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Society & social sciences
Hardcover. Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and marketization have led to startling social changes in reform-era China. Mindful of the many forms of social theory that relate modernity to individualism, this volume addresses social and cultural change through the lens of psychological anthropology. Editor(s): Kipnis, Andrew B. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268952
- ISBN
- 9781137268952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
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
€ 86.56
€ 86.56
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€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Series: Significant Issues Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892064960
- ISBN
- 9780892064960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.52
€ 94.52
Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742567634
- ISBN
- 9780742567634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.12
€ 151.12
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
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804717823
- ISBN
- 9780804717823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
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
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
From yellow-face performance in the 19th century to Jackie Chan in the 21st, this book examines articles of clothing and modes of adornment as a window on how American views of China have changed in the past 150 years. It provides a cultural history of three iconic objects in theatrical and cinematic performance. Num Pages: 316 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012470
- ISBN
- 9780253012470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
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
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
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
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
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
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Hardback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537010
- ISBN
- 9781137537010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.91
€ 116.91
Paperback. Editor(s): McGiffert, Carola. Series: Significant Issues Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892064656
- ISBN
- 9780892064656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.31
€ 77.31
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
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
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€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
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
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 colour images & 8 b/w images. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881774217
- ISBN
- 9789881774217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.28
€ 18.99
€ 14.28
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
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
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
€ 116.55
€ 116.55