Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This title provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Editor(s): Yung, Judy; Chang, Gordon G.; Lai, Him Mark. Num Pages: 486 pages, 52 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243101
- ISBN
- 9780520243101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. This volume discusses the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Editor(s): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107342
- ISBN
- 9780759107342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.28
€ 73.28
hardcover. Examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. This volume discusses the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Editor(s): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780759107335
- ISBN
- 9780759107335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.72
€ 162.72
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shek, Daniel T. L.; Sun, Rachel C. F.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626186224
- ISBN
- 9781626186224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.32€ 154.77
€ 229.32
€ 154.77
Paperback. What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? This title provides an account of Chinese culture and debunks various stereotypes. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145853
- ISBN
- 9780691145853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
Hardback. Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their country's wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248830
- ISBN
- 9781442248830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.83
€ 89.83
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; AVGC9; AVGE; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082030
- ISBN
- 9780252082030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Hardback. Translator(s): Baker, Timothy D., Jr.; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, Halftones: 62,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159203
- ISBN
- 9780231159203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.89€ 99.68
€ 132.89
€ 99.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Powell, Jason L. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621009153
- ISBN
- 9781621009153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.90€ 51.10
€ 72.90
€ 51.10
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10ill.3fig.5M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816646159
- ISBN
- 9780816646159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.53
€ 19.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. During China's Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong's "rustication program" resettled seventeen million urban youths, known as "sent downs," to the countryside for manual labor and socialist reeducation. This book examines the mechanisms and dynamics of state craft in China, from the rustication program's inception to its termination. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 text boxes, 7 b&w photos, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JFSP2; JPFC; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019874
- ISBN
- 9781589019874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.62
€ 71.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484766
- ISBN
- 9780801484766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.31
€ 44.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239576
- ISBN
- 9780226239576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29
paperback. Fine clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- SKU
- KTJ0025425
- ISBN
- 9780349108742
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This study looks at the way that the consumption of commodities defined by the concept of nationality not only helped create the idea of "modern China" but also became the primary means by which the Chinese learned to see themselves as citizens of a modern nation. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012141
- ISBN
- 9780674012141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback. A unique insider's view of the most important forces shaping our era-the rise of global satellite news and the rise of China. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD; JPVK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693184
- ISBN
- 9780847693184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.93
€ 20.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerstlacher, Anna; Miosga, Margit. Series: Spinifex Travel and Culture S. Num Pages: 358 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; WTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559404
- ISBN
- 9781875559404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.68
€ 26.99
€ 18.68
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845205157
- ISBN
- 9781845205157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.74
€ 49.99
€ 41.74
Paperback. So, and Lu Zhang. Editor(s): Hung, Ho-fung. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893087
- ISBN
- 9780801893087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.05
€ 35.99
€ 30.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335377
- ISBN
- 9780745335377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 82.07
€ 99.96
€ 82.07