Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An introduction to Japanese history and culture. This fourth edition includes expanded sections on numerous topics, among which are samurai values, Zen Buddhism, the tea ceremony, Confucianism in the Tokugawa period, the story of the 47 "ronin", and mass culture in contemporary times. Num Pages: 384 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- Updated and Exp
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824821524
- ISBN
- 9780824821524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.27
€ 35.27
Paperback. This is a synthesis of Japanese history, religion, culture and social organization. The book explores the Japanese historical legacy and its impact on the Japanese experience of modernity, eschewing the polemicism of structuralist or culturalist approaches in favour of a comparative analysis. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195582
- ISBN
- 9780226195582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.58
€ 35.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Traces the struggles and achievements of Japanese Americans in claiming their place in American society. This title outlines three forces shaping ethnic groups in general: shared interests, shared institutions, and shared culture, and chronicles the Japanese American experience within this framework. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813544335
- ISBN
- 9780813544335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.73
€ 44.99
€ 39.73
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295973760
- ISBN
- 9780295973760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479821785
- ISBN
- 9781479821785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.15
€ 97.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479810796
- ISBN
- 9781479810796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
paperback. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Japan's contemporary civilisation. This volume (the first of two) covers up to the late 18th century. Num Pages: 322 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563249075
- ISBN
- 9781563249075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.26
€ 86.26
Paperback. Japan-Africa Relations seeks to study the complex nature of the dynamics of power relations between Japan and Africa since the Bandung Conference in 1955, with an emphasis on the period starting from the 1970s up to the present. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349382033
- ISBN
- 9781349382033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
hardcover. Explores the Japanese motivations in raising the proposal for racial equality at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Offering new insights, this is the first comprehensive analysis of an historically significant event. Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415172073
- ISBN
- 9780415172073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.91
€ 185.91
Hardcover. Series: East Asian Monograph. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1ill.5M. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674471924
- ISBN
- 9780674471924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.57
€ 31.99
€ 26.57
Hardback. This study focuses on the regional and local impact of the globalization of Japanese businesses, particularly Toyota, in the United States. For example, 15 years after Toyota announced it would build a manufacturing plant in the heart of Bluegrass, Kentucky crafts help sell Camrys in Japan. Editor(s): Karan, Pradyumna P. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 b&w photographs, 53 maps, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBSK; 1M; GTB; JFC; KCL; KJK; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 943.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121970
- ISBN
- 9780813121970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.42
€ 55.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white halftones, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152815
- ISBN
- 9780231152815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardcover. This multidisciplinary collection of essays represents studies on Japan and Korea mainly from the Nordic countries, but also from other parts of Europe, and from the USA, Canada, Korea and Japan. The full range of contemporary Japanese studies is covered. Editor(s): Frellesvig, Bjarke; Starrs, Roy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772886893
- ISBN
- 9788772886893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.32
€ 39.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349626595
- ISBN
- 9781349626595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.96€ 45.34
€ 51.96
€ 45.34
Paperback. Scholars of history, anthropology, literature, and film explore the transformations in Japanese politics, culture, and society since Japan s recession of the early 1990s. Editor(s): Yoda, Tomiko; Harootunian, Harry. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338130
- ISBN
- 9780822338130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Kuperard
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857338607
- ISBN
- 9781857338607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.97
€ 11.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 89 x 2. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Kar-Ben Copies Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822570509
- ISBN
- 9780822570509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
€ 12.33
Hardback. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810858022
- ISBN
- 9780810858022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.73
€ 95.73
Hardback. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as the biographical and literary tradition surrounding William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this book argues that Jane Morris is a figure who complicates current understandings of Victorian female subjectivity because she does not fit neatly into Victorian categories of feminine identity. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641277
- ISBN
- 9780748641277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 102.03
€ 106.58
€ 102.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 35.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778805
- ISBN
- 9780762778805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.91
€ 26.99
€ 20.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31 hts. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFK; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190656454
- ISBN
- 9780190656454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.39
€ 42.39
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474419130
- ISBN
- 9781474419130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 102.41
€ 106.58
€ 102.41
Paperback. With a new introduction by the authors, this paperback edition of Jane Austen and the Fiction of Culture takes the complete body of work of a major novelist as the basis for rethinking ethnographic representation and cross-cultural analysis. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690480
- ISBN
- 9780847690480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.79
€ 54.79
Hardcover. In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman-and wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 280 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393071658
- ISBN
- 9780393071658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.63
€ 32.99
€ 27.63