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Paperback. In 1987, the Japanese government inaugurated the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program in response to global pressure to 'internationalize' its society. This book explores the cultural and political dynamics of internationalization in Japan. It is suitable for policy analysts, students of Japan, and prospective and former JET participants. Num Pages: 346 pages, 15 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216365
- ISBN
- 9780520216365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.83
€ 37.99
€ 27.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 271 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240858
- ISBN
- 9780520240858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.22€ 63.63
€ 82.22
€ 63.63
hardcover. Charting an important process in modern Indian history, this book gives an assessment of the introduction of Western science into India. It is intended for scholars of Indian history and those interested in the interaction between Western and Indian traditions of intellectual thought. Series: India in the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415402095
- ISBN
- 9780415402095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.80
€ 180.80
Paperback. Offers an overview of contested issues and interpretations in Vietnam scholarship. This book provides descriptions and analysis of individuals, events, groups, and military operations. It contains excerpts from historical documents and statistical data. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 maps,12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114936
- ISBN
- 9780231114936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.66
€ 45.99
€ 32.66
paperback. The Vietnam War was an immense national tragedy that played itself out in the individual experiences of millions of Americans. The conflict tested and tormented the country collectively and individually in ways few historical events have. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027632
- ISBN
- 9780842027632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Hardback. By presenting a diverse group of Americans who were part of the Vietnam era, this text puts a human face on the tensions and travails of the nation. It offers insight into how individuals looked at and lived through one of the most controversial conflicts in American history. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027625
- ISBN
- 9780842027625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.09
€ 140.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134804
- ISBN
- 9780231134804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.07€ 62.71
€ 81.07
€ 62.71
Paperback. The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212. Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology. With a New Preface. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. 178 pages. The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight: 208.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224766
- ISBN
- 9780520224766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.42
€ 32.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. Explores and develops some of the principal themes one may investigate for the region of Northwest Jordan, but which often apply to the Near East as a whole. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Duckworth Publishing
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715635674
- ISBN
- 9780715635674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.30
€ 32.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. 421pp.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- SKU
- KEX0193519
- ISBN
- 9780824814038
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Violence and Understanding in Gaza is the first comprehensive investigation of the British broadsheets' coverage of the Gaza War. Written in accessible language and engaging style, it critiques the newspapers' output, which it is argued replicates the black and white logic of war instead of focusing on negotiations and peace. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBH; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439499
- ISBN
- 9781137439499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153188
- ISBN
- 9780231153188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.28€ 74.63
€ 97.28
€ 74.63
Paperback. Takes the reader on a stroll through Thailand's intellectual history - the thoughts of the people of Siam, and the products of their thought, through history. The author touches upon political and religious thought, but also upon such "artistic" thought as that demonstrated in novels, paintings, and historical writing. Num Pages: 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Chiang Mai
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747551723
- ISBN
- 9789747551723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.55
€ 21.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. An introductory analysis of Korean American religious practices and community Editor(s): Yoo, David K.; Chung, Ruth H. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HRLK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074745
- ISBN
- 9780252074745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.16
€ 31.99
€ 29.16
Hardcover. Clarifies the significance and function of reliquaries from excavations of Gandharan monastery sites around modern Peshawar Series: Gandharan Studies. Num Pages: 405 illus., 175 in color. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 259 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295992365
- ISBN
- 9780295992365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.85
€ 90.85
Hardback. Chinese culture was a performance culture, and ritual was the highest form of performance. Village ritual life everywhere in pre-revolutionary China was complex, conservative, and extraordinarily diverse. This title discusses the ritual world of a group of rural settlements in Shanxi province in pre-1949 North China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; HRKN; HRLF; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033047
- ISBN
- 9780674033047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.04
€ 53.99
€ 45.04
Paperback. Considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. This book draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; GTB; RGC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993836
- ISBN
- 9780295993836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.51
€ 36.99
€ 33.51
Hardback. This text reviews the post-1978 reform process in the context of two centuries of Chinese economic, social and political history. Agricultural, industrial and financial reforms and the attraction of foreign trade and direct investment are analyzed in detail. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333515600
- ISBN
- 9780333515600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.29
€ 122.29
Students of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPB; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409160
- ISBN
- 9781421409160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.94
€ 76.94
Paperback. Students of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPB; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409177
- ISBN
- 9781421409177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.47
€ 42.47