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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white halftones, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152815
ISBN
9780231152815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. The first book of its kind: a collection of the most important genres of Japanese performance--noh, kyogen, kabuki, and puppet theater--in one comprehensive, authoritative volume. Editor(s): Brazell, Karen. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DD; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 253 x 28. Weight in Grams: 994.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108737
ISBN
9780231108737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Hardcover. The secrets behind China's extraordinary educational system good, bad, and ugly

Chinese students' consistently stunning performance on the international PISA exams where they outscore students of all other nations in math, reading, and science have positioned China as a world education leader. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118487136
ISBN
9781118487136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Introducing the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape .. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330519540
ISBN
9780330519540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. An illustrated and comprehensive account of the history of Chinese painting from prehistoric times to the 21st century. It should be of interest to students and general readers who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of Chinese painting. Series: The Culture & Civilization of China. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 b/w + 300 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 303 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1896.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094473
ISBN
9780300094473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 45.57

Paperback. While dozens of books and articles have predicted the near-certainty of China's rise to global supremacy, this book boldly counters such widely-held assumptions. It brings to light the daunting array of challenges that today confront China, as well as the inadequacy of the responses. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG; KCJ; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205329
ISBN
9780300205329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Hardcover. An incredible memoir of North Korea by a woman who defied the government to keep her family alive. Num Pages: 288 pages, ---. BIC Classification: 1FPK; BM; HBJF; JKVP; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393249224
ISBN
9780393249224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568364445
ISBN
9781568364445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.05

Paperback. Features source readings on history, society, and thought in China. This book aims to bring together source texts from more than three centuries of Chinese history, with opening essays by China authorities providing context for readers not familiar with the period in question. It covers Sino-Western contacts in the 17th century. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Lufrano, Richard. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112710
ISBN
9780231112710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 48.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 201 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812984804
ISBN
9780812984804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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
€ 15.08

paperback. Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot, a conservative officer, fell for Masa Suzuki, a Japanese girl, when he was posted to Tokyo. He was recalled to London. Though separated for years by time and huge distances, they remained devoted to each other. Based on over 800 letters found in Tokyo, this book presents the true story of an extraordinary love affair. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
SKU
KNW0008223
ISBN
9780099481652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634722
ISBN
9780745634722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. Nicolas Bouvier was an image merchant and photographer as well as a writer. This book is accompanied by several of his images of Japan. It is a distillation of his lifelong quest for Japan and his travels. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292. 200 pages, Illustrations. Nicolas Bouvier was an image merchant and photographer as well as a writer. This book is accompanied by several of his images of Japan. It is a distillation of his lifelong quest for Japan and his travels. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 15. Weight: 280.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011048
ISBN
9781906011048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. An exploration of the role of the handbag in the history of culture, fashion, and material production Editor(s): Clark, Judith. Num Pages: 272 pages, 350 color + 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AGC; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1554.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300186185
ISBN
9780300186185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Paperback. A modernist as well as a neo-Confucianist, Chiang was a man of war who led the most ancient and populous country in the world through a quarter century of bloody revolutions, civil conflict, and wars of resistance against Japanese aggression. This biography reveals aspects of Chiang's life. Num Pages: 736 pages, 41 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 988.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060494
ISBN
9780674060494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 126 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 245 x 21. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857221106
ISBN
9788857221106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.16

Paperback. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, this book explores the global popularity of Japanese youth goods while it questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic conditions of the play involved. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 356 pages, 48 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496. Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 356 pages, 48 b/w photographs. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, this book explores the global popularity of Japanese youth goods while it questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic conditions of the play involved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245655
ISBN
9780520245655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. This fascinating new history follows the course of Japan's ultimately unequal struggle against the great allied powers. Unsparing in its treatment of Japan's culpability for unleashing the Second World War, Japan at War 1931-1945 objectively appraises the unfolding tragedy which eventually engulfed Japan itself. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555453
ISBN
9781781555453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist in the modern age? This title traces its evolution chronologically and thematically from the Age of Imperialism to the present day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 color illustrations, 214 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1256. 384 pages, illustrations. In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist in the modern age? This title traces its evolution chronologically and thematically from the Age of Imperialism to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 24. Weight: 1252.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271067
ISBN
9780520271067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.69

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