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Based on Chinese archival documents, interviews, and more than twenty years of research on the subject, Zhihua Shen and Yafeng Xia offer a comprehensive look at the Sino-Soviet alliance between the ……続きを見る

Presented here are nine tales from thecelebrated Ming dynasty Sanyan collection of vernacular stories compiled and edited by Feng Menglong (1574–1646), the most knowledgeable connoisseur of popular ……続きを見る

God's Little Daughters examines a set of letters written by Chinese Catholic women from a small village in Manchuria to their French missionary, "Father Lin," or Dominique Maurice Pourquié, who in 1……続きを見る

The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE–220 CE), Tang (618–907), and Northern Song (960–1126) dynasties des……続きを見る

Scholar-officials of late medieval China were not only enthusiastic in amateur storytelling, but also showed unprecedented interest in recording stories on different aspects of literati life. These ……続きを見る

Kissinger’s dual-purpose instrument of the US-China and US-Soviet détente was devised to achieve a stable balance of power in the contemporary world in the second half of the 1960s. Stimulated by bo……続きを見る

This book takes as its starting point the life, activities, and writings of Chen Hengzhe (1890-1976) in order to investigate the effects of transnational experience and in particular the manner in w……続きを見る

Samkhya and Yoga are two of the oldest and most influential systems of classical Indian philosophy. This book provides a thorough analysis of the systems in order to fully understand Indian philosop……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1899 edition by John Murray, London. This book includes maps available as a free download. This is an Illustrated edition. Isabella Lucy Bird (15 October 1831 – 7 Octobe……続きを見る

In the sixteenth century, the vast and sophisticated empire of China lay almost entirely unknown to Western travellers. As global trade expanded, this land of reputedly boundless wealth, pale-faced ……続きを見る

As the 3rd Century begins, China is in a state of chaos: the Han Empire is in decline, and dozens of warlords are waging war against each other, intent on gaining greater influence, or even sovereig……続きを見る

This collection of short stories, anecdotes, and poems was likely compiled during the 13th century. Tales of romantic loveーincluding courtship, marriage, and illicit affairsーunify the collection a……続きを見る

Throughout Nanjing’s history, writers have claimed that its spectacular landscape of mountains and rivers imbued the city with “royal qi,” making it a place of great political significance. City of ……続きを見る

Relations between China and India underwent a dramatic transformation from Buddhist-dominated to commerce-centered exchanges in the seventh to fifteenth centuries. The unfolding of this transformati……続きを見る

THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO FILES AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021 **'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writi……続きを見る

Did Marco Polo reach China? This richly illustrated companion volume to the public television film chronicles the remarkable two-year expedition of explorers Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell as……続きを見る

The Maoist state’s dominance over Chinese society, achieved through such watersheds as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, is well known. Maoism at the Grassroots reexamines this per……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

This book examines China’s relations with its weak peripheral states through the theoretical lens of structural power and structural violence. China’s foreign policy concepts toward its weak neighbo……続きを見る

Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. THE LAST EMPRESS revolves around a fascinating, manipulative woman and her family who were largely r……続きを見る

This distinctive and enlightening book explores the invention and development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of how Chinese have traditionally expressed……続きを見る

Herbert A. Giles’s Works  contained 4 works written by Zhuang Zi  (365 BCE–290 BCE) and Herbert Allen Giles (/dʒaɪlz/; Chinese: 翟理斯; pinyin: Zhái Lǐsī; Wade–Giles: Chai2 Li3 Ssu1……続きを見る

This volume theorizes the concept of citizenship in contemporary China by probing into the formation of Chinese citizenship and synthesizing the practices of citizenship by different social groups. ……続きを見る

RUINS OF DESERT CATHAY (Published 1912) PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF EXPLORATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA AND WESTERNMOST CHINA IN 1912 BY M. AUREL STEIN. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, COLOUR PLATES, PANORAMAS, AND……続きを見る

This book contains a dynamic table of contents. Preview: The Chinese year contains thirteen or twelve months, according as it has or has not an intercalary month. Consequently the great annual perio……続きを見る

This book contains a dynamic table of contents. Preview: The population of the city and suburbs has never been accurately, and therefore satisfactorily ascertained. The inhabitants of the seven sub……続きを見る

Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Extrait: Au mois d’octobre 1872, il n’était question à Péking que du prochain mariage de l’Empereur Tong-tche alors âgé de dix-sept ans. Contraire……続きを見る

La Civilisation chinoise par Marcel Granet (1884-1940) , est l'un des ouvrages sinologiques français les plus célèbres. Ce livre contient une table des matières dynamique. Extrait: L’HISTOIRE POLITI……続きを見る

A humorous and moving coming-of-age story that brings a unique, not-quite-outsider’s perspective to China’s shift from ancient empire to modern superpower Raised in a strict Chinese-American househo……続きを見る

More tales of intrigue in Old Peking from bestselling author Paul French Through portraits of eight residents of Peking’s infamous Badlands district, Paul French brings the area and 1930s Peking viv……続きを見る