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The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine: The Reprint of the Mid-Victorian Ladies Journal, 1852-56
ISBN: 9784902454123 / Angielski / Inna Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reprint of the first magazine for middle-class women edited by Samuel and Isabella Beeton.
The complete issues of the first four years (1852-54), which are now very hard to collect, are reproduced here in an enlarged format. The collection is an interesting primary source for Victorian Studies and Women's History and a major contribution to our understanding of Victorian society and culture. This is a reprint of the first magazine for middle-class women edited by Samuel and Isabella Beeton.
The complete issues of the first four years (... |
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5727,90 zł |
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The World in Miniature (7-Vol. Es Set)
ISBN: 9784861661853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2700 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The World in Miniature was a popular series of illustrated, pocket-sized books. The series was originally produced by Rudolph Ackermann, a renowned London bookseller and publisher in the early nineteenth century. The series continued for several years from its launch in 1821 and was completed in 43 volumes. The series introduced a Western readership to the manners, character, customs, fashion, history, religion etc. of peoples from distant lands. This collection includes a facsimile reprint of seven volumes covering Asiatic and Pacific countries: Japan, China, the... The World in Miniature was a popular series of illustrated, pocket-sized books. The series was originally produced by Rudolph Ackermann, a renowne... |
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5907,70 zł |
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K. Persia
ISBN: 9780415242943 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This set examines the history and culture of Persia through its rich language and literature. It includes Griffith's translation of Jami's outstanding work, Yusuf and Zulaikha. The Warner brothers nine-volume triumph represents one of the first attempts to provide the subject matter of the great epic, Shahnama in English; and Haug's foundational essays present all the materials needed for understanding the scriptures and religion of the Parsis.
This set examines the history and culture of Persia through its rich language and literature. It includes Griffith's translation of Jami's outstanding...
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5907,70 zł |
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Tohda: Asian Images in the Nineteenth-Century British Reviews (6-Vol. Set)
ISBN: 9784902454246 / Angielski / Twarda / 2700 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a collection of more than 120 articles and book reviews on Japan, China, and India published in the four leading British reviews of the nineteenth century (the Quarterly Review, Edinburgh Review, Blackwood s Edinburgh Magazine, and the Westminster Review). The selection from those reviews, which represented the four principal shades of mainstream contemporary political opinion (conservative, liberal, radical, and Tory), shows us the variety of Victorian views on Asia and enables us to trace their chronological changes. Contributors include important Orientalists and/or... This is a collection of more than 120 articles and book reviews on Japan, China, and India published in the four leading British reviews of the nin... |
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5907,70 zł |
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H. India: Religion and Philosophy
ISBN: 9780415441360 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The ten volumes in this set provide an important overview of early concepts of Hindu philosophy. J.R. Ballantyne's The Sankhya Aphorisms of Kapila and Davies's translation of the epic poem, The Bhagavad Gita offer interpretations of fundamental texts in Hindu philosophy. Also reprinted is John Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology, which represents one of the first serious endeavours to classify for a western audience the religion, geography, history and literature of the Hindu world.
The ten volumes in this set provide an important overview of early concepts of Hindu philosophy. J.R. Ballantyne's The Sankhya Aphorisms of Kapila and...
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6164,55 zł |
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China's Macroeconomic Policy
ISBN: 9781138809420 / Angielski / Twarda / 1590 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Economics, this is a four-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical research on Chinas Macroeconomic Policy.
A new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Economics, this is a four-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical resear...
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6164,55 zł |
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Imperialism and China 1800-1945 CC 4v
ISBN: 9781138814349 / Angielski / Twarda / 1570 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The history of imperialism in China is a complex, contentious history. In modern times, China s experience with imperialism has entailed two parallel stories during the 19th and 20th centuries stories that are different in their geographic location, in their motivations, and in their outcomes. The facet of imperialism that has received the most attention is that of aggression against China by capitalist nations, culminating in the Japanese invasion of the 1930s. This story evolved in a low-key way before the 19th century, but then entered a more aggressive phase with military action by the... The history of imperialism in China is a complex, contentious history. In modern times, China s experience with imperialism has entailed two parall... |
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6164,55 zł |
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Japanese Economy Sets 1&2 8v
ISBN: 9780415216302 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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6164,55 zł |
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The Perry Mission to Japan 1853-1854
ISBN: 9781903350133 / Angielski / Twarda / 2400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The year 2003 will mark the 150th anniversary of United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry's first visit to Japan in July 1853. This collection of largely contemporary volumes has been selected by Professor W. G. Beasley, doyen of Bakufu and Meiji Studies, to best reflect the issues, focus and mind-set informing the Mission and its raison d'etre, the nature and character of the man who led it - Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry - as well as the experience and logistics of the Mission itself as a U.S. navy project. Care has also been taken to provide input from a Japanese perspective...
The year 2003 will mark the 150th anniversary of United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry's first visit to Japan in July 1853. This collection of la...
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6164,55 zł |
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Sino-Japanese Relations: History, Politics, Economy, Security
ISBN: 9780415566148 / Angielski / Twarda / 1552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Academic and popular interest in China and Japan, the two major powers in East Asia, has risen dramatically in the last decade. While on the one hand their relationship has benefited from high levels of two-way trade and investment underscoring their growing economic interdependence, political rifts have (re-)appeared over such issues as historical memory, territory, and energy security. Without doubt, the way in which this bilateral relationship will evolve over the next few years has the potential to transform the architecture of regional and international politics. It is therefore... Academic and popular interest in China and Japan, the two major powers in East Asia, has risen dramatically in the last decade. While on the one ha... |
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6164,55 zł |
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The Silk Roads
ISBN: 9781138015500 / Angielski / Twarda / 1702 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The areas covering the Silk Roads, the ancient and modern roads from China to the West, including the region of modern Xinjiang, have an enduring and most diverse history. The impact that the political, cultural, and economic exchange on the Silk Roads had on the world cannot be overestimated; this exchange constitutes the first instance of a globalized world. The earliest discoveries from recent archaeological excavations date back almost 4000 years and explorers in the early 20th century evoked a considerable interest in the history of these regions, and the cultural relics they brought... The areas covering the Silk Roads, the ancient and modern roads from China to the West, including the region of modern Xinjiang, have an enduring a... |
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6164,55 zł |
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The Environment, Climate Change, and Governance in China
ISBN: 9781138015487 / Angielski / Twarda / 2040 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This four volume collection of selected works examines the political, social and economic aspects of the interaction between Chinese society and the natural environment from past to present as well as future challenges. Volume 1 and 2 are dedicated to China s environmental history and the tremendous environmental challenges of today s emerging economy, the second part (Volume 3-4) focuses on society s response to environmental degradation and climate change. "
This four volume collection of selected works examines the political, social and economic aspects of the interaction between Chinese society and th... |
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6164,55 zł |
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Chinese Entrepreneurship
ISBN: 9781138016200 / Angielski / Twarda / 1890 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Entrepreneurship is recognised as an integral element of economic advancement and social force. With socio-political transformation within China in the past three decades, integration of China s economy into the global market, and the wide spreading of Chinese businesses to other parts of the world, Chinese entrepreneurs have increasingly absorbed modern entrepreneurial norms, practice and spirit. The cultural and historical effects intricately interact with rapid changes in social, economic and political institutions. This has led to a high degree of continuity of the unique... Entrepreneurship is recognised as an integral element of economic advancement and social force. With socio-political transformation within China in... |
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6164,55 zł |
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Collected English Writings of Josiah Conder
ISBN: 9784861662119 / Angielski / Twarda / 1250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Josiah Conder (1852–1920), also known as Kondoru-sensei, was hired by the Meiji Japanese government as the first professor of architecture for the Imperial College of Engineering (now Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo). After receiving the Soane Medallion Prize of the RIBA he arrived in Japan in 1877, spending the rest of his life there. Often called the ‘father of Japanese architecture’, he established the education of architecture in Japan and most of his graduates played essential roles in the development of modern Japan's architecture. He played a leading role in...
Josiah Conder (1852–1920), also known as Kondoru-sensei, was hired by the Meiji Japanese government as the first professor of architecture for the I...
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6164,55 zł |
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L. Southeast Asia
ISBN: 9780415441407 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This seven-volume set incorporates some of the earliest work by western scholars on Southeast Asian literature, history and culture. James Gray's Ancient Proverbs and Maxims from Burmese Sources examines the history of the different Burmese languages and literatures, providing translations of literary texts. Reinhold Post's volumes Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Indo-China incorporate a variety of essays relating to the geography, natural history, literature and culture of Siam (Thailand), the Malay Peninsular (Malaysia), Singapore and Sumatra (Indonesia).
This seven-volume set incorporates some of the earliest work by western scholars on Southeast Asian literature, history and culture. James Gray's Anci...
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6421,41 zł |
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G. India: Language and Literature
ISBN: 9780415441346 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This set illustrates the diversity of Indian language and literature, incorporating translations and discussions of Indian poetry, dramas and proverbs. Albrecht Weber's foundational study, The History of Indian Literature includes analyses of writings from the Sanskrit, Buddhist and Vedic periods. Herman Jensen's A Classical Collection of Tamil Proverbs lists proverbs in the Tamil script and with both a literal translation, and an explanation in English. Similarly, John Christian's Behar Proverbs illustrates the different means of expression in these regional proverbs. The volumes in this set...
This set illustrates the diversity of Indian language and literature, incorporating translations and discussions of Indian poetry, dramas and proverbs...
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6421,41 zł |
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Routledge Library Editions: China Under Mao
ISBN: 9781138323445 / Angielski / Twarda / 3502 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This 13-volume collection of previously out-of-print titles reissues some key works in the study of Mao Zedong’s huge influence on China – its politics, economics and development into the power that it is today. Foreign policy, the Cultural Revolution, the fate of opponents, Chinese Marxist thought – all are covered here, and more, in this essential reference resource. This 13-volume collection of previously out-of-print titles reissues some key works in the study of Mao Zedong’s huge influence on China – its ... |
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6678,26 zł |
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Gender and Japanese Society
ISBN: 9780415507042 / Angielski / Twarda / 1600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Compiled and introduced by D. P. Martinez, the editor of an acclaimed four-volume anthology on Modern Japanese Culture and Society (Routledge, 2007) (978-0-415-41609-2), this new title from Routledge's Critical Concepts in Asian Studies series, is a collection of classic and the very best cutting-edge scholarship on themes and issues around gender in historical and contemporary Japan. Fully indexed and with a comprehensive introduction newly written by the editor, which carefully situates the collected material in its intellectual context, Gender and Japanese... Compiled and introduced by D. P. Martinez, the editor of an acclaimed four-volume anthology on Modern Japanese Culture and Society (Routle... |
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6678,26 zł |
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An Official Guide to Eastern Asia: Trans-Continental Connections Between Europe and Asia, Prepared by Imperial Japanese Government Railways
ISBN: 9784861660870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2700 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a facsimile reprint in five volumes of the first editions. The most important publication which the imperial Japanese government published to promote Japan to the West. This official guide to Japan and East Asia was planned by Shimpei Goto (a leading statesman in the early twentieth century) when he was the first director of South Manchuria Railway Company in 1906 after he had discovered the incompleteness and inaccuracy of the information in the Japanese and Asian guides produced by Western publishers like John Murray and Baedeker. When he became Minister of... This is a facsimile reprint in five volumes of the first editions. The most important publication which the imperial Japanese government pub... |
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6729,64 zł |
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The Western Rediscovery of the Japanese Language
ISBN: 9780700703166 / Angielski / Twarda / 4600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of Western works on the Japanese language represents the second burst of activity in this area, after the Jesuits had produced a variety of by now well-known works around the turn of the 16th- and 17th-centuries. Their efforts, however, were virtually wiped out as a result of the persecution of things Christian in Japan and only began to be rediscovered towards the end of the 19th century.
This collection of Western works on the Japanese language represents the second burst of activity in this area, after the Jesuits had produced a varie...
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8219,40 zł |