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Paperback. This is the fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia. The book unveils rich layers of the wuxia tradition as it developed in early Shanghai cinema in the late 1920s, and from the 1950s onwards, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474400084
- ISBN
- 9781474400084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.97
€ 38.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. A thorough and fascinating study of motivations, relationships and impact of Chinese migrants in Africa. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JFFN; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780329161
- ISBN
- 9781780329161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.71
€ 32.99
€ 27.71
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€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831110
- ISBN
- 9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.74
€ 85.74
Paperback. The result is an unprecedented guide to the study of Chinese myth for specialists and nonspecialists alike. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801861833
- ISBN
- 9780801861833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.05
€ 37.99
€ 32.05
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; APF; DSB; DSGS; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148481
- ISBN
- 9780231148481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSGS; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231164870
- ISBN
- 9780231148498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226120300
- ISBN
- 9780226120300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Des Forges, Roger; Minglu, Gao; Chiao-mei, Liu; Saussy, Haun. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: GT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947143
- ISBN
- 9781933947143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.86
€ 139.86
Paperback. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714976
- ISBN
- 9780804714976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.39
€ 40.99
€ 36.39
hardcover. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this book is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Its historical scope is broad, touching upon most aspects of life and drawing upon little known Chinese and Japanese sources. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, supplementary references, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714969
- ISBN
- 9780804714969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.94
€ 159.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Wang, Lingzhen. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FC; APF; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156752
- ISBN
- 9780231156752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Wang, Lingzhen. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FC; APF; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156745
- ISBN
- 9780231156745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.28
€ 108.84
€ 83.28
Paperback. Transnational ethnic identity issues studied through an ethnography of Chinese American visits to Chinese villages organized under a program set up by the Chinese government Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332633
- ISBN
- 9780822332633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252082344
- ISBN
- 9780252082344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. About Homer and Chios, The Izaid, one of the six Greek island booklets. The Odyssey, Goddess Athena, God Apollo and Helen of Troy came to Chios. 'Put in your pocket series'. Series: "Put it in Your Pocket" Series of Booklets. Num Pages: 16 pages, lyne on cover. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 150 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993489044
- ISBN
- 9780993489044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.56
€ 6.56
Hardback. Helps us to understand violence in borderland regions generally around the world. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 maps, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFFE; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237667
- ISBN
- 9780803237667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. "When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing." As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, vital aspect of Hispanic culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134313
- ISBN
- 9780890134313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.38
€ 27.99
€ 21.38
Hardcover. "When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing." As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, vital aspect of Hispanic culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134306
- ISBN
- 9780890134306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.06
€ 41.99
€ 30.06
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199244584
- ISBN
- 9780199244584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.73
€ 101.73