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Paperback. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744560
- ISBN
- 9780804744560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
hardcover. In the 1930s and 1940s, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This is an analysis of how seeing the Chinese as aspiring Americans shaped American attitudes toward Asia. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725965
- ISBN
- 9780804725965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.76
€ 135.76
Paperback. Series: Detective Hawksworth Trilogy. BIC Classification: 1FMS; FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 45. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814423670
- ISBN
- 9789814423670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Moments of Silence: Authenticity in the Cultural Expressions of the Ir...
Shouleh Vatanabadi And Mohammad Mehdi Khorram...
paperback. Editor(s): Khakpour, Arta; Vatanabadi, Shouleh; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBWS3; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781479805099
- ISBN
- 9781479805099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 9.66
€ 29.99
€ 9.66
Paperback. An ethnography exploring the aesthetics and politics of South Asian American (desi) hip hop artists. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347606
- ISBN
- 9780822347606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 580 pages, 49 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HP; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 214 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 541
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896205
- ISBN
- 9788772896205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.59€ 93.43
€ 117.59
€ 93.43
Hardback. Since the growth of interest and fascination with the Japanese, and the emergence of Japan as a world economic power, many works that have studied Japanese culture. This is an analysis of how Japanese culture and society structure, shape, and mould the emotions of the Japanese people. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727198
- ISBN
- 9780804727198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568486
- ISBN
- 9781604568486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.05€ 69.24
€ 100.05
€ 69.24
Hardback. This text features leading scholars describing and critically assessing the works of 16 major 20th-century Chinese philosophers. It explores these philosophers' attempts to revive and modernize traditional schools as well as their critiques of Western thinkers from Plato to Wittgenstein. Editor(s): Cheng, Chung-Ying; Bunnin, Nicholas. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 36. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217244
- ISBN
- 9780631217244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.26
€ 165.26
Hardback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont; Swain, Margaret Byrne. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 71 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991177
- ISBN
- 9780295991177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 337 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764321559
- ISBN
- 9780764321559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Hardback. Editor(s): Carter, Steven D. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167703
- ISBN
- 9780231167703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.02€ 99.68
€ 133.02
€ 99.68
Hardback. Examines the transformation of education policy in China, with an emphasis on transformations in the post-1978 period. This title also emphasises on policy change and its subsequent impact on different aspects of education at various levels of educational institutions, particularly in areas of educational financing and curriculum reform. Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W.; Huang, Tiedan. Series Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W. Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780521862
- ISBN
- 9781780521862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.08
€ 141.08
Paperback. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742557673
- ISBN
- 9780742557673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.80
€ 75.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226040837
- ISBN
- 9780226040837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.69
€ 31.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Army's role in the Vietnam War, this book demonstrates with chilling persuasiveness the ways in which the army was unprepared to fight-lessons applicable to today's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801836572
- ISBN
- 9780801836572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.93
€ 36.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. These stories introduce an emerging generation of women writers, including Chen Ran, Bikwan Wong and Chen Xue. By presenting fiction from the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the collection deliberately maps the literary contours of same-sex intimacy in cultural rather than purely political terms. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBH; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511385
- ISBN
- 9780742511385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.10
€ 59.10
Hardcover. The definitive book on Thai cuisine, with more than 500 recipes. Translator(s): Gordon, Sam. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 190 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714865294
- ISBN
- 9780714865294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 33.74
€ 51.99
€ 33.74
Hardcover. This is an examination of two eras of Chinese history that have commonly been viewed as periods of state disintegration or retreat. The text highlights variation in local state structures and practices between localities and between the central and local governments. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013988
- ISBN
- 9780674013988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback. What is to be done about prostitution? Is it work or is it violence? Are women involved in it offenders or victims? Is it a private or a political issue? The answers to these questions depend on many factors, including where you live. This book provides a close comparison of the laws, policies and interventions in countries across Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Gangoli, Geetanjali; Westmarland, Nicole. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346728
- ISBN
- 9781861346728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.25
€ 40.99
€ 38.25
Hardcover. This compelling assessment of U.S.-China relations is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of the globalized world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 23 maps and charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 244 x 34. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081138
- ISBN
- 9780393081138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.36
€ 29.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Dharampal Frick, Gita; Kirlsoskar Steinbach, Monika; Dwyer, Rachel; Phalkey, Jahnavi. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HR; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199452750
- ISBN
- 9780199452750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.74
€ 86.74
Hardback. This volume's contributors examine the ways the legacies of socialism continue to shape and inform China's capitalist present, contending that contemporary China is shaped by an overlapping mix of socialist and capitalist institutional strategies, political procedures, legal regulations, religious rituals, and everyday practices. Editor(s): Rojas, Carlos; Litzinger, Ralph A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; KCM; KCP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361770
- ISBN
- 9780822361770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
paperback. Editor(s): Weber, Andrzej W.; Goriunova, Olga I.; McKenzie, Hugh G.; Lieverse, Angela R. Series: Northern Hunter-Gatherers Research Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896445571
- ISBN
- 9781896445571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.91€ 50.79
€ 65.91
€ 50.79