East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. Following the travels of the nomadic Buryats, the author tells a story not only of economic devastation but also a remarkable Buryat response to it - the revival of shamanic practices after decades of socialist suppression. She offers a sophisticated analysis of the way economics, politics, gender, and other factors influence. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 halftones, 3 maps, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JHMC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226086569
- ISBN
- 9780226086569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.45
€ 41.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. When we think of composers like Mozart or Beethoven, we usually envision an isolated artist separate from the orchestra. For most of Japan's musical history, however, no such role existed - composition and performance were deeply intertwined. This book offers fresh insights not just into Japanese music but Japanese modernity at large. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVA; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226085357
- ISBN
- 9780226085357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.71
€ 37.99
€ 29.71
Hardcover. Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRE; HRLP7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031873
- ISBN
- 9780226031873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.60€ 82.26
€ 99.60
€ 82.26
Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005331
- ISBN
- 9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. Represents a true photographic pioneer; Birk's medium is inventive and predates the contrived nostalgia of contemporary apps and filters. This innovative collection of images is a stand-out in the travel photography genre. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 Colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 385 x 10. Weight in Grams: 1888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Glitterati Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KMK0014540
- ISBN
- 9780988174566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. This book examines early Confucianism as a form of virtue ethics and Mohism as a version of consequentialism. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; HPQ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107407329
- ISBN
- 9781107407329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.98
€ 59.98
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between war and the environment in Henan Province from 1938-50. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 310 pages, 19 b/w illus. 9 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JWL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107071568
- ISBN
- 9781107071568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.54
€ 133.54
Hardback. Estevez-Abe explores the egalitarian capitalism of postwar Japan and the political mechanisms that sustained it. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521856935
- ISBN
- 9780521856935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.13
€ 61.13
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521720274
- ISBN
- 9780521720274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.99
€ 60.99
Paperback. A critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries. Series: New Approaches to Asian History. Num Pages: 367 pages, 82 b/w illus. 17 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521719810
- ISBN
- 9780521719810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Paperback. This book traces the transformation of opium from medicine to narcotic over a period of five hundred years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b/w illus. 2 maps 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521608565
- ISBN
- 9780521608565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Paperback. A pathbreaking book tracing the history of feminist thought and women's activism in Japan. Series Editor(s): Sugimoto, Yoshio; Befu, Harumi; Goodman, Roger; Muramatsu, Michio; Seifert, Wolfgang; Ueno, Chizuko. Series: Contemporary Japanese Society. Num Pages: 308 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521527194
- ISBN
- 9780521527194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07
€ 65.07
Hardback. This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the Ch'in and Han empires. Editor(s): Twitchett, Denis; Loewe, Michael. Series Editor(s): Fairbank, John King; Twitchett, Denis. Series: The Cambridge History of China. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 17 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 154 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1023
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521243278
- ISBN
- 9780521243278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.20
€ 181.20
Paperback. This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout. Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 158 pages, 107 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 29. Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture. 158 pages, 107 colour illus. 1 map. This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 9. Weight: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521186483
- ISBN
- 9780521186483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35
Paperback. This book draws on in-depth interviews and extensive data to examine why contemporary Japanese women are postponing marriage and bearing fewer children. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521180375
- ISBN
- 9780521180375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.68
€ 45.68
Paperback. Japan in the 16th century was made up of effectively independent kingdoms led by warrior leaders. The author examines this period of Japanese history, looking at the commanders and armies and the way in which the destruction of the elite Takeda army affected the Samurai on all sides. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 15 colour and 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBLL; JWD; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 250 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326194
- ISBN
- 9781855326194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111421
- ISBN
- 9780349111421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.06
€ 17.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970527
- ISBN
- 9781403970527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.32
€ 26.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. Michael Pillsbury, who has served in senior national security positions in the U.S. government since the days of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, draws on Chinese documents, speeches, and books to reveal the roots of the strategy to supplant the United States as the world's dominant power. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781250081346
- ISBN
- 9781250081346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.34
€ 20.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. A renowned expert in Chinese sports medicine and martial arts reveals ancient Eastern secrets for healing common injuries including sprains, bruises, deep cuts, and much more. Num Pages: 384 pages, 158 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MMZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743245517
- ISBN
- 9780743245517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.42
€ 20.99
€ 18.42