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La femme la plus haïe de l'histoire de la Chine ! Voyagez plus de mille ans en arrière dans le temps et rencontrez la première et unique femme empereur de la Chine. Née Wu Zhao et attribuée le titre……続きを見る

More than forty years after its initial publication, William Hinton’s Fanshen continues to be the essential volume for those fascinated with China’s revolutionary process of rural reform and social ……続きを見る

Folk art is now widely recognized as an integral part of the modern Chinese cultural heritage, but in the early twentieth century, awareness of folk art as a distinct category in the visual arts was……続きを見る

This book contains 27 inspiring stories of China’s most well-loved rulers. There were the Three Sage Kings and the Five Legendary Rulers who painstakingly laid the foundation for Chinese civilisatio……続きを見る

The tales included here represent all of Yunnan Province’s officially designated ethnic minorities, and include creation myths, romances, historical legends, tales explaining natural phenomena, ghos……続きを見る

The ‘battle for Beijing’ is universally – and quite wrongly – believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain’s demands for diplomatic equality, and F……続きを見る

The history of Harbin, ruled by the Russians, by an international coalition of allied powers, by Chinese warlords, by the Soviet Union and finally by the Chinese Communists - all in the course of 10……続きを見る

When Deng Xiaoping launched China on the path to economic reform in the late 1970s, he vowed to build “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” More than three decades later, China’s efforts to mode……続きを見る

A biography of an important but little-known American scientist that evokes the issues of religious and secular beliefs and the evolution of Chinese scientific and educational institutions during th……続きを見る

Discussion of the “Chinese Model” abounds with the rise of China. This volume analyzes the Chinese case in a theoretical framework, provides an evolutionary perspective, and compares it with other m……続きを見る

楊致和約明世宗嘉靖末前后在世。善寫小說,著作西游記傳,與中國通俗小說書目、東游記、南北二游記合稱《四游記》。 続きを見る

還珠樓主(1902年2月28日-1961年2月),原名李善基,後名李壽民、李紅,四川長壽人,中國武俠小說與神魔小說作家。曾被譽為“現代武俠小說之王”。 還珠樓主的作品熔神話、志怪、劍仙、武俠於一爐,創造了一個表面上看起來……続きを見る

Who will be the next Superpower? Is this China? It seems modern China is a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world's most futuristic cities, heir to an ancient civilizati……続きを見る

This cutting edge study examines the career of Chinese politician and diplomat Zhou Enlai (1898–1976) and assesses his leadership role in the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) strategy against the Ja……続きを見る

Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperi……続きを見る

During the Ming-Qing transition (roughly from the 1570s to the 1680s), literati-officials in China employed public forms of writing, art, and social spectacle to present positive moral images of the……続きを見る

Reveals the historical impact of dream rhetoric on Chinese modernity and nation-building Realism and the rhetoric of dreams intersected in modern Chinese literature from the May Fourth Era in the ea……続きを見る

When we look at Chinese history for a guide to business, we commonly reach for Sun Tzu's The Art of War, but that is a military text. It focuses on an enemy, not a trading partner, and it certainly ……続きを見る

This fundamental study provides the first comprehensive history in any language of the lands between the Red and Pearl Rivers in southern China and the people who resided there over a span of a thou……続きを見る

周恩來是中共歷史上極富爭議又非常神秘的人物之一。他與毛澤東的關係是怎樣從同志變為君臣？他對毛澤東夫婦的周到侍奉為何換不到毛的真正信任？他保過的人感激他，他害過的人也認為他是個好人，這其中的奧秘是甚麼……続きを見る

This eBook edition appears to coincide with the acquisition of the Exclusion/Inclusion Exhibition from the New York Historical Society by the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco (……続きを見る

Nothing in history sounds grander than a trade route, one of those thick bold lines on the statistical maps by which people have exchanged the products of their hands, minds, and sporadically, even ……続きを見る

This volume brings you through the origins, history, customs, and fascinating tales behind the intricate and perplexing labyrinth of customs and taboos, and the art and science of Chinese food cultu……続きを見る

Find out these interesting details: The Silk Route as well as the Pottery and Porcelain Route of old China. The multitude of Chinese characters and idioms related to jade. The significance of ……続きを見る

As you dip into the pages, you will find out the origins of 100 Chinese family names, and understand how names are chosen. As the book covers the entire span of recorded Chinese history from the pas……続きを見る

Discover the origins and varieties of tea and wine, and learn about: - Famous Chinese teas and wines - The etiquette and methods for preparing and serving tea and wine - The health-giving properties……続きを見る

Some emperors were blessed with empresses who led their dynasties to prosperity and stability. Many emperors, however, found out that they had taken on more than they expected with the arrival of ta……続きを見る

Many sports were invented by the Chinese; others such as polo and marathon-style racing were developed by the different ethnic groups on the borders of the country and became popular within China as……続きを見る

Origins of Chinese Cuisine showcases some of the most famous and best-relished dishes. Here you will learn about: * Unique characteristics of each regional cuisine * Fascinating stories behind these……続きを見る

How much do you know about Cheng Ho and the voyages he commanded? When and how did these voyages take place? What influences have these historic voyages exerted on the places Cheng had set his feet ……続きを見る