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Hardback. This is an original and comprehensive examination of China's hukou (household registration) system, a system that fundamentally determines the Chinese way of life and shapes China's sociopolitical structure and socioeconomic development. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750394
- ISBN
- 9780804750394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Hardback. This book explores legal mobilization, culture, and institutions in contemporary China from a perspective informed by 'law and society' scholarship. Editor(s): Diamant, Neil Jeffrey; Lubman, Stanley B.; O'Brien, Kevin J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750486
- ISBN
- 9780804750486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
Paperback. On the basis of three carefully drawn surveys of Beijing residents between 1995 and 1999, the author finds that diffuse support for the current political system--based on attitudes toward institutions and values--remains strong, at least among city-dwellers, though it is gradually declining. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 figures, 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804750578
- ISBN
- 9780804750578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Paperback. This is an anthropological exploration of the roots of China's modernity in the country's own tradition, as seen especially in economic and kinship patterns. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750677
- ISBN
- 9780804750677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Hardback. A study of village governance in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century China that reinterprets peasant behavior, village community, and state-society relations. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 tables, 2 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750912
- ISBN
- 9780804750912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.75
€ 94.75
Paperback. This pioneering work analyzes the impact of telegraphy and the internet on political participation in modern China. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHV; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751285
- ISBN
- 9780804751285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.78
€ 38.99
€ 34.78
Hardback. This is a comprehensive study of beggars' culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-twentieth century, with a reference to the resurgence of beggars in China today. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 20 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751483
- ISBN
- 9780804751483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.58
€ 69.58
Hardback. Against prevailing views on what it means to enjoy power as individuals, cultures, or nations, this book looks at the making of cultural and national identities in modern China as building success from failure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBF; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751766
- ISBN
- 9780804751766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.90
€ 83.90
Paperback. This book, the fifteenth and final volume of the series The Making of Modern Freedom, explores a variety of issues surrounding questions of human rights and freedom in China. Editor(s): Kirby, William C. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752329
- ISBN
- 9780804752329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.01
€ 39.01
Paperback. This book examines the structure and impact of the SARS epidemic, and its short- and medium-range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. In so doing, it poses a question of the greatest possible significance: Can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Watson, James L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753142
- ISBN
- 9780804753142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.82
€ 26.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Ten outstanding specialists in Chinese foreign policy draw on new theories, methods, and sources to examine China's use of force, its response to globalization, and the role of domestic politics in its foreign policy. Editor(s): Johnston, Alastair; Ross, Robert S. Num Pages: 504 pages, 9 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 32. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753623
- ISBN
- 9780804753623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.80
€ 153.80
Paperback. Ten outstanding specialists in Chinese foreign policy draw on new theories, methods, and sources to examine China's use of force, its response to globalization, and the role of domestic politics in its foreign policy. Editor(s): Johnston, Alastair; Ross, Robert S. Num Pages: 504 pages, 9 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753630
- ISBN
- 9780804753630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.92
€ 38.99
€ 34.92
Hardback. Japan differs from other industrialized democracies in having many small, local groups but few large, professionally managed national organizations. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Japan's civil society and a new theory, based on political institutions, to explain why it has developed as it has. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754286
- ISBN
- 9780804754286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.95
€ 142.95
Hardback. This book examines the transformation of the Sino-Japanese relationship since 1989. Num Pages: 498 pages, 15 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754590
- ISBN
- 9780804754590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.27
€ 176.27
Hardback. This book examines how and why China has moved, over the last twenty years, from opposing nonproliferation of missiles and nuclear weapons to support proliferation. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755528
- ISBN
- 9780804755528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.77
€ 100.77
Hardback. Analyzes how turn-of-the-twentieth-century male and female writers, educators, and activists reinterpreted both historical Chinese and modern Western women's biographies to promote their divergent visions of womanhood and nationhood. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755894
- ISBN
- 9780804755894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.48
€ 175.48
Hardback. Republican Shanghai was a heterogeneous city with no central institutions. Yet somehow it functioned coherently. What held the city together? The authors argue that networks of middlemen with boundless connections provided the glue. Editor(s): Dillon, Nara; Oi, Jean C. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFF; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756198
- ISBN
- 9780804756198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.64
€ 80.64
Hardback. This is the first exploration of women's campaigns to gain equal rights to political participation in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JFFK; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756884
- ISBN
- 9780804756884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.19
€ 90.19
Hardback. Will new technologies, especially the Internet, bring freedom and democracy to authoritarian China? This book argues that the internet has brought new dynamics of sociopolitical change in China, not always supportive of democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHX; JPWJ; UBJ; UDB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757379
- ISBN
- 9780804757379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.30
€ 85.30
Hardback. Presents a look into the secretive world of the "snakeheads" (human smugglers), whose ingenious endeavors have transported hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into the United States and other Western countries. This book presents accounts of how social circles to accomplish seemingly complex transnational negotiations are formed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 4 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757416
- ISBN
- 9780804757416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.05
€ 73.05