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Society & culture: general

Paperback. At the end of the Cold War, commentators were pondering how far Western ideas would spread; today, the debate seems to be how far Chinese ideas will reach. This volume examines Chinese international relations thought and practices, identifying the extent to which China's rise has provoked fresh geo-strategic and intellectual shifts within Asia. Editor(s): Horesh, Niv. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349452682
ISBN
9781349452682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Hardback. British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province. This book offers portraits of local religious groups, including Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and, Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia. It examines Asian religions in British Columbia. Editor(s): DeVries, Larry; Baker, Don; Overmyer, Dan. Series: Asian Religions and Society. Num Pages: 332 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HRAC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774816625
ISBN
9780774816625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Rahman, Md Mizanur; Ahsan Ullah, A. K. M. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622570201
ISBN
9781622570201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.34
€ 172.78

Hardback. As more and more Asian medical practices cross into Western culture through the popularity of yoga and herbalism, and as Western medicine finds its way east in the form of plastic surgery, these systems of meaning become inextricably interrelated. The essays in this volume consider the larger implications of transmissions between cultures. Editor(s): Alter, Joseph S. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JHMC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238662
ISBN
9780812238662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. A collection of essays that provides fresh perspectives in Asian media studies. It covers a diverse range of topics from media policy to globalization, using examples from various countries and media. Editor(s): Erni, John Nguyet; Chua, Siew Keng. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234982
ISBN
9780631234982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.81

Paperback. Offers an examination of Asian immigration to the United States, focusing on three central questions: What causes Asian immigration to the United States? How do post-1965 Asian immigrants impact American society? How do new Asian immigrants and their children adapt to American life? Series: Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645032
ISBN
9780745645032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. Offers an examination of Asian immigration to the United States, focusing on three central questions: What causes Asian immigration to the United States? How do post-1965 Asian immigrants impact American society? How do new Asian immigrants and their children adapt to American life? Series: Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645025
ISBN
9780745645025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 246 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235336
ISBN
9781922235336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.74
€ 62.03

Paperback. This collection of essays examines the worldwide dispersal of Asian populations and links these seemingly disparate movements through the category of Asian diasporas. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Siu, Lok. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752442
ISBN
9780804752442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Drawing from Anglo-American, Asian American, and Asian literature as well as J-horror and manga, Chinese cinema and Internet, and the Korean Wave, Sheng-mei Ma's Asian Diaspora and East-West Modernity probes into the conjoinedness of West and East, of modernity's illusion and nothing's infinitude. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536112
ISBN
9781557536112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Hardcover. Explores the rise of Asian cities, dealing with history, geography, culture, architecture, urbanism, and other topics, and attempts to formulate a new understanding of what makes Asian cities such global leaders. Editor(s): Bracken, Gregory. Series: Asian Cities. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0 black and white; 82 full color. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089649317
ISBN
9789089649317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.69

Paperback. Unique and arresting photographic history of South Asians in Britain (namely in Birmingham, Leeds, Bradford, Glasgow and London's East End ), from 1858 to the present Includes rich and rarely seen images from archives in Britain, India and the US. Published in partnership with the British Library and Getty Images. With a preface by Razia Iqbal. Num Pages: 300 pages, 286 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AJC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Publisher
The Westbourne Press
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908906113
ISBN
9781908906113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KJM; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349543700
ISBN
9781349543700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sandhu, Daya Singh. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKSN2; JM; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560726630
ISBN
9781560726630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.61
€ 116.15

Hardback. This new collection of essays explores questions of subjectification, selfhood and identity in the contemporary Asia Pacific, examining the way that migrant lives express the complex interplay of local and global processes in the post-Cold War era, and collectively questioning the novelty of the 'global age' in this region. Editor(s): Robinson, Kathryn. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QRP; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230013308
ISBN
9780230013308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. This new collection of essays explores questions of subjectification, selfhood and identity in the contemporary Asia Pacific, examining the way that migrant lives express the complex interplay of local and global processes in the post-Cold War era, and collectively questioning the novelty of the 'global age' in this region. Editor(s): Robinson, K. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349284627
ISBN
9781349284627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.97

Paperback. This text centres the future of Southern California on the links between the two fastest-growing racial groups in California, Asians and Latinos, and the economic and social mainstream of this important sector of the global economy. Editor(s): Lopez-Garza, Marta; Diaz, David R. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFN; JFSL4; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804736312
ISBN
9780804736312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardback. Editor(s): McWeeny, Jennifer; Butnor, Ashby. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166249
ISBN
9780231166249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.54
€ 90.75

Paperback. This is the first book to provide an overview of the complex relationship between Asian Americans and the media. Synthesises a wealth of scholarship in this emergent field and also contributes its own original perspective whilst remaining pedagogically focused. Series: Media and Minorities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642741
ISBN
9780745642741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.43

Paperback. Represents the changes occurring in Asian American communities and the world, changes that require a reconsideration of how the interdisciplinary field of Asian American studies is defined and taught. This anthology summarizes and defines the shape of this field, addressing topics such as transnationalism, US imperialism, racism and immigration. Editor(s): Wu, Jean Yu-Wen Shen; Chen, Thomas C. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813545752
ISBN
9780813545752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.33

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