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William Dalrymple’s award-winning first book: his classic, fiercely intelligent and wonderfully entertaining account of his journey across Marco Polo’s 700-year-old route from Jerusalem to Xanadu, t……続きを見る

On the 4th of October 1854, a Chilian ship, called the 'Caldera,' sailed from the port of Hong-Kong and was grounded by stress of weather amid a group of islets lying to the south-west of Macao. On……続きを見る

As China emerges as an international economic and military power, the world waits to see how the nation will assert itself globally. Yet, as M. Taylor Fravel shows in Strong Borders, Secure Nation, ……続きを見る

On March 9, 1996, tens of thousands of readers of a daily newspaper in China’s Anhui province saw a photograph of two young women at a local long-distance bus station. Dressed in fashionable new win……続きを見る

This is the first ethnographic study of lala (lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) communities and politics in China, focusing on the city of Shanghai. Based on several years of in-depth interviews, ……続きを見る

The Ming dynasty (1368-1644), a period of commercial expansion and cultural innovation, fashioned the relationship between state and society in Chinese history. This unique collection of reworked an……続きを見る

The Peoples Republic of China celebrated its 60th anniversary on 1 October 2009. December 2008 marked 30 years since the Chinese Communist Partys decision to launch market reforms. The breathtakingl……続きを見る

'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.' The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that las……続きを見る

A collection of over 80 poems from China encompassing the years 200 BC to 1100 AD, this book serves as an excellent introduction to Chinese poetry in all its myriad forms over the span of 13 centuri……続きを見る

The dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children h……続きを見る

It is often assumed that privatization leads to profit, and that well-delineated property rights and a strong private sector will help boost an economy. This book investigates the property rights in……続きを見る

Presents empirical findings from different South-East Asian countries to demonstrate that Chinese businessmen employ a variety of strategies in their networking, entrepreneurship and organisational ……続きを見る

As the fiftieth anniversary of the People's Republic of China approaches on October 1, 1999, Jan Wong reflects on her body of work as a foreign correspondent there. Despite the fact that everything ……続きを見る

Since the late nineteenth century, hundreds of thousands of Chinese have moved to Russia and Eastern Europe. However, until now, very little research has been done about the initial migrants in the ……続きを見る

This book presents significant new findings on new domains of employment for women in China's burgeoning market economy of the 1990s and the twenty-first century. Experts in gender, politics, media ……続きを見る

Marco Polo’s famous book about his journey to China, written in 1298, continues to be a subject of considerable controversy. One recent work on the subject argues that Marco Polo never went to China……続きを見る

Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Confucius in just one hour. Here is a concise, expert account of Confucious’s life and philosophical ideas – entertainingly w……続きを見る

In the second half of the 19th Century, Japan awoke from centuries of isolation to be a surprising and warlike challenge to European power in Asia. This ebook charts the rise of Japan's power and he……続きを見る

In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman ("Elegant and scrupulous"ーNew York Times Book Review) and Krakatoa ("A mesmerizing pag……続きを見る

This book contains more than 70 Chinese fables that have been handed down from ancient times, told with lively comic illustrations. Fables are made up of amusing anecdotes which are interesting, edu……続きを見る

This book will enhance your appreciation of China as a sports mation and champion. Take a journey to rediscover the origins of various sports through Chinese history. 続きを見る

Find out more fascinating details about 100 Chinese family names! As the book covers the entire span of recorded Chinese history from the past to the present, you will find it an eye-opener as a ref……続きを見る

Jews and Judaism in Modern China explores and compares the dynamics at work in two of the oldest, intact and starkly contrasting civilizations on earth; Jewish and Chinese. The book studies how they……続きを見る

Stories of Integrity features Chinese historical figures regarded as models of integrity because of their high moral standards. The historical era may be different, but the temptations are the same ……続きを見る

As the increasingly powerless Qing Dynasty in 19th Century China struggled to defend itself from European, American and Japanese colonial control, and bloody civil wars and rebellions fought by an a……続きを見る

This edition features • a linked Table of Contents, and Footnotes CONTENTS TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. YING HING SOO's PREFACE. KING CHUNG HO's PREFACE. BOOK FIRST. BOOK SECOND. APPENDIX. 続きを見る

Follow this distinguished author down the rabbit hole as she discovers the barbaric realities of the Japanese occupation of China in the late 1930s.  A war that would eventually merge with Worl……続きを見る

In 1958, China’s revered leader Mao Zedong instituted a program designed to transform his giant nation into a Communist utopia. Called the Great Leap Forward, Mao’s grand schemeーlike so many other ……続きを見る

China’s unmatched ability to reinvent itself over the centuries is perhaps its most timeless asset. Even in the wake of violent civil wars, Mongol invaders, and turbulent governance, China has endur……続きを見る

With its flourishing metropolises, China has come to be identified with urban life and rapid technological advancement. Yet much of its landscape also boasts communities sustained by wondrous natura……続きを見る