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Paperback. Presents an analysis of Japanese literary feminist discourse of the 1960s - a decade before the 'women's lib' movement emerged in Japan. This book highlights the work of three female fiction writers of this generation (Kono Taeko, Takahashi Takako, and Kurahashi Yumiko) for their avant-grade literary challenges to dominant models of femininity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Hawaii
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834531
- ISBN
- 9780824834531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1FPC; GTF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834449
- ISBN
- 9780824834449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.74
€ 76.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834425
- ISBN
- 9780824834425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.74
€ 76.74
Paperback. Offers insightful discussion on the rise of new death rites and ideologies, older adults' views of their death rites, and Japan's changing society through the eyes of aging urbanites. This book will engage a wide range of readers interested in death and culture, mortuary ritual, and changes in age relations in postindustrial societies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSG; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834135
- ISBN
- 9780824834135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HRK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833985
- ISBN
- 9780824833985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. Investigates how a political system aimed at managing ethnic communities in the larger material context of the colonial urban project was first imagined and tested through the physical segregation of the colonial prison. This book demonstrates the way in which racial politics were inscribed spatially in the division of penal facilities. Series: Writing Past Colonialism. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JH; HBJF; LNFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833541
- ISBN
- 9780824833541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. Since the late 1960s the Indonesian island of Batam has been transformed from a sleepy fishing village to a booming frontier town, where foreign investment, mostly from neighboring Singapore, converges with inexpensive land and labor. This book explores the experiences of migrants and tourists who pass through Batam. Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFN; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833152
- ISBN
- 9780824833152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.42
€ 31.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832964
- ISBN
- 9780824832964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. Koreans are highly religious, yet no single religious community enjoys dominance. This book explores the different religions in Korea, emphasizing the attitudes and aspirations of the Korean people rather than ideology. It also studies the role of different religions in shaping Korea. Series: Dimensions of Asian Spirituality. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HRA; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832575
- ISBN
- 9780824832575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
Paperback. A collection of essays, which take stock of globalization's complexities. It pursues critical feminist inquiry about women, gender, and sexualities and produces insights into changing life patterns in Asian and Pacific Island societies. Editor(s): Ferguson, Kathy E.; Mironesco, Monique. Num Pages: 408 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832414
- ISBN
- 9780824832414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.21
€ 52.21
Hardcover. Koreans are highly religious, yet no single religious community enjoys dominance. This book explores the Korean spirituality and emphasizes the attitudes and aspirations of the Korean people rather than ideology. It studies the role of different religions in Korea. Series: Dimensions of Asian Spirituality. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HRA; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832339
- ISBN
- 9780824832339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832230
- ISBN
- 9780824832230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Buswell, Robert E.; Lee, Timothy S. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HRAF; HRAX; HRC; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832063
- ISBN
- 9780824832063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. Explores the transformation of Buddhism from the premodern to the contemporary era in Japan and the central role its visual culture has played in this transformation. Although Buddhism is generally regarded as peripheral to modern Japanese society, this book demonstrates otherwise. Num Pages: 368 pages, 157 illustrations, 46 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACQ; ACX; AGR; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831912
- ISBN
- 9780824831912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Hardcover. Presents a study of the detective story's arrival in Japan. This title tells the story of Japan's adoption of this Western literary form at a time when the nation was also remaking itself in the image of the Western powers. It explores the possible modes for cultural borrowing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSB; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831882
- ISBN
- 9780824831882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.21
€ 75.21
Paperback. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831776
- ISBN
- 9780824831776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Hardcover. Analyzes the multiple and complex ways in which urban Chinese subjects saw themselves interacting with the new visual culture that emerged during the turbulent period between the 1880s and the 1930s. This work examines the media and visual forms, including lithography, photography, advertising, film, and theatrical performances. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; AFH; AJ; AS; JFD; JHMC; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830939
- ISBN
- 9780824830939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.81
€ 79.81
Paperback. Explores the intersection of art, identity politics, and tourism in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Based on long-term ethnographic research, this book offers a portrayal of the Sa'dan Toraja, a predominantly Christian minority group in the world's most populous Muslim country. It illustrates how art can serve as a catalyst in identity politics. Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 illustrations, 15 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FMN; ACBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830724
- ISBN
- 9780824830724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Paperback. Moving beyond the entrenched categories that can hamper our understanding of other views, this book demonstrates the real-life connections between the "religious" and the "psychological." It shows how such beliefs and practices are used, sometimes strategically, in people's constructions of themselves, and in their attempts at social positioning. Num Pages: 248 pages, 18 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HRE; JFSR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830175
- ISBN
- 9780824830175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to the representation of male homosexuality in Chinese cinemas. This work states that representations of male homosexuality in Chinese film are polyphonic and multifarious, posing a challenge to monolithic and essentialized constructions of both "Chineseness" and "homosexuality." Num Pages: 364 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824829094
- ISBN
- 9780824829094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.27
€ 78.27
Paperback. Examines the critical role of language in Korean culture and society. Several topics representative of Korean socio-cultural vocabulary are discussed, followed by a consideration of Korean honorifics and other related issues. All chapters in this volume are accompanied by a set of student questions and a useful bibliography. Editor(s): Sohn, Ho-Min. Series: KLEAR Textbooks in Korean Language. Num Pages: 312 pages, 81 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826949
- ISBN
- 9780824826949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825119
- ISBN
- 9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.15
€ 74.15
Hardcover. This work examines historical perceptions of nature in China and the relationship between insider and outsider, state and village, top-down conservation policy and community autonomy. Num Pages: 348 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 12 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825065
- ISBN
- 9780824825065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.81
€ 79.81
Hardcover. This text examines the ways in which people of the Red River Delta make sense of their bodies, illness and medicine. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to its subject, weaving together history, ethnography, cultural geography and survey materials to provide an account of local practices. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFH; JHMC; JHMP; MBN; MBX; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824824747
- ISBN
- 9780824824747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.81
€ 79.81