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Paperback. Editor(s): Binyon, Michael. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLW; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531124
ISBN
9781908531124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. This book is an ethnographic study of the martial art of taijiquan (or 'tai chi') as it is practiced in China and the United States. Drawing on recent literature on ethnicity, critical race theory, the phenomenology of race, and globalization, the author discusses identity in terms of sensual experience and the transmission/receipt of knowledge. Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349530526
ISBN
9781349530526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBS; JHM; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403968289
ISBN
9781403968289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272422
ISBN
9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.13

Num Pages: 240 pages, over 300 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887405136
ISBN
9780887405136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.87

Hardcover. By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385714
ISBN
9781782385714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.91

Paperback. How a gambling addiction brought a City high-flier to a shuddering halt, but led him to discover his real self. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp col plate section. BIC Classification: BG; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745956473
ISBN
9780745956473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 175 pages, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Central Recovery Press United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979986963
ISBN
9780979986963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.12

Hardback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; LAQG; LNFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177146
ISBN
9780231177146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991269
ISBN
9780295991269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Hardcover. Editor(s): Huang, Michael L. Num Pages: 215 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCW; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617614682
ISBN
9781617614682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.92
€ 95.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Marshall, Samantha E. Num Pages: 144 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608760718
ISBN
9781608760718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.21
€ 117.83

Paperback. "Chou and Ching examine the processes of schooling in Taiwan amidst social, cultural, economic, and political conflict resulting from local and global dilemmas. Collectively, these issues offer a panoramic and in-depth glimpse from the past to the future of educational trends in Taiwan"--Provided by publisher. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 314 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JNA; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349293452
ISBN
9781349293452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.15

Hardback. Chou and Ching examine the processes of schooling in Taiwan amidst social, cultural, economic, and political conflict resulting from local and global dilemmas. Collectively, these issues offer a panoramic and in-depth glimpse from the past to the future of educational trends in Taiwan. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 314 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110892
ISBN
9780230110892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796651
ISBN
9780804796651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; KCLT; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804799287
ISBN
9780804799287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 7. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761853190
ISBN
9780761853190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Tsang, Steve. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HRAM; JPS; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319337494
ISBN
9783319337494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.15

hardcover. A government denied recognition by the international community must explore every avenue to project its image and policies. Propaganda can become diplomacy out of necessity. The Republic of China on Taiwan is such a government, and its predicament is the subject of this study. Series: Studies in Diplomacy. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPSD; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
V9780333751190
ISBN
9780333751190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. Series: Studies in Diplomacy. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349412310
ISBN
9781349412310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.46

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