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Hardback. Details Shanghai's beginnings as a treaty port in the mid-nineteenth century; its capitalist boom following the 1911 Revolution; the fifteen years of economic and social decline initiated by the Japanese invasion in 1937 and attempts at resistance; and the city's disgraced years under Communism. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 520 pages, 2 tables, 40 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749046
- ISBN
- 9780804749046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.99
€ 159.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nguyen, Thang D. Num Pages: 254 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FMN; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608768363
- ISBN
- 9781608768363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.07€ 174.65
€ 261.07
€ 174.65
Hardback. Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. This book traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 b/w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, 1 ed.
- SKU
- V9780520277564
- ISBN
- 9780520277564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.66
€ 58.80
€ 45.66
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442215818
- ISBN
- 9781442215818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.24
€ 150.24
Paperback. Offers a look at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Series: Critical Problems in History. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022174
- ISBN
- 9780268022174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885445094
- ISBN
- 9781885445094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
Hardback. Focuses on the lives and accomplishments of twenty Jews who left a crucial imprint upon Judaism as we know it. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF1; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765760579
- ISBN
- 9780765760579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.08
€ 117.08
Paperback. Presenting an examination of women writers and prewar ideology, this book investigates love as a critical aspect of Japanese culture during the early-mid-twentieth century. It focuses on same-sex love, love marriage, and maternal love. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761987
- ISBN
- 9780804761987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.05
€ 27.99
€ 27.05
China has transformed itself from struggling, insular state to major hub of the global economy. This volume provides original assessments of China's foreign policy from a Chinese perspective. It focuses on foreign relations strategies. Editor(s): Hao, Yufan (Colgate University, USA); Wei, C. X. George; Dittmer, Lowell. Series: Asia in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125299
- ISBN
- 9780813125299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.47
€ 110.47
Paperback. Anxieties about the potential loss of national identity and continuity disturb many in Japan, despite widespread insistence that it has remained culturally intact. This ethnographic, historical and cultural study examines marginalized events, sites and cultural practices in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226388335
- ISBN
- 9780226388335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): Juhasz, Esther. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBH; AKTH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 249 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2508. From the Collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Editor(s): Juhasz, Esther. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBH; AKTH; WTHM. Dimension: 288 x 249 x 36. Weight: 2526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- 5Continents
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788874396023
- ISBN
- 9788874396023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.04€ 56.23
€ 57.04
€ 56.23
Hardback. Examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both the idea of childhood and the daily life of children. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053342
- ISBN
- 9780674053342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.33
€ 49.99
€ 41.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381693
- ISBN
- 9789382381693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.95
€ 29.99
€ 21.95
Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction
Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Vangchhia, Lalrinpu...
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 129 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; GTF; JFFA; KCM; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319456225
- ISBN
- 9783319456225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912584
- ISBN
- 9781439912584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.09
€ 86.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801437489
- ISBN
- 9780801437489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.52
€ 94.52
Paperback. In the Ottoman Empire, many members of the ruling elite were legally slaves of the sultan and therefore could, technically, be ordered to surrender their labor, their property, or their lives at any moment. This work offers insights into Ottoman life and thought. It also examines female harem slaves, and slave dealers, and slave owners. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976426
- ISBN
- 9780295976426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. A biography that penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810712
- ISBN
- 9780753810712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardback. This book examines political, social, and cultural changes in Palestine and Israel from the 1993 Oslo Accords through the second Palestinian uprising and the death of Yasser Arafat. It also explains the failures of the Oslo process and considers the prospects for a just and lasting peace in the region. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Stein, Rebecca L. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 tables, 10 ilustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804753647
- ISBN
- 9780804753647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.96
€ 147.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): Columbus, Frank. Num Pages: 151 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616680152
- ISBN
- 9781616680152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.73€ 147.77
€ 218.73
€ 147.77
Hardback. In Northern Song China, reform-minded statesmen sought to remove the tension between the Confucian Classics and statist ideals of big government. Jaeyoon Song illuminates the interplay between classics, thinkers, and government in statist reform, and explains why the uneasy marriage of classics and state activism had to fail in imperial China." Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088368
- ISBN
- 9780674088368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.74€ 53.65
€ 58.74
€ 53.65
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to the house of Jim Thompson and the cuisine served at the world-famous Jim Thompson restaurants in Bangkok. In this title, traditional Thai recipes for curries and rice dishes are given a prominent place, while space is also made for novel fusion dishes with a unique Western twist. It features over 80 recipes. Num Pages: 108 pages, 102 full-colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814068321
- ISBN
- 9789814068321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.27
€ 21.99
€ 20.27
Hardcover. Inquires into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used Editor(s): Li, Feng; Branner, David Prager. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; CFC; GTC; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991528
- ISBN
- 9780295991528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.37
€ 119.37
Paperback. Should modern Chinese history be approached from the center looking out or from the margins looking in? The contributors to this book have explored a variety of relationships between the center (or centers) and the margins in China under the Qing dynasty, the Republic, and the People's Republic. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell East Asia Series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947464
- ISBN
- 9781933947464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21