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Hardcover. The book examines how the Chinese made use of raw material imported from India and added some seasoningsA" peculiar to China and developed their own recipesA" about how to construct the ideas of Buddhism. Series: Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Monographs. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528. Series: Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Monographs. 272 pages. The book examines how the Chinese made use of raw material imported from India and added some seasoningsA" peculiar to China and developed their own recipesA" about how to construct the ideas of Buddhism. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HRE. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 24. Weight: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539962
- ISBN
- 9781845539962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Paperback. The book examines how the Chinese made use of raw material imported from India and added some seasoningsA" peculiar to China and developed their own recipesA" about how to construct the ideas of Buddhism. Series: Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Monographs. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539979
- ISBN
- 9781845539979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Hardback. Jung-Sun N. Han examines the role of liberal intellectuals in reshaping transnational ideas and internationalist aspirations into national values and imperial ambitions in early twentieth-century Japan. Han's focus is on the ideas and activities of Yoshino Sakuzo (1878--1933), who was a champion of prewar Japanese liberalism and Taisho democracy. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 10 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065710
- ISBN
- 9780674065710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.20
€ 56.20
Paperback. The author argues that Korea's rapid industrial growth is neither miracle nor cultural mystery, but the outcome of a previously misunderstood political economy. Series: Studies of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPK; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231071475
- ISBN
- 9780231071475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
paperback. Describes how Empress Dowager Cixi - the most important woman in Chinese history - brought a medieval empire into the modern age. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 468. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038680
- ISBN
- 9780099532392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.43
€ 7.43
Paperback. Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, geneal tables, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007463404
- ISBN
- 9780007463404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.61
€ 17.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Re-creates the fascination with which many intellectuals of prewar Europe regarded Eastern spirituality as they discovered more and more of its resources, from yoga to tantric texts. This book explains why Jung thought that the comprehension of Eastern thought was essential if Western psychology was to develop. Editor(s): Shamdasani, Sonu. Series: Jung Extracts S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPD; HRG; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press Group Ltd United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006765
- ISBN
- 9780691006765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.30
€ 24.99
€ 21.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226557236
- ISBN
- 9780226557236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Paperback. Ethnographic research in Pakistan, the Middle East, and the United States helps to explain how transnational working classes from Pakistan are produced in the context of American empire and its War on Terror. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349112
- ISBN
- 9780822349112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.47
€ 41.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616686833
- ISBN
- 9781616686833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34€ 40.71
€ 57.34
€ 40.71
Hardback. A survey of the main developments and government-level (both central and municipal) decisions, dealing with the 1950s and 1960s, when Beijing experienced a critical wave of transformative events. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814295727
- ISBN
- 9789814295727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41
€ 59.41
Paperback. Jun Uchida draws on previously unused materials in multi-language archives to uncover the obscured history of the Japanese civilians who settled in Korea between 1876 and 1945, with particular focus on the first generation of "pioneers" between the 1910s and 1930s who actively mediated Japan's colonial presence on the Korean peninsula. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492028
- ISBN
- 9780674492028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.83
€ 35.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. This book focuses on how the transformation of the food habits of Chinese children-involving snack foods, soft drinks, and fast foods from such Western outlets as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken-has changed the intimate relationship of childhood, parenthood, and family life. Editor(s): Jing, Jun. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line diagrams 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731348
- ISBN
- 9780804731348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
hardcover. This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3538 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727563
- ISBN
- 9780804727563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.70
€ 153.70
Paperback. This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727570
- ISBN
- 9780804727570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Hardback. This book focuses on how the transformation of the food habits of Chinese children-involving snack foods, soft drinks, and fast foods from such Western outlets as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken-has changed the intimate relationship of childhood, parenthood, and family life. Editor(s): Jing, Jun. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line diagrams 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 2. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731331
- ISBN
- 9780804731331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.84
€ 119.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364445
- ISBN
- 9781568364445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.44
€ 34.99
€ 31.44
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary group of essays on migration by European and Southeast Asian scholars. Series: Global Asia. Num Pages: 236 pages, 2 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089645388
- ISBN
- 9789089645388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.32
€ 185.32
Hardback. Argues that the US is not concerned about waging a war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act to justify occupation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JKVG; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745332338
- ISBN
- 9780745332338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.08
€ 134.08
Paperback. Argues that the US is not concerned about waging a war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act to justify occupation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JKVG; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745332321
- ISBN
- 9780745332321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.23
€ 16.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. An ethnographic account of the logics and regimes of value propelling desires for transnational mobility-largely via human smuggling networks-throughout Fuzhou, China. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822348061
- ISBN
- 9780822348061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.50
€ 46.50
Paperback. The rise of China and its status as a leading global factory are altering the way people live and consume. This book probes Chinese, European, and American eco-desire and eco-technological dreams, and examines the solutions they offer to environmental degradation in this age of global economic change. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 201 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284487
- ISBN
- 9780520284487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Paperback. Nearly half of the eight million Palestinians are registered refugees. Landscape of Hope and Despair explores this refugee experience in Lebanon through the medium of spatial practices and identity set against the backdrop of prolonged violence. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220704
- ISBN
- 9780812220704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Hardback. Animal Kingdoms reveals the far-reaching cultural, political, and environmental importance of hunting in colonial India. Julie E. Hughes explores how Indian princes relied on their prowess as hunters of prized game to advance personal status, solidify power, and establish links with the historic battlefields and legendary deeds of their ancestors. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 color illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072800
- ISBN
- 9780674072800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.81
€ 81.81