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Paperback. Read and write Japanese scripts is a clear step-by-step guide to the written languages, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how they work in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJBT; CJBV; CJCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444103908
- ISBN
- 9781444103908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Hardcover. The signs in this volume reflect the varieties adopted in Hong Kong; each is given a near equivalent in Chinese and English and a brief description about its linguistic properties. It also lays the foundation of sign linguistics research, the development of sign interpreter training, the production of sign language teaching and learning materials. Editor(s): Tang, Gladys. Num Pages: 908 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; 2GDC; CBD; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 291 x 218 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- 1 Mul
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961954
- ISBN
- 9789629961954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.27
€ 109.27
Hardcover. Examines what happens when poetry, a central pillar of traditional Chinese culture, encounters an era of digital media and unabashed consumerism in the early twenty-first century. This book sets out to unravel a paradox surrounding modern Chinese poetry. Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSC; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993690
- ISBN
- 9780295993690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.53
€ 140.53
Paperback. The classic Usborne word book as a bi-lingual Chinese (Mandarin)/English edition, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright. A thousand everyday words illustrated with busy scenes and labelled pictures to help children learn key Chinese vocabulary. Illustrator(s): Cartwright, Stephen. Series: First Thousand Words. Num Pages: 64 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2GDCM; 4KHF; 4KHJ; 5AF; YQF. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12); (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 229 x 305 x 5. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409570387
- ISBN
- 9781409570387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720748
- ISBN
- 9780804720748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804717199
- ISBN
- 9780804717199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Shirane and Suzuki examine how the Japanese canon of "classics" (The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, Noh drama, Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho) was constructed as part of the creation of Japan as a modern nation-state and as a result of Western influence. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo; Suzuki, Tomi. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741057
- ISBN
- 9780804741057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.45
€ 37.99
€ 34.45
Hardback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157308
- ISBN
- 9780231157308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.43€ 102.15
€ 134.43
€ 102.15
Paperback. Focuses on the early modern period in Japanese literature. This anthology introduces English readers to prose fiction genres, including dangibon (satiric sermons), kibyoshi (satiric and didactic picture books), sharebon (books of wit and fashion), yomihon (reading books), kokkeibon (books of humor), and gokan (bound books). Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 552 pages, Numerous woodcut prints to be reproduced from previous edition. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144155
- ISBN
- 9780231144155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 416 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592. Media, Gender, and Cultural Production. 416 pages, ill. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142373
- ISBN
- 9780231142373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Basho (1644-94) is perhaps the best known Japanese poet in both Japan and the West, and this book establishes the ground for badly needed critical discussion of this critical figure by placing the works of Basho and his disciples in the context of broader social change. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JD; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730983
- ISBN
- 9780804730983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
Hardback. Written by a leading scholar in the field, Classical Japanese: A Grammar is an elegant, comprehensive, and practical guide to classical Japanese. Extensive notes and historical explanations make this volume useful as both a reference for advanced students and a textbook for beginning students. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations ,. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 287 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1504. A Grammar. 296 pages, Illustrations ,. Written by a leading scholar in the field, Classical Japanese: A Grammar is an elegant, comprehensive, and practical guide to classical Japanese. Extensive notes and historical explanations make this volume useful as both a reference for advanced students and a textbook for beginning students. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CFK. Dimension: 217 x 287 x 33. Weight: 1468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Pck
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135245
- ISBN
- 9780231135245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.76€ 57.47
€ 73.76
€ 57.47
Paperback. This book examines the issues of language, landscape, cultural memory, and social practice in early modern Japan through a fundamental reassessment of haikai. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JD; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730990
- ISBN
- 9780804730990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Contains selected readings that address an array of grammatical concerns in Japanese. This book features approximately 2,500 key words, highlighting those used most frequently. It is suitable for students, scholars, and translators of classical Japanese. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 978. 280 pages, 1 Illustrations. Contains selected readings that address an array of grammatical concerns in Japanese. This book features approximately 2,500 key words, highlighting those used most frequently. It is suitable for students, scholars, and translators of classical Japanese. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJB. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 22. Weight: 934.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139908
- ISBN
- 9780231139908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.43€ 62.72
€ 65.43
€ 62.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Abridged Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157315
- ISBN
- 9780231157315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 416 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142366
- ISBN
- 9780231142366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.36
€ 154.36
Paperback. This is a book about the structure, history and evolution of the Japanese language Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804848831
- ISBN
- 9780804848831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. The first systematic and detailed overview of modern Tibetan literature. Editor(s): Hartley, Lauran R.; Schiaffini-Vedani, Patricia. Num Pages: 424 pages, 31 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2GDT; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342779
- ISBN
- 9780822342779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. The author, Saiokuken Socho (1448-1532)-the preeminent linked-verse (renga ) poet of his time-provides in his journal a vivid portrayal of cultural life in the capital and the provinces, together with descriptions of battles and great warrior families, the dangers of travel through war-torn countryside, and the plight of the poor. Translator(s): Horton, H. Mack. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5893 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732833
- ISBN
- 9780804732833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Chu, Charles. Translator(s): Egan, Charles. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCQ; DSC; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150385
- ISBN
- 9780231150385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.01€ 86.38
€ 113.01
€ 86.38