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Paperback. A report that contains the findings from marine biological assessments of fifty-two sites around the coast of Bali. It collects data on biodiversity and coral reef health in order to provide recommendations for the government of Bali to establish a network of marine protected areas. Editor(s): Mustika, Putu Liza Kusuma; Ratha, I Made Jaya; Purwanto, Saleh. Series: RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Num Pages: 135 pages, 72 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; PSAF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934151518
- ISBN
- 9781934151518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. As urban areas have grown and sprawl has spread in recent decades, metropolitan governments have begun to look beyond city borders, establishing regional partnerships to help them deal with issues of transit, resource use, and more. This title examines this trend through a close comparative study of seven metropolitan areas in Israel and Germany. Editor(s): Heinelt, Hubert; Razin, Eran; Zimmermann, Karsten. Num Pages: 350 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593394015
- ISBN
- 9783593394015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.44
€ 69.44
Paperback. The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan in the heart of Central Asia is home to the city of Osh, which is commonly discussed as an epicenter of radical Islamism and political instability, yet also fully globalized. The author explores what this means for the everyday lives of the city's young people. Series: Eigene und Fremde Welten. Num Pages: 337 pages, 9 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FCK; JFFS; JFSP2; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593398891
- ISBN
- 9783593398891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 206 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCK; AJCR; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 301 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777438054
- ISBN
- 9783777438054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00€ 63.61
€ 67.00
€ 63.61
Hardcover. In March 2009, the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague, together with the University of Zurich, organized a seminar on Chinese legal culture. This title pays special attention to the question of Westernization, the role of globalization in the Chinese legal system, and the act of "translating" between Western and Asian legal systems. Editor(s): Tomasek, Michal; Muhlemann, Guido. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; LAM; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024619606
- ISBN
- 9788024619606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Paperback. The Sa'dan Toraja are an ethnic group who live primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This academic study examines the deep cultural shifts among the Toraja during the last century through the lens of their most important ritual-funerals. Num Pages: 170 pages, 40 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRC; HRKT; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024622286
- ISBN
- 9788024622286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.43
€ 33.43
Paperback. This is a survey of the evolving relationship between China and Denmark since first contact was made. One area that should be of particular interest to non-Danes is how the non-imperialistic Danish approach to China wrought a different perception of, and relationship with, the Chinese. Editor(s): Brodsgaard, Kjeld Erik; Kirkebaek, Mads. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; GT; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- NIAS Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788787062718
- ISBN
- 9788787062718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Hardcover. In her sequences of pictures, the author illustrates such scenes as feminist gatherings against violence and discrimination, the encroachment of large corporations in farmlands, and what the world may look like to a poor woman in a village in India. Num Pages: 200 pages, 200 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017685
- ISBN
- 9789381017685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.23
€ 60.23
Paperback. Born in 1945 in the Assamese town of Jorhat, Temsula Ao lost both her parents in quick succession when she was young. Left to fend for themselves, she and her five siblings ran wild, skipping school and wandering the streets. This is a memoir of those early years and the career they led to, which saw Ao become an acclaimed writer. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017982
- ISBN
- 9789381017982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.88
€ 18.99
€ 17.88
Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence - The Right to Heal; Inte...
Chatterji, Angana P.; Buluswar, Shashi; Kaur,...
Hardback. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFE; JFSJ1; JKV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757113
- ISBN
- 9789384757113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789385932069
- ISBN
- 9789385932069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
Hardcover. Analyzing well-known films by Chinese stars and crew, as well as the broad influence they have had on Hollywood directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, the author describes how notions of Chinese identity, culture, and popular film genres have been reinvented and repackaged by major US studios. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622090552
- ISBN
- 9789622090552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Hardcover. Engages cultural representations of the subjectivities and loyalties of Chinese migrant communities. This work explores the multitude of resurfacing histories of Chinese migrant communities and integrates this knowledge with debates on historiographic representation, multiple modernities, transnationalism and globalization. Editor(s): Riemenschnitter, Andrea; Madsen, Deborah L. Num Pages: 300 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622090798
- ISBN
- 9789622090798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. The first book in the English language to examine how the Buddha's nirvana was represented and received in the visual culture of China. Mining a selection of well-documented and well-preserved examples from the sixth to twelfth centuries, Lee offers a rea Num Pages: 372 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622091252
- ISBN
- 9789622091252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
Hardcover. Recounts how one woman's hope of building a new China gradually turned to disappointment, disillusionment and despair, reflecting the minds of China's intellectuals at the time. Num Pages: 192 pages, plate section of photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622091719
- ISBN
- 9789622091719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.62
€ 45.62
Paperback. This text contains a study of the ecology of the hills and streams of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 244 pages, 69 colour plates, 19 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; PSTS; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622093577
- ISBN
- 9789622093577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Paperback. This book looks beyond the articulated goals and accomplishments of the modernization of higher education in China. It delves into the grass roots reality and identifies the true achievements, the unintended outcomes and the major obstacles that still have to be overcome. Editor(s): Agelasto, Michael; Adamson, Bob. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622094505
- ISBN
- 9789622094505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
Paperback. "Ashes of Time", directed by the internationally-acclaimed Wong Kar-Wai, is one of the most distinguished films made in Hong Kong. This book analyses the nature and significance of the film. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622095854
- ISBN
- 9789622095854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.27
€ 33.27
Paperback. Wong Kar-wai's controversial film, "Happy Together", shows two gay Chinese men in Buenos Aires and probes masculinity, aggression, identity and homosexuality. This text examines this memorable film, placing it within the context of other films by Wong Kar-wai and other Hong Kong directors. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema. Num Pages: 140 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622095892
- ISBN
- 9789622095892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.73
€ 32.73
Paperback. Hong Kong cinema exploded into world culture during the 1990s, driven by its linkage with Hollywood's dynamic new digital special effects technologies. This book provides historical background to those events by analysing the culture, political and technological network surrounding Tsui Hark's 'Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain'. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema Series. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622096516
- ISBN
- 9789622096516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.56
€ 32.56