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Paperback. Examines the historical formation of modern Japanese literature through a fundamental reassessment of its most characteristic form, the "I-novel," an autobiographical narrative thought to recount the details of the writer's personal life thinly veiled as fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731621
- ISBN
- 9780804731621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177702
- ISBN
- 9780231177702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.80
€ 47.80
Hardback. The trajectory of Hong Kong films had been drastically affected long before the city's official sovereignty transfer from the British to the Chinese in 1997. The author introduces the "Cinema of Transitions," using examples from the 1980s to the present, to study New Hong Kong Cinema and on- and off-screen life against this background. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JM; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387039
- ISBN
- 9781782387039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.43
€ 149.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999302
- ISBN
- 9780295999302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.16
€ 41.16
Hardback. Scholars have described the eighteenth century in China as a time of "state activism" and often associate the Taiping Rebellion and postbellum restoration efforts with the origins of elite activism. Seunghyun Han, however, argues that the ascendance of elite activism can be traced to the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns in the early nineteenth century. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737174
- ISBN
- 9780674737174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.27
€ 58.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476754
- ISBN
- 9780801476754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.33
€ 45.33
Hardback. Beheaded for plotting against the Qing empire, poet Qiu Jin would later be celebrated as a Republican martyr and China's first feminist. Hu Ying studies Qiu's enduring bond with Wu Zhiying and Xu Zihua, who braved political persecution to keep her legacy alive. In doing so, their friendship fulfilled its ultimate socially transformative potential. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737204
- ISBN
- 9780674737204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.92
€ 67.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Full-Colour Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Paperback with Flaps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805311370
- ISBN
- 9784805311370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.58
€ 25.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. Reveals how the power of Filipino family-based oligarchies both derives from and contributes to a weak, corrupt state. This book explores the pervasive influence of the modern dynasties that have led the Philippines during the twentieth century. Editor(s): McCoy, Alfred W. Series Editor(s): Olds, Kris; Sutton, R. Anderson; Winichakul, Thongchai. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 600 pages, 64 b/w photos, 7 maps, 9 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFSL3; JHBK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299229849
- ISBN
- 9780299229849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542. 8vo. Very good copy.The history and politics of India
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0272614
- ISBN
- 9780801484605
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Hardcover. Utagawa Hiroshige was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Though he captured a variety of subjects, he was most famous for landscapes, with a final masterpiece series known as "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo", which depicted various scenes of Edo through the seasons, from bustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; ACBP; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 209 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Multilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836556590
- ISBN
- 9783836556590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.07
€ 29.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 172 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845198329
- ISBN
- 9781845198329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.44
€ 156.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535506
- ISBN
- 9781784535506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.15€ 135.17
€ 152.15
€ 135.17
Paperback. Unearths scholars with bizarre sexual fantasies, eunuchs, rare manuscripts and a malicious dowager Queen, and sets them all against the backdrop of a decadent and intrigue-ridden Imperial Court. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518. The Hidden Life of Sir Edmund Backhouse. 416 pages. Unearths scholars with bizarre sexual fantasies, eunuchs, rare manuscripts and a malicious dowager Queen, and sets them all against the backdrop of a decadent and intrigue-ridden Imperial Court. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 28. Weight: 516.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011017
- ISBN
- 9781906011017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.70
€ 25.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. During Suharto's New Order (1966-1998), the ethnic Chinese expanded the nation's economy (and their own wealth), but, paradoxically, were marginalised and discriminated against in all social spheres. This book sets out to unpack the complex meanings of 'Chineseness' in post-1998 Indonesia. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FPC; 3JJPR; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194741
- ISBN
- 9781845194741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.61
€ 45.61
Paperback. Charts the features of India's development since its independence in 1947, assessing those forces that have contributed to the nation's growth as well as those that have impeded it. This book explores the diverse roots of India's economic robustness, from agriculture to the export boom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158274
- ISBN
- 9780300158274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292176383
- ISBN
- 9781292176383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.40
€ 11.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 132 pages, over 200 full-colour photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WFBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602200272
- ISBN
- 9781602200272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. This is a history of China for the 900-year time span of the late imperial period. F.W. Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 5 halftones, 22 maps, 9 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; GTB; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1600.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012127
- ISBN
- 9780674012127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.61
€ 42.99
€ 36.61
Hardback. A lively account of the brash men who chased their American Dreams all the way to China Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439906897
- ISBN
- 9781439906897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.47
€ 110.47