Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. On the global stage, China is often seen to be a homogenous nation when, in fact, it is a diverse multi-ethnic society, with 55 minority nationality groups recognized by the government. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745653600
- ISBN
- 9780745653600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491142
- ISBN
- 9781611491142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.13
€ 155.13
Paperback. With topics ranging from food to sex education, and from the experiences of British mothers who have adopted Chinese daughters, to whether Chinese people do Christmas shopping or have swimming pools, this book offers a Chinese woman's perspective on the connections and differences between the lives of British and Chinese people. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 122 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Editiion First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099501527
- ISBN
- 9780099501527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
paperback. Talks about love, about how, despite cruelty, despite politics, the female urge to nurture and cherish remains. This work features women who are strong, strikingly resourceful characters and who offer unforgettable insights into Chinese women's lives. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099440789
- ISBN
- 9780099440789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
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
€ 36.99
Paperback. Focused onunique features of economic development, thisedited volume examinesthe nature and structure of corporate governance of several key state-owned enterprisesin China andpublic sector unitsin India in five strategic sectors: oil and natural gas, steel, coal, electricity generation, and banking industries." Editor(s): Yi-chong, Xu. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348091
- ISBN
- 9781349348091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Offers a critical analysis of China's "long 1990s," the tumultuous years between the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001. This title examines the reactions of intellectuals, authors, and filmmakers to the cultural and political shifts in 1990s China. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342304
- ISBN
- 9780822342304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars of modernism, Chinese literature and history, film studies, and cultural studies, this book offers both a historical narrative and a critical analysis of the cultural visions and experiences of China's post-Mao era. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318460
- ISBN
- 9780822318460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653594
- ISBN
- 9780745653594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
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
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
Hardback. Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653587
- ISBN
- 9780745653587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the people and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people. Translator(s): Bender, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208490
- ISBN
- 9780872208490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.17
€ 20.99
€ 17.17
A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the peoples and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people. Translator(s): Bender, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208506
- ISBN
- 9780872208506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.00€ 38.20
€ 47.00
€ 38.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811043277
- ISBN
- 9789811043277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.19
€ 77.19
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
€ 290.26€ 216.89
€ 290.26
€ 216.89
Paperback. " At a time of significant change in the precarious world of female individualization, this collection explores such phenomena by critically incorporating the parameters of popular media culture into the overarching paradigm of gender relations, economics and politics of everyday life. "-- Editor(s): Kim, Y. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349332465
- ISBN
- 9781349332465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The entrepreneurial university has been tasked with making an impact. This collection presents professional-personal reflections on research experience and interpretative accounts of navigating fieldwork and broader publics, politics and practices of (dis)engagement primarily through a feminist, queer and gender studies lens. Editor(s): Taylor, Y. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446391
- ISBN
- 9781349446391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.21
€ 126.21
Paperback. Shares the life experiences of the children of 4 siblings who out of eight siblings, parents and grandparents, survived the Holocaust. It explores the ways in which these children from the same socio-cultural background have built diverse lives in German Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334217
- ISBN
- 9780822334217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This edited volume puts forth a theoretically and empirically rigorous analysis of Japanese foreign policy. Nine case studies on Japan's security, economic, and environmental policies in this volume examine how norms do or do not guide Japanese foreign policy and how they interact with interests and power. Num Pages: 287 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539970
- ISBN
- 9781349539970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Chinese Literature and Culture in the World. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349505104
- ISBN
- 9781349505104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81