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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Sheet map, folded. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Periplus Editions (HK) ltd.
Publication date
2013
Edition
6th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780794607111
ISBN
9780794607111
Condition: New

€ 11.13

Paperback. The most complete book on the acclaimed British photographer. Num Pages: 160 pages. Dimension: 290 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714835501
ISBN
9780714835501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. The author moved to Japan to discover more about this unique running culture and what it might teach us about the sport and about Japan. In this book he reveals, what he learned - about competition, about team work, about beating your personal bests, about form and about himself. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571303175
ISBN
9780571303175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. This book challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. It presents the history of China's last empire that is useful for understanding the challenges facing China today. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066243
ISBN
9780674066243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.72

Paperback. Series: Survival. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJB; WTH; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 102 x 13. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804845380
ISBN
9780804845380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.62

Paperback. Features a collection of stories from Japan that are retellings of legends and fairy tales. This work contains the Sea Spirit, the Moon God, the Emperor Kiyomori, Dragon Princess, and many other magical characters. It aims to evoke the beauty of Japan - its people, its animals, and its landscape. Illustrator(s): Fowler, Rosamund. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 5AK; YFJ; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192751751
ISBN
9780192751751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. After years of rigidity, China's communist rulers have opened their doors to trade. This book explains the whole process of economic reform, the political thinking behind it, and the impact it has had on the lives of the Chinese people, as well as on the domestic and foreign business community. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453. 8vo. good copy in original cloth
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0263554
ISBN
9781873410295
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A study of China from the 1800s. It focuses on China's problems of development - the decay and collapse of the Chinese Empire, its failure to recover in the first half of the 20th-century, and its emergence in world affairs since the Communist Party Revolution of 1949. Examining economic growth, it offers an account of the Tiananmen Incident. Series: Short Oxford History of the Modern World. Num Pages: 576 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
572
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198700692
ISBN
9780198700692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.46

Paperback. Provides both theory and practical technique and is ideal for professional therapists, martial artists or anyone with an active lifestyle. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFMS; VXHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
YMAA Publication Center United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781886969049
ISBN
9781886969049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. This book presents an account of six men and women who struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184371
ISBN
9780141184371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardcover. Explores southern Japanese cookery focused on authentic recipes. This book reveals a cuisine that is both accessible and delicious. It includes over 100 recipes, and features the ingredients, techniques, equipment, photography and recipes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4-colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 299 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Publisher
Square Peg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224098908
ISBN
9780224098908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. This essential guide to Chinese etiquette will make embarrassing social blunders a thing of the past! Num Pages: 192 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFP; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 222 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804845199
ISBN
9780804845199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.93

Paperback. 'Difficult to put down .. irresistible' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564482
ISBN
9780719564482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. This title presents the event with an account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041865
ISBN
9780141041865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this book features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the initial encounters of Japan and the West. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur E. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Abridged 2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139199
ISBN
9780231139199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.68

Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Kuperard United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857337174
ISBN
9781857337174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive geisha heritage. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955139
ISBN
9781904955139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.08

Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932643008
ISBN
9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Japanese Drumming in Place and Motion. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 280 pages, illustrations. With its thunderous sounds and dazzling choreography, Japanese taiko drumming has captivated audiences in Japan and across the world, making it one of the most successful performing arts to emerge from Japan in the past century. This book explores the origins of taiko in the early postwar period and its popularization over the following decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272422
ISBN
9780520272422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese "economic miracle" failed to notice a key point - that in pursuit of this miracle, the Japanese had turned their country into a concrete shambles. This book describes the dazzling nature of Japanese culture and its ruination. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Export edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141010007
ISBN
9780141010007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.21

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