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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. In this study of the monarchy in postwar Japan, the author examines not only its reform during the Occupation (1945-52), but also its evolution in the decades since the Japanese regained the power to shape their monarchy and polity. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010888
ISBN
9780674010888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. An intimate portrait of Tibetans and Buddhism by a leading Magnum photographer. Num Pages: 144 pages. Dimension: 248 x 251 x 16. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714863146
ISBN
9780714863146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Memoir of normal boy in rural Norfolk who grew up to train with the last living Ninjas and fulfill his dreams. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGSA; BM; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444764413
ISBN
9781444764413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. How has the Party merged Marx, Mao and the market to create a global superpower? And what does this mean for the world? This book delves deeply into its inner sanctum, revealing how this secretive cabal keeps control of every aspect of the country - its military and media, legal system and businesses, even its religious organizations. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141975559
ISBN
9780141975559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Hardback. Arguing that cultural reform is a key aspect of political reform, Richard Kraus shows here that China's economic transformation has dramatically liberated the production and consumption of culture. In this original and provocative study, Kraus offers a political analysis of Chinese culture that includes all genres of art. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742527195
ISBN
9780742527195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.26

Paperback. In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979, it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society that led to democracy eight years later. This volume examines the transformation as a study in the politics of modernization, contextualizing many historical ambiguities in South Korea's trajectory toward sustainable economic growth. Editor(s): Kim, Byung-Kook; Vogel, Ezra F. Num Pages: 744 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 40. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
744
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072312
ISBN
9780674072312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.01

paperback. Editor(s): Goldman, Merle; MacFarquhar, Roderick. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 454 pages, 3 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674654549
ISBN
9780674654549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.61

Paperback. Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Num Pages: 376 pages, 45 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JJC; JHMC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538. Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet. 376 pages, illustrations. Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JJC; JHMC; PST. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight: 520.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269033
ISBN
9780520269033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

CD-Audio. The audio CD edition of the official companion book to THE PACIFIC, the new HBO miniseries from the producers of BAND OF BROTHERS. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 133 x 55. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Format
CD
Publication date
2010
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678461
ISBN
9781847678461
CD
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 21.84

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683758
ISBN
9780199683758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Rojas, Carlos; Chow, Eileen. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 736 pages, 86 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 257 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1264.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199765607
ISBN
9780199765607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.89

Paperback. An exploration of the conflict between traditional Chinese ideology and modern Chinese business practice Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068098
ISBN
9780472068098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.09

Paperback. Presents an analysis of Japanese literary feminist discourse of the 1960s - a decade before the 'women's lib' movement emerged in Japan. This book highlights the work of three female fiction writers of this generation (Kono Taeko, Takahashi Takako, and Kurahashi Yumiko) for their avant-grade literary challenges to dominant models of femininity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Hawaii
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824834531
ISBN
9780824834531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Popular understanding of Zen Buddhism typically involves a stereotyped image of isolated individuals in meditation, contemplating nothingness. This book presents the 'other side of Zen', by examining the movement's growth during the Tokugawa period (1600-1867) in Japan and by shedding light on the Japanese religious landscape during the era. Series: Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illus. 7 halftones. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144290
ISBN
9780691144290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Hardcover. The first and only book to cover the World War II exploits and contributions of Detachment 101 considered by many to be the forerunner of today's Special Forces in Burma against the Japanese Imperial Army." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619092
ISBN
9780700619092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.97

hardcover. The author reviews and analyzes the extensive Tiandihui literature, makes available to Western scholars information from archival materials heretofore seen only by a few Chinese specialists; and rmly establishes an authoritative chronology of the Tiandihui's early history. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 half-tone 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034208
ISBN
9780804723244
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520064591
ISBN
9780520064591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Streeck, Wolfgang; Yamamura, Kozo. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489839
ISBN
9780801489839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Streeck, Wolfgang; Yamamura, Kozo. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801439179
ISBN
9780801439179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.34

Paperback. This pioneering collection of 15 essays argues that Japan's medieval age began in the 14th century rather than the 12th, and marks the beginning of a fundamentally new debate about how Japan's lengthy classical period finally ended. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 524 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804743792
ISBN
9780804743792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

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