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East Asia, Far East
Hardback. Addresses how gender became a defining category in the political and social modernization of Japan. This book shows how 'a woman's place' in late-nineteenth-century Japan was characterized by contradictions and unexpected consequences, by new opportunities and new constraints. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056053
- ISBN
- 9780674056053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.51
€ 44.99
€ 36.51
A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit: The Half-Century Romance of Hu Shi a...
Chih-P'ing Chou Susan Chan Egan
Paperback. Hu Shi's life touched virtually every important aspect of society in 20th century China. This title explores the lesser-known side of this supporter of John Dewey's philosophy and reconstructs his romance with Edith Clifford Williams, an American avant-garde painter, by delving into the correspondences the two exchanged over almost half a century. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629963415
- ISBN
- 9789629963415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.34
€ 42.34
Paperback. This culture-based primer provides lessons organized around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythlogy, customs and cuisine. The focus is on reading strategies and the teaching of "discourse grammar", a more authentic approach to the study of languages. Editor(s): Liu, Irene; Hailong, Wang. Series: Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous spot illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125550
- ISBN
- 9780231125550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Hardback. Translator(s): Wang, Yi-T'ung. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640655
- ISBN
- 9780691640655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.53
€ 153.53
Hardback. Engaging with topics central to scholarly debates on modern China, this book shows that China's early twentieth-century school system, a product of negotiation and compromise, was more successful than previous scholarship has allowed. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821766
- ISBN
- 9780774821766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.70
€ 104.70
Paperback. Engaging with topics central to scholarly debates on modern China, this book shows that China's early twentieth-century school system, a product of negotiation and compromise, was more successful than previous scholarship has allowed. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNB; JNF; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780774821773
- ISBN
- 9780774821773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.12
€ 44.99
€ 39.12
Hardback. Examines the vast Kanto region as a locus of cultural identity and an object of familial attachment in late fifteenth and early sixteenth century Japan. Using memoirs, letters, travelogues, land registers, and other documents, the author analyzes the relationships of the eastern elites to the space they inhabited. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726734
- ISBN
- 9780674726734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.51
€ 44.99
€ 36.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3J; 5AG; YNH; YNJ; YNM. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 270 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Hungry Tomato Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910684726
- ISBN
- 9781910684726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.61
€ 11.61
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€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
paperback. A comprehensive, introductory overview of the 'world of work' in Japan. Series: Contemporary Japanese Society. Num Pages: 324 pages, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521658454
- ISBN
- 9780521658454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.36
€ 45.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. An anthology of Chinese philosophy that covers its entire historical development. It provides selections from various thinkers and schools in every period - ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary - and includes in their entirety some of the important classical texts. It deals with the fundamental, and technical aspects of Chinese thought. Translator(s): Chang, Wing-tsit. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 874
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019642
- ISBN
- 9780691019642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Hardcover. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226286389
- ISBN
- 9780226286389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 34.90
€ 45.99
€ 34.90
Paperback. A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. Num Pages: 378 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757546
- ISBN
- 9780804757546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.34
€ 51.99
€ 45.34
Paperback. An as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. It illuminates one of the world's most tragic and dangerous ethnic conflicts at the same time that it relates the details of a stormy life spent in the quest for a new Tibet. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249929
- ISBN
- 9780520249929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.10
€ 31.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. By revealing the ways in which the state and communities dealt with the Great Depression in Japan, this study brings us closer to a comparative, grassroots perspective on how average men and women addressed some of modernity's fundamental questions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 maps, 9 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012776
- ISBN
- 9780674012776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.81
€ 27.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. A renowned expert in Chinese sports medicine and martial arts reveals ancient Eastern secrets for healing common injuries including sprains, bruises, deep cuts, and much more. Num Pages: 384 pages, 158 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MMZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743245517
- ISBN
- 9780743245517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556437656
- ISBN
- 9781556437656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.26
€ 35.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. This volume presents an exploration of the origins of nationalism and cultural identity in China, tracing the ways in which a large, early modern empire of Eurasia, the Qing, incorporated neighbouring, but disparate, political traditions into a new style of emperorship. Num Pages: 417 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234246
- ISBN
- 9780520234246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.02
€ 38.99
€ 28.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471986775
- ISBN
- 9780471986775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.32
€ 32.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470379202
- ISBN
- 9780470379202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.03
€ 15.99
€ 14.03
Hardcover. Series: Jonglez. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 306 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1418.
- Publisher
- Jonglez Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782361951320
- ISBN
- 9782361951320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.45
€ 38.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. Why has postwar Japanese abortion policy been relatively progressive, while contraception policy has been relatively conservative? The Japanese government legalized abortion in 1948 but did not approve the pill until 1999. This study argues that these contradictory policies flowed from different historical circumstances. Num Pages: 258 pages, 4 line illus., 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JFMA; JHBD; JPQB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070056
- ISBN
- 9780691070056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 437 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679768616
- ISBN
- 9780679768616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. A major rethinking of Japanese imperialism in Asia using subaltern postcolonial studies and Marxism to focus attention on the role of human life and labor in colonial expansion. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347613
- ISBN
- 9780822347613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.61
€ 35.99
€ 31.61