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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554884087
- ISBN
- 9781554884087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.03
€ 32.99
€ 27.03
Paperback. Scholars of history, anthropology, literature, and film explore the transformations in Japanese politics, culture, and society since Japan s recession of the early 1990s. Editor(s): Yoda, Tomiko; Harootunian, Harry. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338130
- ISBN
- 9780822338130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
hardcover. A Byzantine Government in Exile Government and Society under the Laskarids of Nicaea (1204-1261) Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198218548
- ISBN
- 9780198218548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.95
€ 287.95
Paperback. Japan in the 16th century was made up of effectively independent kingdoms led by warrior leaders. The author examines this period of Japanese history, looking at the commanders and armies and the way in which the destruction of the elite Takeda army affected the Samurai on all sides. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 15 colour and 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBLL; JWD; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 250 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326194
- ISBN
- 9781855326194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.13
€ 21.99
€ 20.13
Paperback. Sets out to shift the terms of the debate, acknowledging that we are nation building to protect ourselves, while demanding that we put the interests of the people being governed - whether in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, or elsewhere - ahead of our own when we exercise power over them. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126128
- ISBN
- 9780691126128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.36
€ 35.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120771611
- ISBN
- 9788120771611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.92
€ 6.99
€ 6.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715409
- ISBN
- 9780804715409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.75
€ 94.75
Hardback. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Museums, Archaeology and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Series: Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book S. 280 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233355
- ISBN
- 9780520233355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63€ 62.16
€ 81.63
€ 62.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Sridharan, Eswaran, PhD; Hasan, Zoya; Sudarshan, R. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311379
- ISBN
- 9781843311379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.61
€ 36.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. Comprehensive anthology of contemporary Chinese poetry. Editor(s): Herbert, W. N.; Lian, Yang; Holton, Brian. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781852248956
- ISBN
- 9781852248956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 66 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; KNBL; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 66
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604564341
- ISBN
- 9781604564341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.49€ 67.17
€ 97.49
€ 67.17
Hardback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361411
- ISBN
- 9780822361411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.02
€ 114.02
Paperback. Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780486474748
- ISBN
- 9780486474748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.85
€ 18.99
€ 13.85
Hardback. Features essays by scholars and practitioners in the arena of US-Taiwan-Chinese relations. This book clarifies historical developments, examines myths about past and present policies, and assesses issues facing policymakers. It examines a variety of issues, including the movement for independence and its place in Taiwanese domestic politics. Editor(s): Tucker, Nancy Bernkopf. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 Tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135641
- ISBN
- 9780231135641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.77€ 79.61
€ 105.77
€ 79.61
Paperback. In the sunny, subtropical Sipsongpanna region, Tai Lues perform flirtatious, exoticized dances for an increasingly growing tourist trade. This title reveals how Tai Lues are reviving and reinventing their culture in ways that contest the official state version. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135276
- ISBN
- 9780231135276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Paperback. This text is an ethnographic study of nikkeis living in Toyota City. The book focuses on how Brazilian factory workers and their children work through the problems arising from their ambiguous status. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741828
- ISBN
- 9780804741828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.78
€ 38.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. In analyzing the origins of the Asian financial crisis, the author of this book emphasizes three interrelated sets of factors: financial sector weaknesses in Asian emerging economies; concerns about external sector problems in these countries; and contagion of financial pressures from Thailand. Num Pages: 100 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; KCB; KCL; KCZ; KFFK; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322613
- ISBN
- 9780881322613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.89
€ 30.89
Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 510 pages, 9figs.3M. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003705
- ISBN
- 9780674003705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.37
€ 46.99
€ 38.37
Hardback. In 1900, China chose to take on imperialism by fighting a war with the world on the parched north China plain. This multi-disciplinary volume explores the causes behind what is known as the Boxer war, examining its particular cruelties and its impact on China, foreign imperialism in China, and on the foreign imagination. Editor(s): Bickers, Robert; Tiedemann, R. G. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553941
- ISBN
- 9780742553941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.47
€ 145.47
Num Pages: 111 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBXN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602201064
- ISBN
- 9781602201064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.06
€ 16.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. This analysis of prospective developments on the Korean peninsula, addresses the possibilities of war, collapse and gradual adjustment. It considers the economic conditions and policies in the North, the food crisis, the nuclear energy / nuclear weapons issues, and the possibility of refugee flows. Editor(s): Noland, Marcus. Series: Special Report Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322552
- ISBN
- 9780881322552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.27
€ 21.99
€ 17.27
hardcover. This book analyzes the changes in property rights in contemporary China in light of the rapid economic growth of the last two decades. Editor(s): Oi, Jean C.; Walder, Andrew G. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734561
- ISBN
- 9780804734561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.01
€ 176.01
paperback. Carter argues that the Vietnam war resulted from failed U.S. state-building efforts in Vietnam. Num Pages: 276 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521716901
- ISBN
- 9780521716901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 27.48
€ 28.00
€ 27.48
Hardback. From the dawn of writing in Sumer to the sunset of the Islamic empire, this title traces four thousand years of speculation on the origins of civilization. It looks at the ways the conquerors and those they conquered reshaped their myths of civilization's origins in response to the social and political consequences of empire. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151489
- ISBN
- 9780691151489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06