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East Asia, Far East
paperback. Offers the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body"(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context. Series: Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HREP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780824867898
- ISBN
- 9780824867898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.27
€ 30.27
hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBTB; JHB; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824856748
- ISBN
- 9780824856748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.02
€ 76.02
Third International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians: Part 2: Pt. 2 ...
. Ed(S): Lau, Ka-Sing; Xin, Zhou-Ping; Yau, S...
paperback. Consists of the proceedings of the Third International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 2004. This book features lectures on topics such as algebra, number theory and cryptography; algebraic geometry and algebraic topology; and, geometric analysis; complex analysis and complex geometry. Editor(s): Lau, Ka-Sing; Xin, Zhou-Ping; Yau, Shing-Tung. Series: AMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics. Num Pages: 874 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; PB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 874
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821844526
- ISBN
- 9780821844526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.86
€ 137.86
Paperback. Presents an overview of China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. This report covers water governance, water rights, water pricing and affordability, watershed ecological compensation, and water pollution control. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821376454
- ISBN
- 9780821376454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.60
€ 39.60
Enhancing China's Competitiveness through Lifelong Learning (WBI Devel...
Carl Dahlman, Douglas Zhihua Zeng, Shuilin Wa...
Paperback. Discusses the issues involved in building a lifelong learning system in China, including: a coherent policy framework, a sound incentive and institutional framework, a sound regulatory environment, a coordinated governance process, a reliable management information system, a link with the global system, and the optimal use of limited resources. Editor(s): Dahlman, Carl J.; Zeng, Douglas Zhihua; Wang, Shuilin. Num Pages: 175 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821369432
- ISBN
- 9780821369432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.52
€ 19.52
Paperback. Analyzes the influences on the rapid future development of China and India and examines how their growth is likely to impinge upon other countries. This book considers international trade, industrialization, foreign investment, and capital flows, and the implications of their broadening environmental footprints. Editor(s): Winters, Professor Alan; Yusuf, Shahid. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821367490
- ISBN
- 9780821367490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Horner offers a new interpretation of how China's changed view of its modern historical experience has also changed China's understanding of its long intellectual and cultural tradition. Spirited reevaluations of history, strategy, commerce, and literature are cooperating and competing to define the future." Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820338781
- ISBN
- 9780820338781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
Paperback. The South Indian Chola kings had developed a maritime enterprise based on sea based commerce with trading contacts in Malaya, Sumatra and China. This had resulted in an ocean going fleet that was dispatched by the Chola King Rajendra Choladeva I against the Srivijaya Kingdom. This title includes the essays that reflect on the naval expedition. Editor(s): Kulke, Hermann; Kesavapany, K.; Sakhuja, Vijay. Num Pages: 337 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812309365
- ISBN
- 9789812309365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Paperback. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892640430
- ISBN
- 9780892640430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.33
€ 17.99
€ 17.33
Hardcover. Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, Protectors and Predators examines the nature and roles of deities in the religious world of medieval Japan and beyond. Bernard Faure introduces readers to medieval Japanese religiosity and shows the centrality of the gods in religious discourse and ritual. Num Pages: 584 pages, 172 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAC; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 204 x 261 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824839314
- ISBN
- 9780824839314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.51
€ 82.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834913
- ISBN
- 9780824834913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.28
€ 38.28
Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825119
- ISBN
- 9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.40
€ 75.40
Paperback. Includes a treatment of exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, progressions, and induction method, as well as an extensive introduction to differential and integral calculus. Editor(s): Kodaira, Kunihiko. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 182 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNU; PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184. Weight in Grams: 353.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821805800
- ISBN
- 9780821805800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.93
€ 58.93
Paperback. Finds that China and India's South-South commerce with Africa is about far more than natural resources, opening the way for Africa to become a processor of commodities and a competitive supplier of goods and services to these countries - a major departure from its long established relations with the North. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1H; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821368350
- ISBN
- 9780821368350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
Hardcover. This book synthesizes the wartime experiences of American combat soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. The author looks at what motivated these men to serve and how they were turned into soldiers. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612291
- ISBN
- 9780700612291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Hardcover. Explores how North Korean state-sponsored propaganda performances - including public spectacles, theater, film, and other visual media including posters - shape everyday practice in a country where the performing arts are not only a means of entertainment but also a forceful institution used to regulate, educate, and mobilize people. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 400 pages, 57 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; AN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472117086
- ISBN
- 9780472117086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.53
€ 97.53
Hardcover. Compares industrial management in two late-industrializers Japan and Russia as a basis for an original theory of institution-building" Series: Interests, Identities & Institutions in Comparative Politics S. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; JFC; JFF; JP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472112227
- ISBN
- 9780472112227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.27
€ 104.27
Beyond the Iron Rice Bowl: Regimes of Production and Industrial Relati...
Luthje, Boy; Luo, Siqi; Zhang, Hao
paperback. Analyzing the regimes of production and their segmentations in the context of global and national production networks, this title discusses Chinese and international industrial relations theory and labor sociology and explore the perspectives of collective bargaining, trade union reform, and democratic workplace representation in China. Series: Labour Studies. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9783593398907
- ISBN
- 9783593398907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.35
€ 47.99
€ 37.35
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 24 black & white halftones, 1 bla. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HRA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415546690
- ISBN
- 9780415546690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.56
€ 58.56
Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674564664
- ISBN
- 9780674564664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.13
€ 46.99
€ 39.13