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hardcover. This book examines the interrelationship between narrative, ritual, and royal authority, including discussions of Daoism, yin-yang, and Buddhist doctrine, as depicted in a variety of texts from The Chronicles of Japan (7th century) to The Tale of the Heike (14th century). Series: Asian Religions & Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 33. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751582
- ISBN
- 9780804751582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.39
€ 96.39
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Jago. Series: Fables from Around the World. Num Pages: 32 pages, full colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDC; YFJ; YQCS; YQF. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 238 x 282 x 4. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Mantra Lingua United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846110047
- ISBN
- 9781846110047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.64
€ 13.99
€ 13.64
Hardback. Traces the changing character of Japanese national identity in the works of the authors Ueda Akinari, Natsume S'seki, Mori 'gai, Yokomitsu Riichi, 'oka Shohei, and Mishima Yukio. Focusing on interconnected themes, this book illuminates the contradictory desires of a nation trapped between emulating the West and preserving the traditions of Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138925
- ISBN
- 9780231138925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.42€ 57.11
€ 73.42
€ 57.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345405487
- ISBN
- 9780345405487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.37
€ 10.99
€ 9.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 100. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241289358
- ISBN
- 9780241289358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.11
€ 7.11
Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048161
- ISBN
- 9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 266.43€ 199.62
€ 266.43
€ 199.62
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150437
- ISBN
- 9780691150437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 51.02
€ 65.13
€ 51.02
Hardback. Grasses of Remembrance, the second volume of Edwin Cranston's monumental Waka Anthology, carries forward the story of Japanese court poetry, drawing on sources dating from the 890s to the 1080s. The book presents over 2,600 poems in lively and readable translation, including all 795 poems from The Tale of Genji. Translator(s): Cranston, Edwin. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 4217 x 80. Weight in Grams: 2331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748254
- ISBN
- 9780804748254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.04
€ 220.04
Paperback. This volume has been considered by many to be one of the most innovative studies of Chinese poetry. Cheng illustrates his text with an annotated anthology of 135 poems from the golden age of Tang Dynasty, featuring lively translations of the works of Tu Fu, Li Po, Wang Wei and other poets. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629966584
- ISBN
- 9789629966584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.56
€ 24.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Morningside Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074193
- ISBN
- 9780231074193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Aimed at the general reader, this introduction to Japanese literature assumes no previous knowledge of Japanese culture. The author presents a series of essays which provide an overview of pre-modern Japanese poetry and fiction, as well as theatre and aesthetics. Series: Companions to Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 133 pages, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067379
- ISBN
- 9780231067379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism. Num Pages: 698 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 45. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114394
- ISBN
- 9780231114394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.32
€ 53.29
€ 42.32
Hardback. Presents an introduction to Japanese fiction. This book profiles five writers Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Ko bo, and Shiba Ryo taro. It also describes the author's personal encounters with them with autobiographical observations and his literary and cultural analysis. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126106
- ISBN
- 9780231126106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 72.48
€ 94.73
€ 72.48
Paperback. Presents an introduction to Japanese fiction. This book profiles the writers Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Ko bo, and Shiba Ryo taro. It also describes the author's personal encounters with thesm and his literary and cultural analysis. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126113
- ISBN
- 9780231126113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W Photos: 14,. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164887
- ISBN
- 9780231164887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 64.07
€ 82.89
€ 64.07
Hardback. Levy explores the classic Chinese novel The Story of the Stone(also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber), illuminating the work by interpreting its four major themes: the inversion of traditional family dynamics, the function of illness and medicine in a Buddhist society, the role of poetry in a dynastic Chinese society, and the use of poetry as a vehicle for spiritual retribution. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114066
- ISBN
- 9780231114066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.94€ 83.22
€ 108.94
€ 83.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120732063
- ISBN
- 9788120732063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. This culture-based primer provides lessons organized around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythlogy, customs and cuisine. The focus is on reading strategies and the teaching of "discourse grammar", a more authentic approach to the study of languages. Editor(s): Liu, Irene; Hailong, Wang. Series: Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous spot illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125550
- ISBN
- 9780231125550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. The two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and speak the language but cannot read or write it. This text develops lessons around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine. Editor(s): Liu, Irene; Wang, Hailong. Series: Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 275 x 17. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135672
- ISBN
- 9780231135672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.32
€ 53.29
€ 42.32
Paperback. The two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and speak the language but cannot read or write it. This text develops lessons around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine. Editor(s): Liu, Irene; Wang, Hailong. Series: Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135856
- ISBN
- 9780231135856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.44
€ 53.29
€ 42.44