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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Hardback. This analysis of agrarian reform in the Philippines evaluates the capacity of new democratic regimes to promote redistributive agrarian reform, an issue of concern to developing countries throughout the world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPHV; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725309
ISBN
9780804725309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.87

Hardcover. The first in-depth exploration of the artistic and cultural achievements of China's "classical" era Num Pages: 336 pages, 325 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588396174
ISBN
9781588396174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.41
€ 45.40

Paperback. Tells stories of a young army captain who risked execution to swim from free-market Taiwan to Communist China, a barber who made $150 million in the gambling dens of Macau, and, the richest woman in China, a recycling tycoon known as the 'Wastepaper Queen'. This book describes the clash between the individual and the Communist Party's struggle. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589976
ISBN
9780099589976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, this book finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line illustration, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCF; KCS; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478. Labor Protests in China's Rustbelt and Sunbelt. 340 pages, Illustrations. Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, this book finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCF; KCS; KNXB. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250970
ISBN
9780520250970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

Hardback. Scholars have described the eighteenth century in China as a time of "state activism" and often associate the Taiping Rebellion and postbellum restoration efforts with the origins of elite activism. Seunghyun Han, however, argues that the ascendance of elite activism can be traced to the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns in the early nineteenth century. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737174
ISBN
9780674737174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.05

Hardback. This book argues that a combination of property rights reform, administrative fragmentation, and technological advance has caused the post-Mao Chinese state to lose a significant degree of control over "thought work," or the management of propagandistic communications flowing into and through Chinese society. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734615
ISBN
9780804734615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.63

Hardcover. Two of the most destructive moments of state violence in the 20th century occurred in Europe between 1933 and 1945 and in China between 1959 and 1961, the Great Leap famine. This is the first book to bring the two histories together in order to examine their differences and to understand if there are any similar processes of transmission at work. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857450869
ISBN
9780857450869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.87

Paperback. Considers setting and place as irreducible features of the human condition and sociocultural existence. Focusing on a range of periods in places from France to the Balkans and from Siberia to San Diego, this work concentrates on such subjects as the Lockean landscapes, 19th-century Australian and North American landscape paintings, and zoos. Num Pages: 448 pages, 15 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVWYB; 1FPC; 1HFGS; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 33. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822322665
ISBN
9780822322665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Explores the dynamic changes now taking place in the South Korean government as a result of recent social and economic liberalization. This title traces the emergence in Korea of a post-developmental state. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406609
ISBN
9780878406609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.82

Paperback. The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help. Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FM; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099506249
ISBN
9780099506249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Hardback. Illuminates various aspects of a central but unexplored area of American history: the midcentury Japanese American experience. This title includes case studies that focus on various developments relating to Japanese Americans in the aftermath of their wartime confinement, including resettlement nationwide. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271586
ISBN
9780520271586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.34
€ 56.38

Paperback. Illuminates various aspects of a central but unexplored area of American history: the midcentury Japanese American experience. This title includes case studies that focus on various developments relating to Japanese Americans in the aftermath of their wartime confinement, including resettlement nationwide. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480. Portraits in Midcentury Japanese American Life and Politics. 328 pages, illustrations. Illuminates various aspects of a central but unexplored area of American history: the midcentury Japanese American experience. This title includes case studies that focus on various developments relating to Japanese Americans in the aftermath of their wartime confinement, including resettlement nationwide. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight: 462.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271593
ISBN
9780520271593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

Hardback. Extends the study of China's "soft power" into theatre studies and looks more widely at syncretic traditions evolving in other long-term historic exchanges between Asia and Africa. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011466
ISBN
9781847011466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.60

Paperback. Examines writers, philosophers, and political leaders in China and the West, and reveals the extent to which they incorporate ideas about culture" and "aesthetics" in their theories and practices. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FPC; HPN; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324485
ISBN
9780822324485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jin, Hong Ryul. Num Pages: 444 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; MJP; MNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 7128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1715.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thieme Medical Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781626231436
ISBN
9781626231436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.66
€ 220.07

Paperback. About children and advertising in China, the country with the largest children population in the world. This book also draws conclusions about Chinese children as a market and it's implications for advertisers and marketers, parents, policy makers and social groups. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD; JFSP1; KJSA; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629961794
ISBN
9789629961794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.33

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

€ 22.80

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

€ 64.46

Paperback. Examines the social, psychological, legal, and ethical impact, perceived or proven, that may result from advertising in the booming Chinese market. This book provides readers with an understanding of the two-way relationship between advertising and Chinese society. Editor(s): Cheng, Hong; Chan, Kara. Num Pages: 315 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFDV; KJSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Copenhagen Business School Press
Number of pages
315
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763002271
ISBN
9788763002271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 276 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; 1KBCB; 1KBCL; 3JH; 3JJC; AJC; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926855219
ISBN
9781926855219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.51

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