East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
paperback. Reveals how and why US corporations helped replace the Goddess of Democracy that once stood in Tiananmen Square with the Gods of Mammon and Mars that dominate China. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Encounter Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9781594031229
- ISBN
- 9781594031229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.24
€ 18.24
Paperback. Examines why some states seek nuclear weapons while others renounce them. Looking at nine cases in East Asia and the Middle East, this book finds two distinct regional patterns. It shows how, in East Asia, the norm since the late 1960s has been to forswear nuclear weapons, and in the Middle East, the opposite is the case. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FP; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134680
- ISBN
- 9780691134680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.26
€ 49.99
€ 35.26
Hardcover. A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema provides the first comprehensive scholarly exploration of this unique global cinema. By embracing the interdisciplinary approach of contemporary film and cultural studies, this collection navigates theoretical debates while charting a new course for future research in Hong Kong film. Editor(s): Cheung, Esther M. K.; Marchetti, Gina; Yau, Esther C. M. Series: CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659281
- ISBN
- 9780470659281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.95
€ 210.95
Paperback. A look at how the Chinese Exclusion Act and later legislation affected Chinese American communities, who created fictitious "paper families" to subvert immigration policies. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337478
- ISBN
- 9780822337478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.87
€ 30.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. The devastation of the November 1938 pogrom, euphemistically known as 'Crystal Night', introduced a new level of Nazi horror that ended the author's family's happy life. This work describes the daily struggle to survive: overcrowding and disease, the underground world of criminals, hunger, heat, and humidity. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGHA; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803272811
- ISBN
- 9780803272811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.20
€ 18.99
€ 18.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Andrews, Ernest. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVUA; 1FPC; 3JJ; CFG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739164655
- ISBN
- 9780739164655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.97
€ 142.97
Paperback. Devoted to both Chinese immigrants and the American immigration officials who sought to keep them out following the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, this text explores the consequences for the Chinese and for the USA as a nation of immigrants. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 illustrations, 10 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807854488
- ISBN
- 9780807854488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82
€ 50.82
Hardback. This anthropological study of Chinese archaeologists shows how the discipline works within a Chinese social structure, and uncovers the complex underpinnings of that context. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD; JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809290
- ISBN
- 9780774809290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.98
€ 118.98
Paperback. Both a fascinating account by an informed outsider and a reminder of just how much China and the rest of the world have changed over the last fifty years, this is essential reading for anyone interested in East Asia and Asian history as a whole. Editor(s): Z Rcher, Erik-Jan; Zouw, Kim van der. Series: Asian History Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0 black and white; 9 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462981812
- ISBN
- 9789462981812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.05
€ 34.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. This enlightening book explores Chinese aspirations in space and the politico-militaristic implications of a looming space race. The national security objectives of the U.S. and China are examined, and there are insights into their space hardware. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 256 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908797
- ISBN
- 9781441908797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.53
€ 40.99
€ 33.53
Paperback. Erik Ringmar elucidates how Europeans spread "civilization" by barbarian means in the 1860 destruction of the palace of the emperor of China. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 268 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJD; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268914
- ISBN
- 9781137268914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Paperback. Series: Anthem European Studies. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843312413
- ISBN
- 9781843312413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.90
€ 31.90
Hardcover. Erik Ringmar elucidates how Europeans spread "civilization" by barbarian means in the 1860 destruction of the palace of the emperor of China. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 268 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; JHB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268907
- ISBN
- 9781137268907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Hardcover. A critical analysis of Australia's neoliberal state and role in the American imperial project in Asia. In exposing the causal mechanisms for violence and prospects for more wars it argues for emancipatory alternatives to the existing dominant and anti-democratic neoliberal governmentality. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1MBF; JPS; JPW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272775
- ISBN
- 9781137272775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Paperback. Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Num Pages: 376 pages, 45 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JJC; JHMC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538. Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet. 376 pages, illustrations. Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JJC; JHMC; PST. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight: 520.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269033
- ISBN
- 9780520269033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Hardback. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HRAM3; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231170345
- ISBN
- 9780231170345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Hardcover. Collisions between China and the rest of the world are among the most vexing challenges of history. This saga of mayhem and confusion, blunders and mistakes that brought the belligerents no credit, paints a coherent picture of China's rise from isolation to its emerging superpower position. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour /b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233002316
- ISBN
- 9780233002316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.74
€ 25.99
€ 17.74
Hardback. This collection of twenty essays provides an unprecedented overview of Chinese trade through the centuries, highlighting its scope, diversity, complexity, and the commodities that have linked it with Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Tagliacozzo, Eric; Chang, Wen-Chin. Num Pages: 552 pages, 22 photos, 25 tables, 15 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348818
- ISBN
- 9780822348818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.09
€ 146.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 283 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241718
- ISBN
- 9780520241718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 63.19
€ 82.32
€ 63.19
Hardcover. Kamishibai (paper theatre) is a fascinating and nearly vanished Japanese art form that paved the way for modern-day comic books and is central to the phenomenon of manga. This book examines the origin of the modern manga phenomenon. Num Pages: 304 pages, 250 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1348. The Art of Japanese Paper Theater. 304 pages, 250 full-colour illustrations. Kamishibai (paper theatre) is a fascinating and nearly vanished Japanese art form that paved the way for modern-day comic books and is central to the phenomenon of manga. This book examines the origin of the modern manga phenomenon. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC1. Dimension: 246 x 230 x 29. Weight: 1348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Abrams ComicArts
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810953031
- ISBN
- 9780810953031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.30
€ 36.99
€ 35.30