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Hardcover. This is a detailed study of the changing nature and limits of academic freedom in pre-war Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the eve of World War II. The analysis is complemented by an extensive use of biographical and archival material. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520078215
ISBN
9780520078215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.17
€ 52.56

Paperback. In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979, it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society that led to democracy eight years later. This volume examines the transformation as a study in the politics of modernization, contextualizing many historical ambiguities in South Korea's trajectory toward sustainable economic growth. Editor(s): Kim, Byung-Kook; Vogel, Ezra F. Num Pages: 744 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 40. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
744
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072312
ISBN
9780674072312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.02

Paperback. This much-needed new textbook introduces readers to the development of China's welfare polices since its conception of an open-door policy of 1978. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348807
ISBN
9781861348807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.65

Paperback. Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851-64). Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521104869
ISBN
9780521104869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.86

Hardcover. Originally created by the artists of the ukiyo-e school of the floating world to advertise brothels in 17th-century Yoshiwara, this book includes spring pictures (shunga) that transcended class and gender in Japan the years. This book focuses on this art form within Japanese social and cultural history. Editor(s): Clark, Timothy; Gerstle, C.Andrew; Ishigami, Aki. Num Pages: 566 pages, 420 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 297 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3076.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
566
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124766
ISBN
9780714124766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.90
€ 49.66

Paperback. The revised and expanded edition of this essential guide to Chinese cinema includes brings together 35 essays, including 14 brand new articles, by leading international scholars, addressing key films from the 1930s to the present, including Hero, Farewell My Concubine and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFG; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844572373
ISBN
9781844572373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.02

Paperback. This volume analyzes the US and Japanese economies; their trade and financial relationships; and their roles in the provision of international public goods such as development assistance, environmental protection, and international security. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Peterson Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322866
ISBN
9780881322866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardback. Helps the United States and the rest of the world better comprehend the facts and dynamics underpinning China's rise. This book analyzes the data on China's economy, foreign and domestic policy, and national security. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324174
ISBN
9780881324174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.90

Hardback. Japan is shifting onto a new trajectory for a more muscular national security policy, US-Japan alliance ties functioning for regional and global security, and the encirclement of China's influence in East Asia. The author explores how PM Abe Shinzo's doctrine may prove contradictory and counter-productive to Japanese national interests. Num Pages: 114 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQ; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137514240
ISBN
9781137514240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publisher
Milk & Cookies Press (US)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0017278
ISBN
9781596873025
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Milk & Cookies Press (US)
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0004057
ISBN
9781596873025
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Provides a challenge to the China-centred narrative of the Qing conquest through comparative frontier history and a pioneering use of indigenous sources. This title focuses on the Tai domains of China's Yunnan frontier, part of the politically fluid borderlands, where local, indigenous leaders were crucial actors in an arena of imperial rivalry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone, 7 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021716
ISBN
9780674021716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.85
€ 72.57

Paperback. This study examines the case for and against regional financial arrangements in East Asia. It describes the CMI, compares it with financial agreements in other regions, and recommends how the initiative can preserve its complementarity to multilateral institutions and be strengthened. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 122 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323382
ISBN
9780881323382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. The controversy within the United States over China's exchange rate policy has generated a series of legislative proposals to restrict the discretion of the US Treasury Department in determining currency manipulation. This book reviews Treasury's reports to Congress on exchange rate policy and Congress' treatment of them. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 112 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324198
ISBN
9780881324198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. In an era marked by atrocities perpetrated on a grand scale, the tragedy of the comfort women - mostly Korean women forced into prostitution by Japanese army - endures as one of the darkest events of World War II. This study reveals that the forces of Japanese colonialism and Korean patriarchy together determined the fate of Korean comfort women. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones, 4 maps, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226767772
ISBN
9780226767772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Republication of the pioneering classic study of modern Chinese fiction. Num Pages: 776 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
776
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213112
ISBN
9780253213112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.67

Hardcover. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 427 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403917782
ISBN
9781403917782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.96

Paperback. A fascinating account of the Na society, which functions without the institution of marriage. Translator(s): Hustvedt, Asti. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
505
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951139
ISBN
9781890951139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.42

Hardback. One linchpin of China's expansion has been township and village enterprises (TVEs), a vast group of firms with diverse modes of ownership and structure. This book explores the emergence and success of rural enterprises. It also examines how ordinary rural residents have made sense of and participated in the industrialization engulfing them. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KN; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027831
ISBN
9780674027831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. Contemplates modern history from the perspective of Tibetan women. This book uncovers stories of Tibetan women's courage, resourcefulness, and spiritual strength in the face of the loss and hardship since the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950. Num Pages: 278 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTD; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989532
ISBN
9780295989532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.31

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