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Paperback. Cities of Europe is a unique combination of book and CD--ROM examining the effects of recent socio--economic transformations on western European cities. * A unique combination of book and CD--ROM examining the effects of recent socio--economic transformations on western European cities. Editor(s): Kazepov, Yuri. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
PAP/CDR
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121323
ISBN
9781405121323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. The contributions in this volume consider the question of migrant agency, how Western societies are both transforming migrants, and being transformed by them. It is informed by debates on the new 'transnational mobility', the immigration of Muslims, the increasing importance of human rights law, and the critical attention paid to women migrants. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600133
ISBN
9780230600133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.27

Paperback. Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662515914
ISBN
9783662515914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

Hardback. Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662445891
ISBN
9783662445891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.07

Paperback. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744560
ISBN
9780804744560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824811
ISBN
9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658116040
ISBN
9783658116040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.80

Paperback. The authors assess the constitutional and partisan powers of Asian presidents, and analyse how they are used in actual policy-making processes. Country case studies on Afghanistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan analyze how their constitutional and partisan powers are used in actual policy-making processes. Editor(s): Kasuya, Yuko. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349447046
ISBN
9781349447046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.68

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies. Num Pages: 138 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431550655
ISBN
9784431550655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.29

Hardcover. Translated from Japanese, this study exposes English-language scholars to the complexities of the relationship between food, culture, the environment, and literature in Japan. Yuki explores the systems of value surrounding food as expressed in four popular Japanese female writers: Ishimure Michiko, Taguchi Randy, Morisaki Kazue, and Nashiki Kaho. Translator(s): Berman, Michael. Series: Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497789
ISBN
9781137497789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.34

Paperback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816698912
ISBN
9780816698912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.63

Hardback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816698905
ISBN
9780816698905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.55

Hardcover. Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency, ICAC, is hailed as among the world's best having almost completely purged systemic corruption within a decade of its inception. This book explains how Hong Kong maintains the myth of a clean city and examines the prevalence of white-collar crime in the city's property sector. Series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFSC; JKVK; JKVQ; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137506764
ISBN
9781137506764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JHM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137532169
ISBN
9781137532169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.88

hardcover. Explains Japanese regional structure and associated dynamism in terms of urban systems. By focusing on urban systems theory, this book attempts to theorize the factors related to the changing geography of Japan, such as the growth and decline processes of Japanese urban systems and, the strengthening of ties among cities and associated factors. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
2000th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792366003
ISBN
9780792366003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Paperback. Takes a close look at the intertwining nature of the Communist Party and the news media in China, how they affect each other, and what the future might hold for each. This book contains interviews with a range of scholars, media administrators, and media professionals. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD; JPHV; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066788
ISBN
9780252066788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Aging. Num Pages: 116 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JFFB; JFSG; JFSP31; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 197.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319447537
ISBN
9783319447537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.79

Paperback. A consideration of the process of globalization, especially as it has affected urban centres in Pacific Asia over the last 20 years of the 20th century. All countries in the region are covered, with special attention given to Hong Kong and to China. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; KCM; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KIN0001432
ISBN
9780824823269
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349498871
ISBN
9781349498871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

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