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Paperback. This text draws on direct experience of Chinese athletics to provide an insight into the culture of sports and the body in China. It uses the culture of the body as a focal point to explore how gender, the body and the nation are interlinked in Chinese culture. Num Pages: 406 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 8 tables, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 276 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076478
- ISBN
- 9780226076478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.81
€ 46.99
€ 36.81
Hardcover. An examination of the elements explicit to the Japanese post war governing system that enable the national ministries to extend their administrative authority over the political economy. It argues that the insular model defies structural reform and prevents the implementation of economic and social policies that can resolve socio-economic problems. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPP; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220706
- ISBN
- 9780230220706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
Hardcover. An analysis and exploration into the impact of Japan's 2011 nuclear crisis. Investigation of the disaster will pose questions regarding why Daiichi was constructed in an earthquake-prone zone and was still operating despite problems that had been plaguing the reactors since 1989 such as cracks in infrastructure and leaks in radioactivity. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354920
- ISBN
- 9780230354920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.81
€ 64.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, endnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCB; KJK; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403916556
- ISBN
- 9781403916556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Hardback. This book contends that structural reforms, the essential third arrow in Abe's 'Abenomics', will not happen. As a result, Abenomics is merely a combination of reckless monetary policy and ambiguous fiscal policies which will fail to regenerate Japan's fragile economy and cut sovereign debt. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJC; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469434
- ISBN
- 9781137469434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74
Hardcover. Peripheral Concerns examines the influence of one "core" region of the ancient Near Eastern world-Egypt-on urban development in the southern Levant in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, with emphasis on the relative stability and sustainability of this development in each era. Series: New Directions in Anthropological Archaeology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3B; HDDA; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791776
- ISBN
- 9781781791776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.61
€ 132.61
Hardcover. This text explores the issues of nation and modernity in China by focusing on the work of Zhou Zuoren, a controversial Chinese intellectual and brother of the writer Lu Xun Zhou was radically at odds with many of his contemporaries and opposed their nation-building and modernization projects. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002388
- ISBN
- 9780674002388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Thailand's foremost writers about women are brought together in this collection of 11 short stories and excerpts from five novels. The selection shows the many ways fiction has mirrored the lives of Thai women over the 20th century. Translator(s): Kepner, Susan Fulop. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 2G; FA; FYB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520089037
- ISBN
- 9780520089037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.16
€ 35.99
€ 26.16
Hardback. This book presents a case study of an academic conference where various actors sought to circumscribe the exploration of a controversial idea -- the one-state model for Israel and Palestine -- and it throws into stark relief the vulnerability and importance of academic freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JNA; JNM; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774822084
- ISBN
- 9780774822084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.50
€ 112.50
Hardback. A remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BTM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328294
- ISBN
- 9780745328294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.52
€ 33.99
€ 22.52
Paperback. Explains how the leaders China decided to limit all couples to one child. This book focuses on the historic period 1978-80 and documents the manner in which a handful of leading aerospace engineers hijacked the population policymaking process and formulated a strategy that treated people like missiles. Num Pages: 426 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253391
- ISBN
- 9780520253391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.68
€ 38.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Based on internal documents, long-term fieldwork, and interviews, this book charts the emergence of population as a central source of power in the People's Republic of China, documenting the gradual shift from hard birth planning techniques toward soft neoliberal approaches. Num Pages: 412 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JMC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748803
- ISBN
- 9780804748803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. An estimated 13-18 million people die from hunger, malnutrition and poverty-related causes every year. This book draws on the lessons of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, to explore the process of managing poverty alleviation programmes that make a lasting difference in the lives of the poor. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, figures, table, index. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GTF; KCM; KFFK; KFFL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- SKU
- KNH0013216
- ISBN
- 9781856493161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1FPCH; 1FPCT; JPHC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970626
- ISBN
- 9781403970626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970527
- ISBN
- 9781403970527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.59
€ 26.99
€ 22.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC; APFV; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403962133
- ISBN
- 9781403962133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.59
€ 144.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC; APFV; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403962140
- ISBN
- 9781403962140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.24
€ 154.24
Contemporary Issues and Challenge in Early Childhood Education in the ...
Susan Jane . Ed(S): Grieshaber
Hardback. Editor(s): Grieshaber, Susan Jane. Series: New Frontiers of Educational Research. Num Pages: 319 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JNA; JNF; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811022050
- ISBN
- 9789811022050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.90
€ 186.90
Hardback. Series: Postwestern Horizons. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBBW; 2AB; DSB; HBJK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803226999
- ISBN
- 9780803226999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. Departing from earlier studies of kokugaku (which means "the study of our country"), this title considers how three of the more marginalized participants in the movement challenged its principal founder and engaged its fundamental concerns about what defines the Japanese nation and unifies those within it. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331728
- ISBN
- 9780822331728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. This study analyzes policy-making in a non-democratic authoritarian country, explaining the history of Chinese market reforms from 1979 to the present. Drawing on interviews with high-level Chinese officials, it pieces together detailed histories of economic reform policy decisions. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 412 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077072
- ISBN
- 9780520077072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.23
€ 43.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5944 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727440
- ISBN
- 9780804727440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.33
€ 36.99
€ 33.33
hardcover. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727433
- ISBN
- 9780804727433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.67
€ 145.67
paperback. Features the translations of eighteen classical Chinese texts from the mid-ninth century (Tang dynasty) through the late nineteenth century (Qing dynasty) that offer a comprehensive collection of primary sources focusing on gender issues in medieval and late imperial China. Editor(s): Mann, Susan; Cheng, Yu-Yin. Num Pages: 323 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520222762
- ISBN
- 9780520222762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.97
€ 35.99
€ 25.97