
9780804709019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardcover. Feeds into wider debates on democracy and how practises of democracy differ across communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536015
ISBN
9781784536015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.25
€ 137.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623170301
ISBN
9781623170301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. In this companion to the "Tibetan Book of the Dead", seven Tibetan yoga texts, offer meditations used by Hindu and Tibetan gurus and philosophers to attain Enlightenment. Commentaries precede the texts and an introduction compares Buddhism with European religion, philosophy and science. Editor(s): Evans-Wentz, W. Y.; Chen-Chi Chang. Num Pages: 434 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLC1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195133141
ISBN
9780195133141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 318 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
318
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742566859
ISBN
9780742566859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647071
ISBN
9780816647071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 208 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647088
ISBN
9780816647088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Mount Kailas is the most sacred of the world's mountains - holy to one fifth of humanity. Isolated beyond the central Himalayas, its summit has never been scaled, but for centuries the mountain has been ritually circled by Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims. This title tells the stories of exiles and of eccentric explorers from the West. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRLK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532644
ISBN
9780099532644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Hardback. This text offers a complete critical translation and commentary for Ge Hong's (283-343 ce) "Traditions of Divine Transcendents" which gathered together the narratives of those who strove to become transcendents - deathless beings with supernormal powers - in early medieval China. Series: Daoist Classics. Num Pages: 633 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 237 x 46. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520230347
ISBN
9780520230347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.74
€ 79.66

hardcover. This sweeping study examines the law of intellectual property in Chinese civilization from imperial days to the present. It uses materials drawn from law, the arts and other fields as well as extensive interviews with Chinese and foreign officials, business people, lawyers, and perpetrators and victims of "piracy." Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 1FPC; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722704
ISBN
9780804722704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.85

Paperback. This sweeping study examines the law of intellectual property in Chinese civilization from imperial days to the present. It uses materials drawn from law, the arts and other fields as well as extensive interviews with Chinese and foreign officials, business people, lawyers, and perpetrators and victims of "piracy." Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 1FPC; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729604
ISBN
9780804729604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

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