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History textbooks really do look and sound boring. This ancient history book is not one of them. Featuring the ancient Chinese Emperors and how they ruled, this book aims to present the stories in t……続きを見る

This extraordinary novel, winner of a 1990 American Book Award, recounts the story of two womenーMulberry and Peachーwho are really one. Mulberry is a young woman who has fled the turmoil of postwar……続きを見る

The crucial period of Chinese history, 168-979, falls naturally into contrasting phases. The first phase, also known as that of 'early medieval China,' is an age of political decentralization. Follo……続きを見る

This book explains why China has resorted to the use of large-scale military force in foreign affairs. How will China use its growing military might in coming crisis and existing conflicts? This boo……続きを見る

A common misconception holds that Marco Polo "opened up" a closed and recalcitrant "Orient" to the West. However, this sweeping history covering 4,000 years of international relations from the persp……続きを見る

A surreal, fantastic coming-of-age novel blending Eastern and Western beliefs, from the winner of the 2015 Best Translated Book Award. 続きを見る

Written around 1660, the unique Chinese short story collection Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor (Doupeng xianhua), by the author known only as Aina the Layman, uses the seemingly innocuous setting of ……続きを見る

This fun, comic-style series that explores China's relationship with its barbarian neighbors. The Mongols! Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it cha……続きを見る

Compiled during the Warring States period of 475-221 B.C.E., The Art of War has had an enormous impact on the development of Chinese military strategy over the past two thousand years and occupies a……続きを見る

A fun way to learn about China in a visual, informative comic-style history. Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The accessible……続きを見る

The second volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's transition from the Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty. Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese cultu……続きを見る

De opkomende wereldmacht China en de heersende wereldmacht Amerika botsen steeds vaker. Sinds 1500 is het zestien keer voorgekomen dat een gevestigde grootmacht werd uitgedaagd door een rijk in opma……続きを見る

Glossy television images of happy, industrious, and increasingly prosperous workers show a bright view of life in twenty-first-century China. But behind the officially approved story is a different ……続きを見る

China liep eeuwen lang voor op de rest van de wereld. Opnieuw staat het enorm grote land aan de vooravond van een bloeiperiode. In dit boek komen de belangrijkste feiten over China aan de orde: arch……続きを見る

Ce livre numérique comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Extrait : Aussitôt que l'empereur de la Chine a appris qu'une……続きを見る

Nell'estate del 1936 il giornalista statunitense Edgar Snow, da qualche anno inviato speciale nella Cina di Chiang Kai-shek, intraprese un viaggio che aveva già allora il sapore dell'epopea. Snow fu……続きを見る

Talk about Chinese culture and images of dragon boats, lion dances, red packets and mandarin oranges readily come to mind. Their common thread is that they are all considered auspicious symbols by t……続きを見る

老舍生于北京，当时住在今小杨家胡同。次年，八國聯軍進攻北京。老舍的父親身為護軍永壽鎮守天安門，面對來犯的日本軍隊力戰殉國，八國聯軍攻入北京後，老舍家曾遭意大利军人劫掠，當時才一歲半的老舍因为一个倒扣……続きを見る

老舍生于北京，当时住在今小杨家胡同。次年，八國聯軍進攻北京。老舍的父親身為護軍永壽鎮守天安門，面對來犯的日本軍隊力戰殉國，八國聯軍攻入北京後，老舍家曾遭意大利军人劫掠，當時才一歲半的老舍因为一个倒扣……続きを見る

老舍生于北京，当时住在今小杨家胡同。次年，八國聯軍進攻北京。老舍的父親身為護軍永壽鎮守天安門，面對來犯的日本軍隊力戰殉國，八國聯軍攻入北京後，老舍家曾遭意大利军人劫掠，當時才一歲半的老舍因为一个倒扣……続きを見る

借助多種新出土的第一手史料， 勾畫戰後初期楊逵與中國政權、中國現代文學、中國來台人士間的對話， 呈現楊逵在爭取台灣人自治與重建台灣新文學之際， 面臨當局亟欲將台灣全盤中國化時有所選擇的立場， 藉此填補楊……続きを見る

J. G. Ballard was, for over fifty years, one of this country's most significant writers. Beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel, ‘Empire of the Sun’, this revelatory autobiography……続きを見る

China, with its geographical, historical, cultural, and political distance from the West, long has been a black box upon which we readily paste labelsーcommunist, non-Western, developing countryーbu……続きを見る

In this original exploration of the dynamic and potent interface between Chinese culture and politics, Richard Kraus examines the impact of the market on the once-comprehensive system of state patro……続きを見る

This is a powerful account of how the ruin and resurrection of Zhuangzi in modern China's literary history correspond to the rise and fall of modern Chinese individuality. Liu Jianmei highlights two……続きを見る

Available in print for the first time, this day-by-day diary of George H. W. Bush's life in China opens a fascinating window into one of the most formative periods of his career. As head of the Unit……続きを見る

Symptoms of an Unruly Age compares the writings of Li Zhi (1527–1602) and his late-Ming compatriots to texts composed by their European contemporaries, including Montaigne, Shakespeare, and Cervante……続きを見る

Exam Board: Edexcel Level: AS/A-level Subject: History First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, struc……続きを見る

Drawn from Chinese classics of history, Hung Hing Ming's biographies introduce China's most emblematic historical figures and the cultural attributes fostered by China's ancient chronicles. This boo……続きを見る

Digging into Chinese folktales, Mr. Woo tells us stories about falling in love in a world that is distant in time and place, distinct in culture and expectations, each with a touch of the exotic. In……続きを見る