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Paperback. In North Korea, citizens found humming South Korean pop songs risk being sent to a gulag for six months of hard labour. Jail sentences are handed out if portraits of the late Kim Jong-il are not properly dusted. Shoot-to-kill orders are in effect for anyone caught trying to cross the Yalu or Tumen Rivers into China. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578659
- ISBN
- 9780099578659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. In Japan, people live longer than anywhere else on Earth; obesity is virtually unknown, and 40-year-old women look like they're 20. Filled with healthy recipes and evocative reminiscences, this book is suitable for those who are tired of counting calories and carbs, and finding themselves on diets that don't work. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; VFMD; WBH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091907105
- ISBN
- 9780091907105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.41
€ 21.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Did you know Chinese don't eat soup, they drink it? That their surnames come before their first names? That their good sense is to be found not in their heads but in their hearts? Or that white is their colour of mourning? This title provides a guide to China's sociable and friendly people and their complex and often contradictory society. Translator(s): Tobler, Stefan. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907973178
- ISBN
- 9781907973178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 21 b&w illustrations and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179225
- ISBN
- 9780231179225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.74€ 61.32
€ 79.74
€ 61.32
Paperback. The writing of history used to concentrate on narrative, analysis or theory. The historian stayed out of sight. This book is part of a more recent trend. Here, Susanna Hoe discusses her relationship to her material, the processes of research and writing, and her characters. Num Pages: 376 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500. Exploring Women's History in China, Hong Kong and Macau. 376 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. The writing of history used to concentrate on narrative, analysis or theory. The historian stayed out of sight. This book is part of a more recent trend. Here, Susanna Hoe discusses her relationship to her material, the processes of research and writing, and her characters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight: 500.
- Publisher
- Insomniac Pr
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789627992035
- ISBN
- 9789627992035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
€ 20.99
€ 19.36
paperback. This study offers a systematic account of the relationship between the nation-state, nationalism, and the concept of linear history. Num Pages: 286 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167220
- ISBN
- 9780226167220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. China's plans to expand exponentially its exploitation of Tibet's natural resources will have terrifying consequences for land and people. This book is an entirely unique, authoritative guide through the torrent of online posts, official propaganda and exile speculation. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JP; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780324357
- ISBN
- 9781780324357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.36
€ 29.99
€ 25.36
Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DS; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088412
- ISBN
- 9780674088412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.43
€ 44.99
€ 37.43
Hardback. Providing the leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception, this book has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business or in relationships. Translator(s): Minford, John. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HPDF; JWA; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 123 x 34. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395845
- ISBN
- 9780141395845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.84
€ 19.99
€ 14.84
Paperback. Walk with landscape architect and scholar Ron Henderson through seventeen of Suzhou's classical Chinese garden masterpieces. This insightful guide is fully illustrated with newly drawn plans, maps, and original photographs. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 111 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222142
- ISBN
- 9780812222142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.75
€ 36.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. A fascinating account and expose of the hardships suffered in North Korea under the regime of Kim Jong-il Num Pages: 224 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118659
- ISBN
- 9780349118659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time Bruce Lee. Num Pages: 200 pages, 176 colour and black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; APFB; BGF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 281 x 17. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804847810
- ISBN
- 9780804847810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the country. This book examines how and why wolves became extinct in Japan, and the changing attitudes toward nature that are implied. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PSVW7; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988146
- ISBN
- 9780295988146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Hardback. Chinese Medical Qigong is the first English translation of the only official textbook of medical Qigong, used in universities of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Correlating traditional therapies of Qigong with outcomes of modern scientific research, it is the authoritative introduction to the knowledge system and content of Qigong study. Editor(s): Liu, Tianjun; Chen, Kevin. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MX; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 186 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1684.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848190238
- ISBN
- 9781848190238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.75
€ 95.75
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138941250
- ISBN
- 9781138941250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
Paperback. Explains how the leaders China decided to limit all couples to one child. This book focuses on the historic period 1978-80 and documents the manner in which a handful of leading aerospace engineers hijacked the population policymaking process and formulated a strategy that treated people like missiles. Num Pages: 426 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253391
- ISBN
- 9780520253391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. A collection that offers selections from the foundational texts of the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Zen traditions. Through representative selections from their poetry, letters, sermons, and visual arts, it provides students with an introduction to the first 1200 years of this rich - and often misunderstood - tradition. Editor(s): Addiss, Stephen; Lombardo, Stanley; Roitman, Judith. Num Pages: 312 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209091
- ISBN
- 9780872209091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.75
€ 21.99
€ 17.75
Hardback. In the summer of 1976, Mao lay dying, and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. But the Chinese Communist rulers in Beijing were distracted, paralysed by in-fighting over who would take control after Mao finally died. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOC0001605
- ISBN
- 9780571243990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 650 illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 257 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805312797
- ISBN
- 9784805312797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. Series: Tuttle Classics of Asian Literature S. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; BT; FC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804834674
- ISBN
- 9780804834674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.35
€ 33.99
€ 22.35