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Hardback. Many scholars have noted the role of China's demand for silver in the emergence of the modern world. This book discusses the interaction of this demand and the early-19th Century Latin American independence movements, the resulting disruptions in the Qing dynasty, and the transformation from the High Qing to modern China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 maps, 12 graphs, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022683
- ISBN
- 9780674022683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Hardcover. With China's accession to the World Trade Organization imminent, this book brings together the expert views of scholars, policy?makers and business representatives on the consequences of this historic event. Editor(s): Ash, Robert F. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JP; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780700716616
- ISBN
- 9780700716616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.67
€ 14.67
Hardback. Treating China's Cultural Revolution as much more than a political event, this volume explores its ideological dimensions. It focuses on the CR's discourse of heroism and messianism and its demonization of the enemy as reflected in political practice, official literature and propaganda art. Editor(s): Chong, Woei Lien. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518735
- ISBN
- 9780742518735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.56
€ 201.56
Paperback. Treating China's Cultural Revolution as much more than a political event, this volume explores its ideological dimensions. It focuses on the CR's discourse of heroism and messianism and its demonization of the enemy as reflected in political practice, official literature and propaganda art. Editor(s): Chong, Woei Lien. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518742
- ISBN
- 9780742518742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.74
€ 89.74
Hardback. Twenty years after a return from fundamentalism to economic reality, China has become the world's tenth largest economy and an increasingly important global power. The author focuses on China's quest for and experience of modernity. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333977156
- ISBN
- 9780333977156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. Editor(s): Greene, Caleb D.; Turner, Randy L. Num Pages: 147 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612092720
- ISBN
- 9781612092720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.38€ 105.87
€ 153.38
€ 105.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Buoye, Thomas; Denton, Kirk A.; Dickson, Bruce; Naughton, Barry; Whyte, Martin King. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641567
- ISBN
- 9780892641567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.01
€ 44.99
€ 40.01
Paperback. China's future is arguably the most consequential question in global affairs. Having enjoyed unprecedented levels of growth, China is at a critical juncture in the development of its economy, society, polity, national security and international relations. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509507146
- ISBN
- 9781509507146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.47
€ 19.99
€ 17.47
Hardback. China's future is arguably the most consequential question in global affairs. Having enjoyed unprecedented levels of growth, China is at a critical juncture in the development of its economy, society, polity, national security and international relations. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509507139
- ISBN
- 9781509507139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 50.94
€ 59.45
€ 50.94
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538095
- ISBN
- 9781784538095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.68€ 51.45
€ 58.68
€ 51.45
Hardback. This book skillfully weaves together four stories: Chinese views of technology during the Communist era; the role of the military in Chinese political and economic life; the evolution of open and flexible conceptions of public management in China; and the technological dimensions of the rise of Chinese power. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804746014
- ISBN
- 9780804746014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.12
€ 94.12
paperback. Focuses on the many ways in which Chinese living in the United States during the exclusion era maintained ties with China through a constant flow of people, economic resources, as well as political and cultural ideas. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134359
- ISBN
- 9781592134359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349037
- ISBN
- 9780822349037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. This collection of twenty essays provides an unprecedented overview of Chinese trade through the centuries, highlighting its scope, diversity, complexity, and the commodities that have linked it with Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Tagliacozzo, Eric; Chang, Wen-Chin. Num Pages: 552 pages, 22 photos, 25 tables, 15 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348818
- ISBN
- 9780822348818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.50
€ 139.50
Paperback. A multi-dimensional picture of China at the political crossroads, this title looks at the significant change in the state-society relationship in contemporary China in three interrelated areas: intellectual, social and cultural. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774808392
- ISBN
- 9780774808392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Presents a look into the secretive world of the "snakeheads" (human smugglers), whose ingenious endeavors have transported hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into the United States and other Western countries. This book presents accounts of how social circles to accomplish seemingly complex transnational negotiations are formed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 4 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757416
- ISBN
- 9780804757416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027702258
- ISBN
- 9789027702258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.17
€ 200.17
paperback. A story of tribal nation building in the modern era. It treats nation-building projects as nothing new to the Choctaws of southeastern Oklahoma, who have responded to a number of hard-hitting assaults on Choctaw sovereignty and nationhood by rebuilding their tribal nation. Series: North American Indian Prose Award Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 1KBBS; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224902
- ISBN
- 9780803224902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
paperback. Until recently, women in the Red Army have only been a small part of the history of the Long March Num Pages: 304 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074561
- ISBN
- 9780252074561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. A rich portrait of the National Ballet of Senegal's work and of the urban dance world of Dakar Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1HFD; ASD; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072680
- ISBN
- 9780252072680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67