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Regional studies

Paperback. A selection of source readings on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion in the Land of the Rising Sun. This work includes: readings on early and medieval Shinto and on the tea ceremony, readings on state Buddhism and Chinese political thought influential in Japan, and sections on women's education. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Keene, Donald; Tanabe, George J.; Varley, Paul. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121392
ISBN
9780231121392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 48.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 tables, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; GTB; JPS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456770
ISBN
9780801456770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Mexico's views of the United States have been characterized as stridently anti-American, but various policy changes in Mexico mark a fundamental transformation in the relationship. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842051477
ISBN
9780842051477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Paperback. A compact and useable introduction to the understanding of contemporary Sudan, and a convenient reference work. Editor(s): Ryle, John; et al. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20, 20 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1HBS; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376. 240 pages, 20, 20 line drawing. Editor(s): Ryle, John; et al. A compact and useable introduction to the understanding of contemporary Sudan, and a convenient reference work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBS; GTB. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight: 400.
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010308
ISBN
9781847010308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Bohan, Harry; Kennedy, Gerard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. New.
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9781853908040
ISBN
9781853908040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A historical reconstruction of the making of a slave society in the Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; HBG; HBLL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 307 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333999
ISBN
9780822333999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Lively account of how Irish Studies has developed over the past 20 years covering key themes from religion to media and cultural geography. Editor(s): Harte, Liam; Whelan, Dr Yvonne. Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs, 1 cartoon. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 433. Very good to like new, with just minor shelfwear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KMB0000120
ISBN
9780745321868
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 27.03

Paperback. Surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the 'otherness' of eastern culture, customs and beliefs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187426
ISBN
9780141187426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. This concise and timely book, written by one of the worlda s leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; GTF; JPH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632391
ISBN
9780745632391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardback. This volume examines the ways in which changing political and economic processes impact upon patterns of population movement and settlement, focussing on the southern African region. Series: International African Seminars. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 maps/graphs. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; GTB; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754. 8vo.Very good copy in clean dustwrapper . African Studies
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0275987
ISBN
9780748614653
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253204455
ISBN
9780253204455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardcover. Geography of Religion in Japan Series: International Perspectives in Geography. Num Pages: 199 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JFSR; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
199
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431545491
ISBN
9784431545491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

Paperback. A vivid, subtle and disturbing account of what people do in the aftermath of a major 'natural' disaster, this book will change your way of thinking about such calamities and their impact on the human spirit. Series: Society and History in the Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMC; GTB; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042871
ISBN
9781849042871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.95

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

Hardback. Emptiness and Temporality is an account of classical Japanese poetics that takes its starting point in the two Buddhist concepts of emptiness (J. ku) and temporality (mujo) that ground the medieval understanding of poetry, and examines their affinity with contemporary Western theory, particularly Derridean differance and deconstruction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; GTB; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748889
ISBN
9780804748889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.40

Paperback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene; De Bary, Wm. Theodore. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
944
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109390
ISBN
9780231109390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 48.64

Paperback. First cultural history of post-1940s Mexico to relate issues of representation and meaning to questions of power Editor(s): Joseph, Gilbert M.; Rubenstein, Anne; Zolov, Eric. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJH; 3JJP; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 31. Weight in Grams: 717.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327189
ISBN
9780822327189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
World Century
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938134739
ISBN
9781938134739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. Looks at the ways the global form of capitalism affects our lives. This book analyzes how changes in work ethic, in our attitudes toward merit and talent, and in public and private institutions contributes to 'the spectre of uselessness'. It concludes with suggestions to counter this disturbing culture. Editor(s): Sennett, Richard. Series: Castle Lectures Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTB; KJC; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300119923
ISBN
9780300119923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. Editor(s): Bruns, Bettina; Happ, Dorit; Zichner, Helga. Series: New Geographies of Europe. Num Pages: 262 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; GTB; JPSN2; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137485656
ISBN
9781137485656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

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