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This highly readable history of the world's most populous country dates from the late nineteenth century, when its author, John Henry Gray, served as the Archdeacon of Hong Kong. His two-volume stud……続きを見る

China’s history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries has often been framed as a long coda of imperial decline, played out during its last dynasty, the Qing. Quest for Power presents a swe……続きを見る

As China reclaims its position as a world power, Imperial Twilight looks back to tell the story of the country’s last age of ascendance and how it came to an end in the nineteenth-century Opium War.……続きを見る

Dive into the dazzling, bureaucratic, and occasionally disastrous world of ancient China with The Empires of Time: The Han Dynasty's Rise and Fall. Heinrich Wilson returns with another hilariously b……続きを見る

Mao Zedong remains one of the most influential and controversial figures of the twentieth century. The Legacy of Mao Zedong offers a balanced, authoritative account of his life, ideas, and enduring ……続きを見る

La Chine doit surmonter une crise sans précédent où se conjuguent de multiples défis : autoritarisme politique, fragilités internes, économie bousculée, rivalités économiques ou enjeux environnement……続きを見る

The New York Times bestselling author of Dealing with China takes the reader behind closed doors to witness the creation and evolution and future of China's state-controlled capitalism. Hank Paulson……続きを見る

Entre 1989 e 1997, a jornalista Xinran entrevistou mulheres de diferentes idades e condições sociais, a fim de compreender a condição feminina na China moderna. Seu programa de rádio, Palavras na br……続きを見る

Ontdek de verborgen schatten van een eeuwenoude cultuur! Duik in de betoverende wereld van het oude China met Henri Borels meesterwerk, "Wijsheid en Schoonheid uit China". Dit boek neemt je mee op e……続きを見る

Ontdek de verborgen ziel van een eeuwenoude beschaving! In "De Geest van China" neemt Henri Borel je mee op een fascinerende reis door het mystieke en rijke culturele landschap van China. Dit meeste……続きを見る

A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable. The relationship between the US and China, the world’s two superpowers, is ……続きを見る

**“Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history.” ーMichiko Kakutani, The New York Times “No one can lay claim to so much influence on the shaping of ……続きを見る

As one of the oldest civilizations in the world, China has a vast, rich history. In order to assist with the study of Chinese history, this book has been broken down into a series of straightforward……続きを見る

The misguided forces driving conflict escalation between America and China, and the path to a new relationship “A timely, fluid, readable assessment of a testy and rapidly changing global relationsh……続きを見る

This book explores China’s strategic culture in the context of relations across the Taiwan Strait. The USA has long played a stabilising role, deterring China from attacking Taiwan. However, as Chin……続きを見る

Genghis Khan was the most unlikely of conquerors. An orphan of the Mongolian Steppes, his rise went all but unnoticed by all the great powers around him. His people had been divided and discounted b……続きを見る

Global Cities: How the World Really Lives is a travel-literary hybrid for the curious, the culturally attuned, and anyone allergic to tourist guides. Each book offers a rich, witty, and deeply human……続きを見る

Global Cities: How the World Really Lives is a vivid, voice-driven series that explores the soul of the world’s most electrifying cities. Blending street-level storytelling with cultural deep dives,……続きを見る

From emperors to noodle vendors, skyscrapers to spirit money, the Global Cities: How the World Really Lives series explores how cities feel – not just how they look on a map. Each volume offers a sm……続きを見る

Global Cities: How the World Really Lives is a groundbreaking nonfiction series that peels back the layers of the world’s most fascinating cities – not through tourist itineraries or historical time……続きを見る

China, 1989 a 1997. Las voces silenciadas, de Xinran, es una obra imprescindible que da voz a las mujeres silenciadas durante décadas en una sociedad profundamente restrictiva e hipócrita. Aprovecha……続きを見る

Looks at why witch-trials failed to gain momentum and escalate into 'witch-crazes' in certain parts of early modern Europe. Exames the rich legal records of the German city of Rothenburg ob der Taub……続きを見る

In The Future Conditional**, Eric S. Henry brings twelve-years of expertise and research to offer a nuanced discussion of the globalization of the English language and the widespread effects it has ……続きを見る

One China, Many Taiwans shows how tourism performs and transforms territory. In 2008, as the People's Republic of China pointed over a thousand missiles across the Taiwan Strait, it sent millions of……続きを見る

Xi Jinping has made his ambitions for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) perfectly clear, there is no mystery what he wants, first, that China should become a "great maritime power" and secondly, th……続きを見る

A fascinating history of China’s relations with the Westーtold through the lives of two eighteenth-century translators The 1793 British embassy to China, which led to Lord George Macartney’s fraught……続きを見る

The date of the beginning of all things has been nicely calculated by Chinese chronologers. There was first of all a period when Nothing existed, though some enthusiasts have attempted to deal with ……続きを見る

«Il caso è il vento che soffia senza direzione, ma il destino è la vela che scegli di alzare. Tra ciò che non controlli e ciò che crei, si disegna il tuo cammino. Ogni soffio è un'opportunità, ogni ……続きを見る

L’influence de la culture musulmane pour la Chine n’est pas contestable et les connaissances arabes ont grandement influencé la Chine ne serait-ce qu’en matière de technologie, de sciences, de philo……続きを見る

Toutes rédigées par des esprits de premier ordre, les contributions que cet ouvrage réunit concourent à un même but, fort bien exposé dans l’enthousiaste avant-propos : faire connaître au public eur……続きを見る