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Paperback. Presents a distillation of what every general reader and beginning student should know about the history of traditional Chinese civilization. This book weaves together all aspects of Chinese life and culture, broadly surveying general history, socioeconomic organization, political institutions, religion and thought, and art and literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 111 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709583
- ISBN
- 9780804709583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Schwartz, Milton M. Num Pages: 107 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JP; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547669
- ISBN
- 9781594547669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.26€ 48.25
€ 68.26
€ 48.25
Paperback. The first complete translation of Feng Menglong's collection of 40 short stories first published in 1620 in China Translator(s): Yang, Shuhui; Yang, Yunqin. Num Pages: 825 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 825
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295978444
- ISBN
- 9780295978444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.08
€ 52.08
Hardback. This narrative provides an account of Warren Hastings, the first British governor-general of India. The book looks at his rise from clerk in the East India Company to its highest office in India, his expeditions and achievements, and also at his charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors". Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632812
- ISBN
- 9781566632812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. By relating it to other regional actors, Sergeev creates a more accurate view of the game's impact on later wars and on the shape of post-World War I Asia. Num Pages: 552 pages, 7, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415574
- ISBN
- 9781421415574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.36
€ 46.99
€ 38.36
Hardback. Editor(s): Wang, Lingzhen. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FC; APF; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156745
- ISBN
- 9780231156745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.30€ 82.11
€ 108.30
€ 82.11
Hardback. This study examines the everyday politics of a rice farming village in central Luzon. Contending that the faction and patron-client relationships emphasized by conventional studies are but one part of Philippine political life, Kerkvliet offers a portrait of political relationships among villagers. Num Pages: 364 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMP; GTB; JHM; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518698
- ISBN
- 9780742518698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.86
€ 187.86
Hardcover. Good condition, contains library stamps on title page and shelfmark on spine, bound in green cloth, binding in good condition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KLN0004797
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The first environmental and socioeconomic history of the Jianghan plain in central China, focusing on the peasants' relationship with a volatile environment. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RGC; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825955
- ISBN
- 9780774825955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.18
€ 113.18
hardcover. This book is a detailed study of the modern silk industry in a county in the Yangzi delta. It reopens and restructures the grand debate on Chinese economic development, combining quantitative analysis of both industry and agriculture with study of how local politics, class, culture, and gender also shaped the modern Chinese economy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729987
- ISBN
- 9780804729987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.05
€ 92.05
Hardback. Introduces the theatre puppets from major Asian traditions, taking the reader on a journey through hundreds of years of craftsmanship and creativity in nearly 350 photographs. This illustrated book is of interest to audiences with an interest in the Asian arts, as well as to the general reader. Num Pages: 336 pages, 553 illustrations, 301 in colour. BIC Classification: 1F; ASZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 247 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500514900
- ISBN
- 9780500514900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.71
€ 27.71
hardcover. Here, the author aims to show how the poet Su Shi's complex personality was embodied in his work and traces the evolution of his poems from juvenilia to the poems written in exile in Huangzhou, where Su settled on a farm at East Slope. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSBB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 30. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804715874
- ISBN
- 9780804715874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.53
€ 95.53
Paperback. An introduction to the themes of a still-evolving American ethnic literature Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiativ ed.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439902172
- ISBN
- 9781439902172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Paperback. "Tora! Tora! Tora!: Pearl Harbor 1941". Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849085090
- ISBN
- 9781849085090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.80
€ 23.99
€ 19.80
Hardback. A history of book production and consumption in Japan showing how the Tokyo-based publishing industry manufactured the very concept of modern Japanese literature. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 photos, 11 tables, 3 maps, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346609
- ISBN
- 9780822346609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FKA; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507899
- ISBN
- 9788763507899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.95
€ 38.99
€ 27.95
Paperback. This book aims to introduce the reader to contemporary Chinese urban life and to examine how reforms have changed not only the material circumstances of daily life, but also the overall well-being of urban residents. Num Pages: 332 pages, 23 half-tones 2 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725811
- ISBN
- 9780804725811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.35
€ 42.99
€ 42.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565287
- ISBN
- 9781604565287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.02€ 42.80
€ 60.02
€ 42.80
Paperback. aeo Begins a new series of books designed to reflect and contribute to the new thinking on social policy. (Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy). aeo Addresses topical issues, in view of worldwide concerns about rising crime rates and European concerns about social policy. Editor(s): Finer, Catherine Jones; Nellis, Mike. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMS; 1KBB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209126
- ISBN
- 9780631209126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.29
€ 31.29
Hardback. Traces the many interconnections between architects from Japan, Europe, and America and their designs during the inter war years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 220 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989440
- ISBN
- 9780295989440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Num Pages: 208 pages, 300+ color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1468.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764315039
- ISBN
- 9780764315039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.14€ 38.86
€ 54.14
€ 38.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 B&W. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPKS; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165853
- ISBN
- 9780231165853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Martin Luther King Junior's adaptation of Gandhi's doctrine of non-violent resistance is the most visible example of the rich history of ties between African Americans and India. This title provides the history of the relationship between African Americans and Indians in the period leading up to Indian independence in 1947. Num Pages: 274 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139002
- ISBN
- 9781592139002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.59
€ 36.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. In 1900, China chose to take on imperialism by fighting a war with the world on the parched north China plain. This multi-disciplinary volume explores the causes behind what is known as the Boxer war, examining its particular cruelties and its impact on China, foreign imperialism in China, and on the foreign imagination. Editor(s): Bickers, Robert; Tiedemann, R. G. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553941
- ISBN
- 9780742553941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.76
€ 150.76