East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. Presents an introduction to the religions of China, and places it in the wider context of Chinese history and philosophy. This book brings together the studies of Jeaneane Fowler in Taoism, Chinese popular religion and the broader canvas of Chinese cosmogony, and those of Merv Fowler in Confucianism, Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE; HRKN1; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845191726
- ISBN
- 9781845191726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.47
€ 32.99
€ 29.47
Paperback. Seeks to understand why, with its seemingly unrivaled power, the Tokugawa shogunate of early modern Japan tried so hard to regulate the ostensibly unimportant popular culture of Edo (present-day Tokyo) - including fashion, leisure activities, prints, and theater. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226060569
- ISBN
- 9780226060569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.71
€ 33.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia. This book provides an account of the Mongol Empire. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552168809
- ISBN
- 9780552168809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Hardback. A study of the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy and its relation to the Taoist traditions of the early medieval period. Series: Asian Religions & Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HRKN; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751773
- ISBN
- 9780804751773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Paperback. *Fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest contemporary spiritual leaders. *In depth knowledge of secret political deals involving CIA, Chairman Mao and President Nehru. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111117
- ISBN
- 9780349111117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106227
- ISBN
- 9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardcover. Presents the truth behind the rise of China and whether or not it will be able to maintain it. This book looks at the social and political consequences of the unique business model that propelled China to economic powerhouse status, and question whether this rapid ascension really lives up to its reputation. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCL; KFF; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118255100
- ISBN
- 9781118255100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.86
€ 36.99
€ 28.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HREX; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164962
- ISBN
- 9780231164962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 46.46
€ 59.33
€ 46.46
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JWA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501703096
- ISBN
- 9781501703096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
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
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Explores the duplicity of feeling towards World War II amongst the people of two very different participant countries: Germany and Japan. This title compares how Germany and Japan have attempted to come to terms with their violent pasts, and investigates the painful realities of living with guilt, and with its denial. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843549604
- ISBN
- 9781843549604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
Hardback. Collected here for the first time in English, this comprehensive book, written by an experienced insider privy to the inner workings of China's vigorous financial reforms, examines China's most important markets (money, bonds, foreign exchange, and stock) and the policies that regulate them. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 black & white tables, 20 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 266 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503466
- ISBN
- 9781137503466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.08
€ 123.08
Hardback. Translator(s): Irish, Jeffrey S. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501705816
- ISBN
- 9781501705816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. This volume combines the perspective of religion as a constructed category of modernity with the analytic focus and empirical grounding of institutional social science to develop a new approach to the study of state and religion in modern and contemporary China. Editor(s): Ashiwa, Yoshiko; Wank, David L. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758420
- ISBN
- 9780804758420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841986
- ISBN
- 9781603841986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.99
€ 20.99
€ 16.99
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 352 pages, Color Illus.: 9,, Maps: 2,. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164290
- ISBN
- 9780231164290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.51
€ 37.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. The autobiography of Palden Gyatso, who was arrested in 1959 after taking part in a non-violent demonstration for Tibetan independence. After a failed escape bid he was starved and tortured. Following his release in 1992, after 33 years of captivity, he fled to India and began to reveal the true extent of the Chinese oppression in Tibet. Translator(s): Shakya, Tsering. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860465093
- ISBN
- 9781860465093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861894328
- ISBN
- 9781861894328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.63
€ 36.63
Paperback. * This revised and updated paperback includes a new preface, examples, and epilogue will place this paperback in the context of current events * A fascinating and sometimes scary insider's account that reveals what can and does go wrong when U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised and Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470928073
- ISBN
- 9780470928073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.95
€ 19.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. Expands our understanding of the role of art in the international 1960s, and of the dynamics of art and policing in Japan Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 125 illustrations, including 19 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349808
- ISBN
- 9780822349808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.81
€ 34.99
€ 31.81