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Paperback. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this book explores the "nonobject" - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415314
ISBN
9780226415314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.57

Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286238
ISBN
9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300228304
ISBN
9780300228304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.31

Hardback. In the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Iranian society and culture underwent massive changes. The author presents a comparative analysis of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema as an offshoot of Iranian modernity, and explains its connections with the themes present in traditional Persian poetry and conventional visual arts. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2BXF; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; APFA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848857414
ISBN
9781848857414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97
€ 123.84

Paperback. First published in 1988, this book offers an impassioned account of what the author observed on the West Bank in early 1987: not only the misery of the Palestinian refugees and their deep-seated hatred of the Israelis, but also the moral cost of occupation for both occupier and occupied. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099583691
ISBN
9780099583691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. An introduction to the subject of Arab journalism, drawing on Arabic as well as English language sources. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFD; JFSR2; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748634118
ISBN
9780748634118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.56

Paperback. An argument that the fantasy of an inscrutable East has functioned as a kernel of otherness that has shaped Hollywood cinema at its core. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314. Orientalism, Cinema, and the Enigmatic Signifier. 216 pages, 30 illustrations. An examination of how the fantasy of an inscrutable East has functioned in Hollywood cinema. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FP; APFN. Dimension: 147 x 230 x 14. Weight: 310.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347590
ISBN
9780822347590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
DRA Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955781339
ISBN
9780955781339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 33 projects; 56 colour photographs; 123 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1FPJ; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 299 x 9. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804847506
ISBN
9780804847506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, B&W Illus.: 8,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164528
ISBN
9780231164528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.75
€ 61.08

Paperback. Includes essays that explore the meanings of manhood in Japan from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. This title examines a range of attitudes regarding properly masculine pursuits and modes of behavior. It charts breakdowns in traditional and conventional societal roles and the resulting crises of masculinity. Editor(s): Fruhstuck, Sabine; Walthall, Anne. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267381
ISBN
9780520267381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FC; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144919
ISBN
9780231144919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.38

Paperback. Translator(s): Hanan, Patrick. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; FA; FF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148238
ISBN
9780231148238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. It took three weeks for the second Gulf War to shake the world, despite public protest and international negotiation. Here, Guardian journalists - some of them in the heat of battle, some of them at a more reflective distance around the world - tell the story of this controversial war. Editor(s): Ramesh, Randeep. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsmap,ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 225.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KNW0009756
ISBN
9780571221103
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, 65, diagrames. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277422
ISBN
9780877277422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.16

Hardback. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, the author travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe. She likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of 'soul food', or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Illustrator(s): Lau, Alan Chong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770. Chinese Soul Food from Around the World. 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, the author travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe. She likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of 'soul food', or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Dimension: 238 x 178 x 25. Weight: 806.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273283
ISBN
9780520273283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 221 x 12. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814276023
ISBN
9789814276023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. This astonishing biography has sold more than 750,000 copies in English since 2002 and has been translated into over 30 languages. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854245977
ISBN
9781854245977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276550
ISBN
9780520276550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HF; 3JJG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008112967
ISBN
9780008112967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335377
ISBN
9780745335377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.44
€ 82.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194918
ISBN
9781845194918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164214
ISBN
9780231164214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Niloufer's love for food combined with extensive world travel from a young age inspired her to experiment with world cuisines. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786290410
ISBN
9781786290410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

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