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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

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

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

Hardback. Introduces the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137867
ISBN
9780231137867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.20
€ 80.00

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

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; APFA; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141628
ISBN
9780231141628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 90.18

Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141635
ISBN
9780231141635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

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
€ 33.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146630
ISBN
9780231146630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GK; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148030
ISBN
9780231148030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

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

€ 112.49
€ 85.45

Paperback. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248. Liu An's Art of War. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 176 pages. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153331
ISBN
9780231153331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Hardback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DCF; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156486
ISBN
9780231156486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 72.77

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

€ 133.81
€ 101.83

Hardback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162722
ISBN
9780231162722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 83.50

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

Hardback. Editor(s): Chang, Sung-Sheng Yvonne; Yeh, Michelle; Fan, Ming-Ju. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 41. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165761
ISBN
9780231165761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 64.13

Hardback. Editor(s): West, Stephen H.; Idema, Wilt L. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168540
ISBN
9780231168540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.42
€ 57.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992297
ISBN
9780295992297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

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