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Hardback. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 122 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1430. Vernacular Painting in High Qing China. 280 pages, col. Illustrations. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258570
ISBN
9780520258570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.61

Paperback. For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them - slavery, conscription, taxes, corvee labour, epidemics and warfare. This book presents an examination of the huge literature on state-making. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 b/w illus. + 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Yale Agrarian Studies Series
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169171
ISBN
9780300169171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300021905
ISBN
9780300021905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.40

Hardback. During the last two centuries BC, the Western Han dynasty of China forged the first stable empire covering all of China and presided over a golden age that shaped much of subsequent Chinese art and culture. This title offers an account of the treasures of the dynasty - including exquisite jades, silver and goldwork, bronzes and ceramics. Editor(s): Lin, James C.S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 350 color + 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184341
ISBN
9780300184341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.36

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 259 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623580
ISBN
9780691623580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.34

Hardback. Editor(s): Buck, James K.; Hinton, Meredith J. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF; HBWS4; JPH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620812891
ISBN
9781620812891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.98
€ 128.43

Paperback. An insider's view of one of the events that shaped the modern world. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848540675
ISBN
9781848540675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

paperback. The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847394576
ISBN
9781847394576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817981525
ISBN
9780817981525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.96

paperback. Presents the prototype of the etymological thesaurus that has been the goal of the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project (STEDT) since 1987. This book provides nearly 170 Proto-Tibeto-Burman etymologies in the semantic area of the reproductive system, along with discussions of possible Chinese cognates. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; CF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098718
ISBN
9780520098718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.96

Paperback. From talking to the powerful in Beijing and the peasants in the countryside, an experienced journalist interprets China and its post-Deng future Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472084517
ISBN
9780472084517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.33

Hardcover. The essential book for understanding modern Syria. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 colour illustrations in an 8 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1FBS; 1QDT; HBJF1; HBTV; JFSR2; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784539610
ISBN
9781784539610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.87
€ 41.21

Hardback. Xinjiang was once the hub of the Silk Road and the conduit through which Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam entered China. This work paints a portrait of Xinjiang, drawing on primary sources in several Asian and European languages. It studies Xinjiang's people and history, and offers a survey of the region's rich ethno-political diversity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139243
ISBN
9780231139243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.22

Paperback. Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTB; HDD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064635
ISBN
9780226064635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

paperback. Offers the first book-length study of the theory and practice of "abandoning the body"(self-immolation) in Chinese Buddhism. This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context. Series: Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HREP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780824867898
ISBN
9780824867898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.69

Paperback. Explores the contours of religious and cultural transformation in traditional China from the point of view of an everyday commodity. The work traces the development of tea drinking from its mythical origins to the nineteenth century and examines the changes in aesthetics, ritual, science, health, and knowledge that tea brought with it. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCV; WBXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824839642
ISBN
9780824839642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Offers insights into the state of EU-Korea relations and considers potential lessons for other bilateral and regional initiatives. This is a study of the recently concluded South Korea-EU FTA and its implications for relations between the two partners. It analyses the key provisions of the South Korea-EU FTA in detail. Editor(s): Harrison, James. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 1QFE; JPS; KCL; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748668632
ISBN
9780748668632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.56

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; KNGV; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514. National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; KNGV; TTD. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156882
ISBN
9780231156882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.33

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638713
ISBN
9780691638713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.09

Hardcover.
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531339
ISBN
9781908531339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776742188
ISBN
9788776742188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.11

Paperback. The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic. Num Pages: 688 pages, 66 b/w photos throughout & 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316185400
ISBN
9780316185400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.09

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590331743
ISBN
9781590331743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.13
€ 87.56

Hardback. Explore the contemporary culture and traditional customs of Singapore and Malaysia in a volume that belongs on shelves in every high school and public library. Series: Cultures and Customs of the World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; JFC; JHBT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313351150
ISBN
9780313351150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.80

Paperback. Investigating the late-16th century through the 19th century, this work looks at the shifting boundaries between the Chosen state and the adherents of Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity and popular religions. It suggests ways in which each group adjusted its ideology in response to the state. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim; Deuchler, Martina. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HRAC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007741
ISBN
9780674007741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, is one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, which depicts a court life whose drama and pathos is of Shakespearean proportions. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Translator(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 400 pages, Previous edition art. No new art. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; 3JF; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
375
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280489
ISBN
9780520280489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172288
ISBN
9780231172288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim; Robinson, Kenneth R. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163705
ISBN
9780231163705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.65

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

€ 81.39

Hardback. This ethnographic account invites readers to consider a fascinating case of globalized labor -- a Korean-owned and managed factory in China, operated by Chinese laborers, where the clash of cultures, traditions, and classes threatens both productivity and peace on the factory floor. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; GTF; JFFS; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804784542
ISBN
9780804784542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.39

Hardcover. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797627
ISBN
9780804797627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.64

Paperback. A simple story of a rain season in Thailand and a young man at the intersection of two cultures Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HRE; HRLM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306815263
ISBN
9780306815263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.18

Hardback. China and South Korea have come a long way since they were adversaries. This book tackles three questions: why did South Korea and China reconcile before the end of the cold war? How did rapprochement lay the groundwork for diplomatic normalization? And what will the intersection of security concerns and economic necessity with China mean? Num Pages: 200 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPKS; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139069
ISBN
9780231139069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 graphs and tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPP; JPQ; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176200
ISBN
9780231176200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.55

Paperback. SAP The memoirs of a young woman relate how she and her fmaily manage to keep their Chinese heritage alive while adapting to the American way of life. Num Pages: 246 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295968261
ISBN
9780295968261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381613
ISBN
9780857381613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

Hardcover. This work analyzes the image Europe presented to Japan, deliberately or otherwise, from the mid-16th century to the end of the 18th century. It covers developments in Japanese culture and civilization during 300 years of interaction between Japanese and Europeans. Translator(s): Bell, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 276 pages, b&w and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; GTB; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027612
ISBN
9780268027612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.11

Paperback. First published in French in 1956, this classic work integrates the study of Buddhist doctrine with that of Chinese society from the fifth to the tenth centuries. Translator(s): Verellen, Franciscus. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; HRE; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114110
ISBN
9780231114110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. The Internet and social media are pervasive and transformative forces in contemporary China. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China explores the changing relationship between China's Internet and social media and its society, politics, legal system, and foreign relations. Editor(s): DeLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery; Yang, Guobin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223514
ISBN
9780812223514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166225
ISBN
9780231166225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.77