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Hardback. Estevez-Abe explores the egalitarian capitalism of postwar Japan and the political mechanisms that sustained it. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521856935
- ISBN
- 9780521856935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.68
€ 59.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBS; JHM; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968289
- ISBN
- 9781403968289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.24
€ 123.24
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333607305
- ISBN
- 9780333607305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.43
€ 186.43
Paperback. This text attempts to give a comprehensive description and testable theory of the complicated, but not unintelligible system of bank-firm relationships in the dynamic environment of a gradually deregulated financial market. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 150 pages, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KFFD; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790813074
- ISBN
- 9783790813074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
paperback. Editor(s): Gannon, Martin J. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FMNB; 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761913375
- ISBN
- 9780761913375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.55
€ 96.55
hardcover. This book empirically demonstrates that Chinese domestic venture capital lacks four factors related to the success of their American counterparts: large and independent funding, incentive mechanisms, efficient exit channels, and a high risk tolerance level. Num Pages: 122 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFF; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461412809
- ISBN
- 9781461412809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardback. This pioneering collection of 15 essays argues that Japan's medieval age began in the 14th century rather than the 12th, and marks the beginning of a fundamentally new debate about how Japan's lengthy classical period finally ended. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 524 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728942
- ISBN
- 9780804728942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.26
€ 168.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBS; 1FPCW; 1FPK; GTF; JPHC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392. 272 pages, 1 chart/graph. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBS; 1FPCW; 1FPK; GTF; JPHC; KCP. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 16. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485756
- ISBN
- 9780801485756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.44
€ 60.44
Paperback. Provides a striking profile of the views and attitudes of well-educated Chinese parents with preschool-age deaf children. This book includes a survey of 122 English mothers of deaf children that reveals the differences between Western and Chinese parents. It also reveals that many issues cross cultures and contexts. Editor(s): Callaway, Alison. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JFSP1; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563683398
- ISBN
- 9781563683398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.81€ 51.54
€ 60.81
€ 51.54
Paperback. American culture has been one of the most controversial exports of the United States: greeted with enthusiasm by some, with hostility by others. Yet, few societies escape its influence. However, not all changes should be interpreted simply as "Americanization." The shaping of the postwar world has been much more complex than this term implies. Editor(s): Fehrenbach, Heide; Poiger, Uta G. Num Pages: 27 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- illustrated ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811080
- ISBN
- 9781571811080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96
Paperback. Denise Lett argues that South Korea's contemporary urban middle class not only exhibits upper-class characteristics, but also has a culturally inherited disposition to seek high status. Combined with a favourable political and economic climate, many Koreans have thus been able to achieve it. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007819
- ISBN
- 9780674007819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.08
€ 21.99
€ 20.08
Hardback. This text argues that the most profound and far-reaching effects of Buddhism on Chinese culture occurred at the level of practice, specifically in religious rituals designed to cure people of disease, demonic possession and bad luck. Editor(s): Faure, Bernard. Series: Asian Religions & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734493
- ISBN
- 9780804734493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.00
€ 177.00
Paperback. This is a synthesis of Japanese history, religion, culture and social organization. The book explores the Japanese historical legacy and its impact on the Japanese experience of modernity, eschewing the polemicism of structuralist or culturalist approaches in favour of a comparative analysis. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195582
- ISBN
- 9780226195582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; JPA; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403982001
- ISBN
- 9781403982001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.67
€ 64.67
Paperback. The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; BTM; HBWQ; JWG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007378036
- ISBN
- 9780007378036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.60
€ 14.99
€ 9.60
Hardback. This text takes a different view of international or diplomatic history by concentrating on the more profound elements of Sino-foreign relations, namely the economic and the commercial, especially with regard to Britain and France. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPC; 3JJPG; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333657492
- ISBN
- 9780333657492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.09
€ 122.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Ihori, Toshihiro; Terai, Kimiko. Series: Advances in Japanese Business and Economics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431564072
- ISBN
- 9784431564072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
A Companion to Chinese Archaeology offers a broad overview of the field that has evolved over the last few decades into an exploration of the prehistory of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Underhill, Anne P. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335293
- ISBN
- 9781444335293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 234.55
€ 234.55
Hardcover. Housing policy has been central to the economic success stories of the major East Asian economies as well as a pillar of social and welfare provision. This book explores not only the development of their distinctive approach, but also the challenges posed in recent years, and currently, by rapid socio-economic and demographic change. Editor(s): Doling, John; Ronald, Richard. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFB; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230358584
- ISBN
- 9780230358584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardback. The fifteen essays in this volume address from several viewpoints the question of what role population change played in East Asia's rapid economic development. Editor(s): Mason, Andrew. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 528 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJP; JHBD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743037
- ISBN
- 9780804743037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.20
€ 245.20
Hardback. The growth of entrepreneurship in South Korea has turned the country into an economic powerhouse. In this collection of essays, scholars highlight the favourable political and cultural values conductive to its development, including the characteristics of entrepreneurial family firms and the impact of new media and globalization. Editor(s): Shim, T. Youn-ja. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCL; KJH; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107076
- ISBN
- 9780230107076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947525
- ISBN
- 9781933947525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.33
€ 36.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. This is an English translation of one of China's greatest works of political literature. Written in the 17th century, it is a major critique of Chinese dynastic institutions. Although firmly grounded in Confucian teachings, it also incorporates elements from alternative schools of thought. Translator(s): De Bary, William Theodore. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 340 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HPDF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080972
- ISBN
- 9780231080972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.65
€ 51.65
Hardback. By looking at the activities of Taoist clerics in Peking, this book explores the workings of religion as a profession in one Chinese city during a period of dramatic modernisation. It focuses on ordinary religious professionals, most of whom remained obscure temple employees. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HRAX; HRKN5; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025059
- ISBN
- 9780674025059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.05
€ 53.99
€ 45.05