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East Asia, Far East

Hardcover. As part of the successful International Library of Policy Analysis series, Policy analysis in Japan brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the theory and practice of policy analysis systems in Japan, at different levels. Editor(s): Adachi, Yukio; Hosono, Sukehiro; Iio, Jun. Series: International Library of Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429841
ISBN
9781847429841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.10

Paperback. An account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to 2000. This book analyzes the making of the modern state, a time which saw three periods of major social change: the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society; the opening of Japanese ports; and defeat in World War II. Num Pages: 936 pages, 53 halftones, 9 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Number of pages
936
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009912
ISBN
9780674009912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.69

Hardcover. Revealing the hidden story of the man dubbed the 'Chinese godfather', the most powerful leader since Mao Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533229
ISBN
9781784533229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.67

Paperback. In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015859
ISBN
9780141015859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190623678
ISBN
9780190623678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.91

Paperback. One of the most successful, influential and acclaimed travel books of recent years from the author of 'Return of a King', which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (1 x 16pp). BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1FPM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006544159
ISBN
9780006544159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.20

Paperback. The truth of Chan Buddhism - better known as "Zen" - is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors - medieval and modern - produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this paradox, this book explores several genres of Chan literature that appeared during the Tang and Song dynasties (c 600-1300). Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HRAX; HREZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 291 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284074
ISBN
9780520284074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153195
ISBN
9780231153195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
United Nations University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9789280811391
ISBN
9789280811391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 figures, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN; RNA; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175869
ISBN
9780231175869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.84
€ 49.75

Paperback. Series: Short Cuts. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 200 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Wallflower Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906660253
ISBN
9781906660253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Chiu-Duke, Josephine; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 32. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178600
ISBN
9780231178600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.63

Hardback. During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. This title tells the story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 366 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049994
ISBN
9780674049994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.79
€ 50.99

Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841197913
ISBN
9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. China's first literary dissident's Kafkaesque journey through the prisons of the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844679676
ISBN
9781844679676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.01

Hardback. Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674953574
ISBN
9780674953574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 43.02

Hardcover. Wellington Koo (1887-1985) achieved notoriety at the Paris Peace Conference where he sternly resisted Japanese attempts to hold onto seized German colonial territory in mainland China. Koo was China's first representative to the League of Nations, and ended up as acting president of Republican China during the unrest of the period 1926-7. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 tables, 2 maps, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791699
ISBN
9781905791699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. In 1974 Roland Barthes travelled in China as part of a small delegation of distinguished French philosophers and literary figures. They arrived in China just as the last stage of the Cultural Revolution was getting underway - the campaign to criticize Lin Biao and Confucius. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650814
ISBN
9780745650814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.13

Paperback. Less than a half century ago, China experienced a cataclysmic famine, which was particularly devastating in the countryside. This book examines the role of food in one rural Chinese community, as it has shaped everyday lives over the course of several tumultuous decades. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 b/w photos, 1 map, 10 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293526
ISBN
9780520293526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 200 color illus. 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 303 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1550.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bollingen Series XXXV: 61 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171937
ISBN
9780691171937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 50.11

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