Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Palestinian, Israeli, academic, and activist voices gather to humanize ongoing debates over Israel and Palestine. Editor(s): Ageel, Ghada. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 1. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120820
- ISBN
- 9781772120820
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Explores the Daoist encounter with modernity through the activities of Chen Yingning (1880-1969), a famous lay Daoist master, and his group in early twentieth-century Shanghai. This study tells a story of Daoist resilience, reinvigoration and revival. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HRKN5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033092
- ISBN
- 9780674033092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.34
€ 54.99
€ 46.34
Paperback. From the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas. This title scrutinizes the growing phenomenon of transnational architecture and its profound effect on the development of urban space. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMC; AM; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709819
- ISBN
- 9780226709819
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.29
€ 42.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world's second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chinese society. Translator(s): Deeter, Michelle; Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781859803
- ISBN
- 9781781859803
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. The Democratic moment is, among other things, a look at the mass forces that swept Jacob Zuma to power in 2009 and put an end to the elite politics of the Thabo Mbeki era. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258. South Africa's Prospects Under Jacob Zuma. 216 pages. The Democratic moment is, among other things, a look at the mass forces that swept Jacob Zuma to power in 2009 and put an end to the elite politics of the Thabo Mbeki era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; JP. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 16. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770097742
- ISBN
- 9781770097742
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Xolela Mangcu, who knew Biko, provides the first in-depth look at the life of one of the most iconic figures of the anti-apartheid movement, whose legacy is still strongly felt today, both in South Africa, and worldwide in the global struggle for civil rights, today. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; BGH; HBJH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767857
- ISBN
- 9781780767857
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Condition: New
€ 36.62
€ 36.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796675
- ISBN
- 9780804796675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.27
€ 139.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503601086
- ISBN
- 9781503601086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Hardback. This book illuminates what judicial modernity actually meant to the Chinese state and society in the early twentieth century and how the judicial reform resulted in paradoxical consequences due to a lack of resources and a disjunction between the national reform agenda and local social ecology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755863
- ISBN
- 9780804755863
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Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Paperback. An account of the favourable depiction of Western culture and its negative characterization of Chinese culture in post-Mao China since 1978. This revised and expanded edition of Occidentalism in post-Mao China includes a new preface, foreword, and chapter on Chinese diaspora writings. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Revised & Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698752
- ISBN
- 9780847698752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.86
€ 57.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; AN; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 257 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166386
- ISBN
- 9780231166386
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Condition: New
€ 64.84€ 50.82
€ 64.84
€ 50.82
Hardback. This book explores two important moments of dislocation in Chinese history, the early medieval period (317--589 CE) and the nineteenth century. Tian juxtaposes a rich array of materials from these two periods in comparative study, linking these historical moments in their unprecedented interactions, and intense fascination, with foreign cultures. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3JH; HBJF; HBLA; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062528
- ISBN
- 9780674062528
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133388
- ISBN
- 9780231133388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.09€ 56.86
€ 73.09
€ 56.86
Hardback. The most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of corruption and change in the Chinese Communist Party, Cadres and Corruption reveals the long history of the party's inability to maintain a corps of committed and disciplined cadres. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 392 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739580
- ISBN
- 9780804739580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.57€ 150.08
€ 168.57
€ 150.08
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive examination of the PLA from the Cold War to the beginning of the twenty-first century. This title charts the development of China's armed forces against the backdrop of Chinese society and links China's military modernization to the country's growing international and economic power. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 photos, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192406
- ISBN
- 9780813192406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.78
€ 36.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 446 pages, illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 36. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197377
- ISBN
- 9781845197377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.19
€ 129.19
Paperback. The tsunami was perceived as so 'un-natural' that it provoked an immediate, unprecedented international outpouring of sympathy. It took many months, by contrast, for the story of a new famine in the Sahel to make headlines. This book endeavors to shed light on a multifaceted crisis. Editor(s): Crombe, Xavier; Jezequel, Jean-Herve. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Hurst
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659549
- ISBN
- 9781850659549
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Reveals how the Rothschild Banking Dynasty fomented war and assassination attempts on 4 presidents in order to create the Federal Reserve Bank. Num Pages: 240 pages, 79 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591432333
- ISBN
- 9781591432333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.29
€ 16.99
€ 12.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838449
- ISBN
- 9781843838449
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.81
€ 33.99
€ 32.81
Paperback. * A brilliant, colourful narrative history of a pivotal year in European history Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118642
- ISBN
- 9780349118642
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wilcox, Wynn. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277828
- ISBN
- 9780877277828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.75
€ 138.75
Paperback. Tarr is the blackly comic story of the lives and loves of two artists, set against the backdrop of Paris before the start of the First World War. The first edition to do the novel justice, with an introduction and notes placing it in the context of social satire and avant-garde art movements, offering new insights into a major Modernist novel. Editor(s): Klein, Scott W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567201
- ISBN
- 9780199567201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
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
€ 82.68€ 78.13
€ 82.68
€ 78.13
Hardback. A compact and incisive history of the American economy since 1945, concentrating on the development of economic policy, economic structure, and ideas about both, and explaining the complex interaction of these factors over the past half-century. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635370
- ISBN
- 9781566635370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58