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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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

€ 73.67
€ 57.47

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

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

€ 61.20

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

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
€ 31.02

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

€ 140.77

hardcover. Xiaoyuan Liu shows how the history of the Chinese Communist Party was, from the Yan'an period onward, intertwined with the ethnopolitics of the Chinese "periphery." As a Han-dominated party, the CCP had to adapt to an inhospitable political environment, particularly among the Hui (Muslims) of northwest China and the Mongols of Inner Mongolia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBT; JPFC; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749602
ISBN
9780804749602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Hardback. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811017940
ISBN
9789811017940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

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
€ 46.73

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSB; JFFJ; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826181
ISBN
9781634826181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 289.91
€ 216.89

Hardcover. This text sets out to understand how slavery persisted and then met its end in the Ottoman Empire. It concentrates on the period between 1800-1909, and examines the policies of the Ottoman state regarding slavery both before and after the reform period known as the Tanzimat. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1996th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333643235
ISBN
9780333643235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.43

Hardcover. This study reinterprets China's international relations in the second half of the 20th century by looking at its alienation from and integration into international society. It argues that China's full integration continues to present a challenge to the post-Cold War international order. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 601.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1998th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333607268
ISBN
9780333607268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.10

Hardback. The letters of Lance-Corporal George Timmins, who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, offer a rare glimpse into the life and relationships, at home and abroad, of an ordinary Canadian soldier. Editor(s): Bennett, Y. A. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; BJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816083
ISBN
9780774816083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Hardcover. In this detailed study of modern Iran, Yadullah Shahibzadeh examines changes in people's understanding of politics and democracy. The book aims to overcome the shortcomings of traditional historiography by challenging the monopoly of intellectuals' perspectives and demonstrating the intellectual and political agency of the ordinary people. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; JFC; JFF; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137539779
ISBN
9781137539779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Paperback. A study of the production of a state-revering political culture in the public life of 1990s Turkey. It brings poststructuralist and psychoanalytic theory to bear on the study of the political. It focuses on the conflict over secularism in the aftermath of an Islamist victory in the city's municipalities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJPR; HRQA; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088457
ISBN
9780691088457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

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