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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. Explores the history of Japanese imperialism in Manchuria from the acquisition of a railway concession following the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 to the founding of the puppet state of Manchoukuo in 1932. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012066
ISBN
9780674012066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.07

Hardcover. A study of governance in the emerging global domain, this book traces the evolution of global public policy making by focusing on four entities: a globalizing sector (health); a global disease (HIV/AIDS); a global organization (the Global Fund); and a major sovereign state (China). Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137020826
ISBN
9781137020826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Paperback. This is the most comprehensive, in-depth account of how Chinese foreign and security policy is made and implemented during the reform era. It includes the contributions of more than a dozen scholars who undertook field research in the People's Republic of China, South Korea, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Lampton, David M. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 31. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740562
ISBN
9780804740562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.01

Hardback. This is the most comprehensive, in-depth account of how Chinese foreign and security policy is made and implemented during the reform era. It includes the contributions of more than a dozen scholars who undertook field research in the People's Republic of China, South Korea, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Lampton, David M. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740555
ISBN
9780804740555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811004933
ISBN
9789811004933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.25

Hardback. Based on more than two decades of research conducted on five continents, this work focuses on the activities of members of the Society of Jesus from its foundation to the eve of its expulsion from the Portuguese world. Num Pages: 748 pages, 23 half-tones 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FKA; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
748
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722711
ISBN
9780804722711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.00

hardcover. A landmark study of the long-term dynamics of Chinese village history proposing a new framework for understanding pre-modern economies in Asia. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107046221
ISBN
9781107046221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.82

Hardback. This reassessment of the critical issues in modern Chinese history traces social, economic and ecological change in northern China during the late Qing Dynasty. It maps changes in local finance, farming, transportation, taxation and popular protest, and analyzes their consequences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080515
ISBN
9780520080515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.79
€ 48.30

Hardback. Rebecca E. Karl interrogates the concept and practice of "the economic" as it was understood in China in the 1930s and the 1980s and 90s, showing how the use of Eurocentric philosophies, narratives, and conceptions of the economic that exist outside lived experiences fail to capture modern China's complex history. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363101
ISBN
9780822363101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.00

Paperback. Rebecca E. Karl interrogates the concept and practice of "the economic" as it was understood in China in the 1930s and the 1980s and 90s, showing how the use of Eurocentric philosophies, narratives, and conceptions of the economic that exist outside lived experiences fail to capture modern China's complex history. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363217
ISBN
9780822363217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. In pre-modern Japan, wolves were worshipped as sacred; with the spread of rabies in the 18th century, they became feared and hunted; by 1905 wolves had disappeared from the country. This book examines how and why wolves became extinct in Japan, and the changing attitudes toward nature that are implied. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PSVW7; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988146
ISBN
9780295988146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.33

Hardback. Series: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 158 pages, 158 colour, 87 black & white photographs, 7 line art, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBWQ; HDR; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 289 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623494667
ISBN
9781623494667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.10

Paperback. * In the tradition of Tim Severin's bestselling tales of intrepid exploration. * Adventure travel book by explorer in search of the unseen camels of Tartary in forbidden China. Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 16, Col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; WNC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111469
ISBN
9780349111469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Hardcover. The first book-length examination of the lingering political legacy of the wartime imprisonment of people of Japanese ancestry in Canada and the United States. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795746
ISBN
9780804795746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

Hardback. A sophisticated and significant contribution to the literature on state building and the history of international relations, The Logic of Conformity is a fascinating study of how the concept of sovereignty is reshaped by the entrance of newcomers. Series: Japan and Global Society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442641884
ISBN
9781442641884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

hardcover. Blending questionnaire surveys, interviews and observation, this book offers a thorough critical analysis of the rise of the new commercial ethic in Chinese society and in the media and communications sector at the historic turning point of the late 1980s. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 393.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Germany
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642320477
ISBN
9783642320477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138863187
ISBN
9781138863187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 28.24

The opening months of 1951 comprised the first winter of the Korean War, and the fighting was as intense as the weather. This book analyzes this significant period and its effects on the remainder of the war. It is the first of three volumes about the Korean War that focus on combat experiences at the ground level. Editor(s): Bowers, William T. Series: AN AUSA Title, Battles and Campaigns Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 photographs, 35 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBWS1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125084
ISBN
9780813125084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.61

Paperback. Challenges the notion that globalization encourages economic convergence. Analyzing the social, political, and economic conditions underpinning the rise of various organizational forms, this book shows that business groups, small enterprises, and foreign multinationals play different economic roles depending on a country's path to development. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1FPKS; 1KLSA; JFFS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 271 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116334
ISBN
9780691116334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.93

Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106227
ISBN
9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

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