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Paperback. In 50 lessons, this text examines both structural patterns and morphological features characteristic of Mandarin Chinese. The authors describe cultural idiosyncracies in language use and give discoursal strategies for forming sustained conversations. Num Pages: 534 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDCM; CJBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Number of pages
- 534
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622015951
- ISBN
- 9789622015951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.32
€ 47.32
Paperback. This culture-based primer provides lessons organized around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythlogy, customs and cuisine. The focus is on reading strategies and the teaching of "discourse grammar", a more authentic approach to the study of languages. Editor(s): Liu, Irene; Hailong, Wang. Series: Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous spot illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125550
- ISBN
- 9780231125550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. The two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and speak the language but cannot read or write it. This text develops lessons around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine. Editor(s): Liu, Irene; Wang, Hailong. Series: Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 275 x 17. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135672
- ISBN
- 9780231135672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.16€ 41.28
€ 52.16
€ 41.28
Paperback. The two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and speak the language but cannot read or write it. This text develops lessons around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine. Editor(s): Liu, Irene; Wang, Hailong. Series: Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135856
- ISBN
- 9780231135856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.16€ 41.17
€ 52.16
€ 41.17
Paperback. Series: The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 280 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162935
- ISBN
- 9780691162935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.17€ 41.17
€ 52.17
€ 41.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: 2G; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877275084
- ISBN
- 9780877275084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.87
€ 29.99
€ 26.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2G; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877275077
- ISBN
- 9780877275077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Hardcover. An expansion of the "ABC Chinese-English Dictionary", this alphabetically ordered dictionary of Chinese contains over 196,000 entries. Editor(s): DeFrancis, John. Series: ABC Chinese Dictionary Series. Num Pages: 1464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 2GDC; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 193 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 1464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824827663
- ISBN
- 9780824827663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.45
€ 69.45
Hardback. Fiction and drama repeatedly pose questions concerning relations both among people and between people and their possessions: What ties individuals together, whether permanently or temporarily? When can ownership be transferred, and when does an object define its owner? This book traces how these political questions were addressed in fiction. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031562
- ISBN
- 9780674031562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.15
€ 44.99
€ 37.15
Hardback. This work argues that adaptation (hon'an) was a valid form of contemporary Japanese translation that fostered creative appropriation across many genres and among a diverse group of writers and artists. In addition, it invites readers to reconsider adaptation in the context of translation theory. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CFP; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239954
- ISBN
- 9780312239954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GK; CJBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 192 x 24. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Csm Pap/CD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804842495
- ISBN
- 9780804842495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.66
€ 32.99
€ 21.66
Paperback. Presents ten post-1990 short stories by prominent writers such as Su Tong and Yu Hua sutable for the advanced language student. Num Pages: 304 pages, Chinese text in simplified characters. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983653
- ISBN
- 9780295983653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.90
€ 46.99
€ 41.90
Hardcover. Examines some of the responses of Japanese authors to the transformation of Tokyo in the early decades of the 20th Century. This book explores the themes and formal strategies of the modernist literature that flourished in the 1920s, focusing on the work of Hagiwara Kyojiro (1899-1938) and Hayashi Fumiko (1903-1951). Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021297
- ISBN
- 9780674021297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.05
€ 46.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364193
- ISBN
- 9781568364193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
€ 16.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. Suitable for students who have completed at least two years of college Chinese, this title includes topics that are relevant to contemporary Chinese society, such as the increasing divisions between the rich and poor, the conflict between economic development and environmental protection, and changing attitudes toward sex and marriage. Series: The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153100
- ISBN
- 9780691153100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.25€ 52.16
€ 67.25
€ 52.16
Hardcover. One of the more intriguing developments within medieval Japanese literature is the incorporation into the teaching of waka poetry of the practices of initiation ceremonies and secret transmissions found in esoteric Buddhism. This is a study of such texts. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009561
- ISBN
- 9780674009561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.60
€ 46.99
€ 38.60
Hardback. Ambiguous Bodies: Reading the Grotesque in the Japanese Setsuwa Tales explores the world of the extraordinary and strange in Japanese setsuwa tales and the mentalities informing them in terms of grotesque theory. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759755
- ISBN
- 9780804759755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.62
€ 91.62
Hardback. Based on his sojourn from Japan to Washington State, Michigan, and New York City in the early years of the twentieth century, these stories -- at last available in English -- represent a classic account of turn-of-the-century America by one of the greatest Japanese writers of the modern era. Translator(s): Iriye, Mitsuko. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2GJ; FA; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117906
- ISBN
- 9780231117906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.16€ 41.17
€ 52.16
€ 41.17
Hardback. Rhythms, conceptual metaphors, and political language convey meanings of which Chinese speakers themselves may not be aware. Link's Anatomy of Chinese contributes to the debate over whether language shapes thought or vice versa, and its comparison of English with Chinese lends support to theories that locate the origins of language in the brain. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFG; CFH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066021
- ISBN
- 9780674066021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12€ 48.08
€ 52.12
€ 48.08
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€ 23.63
€ 25.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Covers topics that are essential to understanding contemporary Chinese society, including changing attitudes toward women and marriage, the one-child policy, economic development, China's ethnic minorities, and debates surrounding Taiwan and Hong Kong. Series: The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153117
- ISBN
- 9780691153117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.88€ 55.54
€ 71.88
€ 55.54
Hardcover. Starting with the history of apocalyptic tradition in the West and focusing on modern Japanese apocalyptic science fiction in manga, anime, and novels, Motoko Tanaka shows how science fiction reflected and coped with the devastation in Japanese national identity after 1945. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373540
- ISBN
- 9781137373540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.63
€ 132.63
Paperback. This book contains the proceedings of the Summit on Arabic and Chinese Handwriting Recognition. It features papers on Arabic handwriting, a survey of the language and techniques used in recognition as well as the current research in Chinese handwriting. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; 2GDC; CF; UYQV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540781981
- ISBN
- 9783540781981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644547
- ISBN
- 9780691644547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.62
€ 136.62