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East Asia, Far East

Paperback. Explores the history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of China. This book concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742534223
ISBN
9780742534223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521178723
ISBN
9780521178723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.03

Paperback. English translation of materials from a workshop on Confucian constitutionalism in May 2010 at the City University of Hong Kong. Editor(s): Bell, Daniel A.; Fan, Ruiping. Translator(s): Ryden, Edmund. Series: The Princeton-China Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173573
ISBN
9780691173573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.44

Hardback. As China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy. This book provides a standard for evaluating political progress in China and enriches the dialogue of possibilities available to this rapidly evolving nation. Editor(s): Bell, Daniel A.; Fan, Ruiping. Translator(s): Ryden, Edmund. Series: The Princeton-China Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154602
ISBN
9780691154602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.06

Paperback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as pure propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering this art music, stage works, posters, comics, literature in its longue duree, Barbara Mittler suggests it builds on a tradition of earlier works, allowing for proliferation in contemporary China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones, 113 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970533
ISBN
9780674970533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.51

Hardback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as mere propaganda, not only was liked in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art from the point of view of its longue duree, Mittler suggests that it built on a tradition of earlier art works, which allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 125 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065819
ISBN
9780674065819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.32
€ 52.13

Hardback. Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, travelling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterising the relationship between the imperial centre and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024540
ISBN
9780674024540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.51

Hardback. Uses examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. This book considers the intersections between elite social life, popular culture, and religion. Num Pages: 889 pages, 1 color illustration, 31 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
889
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215092
ISBN
9780520215092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.71
€ 72.97

Paperback. A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism offers a comprehensive, nuanced, and chronological account of the evolution of Buddhist religion in Japan from the sixth century to the present day. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Guides to Buddhism. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405167017
ISBN
9781405167017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.79

Hardback. A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism offers a comprehensive, nuanced, and chronological account of the evolution of Buddhist religion in Japan from the sixth century to the present day. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Guides to Buddhism. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405167000
ISBN
9781405167000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Paperback. Tells the story of the Jesuit impact on late imperial China, circa 1600-1800, and the Protestant era in early modern China from the 1840s to 1900. This book presents an account of the emergence of modern science in China. Series: New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; PDX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 209 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030428
ISBN
9780674030428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This invaluable interpretive tool, first published in 1937, is now available for the first time in a paperback edition specially aimed at students of Chinese Buddhism. Num Pages: 536 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CBD; GBC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 291 x 37. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700714551
ISBN
9780700714551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 38, 31 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 2 charts, 2 maps, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801451928
ISBN
9780801451928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.43

Paperback. This is the astonishing story of the wartime adventures of Dr Aidan MacCarthy, who survived the evacuation at Dunkirk, burning planes, sinking ships, jungle warfare, appalling privation as a Japanese prisoner of war and the Nagasaki atomic bomb. It is a story of survival, forgiveness and humanity at its most admirable. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The Collins Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781848893207
ISBN
9781848893207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.08

hardcover. An historical, empirical, doctrinal and comparative case study of how a former British colony became China's international financial centre. Series: International Corporate Law and Financial Market Regulation. Num Pages: 292 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; LNCD; LNP; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107004801
ISBN
9781107004801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

Paperback. China is ever-changing, and for those looking to experience the China of today and tomorrow, A Geek in China is a hip, smart and concise guide to the Middle Kingdom. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 300 colour photos, illustrations and maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 254 x 14. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual edition,Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804844697
ISBN
9780804844697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, more than 300 colour photographs and many maps. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 252 x 14. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804843843
ISBN
9780804843843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. Documents cultural and religious sites across the Tibetan Plateau and its bordering regions from the Paleolithic and Neolithic times all the way up to today. This book ranges through the five periods in Tibetan history, offering introductory maps of each followed by details of western, central, and eastern regions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 121 colour plates, 36 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732442
ISBN
9780226732442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.45

paperback. The second edition of Charles Holcombe's acclaimed introduction to East Asian history from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 481 pages, 56 b/w illus. 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107544895
ISBN
9781107544895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.90

Paperback. Presents the history of Japan from c 8000 BC to the present day. This title covers a range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, government and politics, culture, literature, media, foreign relations, imperialism, and industrialism. Series: History of the World S. Num Pages: 720 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405123594
ISBN
9781405123594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.82

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