East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. Charting the spectacular rise of a society which leapt in little more than a generation from late feudal to early industrial forms of organisation, this history of modern Japan examines the violent 1930s, an Empire won and lost, and the economic miracle. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415851527
- ISBN
- 9780415851527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Hardcover. In Japanese Landscapes and Gardens, 1650-1950 Wybe Kuitert presents a richly illustrated survey of the gardens and the people who commissioned, created, and used them and chronicles the modernization of traditional aesthetics in the context of economic, political, and environmental transformation. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 140 color, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; AMV; HBJF; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 254. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812244748
- ISBN
- 9780812244748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardback. In Tourist Distractions Youngmin Choe uses Korean hallyu cinema as a lens to examine the importance of tourist films and film tourism in creating transnational bonds throughout East Asia and how they help Korea negotiate its twentieth-century history with the neoliberal present. Num Pages: 264 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361114
- ISBN
- 9780822361114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.39
€ 111.39
Paperback. This history of the Chinese Civil War attempts to answer two questions: Why was the war fought? And What were the immediate and lasting results of the Communists' victory? It also shows how campaigns were mounted against changes in politics, society and culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 226 x 2. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744843
- ISBN
- 9780804744843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. Offers selections from the foundational texts of the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Zen traditions. This title provides students with an introduction to the first 1200 years of this tradition. It includes general introduction and notes that provide historical, biographical, and cultural context. 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: 222 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209107
- ISBN
- 9780872209107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.75€ 42.66
€ 54.75
€ 42.66
Paperback. A study of the mapping and remapping of male-male sexuality over four centuries of Japanese history. It explores the languages of medicine, law, and popular culture from the seventeenth century through the American Occupation. It opens with speculations about how an Edo translator might grapple with a twentieth-century text on homosexuality. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 281 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251656
- ISBN
- 9780520251656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.26
€ 38.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. China's rise has now entered a new phase, as it seeks to translate its considerable economic heft into a larger role on the world stage, challenging American supremacy. The author shows why China may struggle to unseat the West - its ambitious designs are provoking anxiety, especially in Asia, while America's global alliances have deep roots. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718194628
- ISBN
- 9780718194628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.89
€ 21.99
€ 16.89
Paperback. Series: Cultural Traditions in My World. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 272 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780778775935
- ISBN
- 9780778775935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.73
€ 11.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778671
- ISBN
- 9780804778671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.10
€ 34.99
€ 32.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPCT; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559394130
- ISBN
- 9781559394130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.26
€ 37.99
€ 32.26
Paperback. This title examines the 76-hour battle to take Tarawa by the Americans in 1943. It recounts how a garrison of 3700 Japanese soldiers withstood the onslaught of some 3000 US marines in a pioneering amphibious invasion. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Editor(s): Chandler, David. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 13 colour illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841761022
- ISBN
- 9781841761022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.72
€ 23.99
€ 20.72
China: Five Thousand Years of History & Civilization
The Editorial Committee Of Chinese Cilvilizat...
Paperback. Offers a chronicle of Chinese civilization that furnishes general readers and scholars alike with an authoritative overview of Chinese history, art and culture, from the pre-historic era to the early twentieth century, touching upon recurring themes and developments and synthesizing more than five thousand years of evolution and transition. Num Pages: 832 pages, 3 illustrations, 178 photos, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- City University of Hong Kong Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629371401
- ISBN
- 9789629371401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.80
€ 31.99
€ 31.80
Hardcover. This major new reference work is organised as a Chinese-English encyclopedia, arranged alphabetically according to the pinyin romanisation, with Chinese characters appended. A character index and an English index are included. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GBC; JFC; PGK; VXFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780700716081
- ISBN
- 9780700716081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.62€ 171.66
€ 172.62
€ 171.66
Paperback. An ethnographic study of Japanese hip-hop. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780822338925
- ISBN
- 9780822338925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.24
€ 37.99
€ 34.24
Paperback. A Marxist interpretation of Korean migrant workers struggles in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 tables, 1 map, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822344179
- ISBN
- 9780822344179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.76
€ 31.99
€ 28.76
Hardback. This book presents a case study of the ascendancy of Gonpo Namgyel, a minor Tibetan chieftain in Kham who had a great impact on Sino-Tibetan relations in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture. Num Pages: 402 pages, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739177921
- ISBN
- 9780739177921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.55
€ 149.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816659036
- ISBN
- 9780816659036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. This story of a South Korean social movement offers a window to a decade of tumultuous social protest. It describes the period in which farmers, student activists and organizers joined to protest the corporate ownership of tenant plots never distributed in the 1949 Land Reform. Num Pages: 467 pages, 19 photographs, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW3; JHM; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 467
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204188
- ISBN
- 9780520204188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Works about Zhou Enlai are heavily censored in China. This work offers a portrait of the real Zhou, a man who lived his life at the heart of Chinese politics for fifty years, who survived both the Long March and the Cultural Revolution - no thanks to ideological or personal purity - but because he was artful, crafty and politically supple. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pp. b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586486457
- ISBN
- 9781586486457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.79
€ 25.99
€ 22.79