East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Hardback. Engaging with topics central to scholarly debates on modern China, this book shows that China's early twentieth-century school system, a product of negotiation and compromise, was more successful than previous scholarship has allowed. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821766
- ISBN
- 9780774821766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.08
€ 101.08
Hardback. Focusing on a century of Canadian initiatives in Shanghai, this book offers unprecedented insight into early Sino-Canadian relations. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; HBJF; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774820370
- ISBN
- 9780774820370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. Anthony Chan repositions his classic account of the arms trade in warlord China within the paradigm of critical militarism and state criminality. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774819909
- ISBN
- 9780774819909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.17
€ 34.17
Paperback. This collection argues that minorities in the Southeast Asian Massif are not powerless in the face of economic and political change in the region - they are drawing on ethnicity and culture to indigenize modernity and maintain their livelihoods. Editor(s): Michaud, Jean; Forsyth, Tim. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1FMV; 1FPC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774818384
- ISBN
- 9780774818384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Hardback. Challenges received notions about women's political involvement and engagement with the state in Meiji Japan by exploring the activism of members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Series: Asian Religions and Society Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774818162
- ISBN
- 9780774818162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.17
€ 113.17
Eating Bitterness: New Perspectives on China´s Great Leap Forward and...
Kimberley Ens Manning (Ed.)
Paperback. Eating Bitterness reveals what the Great Leap Forward meant for ordinary men and women in Maoist China. Editor(s): Manning, Kimberley Ens; Wemheuer, Felix. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774817271
- ISBN
- 9780774817271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. This book decodes the rhetoric of China's turbulent decade, a time of both brutal iconoclasm and radical experimentation in the arts, to offer new insights into works that have transcended their times. Editor(s): King, Richard. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, 65 illustrations, 23 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774815437
- ISBN
- 9780774815437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.93
€ 33.93
Hardback. Contradictory Impulses is a comprehensive study of the social, political, and economic interactions between Canada and Japan from the late nineteenth century until today. Editor(s): Donaghy, Greg; Roy, Patricia E. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 b/w photos, 3 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; 3JJ; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774814430
- ISBN
- 9780774814430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Hardback. Presents social history of migration from Hiroshima to Canada which tells the story of a community that was destroyed in 1942. This title describes the political, economic, and social circumstances that precipitated emigration from Hiroshima prefecture to Canada between 1891-1941, and examines the lives of those who settled in western Canada. Num Pages: 208 pages, approx. 14 b/w photos, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; GTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774814317
- ISBN
- 9780774814317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Paperback. Set against a backdrop of war and revolution, this book brings sixty years of missionary nursing out of the shadows by examining how Canadian nurses shaped health care in the province of Henan and how China, in turn, influenced the nature of missionary nursing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRLP; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774814003
- ISBN
- 9780774814003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. Presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; JFSL1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813457
- ISBN
- 9780774813457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Hardback. This study of Canada's diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia, examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in world affairs. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; 3JJG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811200
- ISBN
- 9780774811200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.67
€ 112.67
Hardback. Offers a broad theoretical understanding of local government boundary reform and informs the wider scholarly discussion and debate regarding institutional change, state structures, and the areal jurisdiction of local governments. Editor(s): Meligrana, John. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DSE; 1FBH; 1FPC; 1FPK; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KBC; JPR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809337
- ISBN
- 9780774809337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Hardback. This anthropological study of Chinese archaeologists shows how the discipline works within a Chinese social structure, and uncovers the complex underpinnings of that context. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD; JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809290
- ISBN
- 9780774809290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. A critical, multi-disciplinary study of economics, politics, society and culture, this collection of essays examines the concepts of "change" and "continuity" in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JM; GTB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808996
- ISBN
- 9780774808996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. Representing the work of distinguished Japanese scholars, this is the first comprehensive English-language overview of forestry, forest management, and the forest products industry in Japan. Editor(s): Iwai, Yoshiya. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KNAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808828
- ISBN
- 9780774808828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Hardback. A forceful look at the long-term social and psychological impact of warfare on modern China's civilian population. Editor(s): Lary, Diana; MacKinnon, Stephen R. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JMH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774808408
- ISBN
- 9780774808408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. A multi-dimensional picture of China at the political crossroads, this title looks at the significant change in the state-society relationship in contemporary China in three interrelated areas: intellectual, social and cultural. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774808392
- ISBN
- 9780774808392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
Hardback. This is the first comprehensive study of modern Japanese historians and their relationship to nationalism and how they interpreted ancient myths of their origins. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806442
- ISBN
- 9780774806442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.81
€ 40.99
€ 40.81
Hardback. "Taking Life and Death Seriously: Bioethics from Japan". Editor(s): Takahashi, Takao; Bittar, Edward; Shelton, Wayne N. Series: Advances in Bioethics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312061
- ISBN
- 9780762312061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.44
€ 129.44
Hardback. The extraordinary rise of China is one of the greatest global stories of recent times. However, China's development has been described as uneven, uncoordinated, and unsustainable , and has now reached a critical turning point. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680569
- ISBN
- 9780745680569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.34
€ 65.34
Hardcover. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745680545
- ISBN
- 9780745680545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Chinese advertising as an industry, a discourse and profession in China s search for modernity and cultural globalization. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFDV; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671161
- ISBN
- 9780745671161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. China s military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People s Liberation Army (PLA) as China seeks to upgrade and expand its military capabilities to rival the US. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670782
- ISBN
- 9780745670782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44