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East Asia, Far East

Hardback. The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. Num Pages: 260 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
3rd ed.
SKU
V9780231068048
ISBN
9780231068048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.01
€ 48.78

Hardback. Examines how China's three late imperial dynasties - the Yuan, Ming, and Qing - conquered, colonized, and assumed control of the southwest. This book also highlights the response to China's colonization of the southwest. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b/w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025912
ISBN
9780674025912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.37

Hardback. This book examines how, at the turn of the 19th century, Japanese fiction used melodrama's binary morality-the battle between good and evil-to generate alternative models of family to answer the needs of a modernizing society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 figures, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757775
ISBN
9780804757775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99

Paperback. Illustrates the cultural significance of film and its power as a vehicle for social change. This book reveals the intricacies of the cultural movement and explores its connections to other art forms such as photography, drama, and literature. It looks at the cultural history of Chinese through the lens of this seminal moment in Shanghai cinema. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 285 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226982380
ISBN
9780226982380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Cheng, Jim. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; APF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173827
ISBN
9780231173827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.43
€ 103.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; DQ; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824866365
ISBN
9780824866365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.05

Hardback. An original, substantial contribution to interpretive archaeology (the first of its kind for Japan and East Asia), An Archaeological History of Japan addresses a broad range of issues concerning the self-identification of groups and the use of the past in contemporary society. Series: Archaeology, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HB; HD; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 645.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236514
ISBN
9780812236514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.19

hardcover. Focuses on the dialogue between the American anthropological tradition and Korea, from Korea's first treaty with the United States to the end of World War II, with the goal of rereading anthropology's history and theoretical development through its Pacific frontier. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285613
ISBN
9780803285613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.14

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
131
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402075179
ISBN
9781402075179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardcover. The rapid urban development of China is a topic that has grabbed the attention of the world. This book shows how some thirty contemporary Chinese art photographers have used it as a springboard for their practice. It is suitable for photography aficionados and anyone with an interest in China or contemporary culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 132 illustrations, 115 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500544433
ISBN
9780500544433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 6.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 maps, 1 recorded music items, 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512. Scandal, Shipwreck, and Salvation in Seventeenth-Century Japan. 280 pages, 3 maps, 1 recorded music items, 11 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight: 512.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158541
ISBN
9780231158541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.74
€ 40.48

Hardback. Jung-Sun N. Han examines the role of liberal intellectuals in reshaping transnational ideas and internationalist aspirations into national values and imperial ambitions in early twentieth-century Japan. Han's focus is on the ideas and activities of Yoshino Sakuzo (1878--1933), who was a champion of prewar Japanese liberalism and Taisho democracy. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 10 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065710
ISBN
9780674065710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 142 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352423
ISBN
9780764352423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.06

Paperback. An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy unlocks the mystery of ancient Chinese philosophy and unravels the complexity of Chinese Buddhism by placing them in the contemporary context of discourse. * Elucidates the central issues and debates in Chinese philosophy, its different schools of thought, and its major philosophers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129503
ISBN
9781405129503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.06

Hardback. An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy unlocks the mystery of ancient Chinese philosophy and unravels the complexity of Chinese Buddhism by placing them in the contemporary context of discourse. * Elucidates the central issues and debates in Chinese philosophy, its different schools of thought, and its major philosophers. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129497
ISBN
9781405129497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.02

Hardcover. Translation of: Initiation calligraphie japonaise. Num Pages: 80 pages, 148 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 287 x 14. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352188
ISBN
9780764352188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.69

Hardcover. This comprehensive overview of the modern Chinese economy by a noted expert from China offers a quality and breadth of coverage. In this book, the author provides an introduction to China's economy since 1949 and original insights based on his own extensive research. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470826041
ISBN
9780470826041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.94

Paperback. Translator(s): Dilworth, David A.; Hurst, G. Cameron, III. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. 312 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPS; JPA. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight: 420. Translator(s): Dilworth, David A.; Hurst, G.Cameron.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150736
ISBN
9780231150736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. Sho Konishi traces the emergence from 1860 to 1930 of transnational networks of Russian and Japanese "cooperatist anarchists" devoted to creating a state-free society. Arguing that this radical movement forms one of the intellectual foundations of modern Japan, Konishi offers a new approach to Japanese history that challenges Western narratives. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073319
ISBN
9780674073319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.29

Paperback. A work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife. It explores how Chinese authors, including Daoists and non-Buddhists, received and deployed ideas about rebirth from the third to the sixth centuries CE. In tracing the antecedents of these scriptures, it presents non-Buddhist accounts that provide detail on the realms of the dead. Num Pages: 234 pages, A Lillienthal title. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259881
ISBN
9780520259881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.04

Hardback. In the sixteenth century, European missionaries brought a foreign and global religion to China. Converts then transformed this new religion into a local one. This book focuses on the Catholic communities of Fuan county in northeast Fujian. It suggests that Christianity became part of a pre-existing pluralistic, local religious space. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRCC7; HRCX7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035966
ISBN
9780674035966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.29

Paperback. Follows one family through six hundred years of Chinese history and brings to life the epic narrative of the nation, from the fourteenth century through the Cultural Revolution. The author draws from rare manuscripts and archival and oral history sources to provide an uncommonly personal and intimate glimpse into Chinese family history. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267008
ISBN
9780520267008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Hardback. An history of the early Chinese ancestral cult, particularly its cognitive aspects. It intends to excavate the cult's color and vitality and to quell assumptions that it was no more than a simplistic and uninspired exchange of food for longevity, of prayers for prosperity. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 484 pages, 6 halftones; 2 line art. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056077
ISBN
9780674056077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.37

paperback. An up-to-date synthesis of archaeological discoveries in the upper and middle Yangzi River region of China, including the Three Gorges Dam reservoir zone. Series: Case Studies in Early Societies. Num Pages: 428 pages, 63 b/w illus. 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678. Centers and Peripheries Along the Yangzi River. Series: Case Studies in Early Societies. 428 pages, 63 b/w illus. 16 maps. An up-to-date synthesis of archaeological discoveries in the upper and middle Yangzi River region of China, including the Three Gorges Dam reservoir zone. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight: 678.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521727662
ISBN
9780521727662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.54

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