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In the early sixteenth century, a Persian-speaking Muslim merchant named ʿAli Akbar Khatayi traveled to China and stayed for six years. There he acquired inside knowledge of the Ming imperial court ……続きを見る

Inverting the Qin History: The Archaeological Truth About Emperor Qin Written by Arundhati Sharma | Edited by Warren H. Lau This evidence‑based, archaeologically verified historical nonfiction book ……続きを見る

An inside look at the lives of gay male and transgender sex workers in China In Unlocking the Red Closet, Eileen Yuk-ha Tsang takes us to an upscale gay bar in the port city of Tianjin in Northeaste……続きを見る

A History Today Book of the Year 2024 On a freezing January afternoon in 1992, Deng Xiaoping, China's former paramount leader and now a revered elder statesman, set off on a month long trip around C……続きを見る

若我們把女性放到過去兩個世紀中國的敘事核心，這會如何改變我們既有的理解？ 本書依循常見的中國史時序，逐章探索女性勞動與「女性象徵」，並以兩大主軸貫穿全書：其一是探究女性在居家與公共空間中可見與隱性勞……続きを見る

In early nineteenth-century China, a remarkable transformation took place in the art world: artists among China’s educated elites began to use touch to forge a more authentic relationship to the pas……続きを見る

Originally published in 1916. This little book briefly tells the story of Gondwana, the modern Central Provinces of India. The author felt that, after thirteen years of seeing the old monuments and ……続きを見る

Through the centre of China’s historic capital, Long Peace Street cuts a long, arrow-straight line. It divides the Forbidden City, home to generations of Chinese emperors, from Tiananmen Square, the……続きを見る

An internationally acclaimed expert explains why Chinese-style architecture has remained so consistent for two thousand years, no matter where it is built. For the last two millennia, an overwhelmin……続きを見る

If we place women at the center of our account of China’s last two centuries, how does this change our understanding of what happened? This deeply knowledgeable book illuminates the places where the……続きを見る

»Sei du selbst die Veränderung.« - Dieses Buch enthält alle wichtigen Texte des großen Menschenrechtlers. Mahatma Gandhi setzte sich mit seinen Reden für ein unabhängiges Indien ein. Dies tat er mit……続きを見る