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Hardcover. Jina Kim investigates how North Korea rationalized its pursuit of nuclear weapons programs for more than two decades, by exploring the dialectical development of the nuclear crisis and the obstacles generated by complex internal Korean dynamics and conflicting interests amongst the major players concerned. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386533
- ISBN
- 9781137386533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardback. In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, this book explores how and why South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to present. It also shows how human agency was critical in perpetuating and intensifying the potency of a manuscript as a sacred object throughout time. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b/w photographs, 12 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; WFU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273863
- ISBN
- 9780520273863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.88€ 64.59
€ 82.88
€ 64.59
Hardback. Against prevailing views on what it means to enjoy power as individuals, cultures, or nations, this book looks at the making of cultural and national identities in modern China as building success from failure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBF; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751766
- ISBN
- 9780804751766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.04
€ 81.04
Paperback. Offers a perspective on the advertising and marketing culture of China. This book takes us inside an advertising agency to show the influence of American branding theories and models. It examines the impact of media practices on Chinese advertising and deliberates on the convergence of grassroots creative culture and viral marketing strategies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 12 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCA; KJK; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047082
- ISBN
- 9780674047082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. An in-depth work in any language to explore the diverse perspectives of Mainland Chinese regarding induced abortion and fetal life in the context of the world's most ambitious and intrusive family planning program. China's internal plurality, the author argues, must be taken seriously if the West is to open a fruitful cross-cultural dialogue. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523715
- ISBN
- 9780742523715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.29
€ 68.29
Hardback. Why did the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not follow the failure of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union? This book examines this question by studying two crucial strategies that the CCP feels it needs to implement in order to remain in power: ideological reform and the institutionalization of leadership succession. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white tables, 20 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; JPL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533678
- ISBN
- 9781137533678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.71
€ 138.71
Hardcover. The book primarily employs Coser's (1956) social conflict theory for a discussion of tourism development in Chinese communities. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHB; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784413569
- ISBN
- 9781784413569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.55
€ 139.55
Hardcover. This book examines how the news media in general, and investigative journalism in particular, interprets environmental problems and how those interpretations contribute to the shaping of a discourse of risk that can compete against the omnipresent and hegemonic discourse of modernisation in Chinese society. Series: Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; KNTJ; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406668
- ISBN
- 9781137406668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939657551
- ISBN
- 9780939657551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.48
€ 18.99
€ 18.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349472802
- ISBN
- 9781349472802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69
Hardcover. This study argues that the decriminalization of sex work can be a potential national strategy for China to promote its human rights and contain the spread of HIV. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPV; JPVH1; LAY; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362858
- ISBN
- 9781137362858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Huang, Jinyan. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; JFFS; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626181953
- ISBN
- 9781626181953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.62€ 170.72
€ 248.62
€ 170.72
hardcover. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 215 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBL; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554642
- ISBN
- 9781137554642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.38
€ 117.38
Paperback. Translator(s): Hoskins, Stuart. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024634234
- ISBN
- 9788024634234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.29
€ 18.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349497232
- ISBN
- 9781349497232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
hardcover. A critical assessment of Herbert Croly's influential account of Abraham Lincoln in his 1909 book, The Promise of American Life, which argued that Progressivism was a continuation of the spirit of Lincoln's political thought. This book argues for the first time that Croly's praise of Lincoln is highly problematic. Num Pages: 98 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366597
- ISBN
- 9781137366597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. 'Regulating sex for sale' provides a detailed analysis and critical reflection on the processes, assumptions and contradictions shaping the UK's emerging prostitution policy. It examines the total package of reforms and proposals that have been introduced in this area since May 2000. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFMX; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847421050
- ISBN
- 9781847421050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.78
€ 37.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. Offering a succinct approach to the vocabulary and terminology of historical and contemporary approaches to crime and punishment, it includes concise but robust definitions of key terms and concepts from expert contributors in a user-friendly A-Z format with clear direction to related entries and further reading. Editor(s): Morley, Sharon; Corteen, Karen. Series: Companions in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325871
- ISBN
- 9781447325871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.73
€ 41.99
€ 39.73
Paperback. In Religion, Ethnicity and Social Change the author argues that the recent focus on religious fundamentalism in ethnic conflict has obscured the ambiguous role of 'mainstream' Western religion. The book examines the relationship between the religious and secular spheres at a time of rapid transition in South Africa and Northern Ireland. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HRAC; JFF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349404575
- ISBN
- 9781349404575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325550
- ISBN
- 9781447325550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.19
€ 36.99
€ 36.19