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Hardback. A collection of papers on philosophy of science, conceptual history of science, and sociology of science written by Taiwanese scholars. Included are essays on "Western" topics, as well as topics in the history of Chinese science. Editor(s): Lin, Cheng-hung; Fu, Daiwie. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792317661
- ISBN
- 9780792317661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.82
€ 191.82
Hardback. One of the first evaluations of China's leadership transition with Jiang Zemin's 2002 retirement as Communist Party chief, this book probes the country's related institutional transitions--both those under way and those still needed if China is to remain stable and prosperous in the 21st century. Editor(s): Lin, Gang; Hu, Xiaobo. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749183
- ISBN
- 9780804749183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.86
€ 129.86
hardcover. There has been a growing interest in the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) both in China and globally. In China, increased health care costs are associated with the use of Western drugs and their related side-effects. This book includes papers on this subject, covering research and development, clinical studies, and commercialization. Editor(s): Lin, Yuan; Betz, Joseph M.; Bindra, Jasjit S.; Bobzin, Steven C. (Galileo Laboratories, Santa Clara, CA, USA). Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MMG; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374114
- ISBN
- 9780792374114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.24
€ 191.24
hardcover. Editor(s): Lincoln, Toby; Tao, Xu. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 231 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554703
- ISBN
- 9781137554703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.38
€ 175.38
Hardback. This volume explores the search for meaning among people in China today. The subjects of these essays span the social spectrum from hip young entrepreneurs to sweatshop workers and homeless beggars, with the issues ranging from domestic violence to homosexuality to political corruption. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Madsen, Richard; Pickowicz, Paul G. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510784
- ISBN
- 9780742510784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.12
€ 196.12
Environment, Modernization and Development in East Asia
. Ed(S): Liu Ts'ui-Jung; Beattie, James John;...
Hardback. Environment, Modernization and Development in East Asia critically examines modernization's long-term environmental history. It suggests new frameworks for understanding as inter-related processes environmental, social, and economic change across China and Japan. Editor(s): Liu Ts'ui-jung; Beattie, James John; Damodaran, V. Series: Palgrave Studies in World Environmental History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137572301
- ISBN
- 9781137572301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Hardback. Follows the same general conceptual organization, yet with updated analysis and discussion of logistics development, under the backdrop of the aftermath of the international financial crisis, the acceleration of the transformation of development mode and the strategic adjustment of the economic structure. Editor(s): Liu, Bing-Lian; Lee, Shao-Ju; Xiao, Jianhua; Wang, Ling; Jiao, Zhi-Lun. Series: Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642335662
- ISBN
- 9783642335662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Liu, Juke; Sun, Weiping; Hu, Wenzhen. Num Pages: 344 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 48 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811022869
- ISBN
- 9789811022869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.99
€ 123.99
Hardback. Transition of the Yangtze River Delta Editor(s): Liu, Professor Zhibiao; Li, Xiaochun. Num Pages: 251 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 59 colour illustrations, 52 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431551775
- ISBN
- 9784431551775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Paperback. This work covers the most up-to-date information on chemical, pharmacological and clinical studies, as well as the historical use of common dietary Chinese herbs. It also provides a chronological review of the Chinese literature on dietary herb uses. Editor(s): Liu, Yanze; Zhang, Junzeng. Num Pages: 828 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBNH3; MMG; PSB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Number of pages
- 828
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709119198
- ISBN
- 9783709119198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.55
€ 243.55
Paperback. China has become the world's largest English learning society, and China's decisions in relation to English will directly affect its fortunes into the future. This unique volume explores the prospects of English in relation to the debates on identity and cultural values that mass English teaching in China have stimulated. Editor(s): Lo Bianco, Joseph; Orton, Jane; Yihong, Gao. Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; CFB; CFDM; CJC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847692283
- ISBN
- 9781847692283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.49
€ 45.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Logistics Engineering Institution, CMES; Lu, Daming; Wang, Guohua. Series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. Num Pages: 501 pages, 225 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJMV5; TBD; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 913.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 501
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662446737
- ISBN
- 9783662446737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.57
€ 241.57
Hardback. The book is a collection of essays on translating various types of text (literary, religious, political, etc.) into and from Chinese. The focus is on how such translations have been produced and propagated from ancient to modern times, and their sociocultural impact on the evolution of Chinese history and Chinese translatology. Editor(s): Luo, Xuanmin; He, Yuanjian. Series: Topics in Translation. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847691873
- ISBN
- 9781847691873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.96
€ 163.96
The Chinese Diaspora. Space, Place, Mobility and Identity.
. Ed(S): Ma, Laurence J.c.; Cartier, Carolyn
Paperback. Leading scholars in the field consider the profound importance of meanings of place and the spatial processes of mobility and settlement for the Chinese overseas. Editor(s): Ma, Laurence J.C.; Cartier, Carolyn. Series: Why of Where. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517561
- ISBN
- 9780742517561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.72
€ 86.72
Hardback. The Korean government believes it can turn the country into one of the top 10 competitive economies by 2010. This volume offers an analysis of the Korean innovation system and shows how its science and technology policies actually work. It also looks at the structural changes in the course of economic globalization. Editor(s): Mahlich, Jorg; Pascha, Werner. Num Pages: 297 pages, 60 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JPQB; KCM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790819137
- ISBN
- 9783790819137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.23
€ 128.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Mahlich, Jorg; Pascha, Werner. Num Pages: 297 pages, 60 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JPQB; KCM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790825312
- ISBN
- 9783790825312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.73
€ 122.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Mair, Victor H.; Bender, Mark. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153133
- ISBN
- 9780231153133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.63
€ 62.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Mair, Victor H.; Bender, Mark. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153126
- ISBN
- 9780231153126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.59
€ 170.59
Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan
. Ed(S): Makeham, John; Hsiau, A-Chin
Hardback. Editor(s): Makeham, John; Hsiau, A-Chin. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTB; JPFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970206
- ISBN
- 9781403970206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardback. This survey provides unprecedented scope and detail of analysis on higher education in the Asia-Pacific region. It evinces that in an era of global integration, the balance of power in higher education is shifting eastwards. Editor(s): Marginson, Simon; Kaur, Sarjit; Sawir, Erlenawati. Series: Higher Education Dynamics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 74 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 1M; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400714991
- ISBN
- 9789400714991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.65
€ 188.65
Hardback. Emerging trade blocs in North America and the European Community are altering the global economy and Japan's place in it. This book asks: will trade blocs be trade diverting or create new opportunities for Japanese trade and investment?; and will a new Asian-Pacific trade bloc emerge in response? Editor(s): Mason, T. David; Turay, Abdul M. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KB; 1QFE; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333624852
- ISBN
- 9780333624852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.86
€ 186.86
Hardback. This book presents diverse perspectives on how work and employment are developing in a rapidly changing, contemporary Japan. Using macro- and micro-level data, the authors show both how the Japanese employment system is evolving as well as how the meanings that individual Japanese attach to their work and employment are developing. Editor(s): Matanle, Peter; Lunsing, Wim. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJK; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002005
- ISBN
- 9780230002005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.17
€ 176.17
Hardback. Japan as the Occupier and the Occupied examines transwar political, military and social transitions in Japan and various territories that it controlled, including Korea, Borneo, Singapore, Manchuria and China, before and after August 1945. This approach allows a more nuanced understanding of Japan's role as occupier and occupied to emerge. Editor(s): Matos, Christine de; Caprio, Mark. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408105
- ISBN
- 9781137408105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.69
€ 112.69
Hardback. Examines the security-related aspects behind Japan's emerging internationalism. Japan has for some time been projecting a higher international profile, of which the Diet's (Parliament) approval to allow Japanese armed forces to operate abroad is but one manifestation. Editor(s): Matthews, Ron; Matsuyama, Keisuke. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333576373
- ISBN
- 9780333576373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.47
€ 186.47