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Paperback. These poems -- more than a hundred haiku, several tanka, and three kanshi -- are arranged chronologically within each genre, revealing the development of Masaoka Shiki's (1867-1902) art and the seamless way in which he wove his life and illness into his poetry. Watson's introduction deftly explores the course of Shiki's life and places him in relation to Japanese history, literature and thought. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110914
ISBN
9780231110914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. The most comprehensive and up-to-date Japanese-English English-Japanese dictionary for English-speaking learners available, with advice on grammar and usage for headwords; help with pronunciation; an extensive guide to Japanese grammar; and information on Japanese history and culture. Editor(s): Takebayashi, Shigeru; Nagai, Kazuhiko. Num Pages: 1040 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GJ; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 50. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1040
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198607489
ISBN
9780198607489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white halftones, 60 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415608978
ISBN
9780415608978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Hardback. In Four Cries of a Gibbon by the late-Ming dynasty playwright Xu Wei, characters move between life and death, and male and female, as they seek to articulate who they truly are. In this first critical study and annotated translation, Kwa considers how Wei's exploration of identity paved the way for further reflection in later fiction and drama. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066854
ISBN
9780674066854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. A play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. It is suitable for students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201842
ISBN
9780520201842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Hardcover. Chinese Discourse Studies presents an innovative and systematic approach to discourse and communication in contemporary China. Incorporating Chinese philosophy and theory, it offers not only a distinct cultural paradigm in the field, but also a culturally sensitive and effective tool for studying Chinese discourses. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFB; CFGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137365033
ISBN
9781137365033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Shapiro, Sidney. Num Pages: 1642 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 116 x 79. Weight in Grams: 1238. 1642 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2GDC; VXA. Dimension: 185 x 116 x 79. Weight: 1262. Translator(s): Shapiro, Sidney.
Publisher
Foreign Languages Press
Number of pages
1642
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9787119016627
ISBN
9787119016627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sinolingua
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9787513806770
ISBN
9787513806770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.25

Hardback. After the 1911 fall of the Qing dynasty, many declared the classical Chinese poetic tradition dead. In this book, the author draws on extensive archival research into the poetry collections and literary journals of two generations of writers to challenge this claim and demonstrate the continuing significance of the classical form. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726673
ISBN
9780674726673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.61

Hardback. This work offers a mapping of the cultural landscape of China in the late 20th century. By focusing on Chinese cultural formations and critical discourses of the last decade of the century, the book dissects the intellectual, economic, and political contradictions of a turbulent era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738965
ISBN
9780804738965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.38

Paperback. Introduces the radicals the key characters on which the language is built and reveals how they can be combined to form a wealth of more complex words and phrases. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 245 x 183 x 21. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500650288
ISBN
9780500650288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Provides you the opportunity to practise writing Chinese characters. In this workbook, playful and appealing colour illustrations are interspersed with practical pages showing learners how to write the characters themselves. It also features short facts that illuminate the meaning of a character or the origin of its shape. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBT; YQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 247 x 185 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500420607
ISBN
9780500420607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A follow-up volume that include all facets of Chinese life and culture in twelve central sections. Each begins with an overview of key characters before a presentation of the subject using those characters as a basis, providing insight into how Chinese thinking has shaped its language and civilization in a way that anyone can understand. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBT; YQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 240 x 180. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292266
ISBN
9780500292266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.71

Cards. The Chinese language is traditionally taught through a series of between roughly 180 and 215 radicals. These radicals are then used to form the characters of the Chinese language. This title offers a collection of characters into their basic and recurring forms, allowing students to learn simpler radicals that we have termed building blocks. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBT; YQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 143 x 107 x 56. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500952047
ISBN
9780500952047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Edition
2nd Edition, Second Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602204065
ISBN
9781602204065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.82

Paperback. Presents a translation of Choi Seung-ja's anthology Portrait of a Suburbanite. Published in the series of 100 Prominent Korean Poets, the poems were selected from four of Choi's previous works: Love of This Age, Merry Diary, House of Memory and My Tomb, Green. Translator(s): Seung-Ja, Eunju. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939161734
ISBN
9781939161734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.96

Paperback. It's never a good idea to be overly relient on technology while travelling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great travel-sized Japanese dictionary Num Pages: 160 pages, 12,000 most commonly used words. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GK; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 326 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Periplus Editions (HK) ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780794607746
ISBN
9780794607746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.71

Paperback. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program United States
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445308
ISBN
9781885445308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. Lippit offers the first book-length study in English of Japanese modernist fiction from the 1920s to the 1930s. Through close readings of four leading figures of this movement-Akutagawa, Yokomitsu, Kawabata, and Hayashi-Lippit aims to establish a theoretical and historical framework for the analysis of Japanese modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125314
ISBN
9780231125314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. .
Publisher
Heinle
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780547208633
ISBN
9780547208633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.70

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840593501
ISBN
9781840593501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; YRDC; YRDL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 256 x 219 x 8. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual edition
SKU
V9781840593556
ISBN
9781840593556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.44

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Martinez, Anna. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GK; 5AF; YRDL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 255 x 220. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785088889
ISBN
9781785088889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 28 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GK; YBCB; YRDC; YRDL. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 149 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
28
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9781840594706
ISBN
9781840594706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

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