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East Asia, Far East

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East Asia, Far East

Hardcover. This new history of modern Japan covers its transformation from a small country on the fringe of international politics to the major world power it is today. Professor Tsuzuki traces Japan's pursuit of power, first by military and then by economic means, in this revealing history of the fastest-growing economic power of the 20th century. Num Pages: 562 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
562
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198205890
ISBN
9780198205890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.24

Paperback. The vast remote Tibetan steppe, the Chang Tang, is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including the Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves and snow leopards. This text is the result of the author's research into the natural history of this little-known area. Num Pages: 384 pages, 91 halftones, 26 maps, 21 line drawings, 77 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736532
ISBN
9780226736532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Paperback. * In the tradition of Tim Severin's bestselling tales of intrepid exploration. * Adventure travel book by explorer in search of the unseen camels of Tartary in forbidden China. Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 16, Col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; WNC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111469
ISBN
9780349111469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 727. 592 pages, illustrations. Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 40. Weight: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465003044
ISBN
9780465003044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465025237
ISBN
9780465025237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. A biography that penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753810712
ISBN
9780753810712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Gutenberg in Shanghai demonstrates how Western technology and evolving traditional values resulted in the birth of a unique form of print capitalism whose influence on Chinese culture was far-reaching and irreversible. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810418
ISBN
9780774810418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.30

Paperback. The New Silk Road Diplomacy traces how China, faced with internal and external challenges to its authority following the collapse of the Soviet Union, constructed a gradualist approach to Central Asia that prioritized multilateral diplomacy. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL3; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816939
ISBN
9780774816939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745598
ISBN
9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. The Internet and social media are pervasive and transformative forces in contemporary China. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China explores the changing relationship between China's Internet and social media and its society, politics, legal system, and foreign relations. Editor(s): DeLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery; Yang, Guobin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223514
ISBN
9780812223514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.24
€ 62.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Lunning, Frenchy. Series: Mechademia. Num Pages: 296 pages, 53 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC; HBW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816667499
ISBN
9780816667499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.92

Paperback. Globalization is usually thought of as the worldwide spread of Western - particularly American - popular culture. Yet if one nation stands out in the dissemination of pop culture in East and Southeast Asia, it is Japan. This title explores how Japanese popular culture circulates in Asia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328919
ISBN
9780822328919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. An ethnographic account of the logics and regimes of value propelling desires for transnational mobility-largely via human smuggling networks-throughout Fuzhou, China. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348061
ISBN
9780822348061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442204904
ISBN
9781442204904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.18

CD-ROM. "Combining all the learning from the popular Get talking Korean in ten days and Keep talking Korean -- ten days to confidence, this beginner audio course will give you the skills and confidence to speak and understand [Korean]."--Container. Num Pages: 2 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GK; CFH; CJB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 191 x 30. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
CD
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Murray Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471801273
ISBN
9781471801273
CD
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570628993
ISBN
9781570628993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.09

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sim, K. S. Num Pages: 167 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336274
ISBN
9781590336274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 63.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339107
ISBN
9781590339107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.99
€ 90.75

Paperback. In China, the practice of drinking tea is about much more than soaking leaves in a cup of hot water. Cha Dao takes us on a fascinating journey through the Way of Tea, from its origins in the sacred temples of ancient China, through its links to Daoist concepts such as or non-striving, to the affinity between Tea Mind and the Japanese spirit of Zen. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848190320
ISBN
9781848190320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.40

Paperback. Providing a panoramic overview of the medical traditions of China and East and Southeast Asia, Dr. Marc Micozzi offers compelling insights into the influence of the expression of vital energy (qi) in these traditions. He discusses the efficacy of these healing practices, as well as their influences in the West, and potential applications today. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; MX; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
First Paperback
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848191570
ISBN
9781848191570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.78

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