East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. This is a study of the process of modernization in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong with particular reference to the role of education. It covers a wide range of topics including social values, social change, equality and moral education, credentialism and the syndrome of professionalism. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPCH; 1FPJ; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333515044
- ISBN
- 9780333515044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Hardback. This book reviews protectionist practices in the United States, the European Community and Japan. It assesses their causes and effects. In coverage, depth of analysis and vantage point this is a study of the new protectionist trends that began in the 1970s and continued in the 1980s. Editor(s): Grilli, Enzo R.; Sassoon, Enrico. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1QFE; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPS; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333499733
- ISBN
- 9780333499733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.48
€ 185.48
Hardback. Focusing on relationships concerning trade in manufactures, industrial restructuring and economic development against a background of data, this book offers an examination of the evolution and characteristics of Hong Kong's postwar economy in a historical and comparative perspective. Series: Studies in the Economics of East & South-East Asia. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF; HBLW3; KCLT; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333498828
- ISBN
- 9780333498828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.14
€ 123.14
Hardback. This book shows the impact of the current economic reform on the income development of peasant households in China. The research is based on information from book-keeping records of some households of a few regions in central China, the national statistical network, local statistics and chronicles. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JHBC; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333497432
- ISBN
- 9780333497432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.63
€ 185.63
Hardback. The author gives the background to the 15-year-long saga of Hong Kong and the asylum seekers from Vietnam. The principal themes cover screening and repatriation, the violence in the detention centres, the plight of children and the urgent need for generousity from the international community. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFF; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333496947
- ISBN
- 9780333496947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.80
€ 122.80
Hardback. An examination of China's accommodation of Western constitutional values, in the light of the pending return of British Hong Kong to China. The Joint Declaration which governs the return guarantees a continuance of these values, and this study looks at the resulting tensions between East and West. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JPH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333494523
- ISBN
- 9780333494523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
Hardback. This book studies the origins of the Yen crisis, the global strategy to 1980, the current global strategy and the investments in Singapore and South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333494455
- ISBN
- 9780333494455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.20
€ 122.20
Hardback. A study examining the relationship which existed between Japan and Britain during the Meiji, or "Enlightenment" era of 1868-1912 in Japan. The author argues that the British influence on trade, education and military and political policies laid the foundations for Japan's industrial greatness. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333483466
- ISBN
- 9780333483466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.74
€ 185.74
Hardback. Companies are controlled from within, shareholders are outsiders. Women are more than equal in their homes, less than equal at work. The author explored widely before coining the term "competitive communism" to describe Japan's economic and social system. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JH; JPFC; KCB; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333457252
- ISBN
- 9780333457252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.08
€ 185.08
Hardback. The author offers insights into the management of public programmes by the Japanese government revealing how the inner circles of the ruling party, the ministers and political leaders overlap in the exercise of power and how they have achieved the successful economic and social revolution. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KJM; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333453056
- ISBN
- 9780333453056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.06
€ 121.06
Paperback. A book concerning the Japanese identity in which the author theorizes that the national mentality is a dichotomy between the "equestrian" and the "peasant". He draws on Japanese and European classical literature, on the history of warfare and on studies of law and business management. Translator(s): Derges, Susan. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333443538
- ISBN
- 9780333443538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.65
€ 36.65
Hardcover. Addressed to the management of financial institutions and computer and communications technologists, this book aims to provide information on the four generations of online financial networks which have evolved over the past twenty years in Japan. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KFFK; KJMV1; KJQ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333440698
- ISBN
- 9780333440698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.13
€ 122.13
Paperback. A guide to China since the death of Mao Zedong, explaining and assessing the political conflicts and developments of the post-Mao era and the dramatic economic transformations launched by the new leadership. International relations, education, health and literary revival are also considered. Series: China in focus series. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333426630
- ISBN
- 9780333426630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.05
€ 58.05
Hardcover. The first comparative study of the financial services revolution in three world financial centres, this book offers a political analysis of the changing role of the state in capitalist economies. It focuses on the key role of public agencies and on their struggle with private interests. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPQB; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Schol, Print UK
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333415627
- ISBN
- 9780333415627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.31
€ 185.31
Hardback. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333404720
- ISBN
- 9780333404720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.86
€ 184.86
paperback. This book analyzes the world economic crisis as the essential background for an investigation into recent problems of Japanese capitalism. In doing so the author hopes to contribute to Marxian social science studies and offer sound social alternatives for the mass of working people. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCB; KCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333372838
- ISBN
- 9780333372838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.64
€ 184.64
Hardcover. This book analyzes the world economic crisis as the essential background for an investigation into recent problems of Japanese capitalism. In doing so the author hopes to contribute to Marxian social science studies and offer sound social alternatives for the mass of working people. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCB; KCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333372821
- ISBN
- 9780333372821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.42
€ 185.42
Hardcover. An account of the Korean War which focusses on the American involvement. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333330111
- ISBN
- 9780333330111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.02
€ 123.02
Hardback. The international contributors to this volume introduce innovative ways of looking at Chinese politics. Series: CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295783
- ISBN
- 9780312295783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 45.40
€ 50.82
€ 45.40
Paperback. This work explores the similarities and differences in gender-related policy making and outcomes in Japan and the United States, focusing on the role of women's movements and other factors in determining policy. Policies examined are equal employment, domestic violence, and reproductive rights. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293567
- ISBN
- 9780312293567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.45
€ 53.45
Paperback. Weaving together careful readings of plays and reviews, memoirs and interviews, biographies and critical essays, this text traces the emergence of the first generation of modern actresses in Japan, a nation in which male actors had long dominated the public stage. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312292911
- ISBN
- 9780312292911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 45.52
€ 50.82
€ 45.52
Hardcover. Weaving together careful readings of plays and reviews, memoirs and interviews, biographies and critical essays, this text traces the emergence of the first generation of modern actresses in Japan, a nation in which male actors had long dominated the public stage. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239978
- ISBN
- 9780312239978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 46.41
€ 50.82
€ 46.41
Hardback. This work argues that adaptation (hon'an) was a valid form of contemporary Japanese translation that fostered creative appropriation across many genres and among a diverse group of writers and artists. In addition, it invites readers to reconsider adaptation in the context of translation theory. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CFP; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239954
- ISBN
- 9780312239954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Hardback. Ranging from the local essays to the national level and within the larger Chinese cultural/religious universe, the essays in this volume explore the complex nature of identity/role and the processes of identity formation which have shaped Taiwan's multileveled past and its many faceted present. Editor(s): Katz, Paul R.; Rubenstein, Murray. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HRK; JFSR; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239695
- ISBN
- 9780312239695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.88
€ 122.88