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Russian Oriental Studies: Current Research on Past & Present Asian and African Societies
ISBN: 9789004132030 / Angielski / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of articles by leading Russian Orientalists, from different universities and research institutes of Russia, covers a wide range of research fields: politics and power, history, economics and society, language, philosophy and culture.
The Russian authors base their works on rare sources. They examine here ancient and medieval history and culture of Oriental societies including articles on Indian mythology, kalam in Islam, classical Indonesian concepts of monarchy, Caucasus in the Abbasid period etc. There will also be a focus on modern Asian and African societies with... This collection of articles by leading Russian Orientalists, from different universities and research institutes of Russia, covers a wide range of res...
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718,14 |
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Mongols, Turks, and Others: Eurasian Nomads and the Sedentary World
ISBN: 9789004140967 / Angielski / Twarda / 572 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The interaction between the Eurasian pastoralnomads - most famously the Mongols and Turks -and the surrounding sedentary societies is a major theme in world history. Nomads were not only raiders and conquerors, but also transmitted commodities, ideas, technologies and other cultural items. At the same time, their sedentary neighbours affected the nomads, in such aspects as religion, technology, and political culture. The essays in this volume use a broad comparative approach that highlights the multifarious nature of nomadic society and its changing relations with the sedentary world in the...
The interaction between the Eurasian pastoralnomads - most famously the Mongols and Turks -and the surrounding sedentary societies is a major theme in...
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747,88 |
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Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the Iats, 2003. Volume 1: Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages II
ISBN: 9789004150140 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While providing unique and detailed information on early Tibeto-Burman languages and their contact and relationship to other languages, this book at the same times sets out to establish a field of Tibeto-Burman comparative-historical linguistics based on the classical Indo-European model. With papers by C. Bauer on Burmese and Mon, C. Beckwith on Old Tibetan syllable margins, B. Zeisler on Tibetan case marking, R. Yanson on Burmese historical phonology, G. Jacques on Tangut rimes, K. Iwasa on early Lolo manuscripts, v. Kasevich on the causative in Tibeto-Burman, and C. Beckwith on old Tibetan...
While providing unique and detailed information on early Tibeto-Burman languages and their contact and relationship to other languages, this book at t...
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505,67 |
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A Passion for China: Essays in Honour of Paolo Santangelo, for his 60th birthday
ISBN: 9789004150157 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this wide-ranging collection of essays on emotions, the social history of China, international relations of the empire, philosophy and literature volume numerous well-known scholars, among which L.Lanciotti, A. Levy, M. Galik, W. Kubin, M. Dolezelova-Velingerova, pay their tribute to their friend the sinologist Paolo Santangelo, reflecting the wide scope of his research interests over the past decades. A must-read for all those who take an interest the field of the humanities in and on China.
In this wide-ranging collection of essays on emotions, the social history of China, international relations of the empire, philosophy and literature v...
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820,12 |
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Indian Islamic Architecture: Forms and Typologies, Sites and Monuments
ISBN: 9789004163393 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The British scholar John Burton-Page contributed numerous formative articles on Indian Islamic architecture for the Encyclopaedia of Islam over a period of 25 years. Assembled here for the first time, these offer an insightful overview of the subject, ranging from the earliest mosques and tombs erected by the Delhi sultans in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, to the great monuments of the Mughal emperors dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. The articles cover the principal forms of Indian Islamic architecture -- mosques, tombs, minarets, forts, gateways and water structures -- as...
The British scholar John Burton-Page contributed numerous formative articles on Indian Islamic architecture for the Encyclopaedia of Islam over...
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603,40 |
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Cathay by the Bay: San Francisco Chinatown in 1950
ISBN: 9789622014237 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published as newspaper columns, the thirty-odd pieces collected in this volume bring to life San Francisco's Chinatown at mid-century.
Originally published as newspaper columns, the thirty-odd pieces collected in this volume bring to life San Francisco's Chinatown at mid-century.
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29,16 |
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Hong Kong's Journey to Reunification: Memoirs of Sze-Yuen Chung
ISBN: 9789629960025 / Angielski / Twarda / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sze-yuen Chung is a veteran Hong Kong politician and an important figure in the development of Hong Kong over the past forty years. He has played a significant role in Hong Kong's political, economic, educational, and social development from its time as a British colony to its designation as a Special Administrative Region of China. Indeed, he is probably the only native son of Hong Kong who was closely and actively involved in the entire process of transferring Hong Kong's sovereignty back to China.
These memoirs record Chung's personal experiences in Hong Kong's political scene in the two... Sze-yuen Chung is a veteran Hong Kong politician and an important figure in the development of Hong Kong over the past forty years. He has played a si...
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107,05 |
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The New and the Multiple: Sung Senses of the Past
ISBN: 9789629960964 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first comprehensive English study of Sung Chinese historical consciousness. Written by leading Sung scholars in the United States, Europe, Japan and Taiwan, the eleven articles in this collection seek to understand how Sung scholars perceived the past. This is the first comprehensive English study of Sung Chinese historical consciousness. Written by leading Sung scholars in the United States, Euro... |
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199,58 |
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Shaping the Ideal Child: Children and Their Primers in Late Imperial China
ISBN: 9789629961145 / Angielski / Twarda / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An examination of traditional Chinese literacy primers in the context of intellectual involvement in elementary education. An examination of traditional Chinese literacy primers in the context of intellectual involvement in elementary education. |
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170,37 |
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Village Life in Hong Kong: Politics, Gender, and Ritual in the New Territories
ISBN: 9789629961183 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a collection of revised articles based on the authors'fieldwork on two villages in Yuen Long, a rural district of Hong Kong. It presents the authors'observations and their interpretation of life in a southern Chinese village under the process of urbanization.
This book is a collection of revised articles based on the authors'fieldwork on two villages in Yuen Long, a rural district of Hong Kong. It presents ...
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107,05 |
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Public Service Reform in East Asia: Reform Issues and Challenges in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789629961947 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These essays address a variety of reform issues confronted by the Asian economies of Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The cover areas such as human resource management; financial management and pay reform; central agency role; private sector involvement; and political accountability.
These essays address a variety of reform issues confronted by the Asian economies of Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The cover areas such as h...
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184,98 |
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Southern Fujian: Reproduction of Traditions in Post-Mao China
ISBN: 9789629962333 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines traditions in post-Mao southern Fujian, surveying various aspects of everyday culture including lineages, religion, and the status of women. Though the State remains officially opposed to "superstitious" traditions, these articles illustrate how post-liberalization economic and political transformations have done much to contribute to their revitalization. This volume also examines the politics of traditions and their relevance to local identities, stressing the dynamic nature of traditions as they are reproduced through different cultural agents.
This book examines traditions in post-Mao southern Fujian, surveying various aspects of everyday culture including lineages, religion, and the status ...
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170,37 |
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Where Empires Collided: Russian and Soviet Relations with Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao
ISBN: 9789629963064 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Michael Share explores the historical relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao). Share's extensive research of archived materials shows that Russian and Soviet dealings with the Chinese Eastern Periphery were inextricably linked to broader international relationships with Great Britain, Japan, and the United States.
Michael Share explores the historical relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao). Share's extensive ...
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223,92 |
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The Modern Principalia: The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy
ISBN: 9789715424967 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Modern Principalia is about the Philippine ruling elite--who they are and how they evolved in history. It delves into their economic interests as well as their lifestyles, how they acquired their wealth and built a world of their own. It describes their family links and their interlocking interests with other elites and foreign partners. The book also examines the values and behavior of the elite in politics and government, how they exploit the poverty and ignorance of the masses to win political power, and what they do with that power. The Modern Principalia is about the Philippine ruling elite--who they are and how they evolved in history. It delves into their economic interests ... |
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116,78 |
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The Philippine Revolution of 1896: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times
ISBN: 9789715503860 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume makes available selected works by scholars from around the world, using varied historical sources, bringing new perspectives on the Philippine Revolutionary War of 1896.
This volume makes available selected works by scholars from around the world, using varied historical sources, bringing new perspectives on the Philip...
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107,05 |
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The Second Front: Inside Jemaah Islamiyah, Asia's Most Dangerous Terrorist Network
ISBN: 9789793780092 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Decades before al-Qaeda took shape, religious radicals in Southeast Asia were laying the groundwork for a struggle to achieve a backward-looking utopia. This is the story of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the secretive organization that spans no less than half a dozen nations and seeks the full implementation of their intolerant take on Islam.
In The Second Front: Inside Asias Most Dangerous Terrorist Network, best-selling author Ken Conboy pieces together the planning and execution of JIs most deadly terrorist acts from exclusive interviews and classified reports. In details never before revealed,... Decades before al-Qaeda took shape, religious radicals in Southeast Asia were laying the groundwork for a struggle to achieve a backward-looking utopi...
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112,47 |
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Java in a Time of Revolution: Occupation and Resistance, 1944-1946
ISBN: 9789793780146 / Angielski / Miękka / 516 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With remarkable scope and in scrupulous detail, Professor Anderson analyzes the Indonesian revolution of 1945. Against the background of Javanese culture and the Japanese occupation, he explores the origins of the revolutionary youth groups, the military, and the political parties to challenge conventional interpretations of revolutionary movements in Asia.
The author emphasizes that the critical role in the outbreak was played not by the dissatisfied intellectuals or by an oppressed working class but by the youth of Indonesia. Perhaps most important are the insights he offers into the... With remarkable scope and in scrupulous detail, Professor Anderson analyzes the Indonesian revolution of 1945. Against the background of Javanese cult...
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212,65 |
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Emerging Civil Society in the Asia Pacific Community
ISBN: 9789813055056 / Angielski / Miękka / 747 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Though the notion of an ?Asia Pacific Community? emerged more than a decade ago, media attention has focused on the region's dynamic economic development. Little is known abou tht ehuman dimension of this regional integration, and the actual sense of community that is being constructed by countries as vastly differend as China and Australa, Canada and Vietnam, Thailand and Japan. In fact, the ongoing process of integration has been underpinned by collaborative efforts of academic institutions, businesses, and other nongovernmental organizations. The devloping ?civil society? in the Asia... Though the notion of an ?Asia Pacific Community? emerged more than a decade ago, media attention has focused on the region's dynamic economic devel... |
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155,77 |
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Modern East Asia: An Introductory History: An Introductory History
ISBN: 9780765618238 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written with rare mastery and a sure sense of the essential, this concise general history of modern East Asia offers students and general readers an understanding of this dynamic region from a global perspective. It is the ideal introductory text for college survey courses in Asian and international studies.Following an introductory discussion of the regional concept, the first two chapters lay the foundations. Chapter 1 describes East Asia's geographical, human, cultural, economic, social, and political setting as it has evolved over the past several millennia, and the three major belief...
Written with rare mastery and a sure sense of the essential, this concise general history of modern East Asia offers students and general readers an u...
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272,55 |
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The Japan Weekly Mail: A Political, Commercial and Literary Journal 1870 - 1917: Part 2, 1875 - 79
ISBN: 9784861660214 / Angielski / Twarda / 7060 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the second part of the facsimile reprint series of the leading English newspaper published in Yokohama throughout the Meiji era. It represents a complete collection, containing articles on politics, commerce and economics, and the cultural activities of early Japanologists and the Asiatic Society of Japan: an indispensable primary source for any scholar of Modern Japan. This is the second part of the facsimile reprint series of the leading English newspaper published in Yokohama throughout the Meiji era. It represe... |
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13386,45 |
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