East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409373551
- ISBN
- 9781409373551
€ 11.80
€ 11.80
Paperback. In 1904, a war between the Russian Empire and Japan broke out over rival claims caused by rival imperial ambitions in Northern China. This volume looks at the background to the conflict. Num Pages: 140 pages, 100 b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBW; JWL; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- MMP
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788389450487
- ISBN
- 9788389450487
€ 25.99€ 19.65
€ 25.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. "The Lotus Sutra" has been a revered Buddhist scripture in East Asia since its translation in the third century. Surviving examples in murals painted on cave walls or carved in relief on Buddhist monuments depict celestial journeys, bodily metamorphoses, cycles of rebirth, and the achievement of nirvana. This book explores this visual world. Num Pages: 536 pages, 160 illus., 24 in color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACK; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986852
- ISBN
- 9780295986852
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Paperback. A collection of papers, which intends to introduce the reader to the complicated problems of urban air pollution and energy choices in China. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309093231
- ISBN
- 9780309093231
€ 73.04
€ 73.04
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHX; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939161727
- ISBN
- 9781939161727
€ 24.99€ 24.92
€ 24.99
€ 24.92
Hardcover. By investigating the nexus of relationships between urban and rural factories in the Shanghai region of China, this book shines light on an overlooked part of China's massive industrial growth since the 1980s. Series: China in Transformation. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1 maps, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JFSG; KCD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340954
- ISBN
- 9780230340954
€ 81.37
€ 81.37
Paperback. Expelled from the Communist Party in 1957, later re-admitted and expelled again, the author has lived in exile since 1988. He has continued indefatigably to read, think, and write about his beloved China: the saga of its modern history, the moral wasteland of its present condition, and its place in the global order. Editor(s): Liu, Binyan; Link, Perry. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218612
- ISBN
- 9780253218612
€ 24.99€ 23.46
€ 24.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Offers a long-overdue corrective to the mythology and the mystique which has plagued the study of pirates and served to deny them their rightful legitimacy as subjects of investigation Editor(s): Pennell, C. R. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KJ; 1QSA; 1QSM; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814766781
- ISBN
- 9780814766781
€ 31.99€ 28.82
€ 31.99
€ 28.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814516112
- ISBN
- 9789814516112
€ 21.99€ 17.18
€ 21.99
€ 17.18
Paperback. Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553816723
- ISBN
- 9780553816723
€ 10.99€ 8.91
€ 10.99
€ 8.91
The Cold War in East Asia, 1945-1991 (Cold War International History P...
. Ed(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773317
- ISBN
- 9780804773317
€ 69.60
€ 69.60
Paperback. Throughout the history of imperial China, the educational elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. By examining literary archetypes, titles of paintings, inscriptions and the historical context, this text shows that paintings expressed strong political opinions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFC; DSBB; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007826
- ISBN
- 9780674007826
€ 37.99€ 36.32
€ 37.99
€ 36.32
Multiple copy . Essential reading for an understanding of economic and political relations between China and the West in the nineteenth century. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; JPS; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd. United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531331
- ISBN
- 9781784531331
€ 683.33
€ 683.33
Hardback. Examines the energy resources, naval forces, and national strategies of the nations of Asia, set against the priorities and resources of the US. This book reveals that the nations of the region - of which the United States must be counted - are in fact working together in striving to ensure the security of scarce energy resources they all require. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations (b&w), 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FP; JW; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275996451
- ISBN
- 9780275996451
€ 83.66
€ 83.66
Hardcover. The first comprehensive history of China's most luxurious textile and its enduring influence on Chinese civilization and art Editor(s): Kuhn, Dieter; Zhao, Feng; Wenying, Li; Juanjuan, Chen; Watt, James C. Y. Series: The Culture & Civilization of China. Num Pages: 624 pages, 600 colour images + 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 236 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300111033
- ISBN
- 9780300111033
€ 81.02
€ 81.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Shoemaker & Hoard, Div of Avalon Publishing Group Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593760793
- ISBN
- 9781593760793
€ 16.00€ 14.70
€ 16.00
€ 14.70
Hardback. Tony Kosuge answer many questions about the states of East Asia. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPA; JPF; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Focalpoint Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957199101
- ISBN
- 9780957199101
€ 38.99€ 32.94
€ 38.99
€ 32.94
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859738153
- ISBN
- 9781859738153
€ 34.31
€ 34.31
Paperback. Centering on five life stories by Chinese women activists, this history of Chinese May Fourth feminism disrupts the Chinese Communist Party's master narrative of Chinese women's liberation, reconfigures the history of the Chinese Enlightenment from a gender perspective, and addresses the question of how feminism engendered social change Num Pages: 417 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218741
- ISBN
- 9780520218741
€ 36.99€ 32.24
€ 36.99
€ 32.24
Hardcover. This work presents a European view of Central Asia before the large-scale influx of Russian peasant settlers that followed the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. Translator(s): Thomas, Colin; Whebler, Marcus; Gilmour, Liudmila. Series: Hakluyt Society Second. Num Pages: 320 pages, Includes 15 colour plates and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904180602
- ISBN
- 9780904180602
€ 149.80
€ 149.80
Anime, Religion and Spirituality: Profane and Sacred Worlds in Contemp...
Buljan, Katharine, Cusack, Carole M
Hardcover. The mutual imbrication of the profane and sacred worlds in anime, along with the profound reciprocal relationship between 'Eastern' (Japanese) and 'Western' (chiefly American) culture in the development of the anime artistic form, form the twin narrative arcs of the book. Num Pages: 258 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFV; HRAC; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791097
- ISBN
- 9781781791097
€ 90.11
€ 90.11
Hardback. Offers a sociophonetic exploration of voice pitch characteristics of speakers across the cultures of Japan and America. This volume makes an argument for the socio-cultural role of voice pitch in the expression of emotion and politeness and how culture and gender can intersect with each other. Num Pages: 160 pages, 28 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; CFB; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845533502
- ISBN
- 9781845533502
€ 72.73
€ 72.73
Hardcover. Japanese Buddhist Pilgrimage explores the ritual practice of "circulatory pilgrimages" - the visiting of many temples in a numbered sequence. Num Pages: 332 pages, 42 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREP; HRLF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539160
- ISBN
- 9781845539160
€ 90.11
€ 90.11
Hardback. In this book, which draws on classic articles first published in The Eastern Buddhist, major historic proponents and masters of the nenbutsu are introduced, in particular Shinran, Shoku, Ippen and Rennyo. Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845539184
- ISBN
- 9781845539184
€ 90.11
€ 90.11