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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
€ 28.12

Paperback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162739
ISBN
9780231162739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162722
ISBN
9780231162722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.54
€ 80.95

Paperback. Khun Chang Khun Phaen is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature and this first-ever translation is based on Prince Damrong's standard edition of 1917-18, with over a hundred passages recovered from earlier versions. Illustrator(s): Janchai, Muangsing. Translator(s): Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 2GRS; DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150524
ISBN
9786162150524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.02

Paperback. This companion volume to the translation of The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen includes alternative chapters and extensions, Prince Damrong's prefaces and reference lists of Thai terms Translator(s): Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2GRS; DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150531
ISBN
9786162150531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.90

Paperback. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Thai poets produced epics depicting elaborate myths and legends which intermingled the human, natural, and supernatural worlds. Translated with poetic imagery, this title relates the adventures of Prince Samuttakote and his princess as they tour the heavenly realms with a magic sword. Translator(s): Hudak, Thomas. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2G; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801745
ISBN
9780896801745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.33

Paperback. Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DNF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3810 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
503
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718035
ISBN
9780804718035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. Translator(s): Macmillan, Peter. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141392578
ISBN
9780141392578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; FC. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight: 316.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Trade
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138031
ISBN
9780231138031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.27

Hardcover. Facsimile edition with English translation. Num Pages: 64 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772881799
ISBN
9788772881799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.76

Hardback. For centuries, readers of Tao Qian have felt directly addressed by his poetic voice. This book revisits Tao's approach to his readers by attempting to situate it within the particular poetics of address that characterized the Six Dynasties classicist tradition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053212
ISBN
9780674053212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.55

Paperback. Translator(s): Shadick, Harold. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 283 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2GDC; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072557
ISBN
9780231072557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.43

Paperback. A biography of the celebrated Chinese writer of the 20th century, Lu Xun. It seeks to set aside all the propaganda that has accrued over the decades since his death, and present him as a credible human being, neither aggrandized nor belittled. Brief sketches of Lu Xun's work are appended. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629960605
ISBN
9789629960605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492004
ISBN
9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.42

Hardback. Writer Higuchi Ichiyo has been described as a consummate stylist of classical prose. Drawing critical momentum from the dialogical theory of Mikhail Bakhtin, the author explores in five of her best-known stories how traditional rhetoric and literary devices are engaged with discourses associated with modernity within the pages of her narratives. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022720
ISBN
9780674022720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Lin, Shuen-fu; Owen, Stephen. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610078
ISBN
9780691610078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.36
€ 45.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Lin, Shuen-fu. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638232
ISBN
9780691638232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.80

Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W Photos: 14,. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164887
ISBN
9780231164887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.30
€ 62.46

Hardback. This volume has a dual purpose. It aims to define the state of Japanese literary studies in the field of women's writing and to present cross-cultural interpretations of Japanese material of relevance to contemporary work in gender studies and comparative literature. Editor(s): Schalow, Paul; Walker, Janet A. Num Pages: 536 pages, 5 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 915.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727228
ISBN
9780804727228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2GDC; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231055307
ISBN
9780231055307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.72
€ 86.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JD; 3JF; DSA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 263 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1872.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024095
ISBN
9780884024095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.05

Paperback. Offers a selection from three of the greatest and most enjoyable of Chinese poets. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398204
ISBN
9780141398204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

Hardback. Liu Yuan's "Lingyan ge", a woodblock-printed book from 1669, re-creates a portrait gallery that memorialized 24 vassals of the early Tang court. This book presents a study that examines the dialogues created among the texts and images in "Lingyan ge" from multiple perspectives. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 218 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JD; AKLB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032804
ISBN
9780674032804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.45
€ 54.17

Hardback. This work discusses literary depictions of mass transit in 20th century Tokyo in the decades preceding WWII. It cuts across literary and historical/sociological analysis, and contributes to the growing body of work examining Japanese urbanism, gender, and modernism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771443
ISBN
9780804771443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.68

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