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paperback. Anthropologists have long sought to extricate their work from the policies and agendas of those who dominate - and often oppress - their native subjects. This title looks at a troubling chapter in American anthropology that reveals what happens when anthropologists fail to make fundamental ethnic and political distinctions in their work. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 166 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220737
- ISBN
- 9780803220737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.47
€ 27.47
Hardcover. This book offers new approaches and insights into the relationships between heritage tourism and notions of modernity, identity building and sustainable development in China. It demonstrates that the role of the state, politics, institutional arrangements and tradition have a considerable impact on perceptions of these notions. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845415938
- ISBN
- 9781845415938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.74
€ 164.74
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Chinese advertising as an industry, a discourse and profession in China s search for modernity and cultural globalization. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFDV; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671178
- ISBN
- 9780745671178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Chinese advertising as an industry, a discourse and profession in China s search for modernity and cultural globalization. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFDV; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671161
- ISBN
- 9780745671161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
paperback. An easy-to-use identification guide to the 140 butterfly species most commonly seen in Borneo (covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan) that is perfect for residents and visitors alike. Series: Naturalist's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages, c200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 128. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906780692
- ISBN
- 9781906780692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.57
€ 17.99
€ 13.57
Paperback. "One of America's most astute revealers of Iranian culture and identity."-Reza Aslan, The Atlantic Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340631
- ISBN
- 9780393340631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
paperback. Introduces readers to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. This work reveals a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047416
- ISBN
- 9780141047416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Hardback. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFN; JHM; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450199
- ISBN
- 9781845450199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.80
€ 148.80
Hardcover. Essential reading for an understanding of economic and political relations between China and the West in the nineteenth century. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; JPS; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9781784531331
- ISBN
- 9781784531331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 805.81
€ 805.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633862
- ISBN
- 9780691633862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.61
€ 133.61
Hardback. From the very early yin/yang cosmology to later developments of Daoist and Confucian philosophies and ethics, Chinese animals gained new meanings related to their historical contexts. This book explores these new findings, using the colourful animal images and their evolving symbolic meanings to gain insight into aspects of Chinese art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141528
- ISBN
- 9780300141528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.10
€ 86.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; JFFN; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638. Rites and Rights in Minority Repatriation. 336 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; JFFN; JPS; LNDA1. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153362
- ISBN
- 9780231153362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.74
€ 98.74
Paperback. Surabaya is Indonesia's second largest city but is not well known to the outside world. This text offers an alternative to the Jakarta-centric focus of most writing on the country. Exploration of this eventful economic history gives insight into Indonesia's modern economic development. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802216
- ISBN
- 9780896802216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Paperback. Dien Bien Phu, in 1954, was the great climactic battle in French Indochina that led to the defeat of the French colonial regime by the Viet Minh nationalists. This book is an account of that great battle, by a leading defence analyst who was himself an eye-witness. Series: History of War S. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 maps, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc.
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781574888409
- ISBN
- 9781574888409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.34
€ 18.34
Paperback. PRIVATIZING CHINA INSIDE CHINA'S STOCK MARKETS In more depth than any other, this highly readable book lays bare why China's capital markets have fallen so far short of their promise. It is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the realities and the future of an extraordinary economic transformation. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470822142
- ISBN
- 9780470822142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.94
€ 72.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248373
- ISBN
- 9781909248373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.95
€ 23.99
€ 20.95
Hardcover. Defeated by Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists fled to Taiwan to establish a rival state, thereby creating the Two Chinas dilemma that vexes international diplomacy to this day. Hsiao-ting Lin challenges this conventional narrative, showing the many ways the ad hoc creation of this not fully sovereign state was accidental and serendipitous. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659810
- ISBN
- 9780674659810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239576
- ISBN
- 9780226239576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardcover. Through her successive drives for gender equality, human rights, political reform, Taiwan independence, and, currently, environmental protection, Lu has played a key role in Taiwan's evolution from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993645
- ISBN
- 9780295993645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.58
€ 57.58
Hardback. Translator(s): Wang, Yi-T'ung. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640655
- ISBN
- 9780691640655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.37
€ 156.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Hu, Fang; Xiaoyu, Wang. Num Pages: illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMB; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vitamin Creative Space
- Edition
- Pap/Pmplt
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863357726
- ISBN
- 9783863357726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11
Paperback. A fine reading copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Distributed by China Publications Centre
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KRS0016782
- ISBN
- 9780835109871
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 350 Color Photographs and Diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602200104
- ISBN
- 9781602200104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.45
€ 35.99
€ 34.45
Hardback. A study of village governance in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century China that reinterprets peasant behavior, village community, and state-society relations. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 tables, 2 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750912
- ISBN
- 9780804750912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.70
€ 96.70