Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271019178
- ISBN
- 9780271019178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.02
€ 46.99
€ 36.02
Paperback. This book examines Chinese Communist activities in Hong Kong from the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to the handover in 1997.It reveals a peculiar part of Chinese Communist history, and traces six decades of astounding united front between the Chinese Communists and the Hong Kong tycoons and upper-class business elite." Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; KCP; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349290857
- ISBN
- 9781349290857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
paperback. An anthology that provides a prismatic look at the cross-fertilization between Chinese film and global popular culture. It explores how issues of immigration, class, race and economic displacement are viewed on a global level, providing an understanding of the impact of Chinese filmmaking at home and abroad. Editor(s): See-Kam, Tan; Feng, Peter X.; Marchetti, Gina. Num Pages: 311 pages, 25 halftones, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132683
- ISBN
- 9781592132683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.14
€ 40.99
€ 36.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349293339
- ISBN
- 9781349293339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. This collected volume examines the multifaceted contexts and experiences of Chinese students, teachers and scholars in Australia, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK and the US. It can serve both as an introduction to Chinese people's mobility and migration in Higher Education and as a thorough review for more knowledgeable readers. Editor(s): Dervin, Fred. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JNFR; JNM; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492906
- ISBN
- 9781137492906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999296
- ISBN
- 9780295999296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.37
€ 119.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999302
- ISBN
- 9780295999302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Chinese Encyclopaedias of New Global Knowledge (1870-1930)
. Ed(S): Dolezelova-Velingerova, Milena; Wagn...
Paperback. This set of pioneering studies on Chinese encyclopaedias of modern knowledge (1870-1930) opens a unique window onto the migration and ordering systems of knowledge across cultural and linguistic borders. Editor(s): Dolezelova-Velingerova, Milena; Wagner, Rudolf G. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 482 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642359156
- ISBN
- 9783642359156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
Chinese Environmental Governance: Dynamics, Challenges, and Prospects ...
Ren, Bingqiang. Ed(S): Shou, Huisheng
paperback. Editor(s): Shou, Huisheng. Series: Environmental Politics and Theory. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349468539
- ISBN
- 9781349468539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441850
- ISBN
- 9781137441850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.69
€ 108.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Robinson, Luke. Series: Framing Film Festivals. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GDC; APF; DQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554802
- ISBN
- 9781137554802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardback. Presents a look into the secretive world of the "snakeheads" (human smugglers), whose ingenious endeavors have transported hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into the United States and other Western countries. This book presents accounts of how social circles to accomplish seemingly complex transnational negotiations are formed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 4 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757416
- ISBN
- 9780804757416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Paperback. During Suharto's New Order (1966-1998), the ethnic Chinese expanded the nation's economy (and their own wealth), but, paradoxically, were marginalised and discriminated against in all social spheres. This book sets out to unpack the complex meanings of 'Chineseness' in post-1998 Indonesia. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FPC; 3JJPR; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194741
- ISBN
- 9781845194741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
Hardback. Aims to unpack the complex meanings of 'Chineseness' in post-1998 Indonesia, including the ways in which the policy of multiculturalism enabled such a 'resurgence', the forces that shaped it and the possibilities for 'resinicisation'. This book examines ethnic Chinese self-identify. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192686
- ISBN
- 9781845192686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76
Hardback. This ethnographic account invites readers to consider a fascinating case of globalized labor -- a Korean-owned and managed factory in China, operated by Chinese laborers, where the clash of cultures, traditions, and classes threatens both productivity and peace on the factory floor. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; GTF; JFFS; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784542
- ISBN
- 9780804784542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338399
- ISBN
- 9781349338399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Hardback. This book explores the decision of the British Empire to import Chinese labour to southern Africa despite the already tense racial situation in the region. It enables a clearer understanding of racial and political developments in southern Africa during the reconstruction period and places localised issues within a wider historiography. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303775
- ISBN
- 9780230303775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
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€ 32.24
€ 38.99
€ 32.24
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€ 27.56
€ 32.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349486106
- ISBN
- 9781349486106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.23
€ 119.23