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Paperback. The Chinese overseas now number 25 to 30 million, the 2000-year history of Chinese attempts to venture abroad and the underlying values affecting that migration are presented in this volume. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTB; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 119 x 11. Weight in Grams: 149.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674009868
ISBN
9780674009868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
452
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761807575
ISBN
9780761807575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Benton, Gregor; Pieke, Frank N. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349260980
ISBN
9781349260980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.44

Hardback. This study points up the complex interplay of ethnic and national identities in the lives of Chinese in Britain, arguing that transnational studies reinforce essentialist conceptions of identity and cultural authenticity in diasporic communities, and thus frustrate the promotion of ethnic co-existence and social cohesion in multi-ethnic societies. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 485 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 797.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
485
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230522299
ISBN
9780230522299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.02

Paperback. This study points up the complex interplay of ethnic and national identities in the lives of Chinese in Britain, arguing that transnational studies reinforce essentialist conceptions of identity and cultural authenticity in diasporic communities, and thus frustrate the promotion of ethnic co-existence and social cohesion in multi-ethnic societies. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 485 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230296411
ISBN
9780230296411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.01

Paperback. Demonstrates how a politics of polarity have defined the experience of Chinese immigration in America. This book is a useful resource on the Asian immigrant experience for researchers and students in Chinese American studies, Asian American history, immigration studies, and American history. Editor(s): Cassel, Susie Lan. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 480 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100015
ISBN
9780759100015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.83

Hardback. Demonstrates how a politics of polarity have defined the experience of Chinese immigration in America. This book is a useful resource on the Asian immigrant experience for researchers and students in Chinese American studies, Asian American history, immigration studies, and American history. Editor(s): Cassel, Susie Lan. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 480 pages, references, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100008
ISBN
9780759100008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.83

Paperback. This is the first anthropological study of the contemporary Chinese fashion and textile industries from high-end designer clothing to mass manufacture. Series: Dress, Body, Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AKTH; JFCD; JFCK; JHMC; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847889355
ISBN
9781847889355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.27

Paperback. This book explores the many ways that multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) people negotiate the balance of two cultures. Grounded in ethnography, fieldwork and participant observation, it painte a contrasting picture of ethnic identification. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1MBF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489986047
ISBN
9781489986047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. This book explores the many ways that multi-generational Australian-born Chinese (ABC) people negotiate the balance of two cultures. Grounded in ethnography, fieldwork and participant observation, it painte a contrasting picture of ethnic identification. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1MBF; JFSL1; JHB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461421306
ISBN
9781461421306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.33

Hardback. This book explores two critical strands in American Studies: policy conversations on legal and illegal immigration and social and educational conversations on diversity and multiculturalism. As author Benjamin Railton shows, a fresh look at the Chinese Exclusion Act overturns much of the received wisdom on immigration and American identity. Num Pages: 82 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137339089
ISBN
9781137339089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.68

Paperback. Leading scholars in the field consider the profound importance of meanings of place and the spatial processes of mobility and settlement for the Chinese overseas. Editor(s): Ma, Laurence J.C.; Cartier, Carolyn. Series: Why of Where. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517561
ISBN
9780742517561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.84

Hardback. Covering the time since the mid-1980s, this work describes the alliance of the entrepreneurs of the Chinese diaspora with the new locally-based industrialization that reform in China had allowed to flourish in townships and villages. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; GTF; JFS; JPH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333653340
ISBN
9780333653340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.65

Paperback. This book reconsiders the Chinese Cultural Revolution from the perspective of the current economic and political climate. With contributions from leading international scholars this volume brings together the latest research on explanations for China's revolution and its legacy. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349652785
ISBN
9781349652785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.89

Paperback. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471706
ISBN
9781349471706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Paperback. In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Second Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130484
ISBN
9780691130484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First edition, first printing (full number line)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244238
ISBN
9780520244238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JH; JPL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867644
ISBN
9781921867644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. Kirsten Sehnbruch uses the case study of Chile to show the failures and inner-working of neo-liberal labour policy. She shows in detail what the real policy issue should be, namely the creation of proper institutions and of a corps of competent professionals with relevant skills and powers to operate them. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JP; KCF; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 533.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533602
ISBN
9781349533602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Paperback. Develops a profile of children as creative and critical thinkers who shape society even as it shapes them Editor(s): Jenkins, Henry. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 36. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742327
ISBN
9780814742327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

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