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paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744560
ISBN
9780804744560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662445891
ISBN
9783662445891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.07

Paperback. Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662515914
ISBN
9783662515914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

paperback. Contains some texts previously published. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531170282
ISBN
9783531170282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.97

Hardback. The contributions in this volume consider the question of migrant agency, how Western societies are both transforming migrants, and being transformed by them. It is informed by debates on the new 'transnational mobility', the immigration of Muslims, the increasing importance of human rights law, and the critical attention paid to women migrants. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600133
ISBN
9780230600133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.27

Paperback. Series: Sovietica. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027719690
ISBN
9789027719690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.55

Paperback. Cities of Europe is a unique combination of book and CD--ROM examining the effects of recent socio--economic transformations on western European cities. * A unique combination of book and CD--ROM examining the effects of recent socio--economic transformations on western European cities. Editor(s): Kazepov, Yuri. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
PAP/CDR
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121323
ISBN
9781405121323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardcover. Editor(s): Goldstein, Darra. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018989
ISBN
9781903018989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 49.88

Paperback. Translator(s): Brickman, Caroline Lemak. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BM; GTE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789969
ISBN
9781564789969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Traces the roots of the Chinese empire's exceptional longevity and unparalleled political durability, and shows how lessons from the imperial past are relevant for China today. This book demonstrates that the empire survived and adjusted to a variety of domestic and external challenges through a peculiar combination of rigid ideological premises. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134956
ISBN
9780691134956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 51.90

Paperback. This work accesses the period during which Ukraine rose to become an important part of the European geo-strategic posture. The collection treats Ukraine's relations with the US and Israel; the Chornobyl aftermath; the status of Sevastapol; NATO enlargement; and Ukrainian-Jewish relations. Series: Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458850
ISBN
9780916458850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Hardback. Once a Soviet scientist, Tarnopolsky became a refusnik activist arguing the right to emigrate. As a result, he spent the year of 1984 in a Siberian labour camp. Scenes of camp life are interspersed with essays on topics such as the Russian mentality, moral choices, and modern Jewish problems. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPN; BGA; JFSR1; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819191977
ISBN
9780819191977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Paperback. This text chronicles a great lost period in cinema history, that of pre-Revolutionary Russia. In contrast to standard film histories, this book focuses on reflected images: it features the historical filmgoer and early writings on film, as well as examining the physical elements of performance. Editor(s): Taylor, Richard. Translator(s): Bodger, Alan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226814261
ISBN
9780226814261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498543446
ISBN
9781498543446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.88
€ 16.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Jung, Yuson; Klein, Jakob A.; Caldwell, Melissa L. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277403
ISBN
9780520277403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Hardback. This book looks at developmental pathways to poverty reduction that emphasize employment-centred structural change, social policies that both protect citizens and contribute to economic development, and types of politics that support economic transformation and participation of the poor in growth processes. Editor(s): Bangura, Yusuf. Series: Developmental Pathways to Poverty Reduction. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCG; KCM; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482532
ISBN
9781137482532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.38

Paperback. Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance provides an overview of new and traditional media in their political, economic and cultural contexts while exploring the role of journalism practice and media education. The authors examine media systems in 16 countries, including China, Russia and the United States. Editor(s): Kalyango Jr, Yusuf. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349494514
ISBN
9781349494514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardcover. Methods of Demographic Analysis Num Pages: 340 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400767836
ISBN
9789400767836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465062980
ISBN
9780465062980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

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