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Hardcover. Editor(s): Rozman, Gilbert; Togo, Kazuhiko; Ferguson, Joseph P. Series: Strategic Thought in Northeast Asia. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403975539
ISBN
9781403975539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.00

Paperback. Japanese leaders and often the media too have substituted symbols for strategy in dealing with Asia. This comprehensive review of four periods over twenty years exposes the strategic gap in viewing individually and collectively China, Taiwan, the Korean peninsula, Russia, Central Asia, and regionalism. Editor(s): Togo, K.; Ferguson, J. Series: Strategic Thought in Northeast Asia. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536177
ISBN
9781349536177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Paperback. The spearhead of Japan's assault landing operations both in China pre-Pearl Harbor, and in US and British territory post-Pearl Harbor, was provided by the Special Naval Landing Forces. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the elite force, covering weapons and equipment as well as uniform and insignia. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031007
ISBN
9781846031007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.06

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630345
ISBN
9781442630345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. Presents a configuration of the important elements to be found in contemporary Japanese social life, and attempts to shed new light on Japanese society. The author deals with his own society as a social anthropologist using some of the methods which he was accustomed to applying in examining any other society. Series: Center for Japanese Studies, UC Berkeley. Num Pages: 170 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Paperback Ed
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520021549
ISBN
9780520021549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.31

Paperback. This work discusses the social crisis Japan is undergoing in the 1990s, a crisis affecting nearly every social unit: family, school, company, political parties, religions and the nation. Among other things, it asks why Japanese politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen are increasingly ineffective. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333650257
ISBN
9780333650257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JHM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137532169
ISBN
9781137532169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hook, Glenn D.; Hasegawa, Harukiyo. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403998712
ISBN
9781403998712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.63

Hardcover. In this volume the contributors argue that the events of 9-11 and the subsequent "war on terrorism" have had big implications for Japan. These events have called into question the assumptions and limits of Japan's war-renouncing constitution. Editor(s): Eldridge, Robert D.; Midford, Paul. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPVK; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606432
ISBN
9780230606432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.51
€ 48.08

Hardback. Adding an important new dimension to the history of U.S.-Japan relations, this book reveals that an unofficial movement to promote good feeling between the United States and Japan in the 1920s and 1930s only narrowly failed to achieve its goal: to modify the so-called anti-Japanese exclusion clause of the 1924 U.S. immigration law. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJG; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 579.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738132
ISBN
9780804738132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.04

Hardcover. Japanese politics now, with seven prime ministers appointed within this decade and the second major political party turnover taken place within the last two decades, is undergoing a great transition. This book explores the gradual shift from what the editors call karaoke democracy to kabuki democracy. Editor(s): Inoguchi, Takashi; Jain, Purnendra (University of Adelaide). Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117969
ISBN
9780230117969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.51
€ 47.83

Paperback. Japanese politics are undergoing a great transition, with seven prime ministers appointed within the past decade and two major political party turnovers within the last two decades. This book explores the gradual shift from what the editors call "karaoke democracy" to "kabuki democracy." Editor(s): Inoguchi, Takashi; Jain, Purnendra (University of Adelaide). Num Pages: 236 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117976
ISBN
9780230117976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.51
€ 46.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137565303
ISBN
9781137565303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.61

Hardcover. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JKSN; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403915443
ISBN
9781403915443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.92

Paperback. 'A Japanese Mirror is what the tourist who wants to see the real Japan - "through the looking glass" - should pack in his flight-bag.' TLS Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272. 256 pages, Illustrationsstrations. 'A Japanese Mirror is what the tourist who wants to see the real Japan - "through the looking glass" - should pack in his flight-bag.' TLS. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA. Dimension: 147 x 197 x 21. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843549628
ISBN
9781843549628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Challenges the wisdom that Japan's defeat in the Pacific was historically inevitable. This book shows how the Japanese army and navy had both the opportunity and the capability to have fought a different and more successful war. Num Pages: 152 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 298 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553408
ISBN
9780742553408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, over 550 black and white and color photographs, drawings, and charts. BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317804
ISBN
9780764317804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.25

Hardback. This is the first comprehensive study of modern Japanese historians and their relationship to nationalism and how they interpreted ancient myths of their origins. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806442
ISBN
9780774806442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.71

Hardback. The author offers insights into the management of public programmes by the Japanese government revealing how the inner circles of the ruling party, the ministers and political leaders overlap in the exercise of power and how they have achieved the successful economic and social revolution. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KJM; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333453056
ISBN
9780333453056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 77 black & white halftones, 74 colour illustrations, 10 bl. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMV; JFC; WMB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 246 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415821186
ISBN
9780415821186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

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