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Paperback. Accessible and scholarly, this classic book considers the underlying philosophy and the aesthetics of Chinese art and poetry, the expression of the Taoist approach to existence. Chung-yuan Chang's always lucid narrative explores the relationship between the Tao and the creative arts, introducing classic paintings and poems to bring Taoism to life. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; HPDF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848190504
- ISBN
- 9781848190504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.81
€ 24.99
€ 24.81
Hardcover. This new history of modern Japan covers its transformation from a small country on the fringe of international politics to the major world power it is today. Professor Tsuzuki traces Japan's pursuit of power, first by military and then by economic means, in this revealing history of the fastest-growing economic power of the 20th century. Num Pages: 562 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198205890
- ISBN
- 9780198205890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 301.70
€ 301.70
Paperback. This collection of seminal primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from the sixteenth century to the present day lays the groundwork for understanding Korean civilization and demonstrates how leading intellectuals and public figures in Korea have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they lived in. Editor(s): Ch'oe, Yongho; Lee, Peter H.; De Bary, William Theodore; Yongho, Ch'oe. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120319
- ISBN
- 9780231120319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.04
€ 49.99
€ 43.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Fletcher, Cindy. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PHDY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634841658
- ISBN
- 9781634841658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.18€ 141.42
€ 192.18
€ 141.42
Hardback. Explores how Asian Americans figured in the effort to shape the credibility of American democracy during the Cold War, even while their perceived "foreignness" cast them as likely alien subversives Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 285 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBLW3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814759356
- ISBN
- 9780814759356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.53
€ 87.53
Paperback. Photography and China is the first overview of the subject to be published in English, bringing together commercial, art and documentary photography. With a constant focus on the images, and the studios or individuals that created them, Claire Roberts describes the long tradition of Chinese photography. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; AJC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861899118
- ISBN
- 9781861899118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.33
€ 34.33
Hardback. This book develops new ways of thinking beyond the nation as a form of political community by transcending ethnonational categories of 'us' and 'them'. Drawing on scholarship and cases spanning Pacific Asia and Europe, it provides a constructive agenda for critical nationalism studies. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFN; JPFN; JPVH1; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447326281
- ISBN
- 9781447326281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.72
€ 76.72
Hardback. Colonial Collecting and Display follows the compelling history of a particular set of such objects, tracing their physical and conceptual transformation from objects of indigenous use to accessioned objects in a museum collection in the south of England. Series: Museum and Collections. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAS; GM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459411
- ISBN
- 9780857459411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.23
€ 149.23
Paperback. Taking the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet in 1959 as its starting point, this book offers an interpretation of the ways in which the idea of Tibet has been imagined by Tibetan artists in exile in India and in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; ACXJ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890399
- ISBN
- 9781861890399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.88
€ 33.88
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4+ figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843312499
- ISBN
- 9781843312499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.62
€ 127.62
Paperback. Last seen taking her beloved brown Burmese cat Claudius on a final tour of the United States, Clare de Vries now searches for the perfect replacement in Burma and Thailand. In Burma, Clare encounters brave and dignified people from all walks of life, struggling in this beautiful yet politically oppressed country. But no cats. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FMT; WNGC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KTM0000580
- ISBN
- 9780747563846
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. For millions of people around the world, Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition, the Dalai Lama a spiritual guide. This book addresses the question of who has the right to represent Tibet in museums and beyond. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AB; GM; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317472
- ISBN
- 9780226317472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. Begins with the British public's first encounter with Tibetan culture in 1854. This book examines the role of imperial collectors and photographers in representations of the region and visits competing museums of Tibet in India and Lhasa. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213170
- ISBN
- 9780226213170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.01
€ 41.01
Paperback. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 110 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 265 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236520
- ISBN
- 9781780236520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.89
€ 30.99
€ 30.89
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847886972
- ISBN
- 9781847886972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.39
€ 35.99
€ 30.39
Paperback. This companion text to "College Korean" intends to enable students to continue their development of Korean language skills and enrich their understanding of Korea. Because language is a fundamental component of culture, the book covers themes relating to Korea's cultural customs and social issues. Num Pages: 374 pages, 4 line illustrations, 3 maps, 2 music examples. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; CJB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222953
- ISBN
- 9780520222953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.52
€ 55.52
Paperback. Throughout his life, Clarence Adams exhibited self-reliance, ambition, ingenuity, courage, and a commitment to learning - character traits often equated with the successful pursuit of the American Dream. This title talks about Adams. Editor(s): Adams, Della; Carlson, Lewis H. Num Pages: 176 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495951
- ISBN
- 9781558495951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Peters, Clarence J.; Hansen, Marshall. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 239 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622574452
- ISBN
- 9781622574452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.50€ 125.79
€ 187.50
€ 125.79
Paperback. Presents a description of the economic and ecological organization of rural Korean domestic groups Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 27 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; JFSL9; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992761
- ISBN
- 9780295992761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.80
€ 41.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Sorensen, Clark W.; Arai, Andrea Gevurtz. Series: Center for Korea Studies Publications. Num Pages: 376 pages, 73 colour illustrations, 73 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; HPS; JHB; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998428
- ISBN
- 9780295998428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.89
€ 53.89