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Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1QFM; HBG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067232
- ISBN
- 9780231067232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.84
€ 48.84
Paperback. -- "New York Times Book Review" Num Pages: 375 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 220 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069090
- ISBN
- 9780231069090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24
€ 55.24
Paperback. Based on the author's ethnographic research in India, the book explores the psychology of Hinduism, and offers an innovative synthesis of psychoanylsis with modern anthropological theories of cultural difference. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078696
- ISBN
- 9780231078696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.47
€ 50.47
The first of a two-volume sourcebook of the Korean civilization, which emcompasses social, intellectual and religious traditions from Neolithic times to the present day. It focuses on the following dynasties: Three Kingdoms, Koryo, Early Choson, Late Choson and Modern. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 750 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079129
- ISBN
- 9780231079129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
Paperback. This psychocultural ethnography of the Toraja wet-rice farmers of Indonesia provides a rich portrait of Torajan life and contributes to debates on the relationship between culture and individual psychology. Num Pages: 313 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231084239
- ISBN
- 9780231084239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.65
€ 52.65
Paperback. Explores the interrelationship of mind, self, emotion and the development of moral consciousness in the Nepalese city of Bhaktapur. The author investigates how the citizens have developed moral awareness in the context of cultural life. Num Pages: 342 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HRG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231084390
- ISBN
- 9780231084390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.97
€ 45.97
Paperback. Volume 2 deals with the legacy of these traditions in modern times. Series: Records of Civilization Sources & Study S. Num Pages: 406 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086059
- ISBN
- 9780231086059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.74
€ 70.74
These twenty-nine original essays focuses on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural influences. Editor(s): Heinrich, Amy Vladeck. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096966
- ISBN
- 9780231096966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.57
€ 108.57
Paperback. A study of India's struggle towards independence, which examines the quest in the broader context of the USA's response to the question of Asian nationalism. The author views American foreign policy at a time of important change in America's attitude towards the colonial world. Num Pages: 393 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231100458
- ISBN
- 9780231100458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.87
€ 55.87
Hardback. A trenchant reappraisal of Chinese communist foreign policy that provides the first comprehensive analysis of the actual party documents, memoirs, and writings of Mao Zedong that have only recently become available. Num Pages: 343 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPFC; JPHF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103107
- ISBN
- 9780231103107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.36
€ 147.36
Paperback. A trenchant reappraisal of Chinese communist foreign policy that provides the first comprehensive analysis of the actual party documents, memoirs, and writings of Mao Zedong that have only recently become available. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103114
- ISBN
- 9780231103114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.08
€ 53.08
Tells the story of the courageous men who agreed to put their lives in danger to perform a critical mission in which they could not be officially acknowledged. This book chronicles the communist air attack on Site 85, the only such aerial bombing of the entire Vietnam War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103169
- ISBN
- 9780231103169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 147.98
€ 147.98
In this collection of original essays, leading scholars of East Asian studies seek to define the deeply religious dimensions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian thought and practice in order to demonstrate its intellectual connections with other traditions of thought--such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Shintoism--at specific junctures in history. Editor(s): Cohen, Irene; Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; HPDF; HRAB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103527
- ISBN
- 9780231103527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
A prominent member of the Manhattan Project, Robert Serber was one of a team of scientists who assembled the bombs on Tinina Island for transport to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was also one of the first Americans to walk among the Japanese ruins after the catastrophe. This revealing self portrait is the story of Serber's life before, during, and after World War II. Series: George B. Pegram Lectures S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 67 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWMN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105460
- ISBN
- 9780231105460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.68
€ 82.68
Paperback. Tucker has assembled a range of interviews with key figures in the history of Sino-American diplomacy. Among the many topics addressed are the Korean War, Nixon's historic trip to China, the Vietnam War, Tiananmen Square, Taiwan, and Tibet. Editor(s): Tucker, Nancy Bernkopf. Num Pages: 638 pages, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 638
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106313
- ISBN
- 9780231106313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.88
€ 54.88
Paperback. The autobiographical novel and final work of one of the Communist Party's youngest, most popular, and most intellectual members is both an astonishing personal testament and a panoramic view of Russia on the eve of a revolution that transformed the twentieth century. Translator(s): Shriver, George H. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1F; 2AGR; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107310
- ISBN
- 9780231107310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.70
€ 55.70
Paperback. The story of a grassroots political movement that flourished throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFFA; JFFB; JFSG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108591
- ISBN
- 9780231108591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.18
€ 50.18
The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism. Num Pages: 698 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 698
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114387
- ISBN
- 9780231114387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 167.89
€ 167.89
Paperback. This is a collection of journals written by Japanese men and women - from all levels of society - who journeyed to American, Europe and China between 1860 and 1920. The diaries record personal views of the countries and their cultures, and express sentiments ranging from delight to disillusionment. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; BG; BJ; HBJF; JFC; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114431
- ISBN
- 9780231114431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.97
€ 56.97
Paperback. The Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867 keeping the island nation isolated from the rest of the world for more than 250 years. This book chronicles the period's literary output, providing the history of premodern Japanese literature. It presents various genres that arose, including haiku, Kabuki, and the prose of the merchant class. Num Pages: 606 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114677
- ISBN
- 9780231114677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48