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Hardcover. For Western economists and journalists, the most distinctive facet of the post-war Japanese business world has been the keiretsu, or the insular business alliances among powerful corporations. This book shows that the very idea of the keiretsu was created and propagated by Marxist scholars in post-war Japan. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532707
ISBN
9780226532707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Paperback. The films of Akira Kurosawa have had an immense effect on the way the Japanese have viewed themselves as a nation and on the way the West has viewed Japan. This title analyses Kurosawa's entire body of work, from 1943's Sanshiro Sugata to 1993's Madadayo. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325192
ISBN
9780822325192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.65

Paperback. An account of the "Pueblo" incident. In January 1968, the USS Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korean gunships on its maiden voyage. Diplomacy prevailed in the end, but not without great cost to the lives of the imprisoned crew and to a nation already mired in an unwinnable war in Vietnam. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612963
ISBN
9780700612963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBS; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620810156
ISBN
9781620810156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.49
€ 50.67

hardcover. Focuses on Ikebana arrangements through the seasons, giving rise to a variety of Ikebana expressions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 250 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1642.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Stichting Kunstboak (Acc)
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9789058563675
ISBN
9789058563675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.32
€ 58.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9788173049729
ISBN
9788173049729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.16

This new release is a spirited yet humble account of one man's scientific career and personal journey to save the endangered rhinoceros in his native Nepal. For more info go to souloftherhino.com Editor(s): Ottaway, Jim. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FKN; RNKH1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599211466
ISBN
9781599211466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Floor, Willem M. Num Pages: 337 pages, May 2008. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823232
ISBN
9781933823232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. How can a movement like Surrealism be transferred, transplanted or transported from one culture to another, one language to another? This book traces the creative dialogue between France and Japan in the early 20th century, focusing on Surrealist and avant-garde writings. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736497
ISBN
9780804736497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Paperback. This publication explores the different yet corresponding architectural concepts of Umberto Riva and Bijoy Jain. Num Pages: 240 pages, 430. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FKA; AMB; AMC; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037784587
ISBN
9783037784587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Hardback. Editor(s): Kunkler, Mirjam; Stepan, Alfred. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, Maps: 2,, Graphs: 1,. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JPFR; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161909
ISBN
9780231161909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Kunkler, Mirjam; Stepan, Alfred. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JPFR; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161916
ISBN
9780231161916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. For Palestine's diaspora and exiled communities, the internet has become an important medium for the formation of Palestinian national and transnational identity. The author looks at the internet as both a space and an instrument for linking Palestinian diasporas in Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 integrated b/w. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFD; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780762418
ISBN
9781780762418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260085
ISBN
9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837632255
ISBN
9783837632255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.61
€ 41.31

Hardback. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276734
ISBN
9780520276734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.17

hardcover. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJM; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991016
ISBN
9780295991016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Paperback. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FM; GTB; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991023
ISBN
9780295991023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.31

Hardback. Reassesses the celebrated Maoist health care model through the lens of Mao's famous campaign against snail fever. This volume documents how economic, political, and cultural realities led to grassroots resistance. It reconsiders the relationship between science and political control during the ostensibly antiscientific Maoist era. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 b/w, 1 map, 5 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288836
ISBN
9780520288836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.02

Paperback. This is a study of Arab writers such as Ghada al-Samman, Hanan al-Shaikh, Emily Nasrallah and Etel Adnan. It presents a constructive literary approach to the ravages of the civil war in the Lebanon. The ways in which women's consciousness is awakened in terms of female liberation is a theme. Num Pages: 228 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; DSBH; HBJF1; HBW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603771
ISBN
9780815603771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. An account of dissidence in Hafiz Asad s Syria, describing how intellectuals tried to navigate between charges of complicity with the state and treason against it. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340355
ISBN
9780822340355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. Exploring everything from fantasy architecture to neo-tribal sports and from Emirati dress codes to neo-Bedouin poetry contests, this title explodes the idea that the tribal is primitive and argues instead that it is an elite, exclusive, racist, and modern instrument for branding nations and shaping Gulf citizenship and identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280106
ISBN
9780520280106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.15

Paperback. This text charts women's contributions to what the author calls the "War Story". It concentrates on the contemporary literature of the Arab world, showing how women who write themselves and their experiences into the "War Story" undo the masculine contract with violence, sexuality and glory. Num Pages: 309 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1FB; 1FMV; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206137
ISBN
9780520206137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardback. Banking on Multinationals is a study of Japan's world lead in publicly financing the expansion of multinational corporations in order to help sunset industries cope with loss of international competitiveness through offshore manufacturing. Num Pages: 296 pages, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748872
ISBN
9780804748872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333606
ISBN
9780764333606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31
€ 45.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 color illus. 111 halftones. 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRE; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168548
ISBN
9780691168548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.65

Hardback. With more people than ever before turning to healthy home cooking, there has never been a better time for a fresh and lighter take on Indian food, one that Mira is creating with her vibrant and healthy cooking style. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBH; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 191. .
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911127185
ISBN
9781911127185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 320 Colour Photographs and 110 Illustrations of 37 Master Gardens in Japan and Abroad. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMV; HREZ; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805311943
ISBN
9784805311943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. A focused and accessible introduction to modern India by award-winning author Mira Kamdar, India in the 21st Century addresses the history, political and social structures, economic and financial system, and geopolitical landscape of a country set to play a critical role in how the world evolves in the coming decades. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JM; GTB; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
OUP USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199973590
ISBN
9780199973590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Palmer, Ian. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30ill.32col.ill. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841767765
ISBN
9781841767765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Examines the prospects for the world economic order as China rises to superpower status. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745327723
ISBN
9780745327723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

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

€ 135.09

Paperback. Presents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life. Editor(s): Bridgman, Dianne; Masuda, Hana. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987453
ISBN
9780295987453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243453
ISBN
9780520243453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Worden, Minky. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPVH; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228432
ISBN
9781583228432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.78

Hardcover. 8vo Good/Fine in original dustwrapper. Victor Gollancz was a teacher publisher author and public campaigner who spen his life t passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. In many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid twientienth century. He founded The Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign against Capital Punishment..
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1943
Publisher
Victor Gollancz Ltd., London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0311131
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 75.00

Paperback. "Supported by UK Aid from the Department for International Development under the Support to National Policies for Urban Poverty Reduction (SNPUPR) Project." Num Pages: 376 pages, Line drawings: 76; halftones: 105. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KCU. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 281 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
OUP India
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198097419
ISBN
9780198097419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.25

Hardcover. Highly illustrated with colour images of manuscripts, rare books, and artefacts, this book showcases the many important Korean antiquities held in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford in a single volume for the first time. Num Pages: 160 pages, 82 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1FPK; AGC; WCS; WTHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 920. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University. 160 pages, 82 colour illustrations. Highly illustrated with colour images of manuscripts, rare books, and artefacts, this book showcases the many important Korean antiquities held in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford in a single volume for the first time. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1FPK; AGC; WCS; WTHM. Dimension: 258 x 217 x 20. Weight: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242870
ISBN
9781851242870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. An illuminating account of Wang Jianlin and Wanda - one of China's leading entrepreneurs whose presence is now felt all around the world. Series: China's Leading Entrepreneurs and Enterprises. Num Pages: 256 pages, approx. 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGB; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
LID Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911498278
ISBN
9781911498278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

hardcover. "Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand why human rights advocacy has failed in international relations."-Asia and Pacific Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235975
ISBN
9780812235975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.23