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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Hardcover. Joseph R. Dennis demonstrates the significance of imperial Chinese local gazetteers in both local societies and national discourses. Whereas previous studies argued that publishing, and thus cultural and intellectual power, were concentrated in the southeast, Dennis shows that publishing and book ownership were widely dispersed throughout China. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; KCZ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504295
ISBN
9780674504295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

paperback. This study traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant attention to the tools used for these acts. In this revised edition Edward L.Shaughnessy contributes a new introduction. Num Pages: 234 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; GL; HBJF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226814162
ISBN
9780226814162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226814186
ISBN
9780226814186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. A memoir-cum-travelogue, in which, the author charts his journey, inspired by Charley's passion for Japanese Manga and anime, and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan. Although graphically violent and disturbing, the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228706
ISBN
9780571228706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 369 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662460832
ISBN
9783662460832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTN; JFFS; JKS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403943262
ISBN
9781403943262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780321394262
ISBN
9780321394262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.74

hardcover. Tells the story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520254459
ISBN
9780520254459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.99
€ 61.58

Paperback. A memoir by American jounalist Emily Prager about the search for her adopted daughter's roots in today's China. In 1994, Prager adopted seven month old Lulu in China. Five years later she returned to spend three months in Wuhu city, where Lulu had been found on the street. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284161
ISBN
9780099284161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

Paperback. Series: Top Drawings. Num Pages: 24 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 297. .
Publisher
Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788364596964
ISBN
9788364596964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Heal, Louise. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BM; JKVJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568364384
ISBN
9781568364384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Known for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more. Num Pages: 426 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 9 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608. Japan's Criminal Underworld. 426 pages, illustrations. Known for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 26. Weight: 608.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274907
ISBN
9780520274907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Maloney, Tracy B.; Hutchins, Boyce R. Num Pages: 109 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RGBP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
109
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626182851
ISBN
9781626182851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.13
€ 88.36

Hardback. A biography of diplomat William Smith Clark, an exponent of the modernization of Japan in the nineteenth century and founder of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739104170
ISBN
9780739104170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.60

Hardback. This work covers 19th-century Japan through the life story of Boston journalist Edward H. House (1836-1901), America's first regular correspondent in Japan. It covers Japan's use of public relations as a diplomatic tool, the contentious relations of the expatriate community, and US-Japan relations. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742526204
ISBN
9780742526204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.30

Hardcover. A manual in English on Yasukuni, the controversial Shinto shrine in the heart of Tokyo, dedicated to the Japanese war dead. It carries multiple Chinese perspectives and also contributions from Western commmentators who offer their own insights on the shrine and its place in post war Japanese diplomacy, ideology and history. Editor(s): Breen, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; AMGD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659075
ISBN
9781850659075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 53.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881376411
ISBN
9789881376411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Yellow Music is the first history of the emergence of Chinese popular music and the larger urban media culture with which it was closely associated in early twentieth-century China. This book revises understandings of race, politics, popular culture, and technology in the making of modern Chinese culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AVGJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326946
ISBN
9780822326946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

hardcover. Editor(s): Renouf, Alice; Ryan-Maher, Mary Beth. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BJ; DQ; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781442212695
ISBN
9781442212695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.64

Paperback. The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. This book explores the relationship between these two opposing forces. Series: New Approaches to Asian History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356. The Way of Heaven and Earth in Chinese Thought and Culture. Series: New Approaches to Asian History. 196 pages, 16 b/w illus. The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. This book explores the relationship between these two opposing forces. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 15. Weight: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521165136
ISBN
9780521165136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

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