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paperback. Showcases directions in Asian American cultural studies. This book examines the relationship between Chinese restaurants and American culture, issues of sexuality and race brought to the fore in the video performance art of Bruce Lee-channeling drag queen, and television viewers' dismayed reactions to a "not Chinese enough" Chinese American chef. Editor(s): Nguyen, Mimi Thi; Tu, Thuy Linh Nguyen. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339229
- ISBN
- 9780822339229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.01
€ 47.01
hardcover. Professor Yadin's 1970 Schweich Lectures first describe the history of Hazor as recorded in the Egyptian Execration Texts, the Mari archives, Egyptian New Kingdom documents, the Armarna Letters, and finally the Old Testament. They proceed to give an authoritative account of the various results achieved in the five seasons of excavation. Series: Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 36pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3D; HDDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- OUP/British Academy United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197259252
- ISBN
- 9780197259252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.25
€ 84.25
paperback. In this book a multi-disciplinary team of experts from around the world studies the environmental challenge posed by China's phenomenal economic growth. * An exploration of the environmental challenge posed by China's phenomenal economic growth. * Written by a multi-disciplinary team of experts from around the world. Editor(s): Ho, Peter; Vermeer, Eduard B. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405153904
- ISBN
- 9781405153904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.58
€ 26.99
€ 20.58
Hardcover. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 278. Keywords: "Subjects - Education & Languages - General,Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Social & Economic History - General"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- KPI London
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0190991
- ISBN
- 9780710301192
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780804847964
- ISBN
- 9780804847964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.60
€ 15.99
€ 13.60
Paperback. Series: Michigan Abstracts of Chinese & Japanese Works on Chinese History. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTK; KNGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892649037
- ISBN
- 9780892649037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.15
€ 23.15
hardcover. Examines the continuity between early Christianity and Judaism - the focus of much controversy. Editor(s): Barclay, John M. G.; Sweet, John Philip McMurdo. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HRCC1; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0038171
- ISBN
- 9780521462853
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. * Vivid, panoramic history of life in Palestine under the British Mandate (1917-1948) - when the seeds of today's conflicts were sown. Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349112862
- ISBN
- 9780349112862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.70
€ 19.99
€ 16.70
flexibound. Leads you straight to the best attractions both cities have to offer. This guide includes cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of Beijing and Shanghai's architecture, and 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. It also includes detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 273 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- DK Travel
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008369125
- ISBN
- 9780241196762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.60
€ 15.99
€ 13.60
Paperback. Series: Cultural Traditions in My World. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 276 x 214 x 3. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780778775911
- ISBN
- 9780778775911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.09
€ 11.09
Paperback. This book examines the distinctive evolution of the political and economic relationships of East Asia. It does this by placing East Asian development in the unique historical circumstances that have underpinned its rise to power over the last few decades. This detailed analysis provides the basis for an assessment of a unified East Asian region. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFS; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332356
- ISBN
- 9781137332356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
hardcover. Everyone knows Vietnam for its turbulent environment during the second half of the 20th century, but few know that archaeologists believe that civilization there existed as far back as the Bronze Age. This book examines Vietnam's history. Series: Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313341939
- ISBN
- 9780313341939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74€ 56.97
€ 62.74
€ 56.97
hardcover. A comprehensive account of Israel's doctrine of national security, this study examines to what degree security theories have provid valid and suggests an updated security doctrine for the next century. The author describes the history of the Israel-Arab wars from the War of Independence onwards. Translator(s): Kett, Martin. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Edition
- Complete and ed.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275968120
- ISBN
- 9780275968120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.84€ 69.92
€ 77.84
€ 69.92
paperback. An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy unlocks the mystery of ancient Chinese philosophy and unravels the complexity of Chinese Buddhism by placing them in the contemporary context of discourse. * Elucidates the central issues and debates in Chinese philosophy, its different schools of thought, and its major philosophers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037621
- ISBN
- 9781405129503
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Focuses on yoga's practitioners. Combing through millennia of South Asia's vast and diverse literature, this title discovers that yogis are usually portrayed as wonder-workers or sorcerers who use their dangerous supernatural. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037542
- ISBN
- 9780226895130
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Robert Fisk's bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical analysis. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 63. Weight in Grams: 946. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037371
- ISBN
- 9781841150086
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This study focuses on James Legge (1815-1897), one of the most important 19th-century figures in the cultural exchange between China and the West. The narrative illuminates the era in which Legge lived as well as the surroundings in which he worked. Num Pages: 810 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; BGH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1421. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037006
- ISBN
- 9780520215528
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Describes the author's conception of Zen and its historical evolution. This title connects Zen to the philosophy of the samurai, and portrays the relationship between Zen and swordsmanship, haiku, tea ceremonies, and the Japanese love of nature. It is suitable for those wishing to understand the concept of Zen in the context of Japanese life. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 822. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- With a New introduction by Richard M. Jaffe
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036857
- ISBN
- 9780691144627
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.99€ 15.00
€ 25.99
€ 15.00
paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, 23 halftones, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HBJD; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 764. Vol 1, Book 2 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038076
- ISBN
- 9780226467320
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, 23ill.9M. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 834. Vol 1, Book 1 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038075
- ISBN
- 9780226467313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Religious and ethnic violence between Indonesia's Muslim majority and Christian minorities escalated dramatically after Suharto resigned in 1998. In this ethnographic study of Christianization in Indonesia, Lorraine Aragon delineates some of the background to this conflict. Num Pages: 344 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM9; HRC; HRH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824823030
- ISBN
- 9780824823030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
paperback. At the dawn of the 20th century, the US Army swiftly occupied Manila and then plunged into a decade-long pacification campaign with striking parallels to war in Iraq. This book shows how this imperial panopticon slowly crushed the Filipino revolutionary movement with a lethal mix of firepower, surveillance, and incriminating information. Series Editor(s): McCoy, Alfred W.; Sutton, R. Anderson; Winichakul, Thongchai. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 672 pages, 47 b/w photos, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299234140
- ISBN
- 9780299234140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.98
€ 56.98
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the roots of contemporary violence in one of Indonesia's most ethnically heterogeneous provinces, West Kalimantan. This book reveals the links between ethnic violence and subnational politics. It also demonstrates that the endemic violence in this vast region is not the inevitable outcome of its ethnic diversity. Series Editor(s): Sutton, R. Anderson; Winichakul, Thongchai. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 b/w illustrations, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFE; JFSL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299225841
- ISBN
- 9780299225841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Viet Nam: Borderless Histories (New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies)
Phan Huy Le, Insun Yu, Sun Laichen, Li Tana, ...
Paperback. Moving beyond past histories of Viet Nam that have focused on nationalist struggle, this volume brings together work by scholars who are re-examining centuries of Vietnamese history. This book explores topics such as the extraordinary diversity between north and south, lowland and highland, and Viet and minority. Editor(s): Tran, Nhung Tuyet; Reid, Anthony. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 b/w photos, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299217747
- ISBN
- 9780299217747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.50
€ 38.50