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Hardback. Ambiguous Bodies: Reading the Grotesque in the Japanese Setsuwa Tales explores the world of the extraordinary and strange in Japanese setsuwa tales and the mentalities informing them in terms of grotesque theory. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759755
ISBN
9780804759755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Hardback. This study explores women writers and gender portrayals at the Japanese Heian court and Heian memoirists creations of themselves in four texts: "Kagero Nikki", "Makura No Soshi", "Sarashina Nikki, and "Sanuki No Suke Nikki". Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733786
ISBN
9780804733786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Series: My First Bilingual Book. Num Pages: 24 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GK; YBL; YNC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 165 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Brdbk Blg
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840597233
ISBN
9781840597233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 28 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GK; YQF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 183 x 184 x 9. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
28
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840597950
ISBN
9781840597950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; YQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Edition
Stu Wkb
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568364230
ISBN
9781568364230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.40

This book introduces a new linguistic reconstruction of the phonology, morphology, and lexicon of Old Chinese, the language of the earliest Chinese classical texts (1st millennium BCE). Num Pages: 448 pages, 5 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFH; CFK; CFL; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199945375
ISBN
9780199945375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 170.24

Paperback. Introduces the radicals the key characters on which the language is built and reveals how they can be combined to form a wealth of more complex words and phrases. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 245 x 183 x 21. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500650288
ISBN
9780500650288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. This translation presents the Analects in a revolutionary new format that, for the first time in any language, distinguishes the original words of the Master from the later sayings of his disciples and their followers, enabling readers to experience China's most influential philosophical work in its true historical, social, and political context. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 342 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HPD; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104319
ISBN
9780231104319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Teaches basic conversational and literary skills in Mandarin. This title builds language ability while stimulating learners' curiosity about the linguistic structures of the language as well as the geography, history, and culture of China. Num Pages: 656 pages, 48 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDCM; CJA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 253 x 183 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300141177
ISBN
9780300141177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.89
€ 49.76

Hardback. Fiction and drama repeatedly pose questions concerning relations both among people and between people and their possessions: What ties individuals together, whether permanently or temporarily? When can ownership be transferred, and when does an object define its owner? This book traces how these political questions were addressed in fiction. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031562
ISBN
9780674031562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715997
ISBN
9780804715997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Hardback. By the turn of the twentieth century, Japan's military and economic successes made it the dominant power in East Asia. This book explores how colonial and semicolonial writers discussed, adapted, translated, and recast thousands of Japanese creative works, both affirming and challenging Japan's cultural authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSB; HBJF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780674036253
ISBN
9780674036253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.10
€ 54.32

Paperback. A collection of essays which use critical theory to reflect on issues pertaining to modern Chinese literature and culture. It addresses topics such as 20th-century literature produced in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China; film, art, history, popular culture, and literary and cultural criticism and the geographies of migration and diaspora. Editor(s): Chow, Rey. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822325970
ISBN
9780822325970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

hardcover. In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3H; 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727204
ISBN
9780804727204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Hardback. This book pays critical homage to the comparatist of Chinese and Western literature and religion, Anthony C. Yu of The University of Chicago. The volume consists of an introductory essay on Yu's scholarly career, and thirteen additional essays. Editor(s): Ziolkowski, Eric J. Num Pages: 295 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138696
ISBN
9780874138696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.53

Series: My First Bilingual Book. Num Pages: 20 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDC; YBL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 164 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Milet Publishing
Edition
Brdbk Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840598926
ISBN
9781840598926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.98

Board book. Series: My First Bilingual Book. Num Pages: 24 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GK; YBL; YNW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 160 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Brdbk Blg
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840597554
ISBN
9781840597554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.23

Board book. Series: My First Bilingual Book. Num Pages: 20 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDC; YBL; YNPH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 168 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Milet Publishing
Edition
Brdbk Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840599084
ISBN
9781840599084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.95

Paperback. Presents an introduction to Japanese fiction. This book profiles the writers Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Ko bo, and Shiba Ryo taro. It also describes the author's personal encounters with thesm and his literary and cultural analysis. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126113
ISBN
9780231126113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. An account of Chinese literary modernism, written from the perspective of Republican China. Shih argues for the contextualization of Chinese modernism in the semicolonial cultural and political formation of the time and analyzes pivotal issues, such as decadence and Orientalism. Series: Berkeley Series in Interdisciplinary Studies of China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220645
ISBN
9780520220645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Hardback. Emperor Taizong (r 626-49) of the Tang is remembered as an exemplary ruler. This title focuses on Taizong's literary writings that speak directly to the relationship between cultural form and sovereign power, as well as on the question of how the Tang negotiated dynastic identity through literary stylistics. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 39. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056084
ISBN
9780674056084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.37
€ 50.03

Paperback. Provides a forum for the comparative study of the Japanese and Korean languages. This title includes papers which are from the twenty-second and twenty-third conferences. It also includes essays on the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, prosody, and psycholinguistics of both languages. Editor(s): Levin, Theodore; Masuda, Ryo; Kenstowicz, Michael J. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 2GK; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575867526
ISBN
9781575867526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.11

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2GDC; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612102
ISBN
9780691612102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.99
€ 55.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; DSK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 329 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503601062
ISBN
9781503601062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

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