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9780674031746 Rojas: The Naked Gaze: Reflections on Chinese Modernity. Hardcover

Naked Gaze: Reflections on Chinese Modernity. Hardcover by Carlos Rojas xii, 330 pages. 5 halftones, 15 color illustrations. 2008. This is a study of visuality in early modern and modern China. Its focus, however, is not so much on imagery per se but rather on how vision itself has been conceived, imagined, and deployed in a variety of discursive contexts.

9781400034277 Ye, Zhaoyan: Nanjing 1937: A Love Story. Paperback

Nanjing 1937: A Love Story. Paperback by Ye, Zhaoyan / Berry, Michael 394 pages. 2004

9780520220072 Fogel: The Nanjing Massacre in History and Historiography. Paperback

Nanjing Massacre in History and Historiography. Paperback Edited by Joshua A. Fogel. Foreword by Charles S. Maier xvi, 248 pages, with glossary, bibliography, index. 2000

9780340696767 Milton: Nathaniel's Nutmeg. Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History. Paperback

Nathaniel's Nutmeg. Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History. Paperback Giles Milton 388 pages, maps, illustrations. 2005. In 1616, Nathaniel Courthope arrived on a remote East Indies island on a secret mission, to persuade the islanders to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. Despite being overwhelmed by Dutch forces, his heroism led to the founding of a great city.

9780804724548 / oo Ross: Negotiating Cooperation. The United States and China 1969 - 1989. Paperback

Negotiating Cooperation. The United States and China 1969 - 1989. Paperback by Robert R. Ross 349 pages, 2 appendixes, notes, works cited, index. 1997

9780520211612 Calhoun: Neither Gods Nor Emperors. Students and the Struggle for Democracy in China

Neither Gods Nor Emperors. Students and the Struggle for Democracy in China Craig Calhoun 333 pages, glossary, notes, bibliography and index. 1997

9780674031067 Bol: Neo-Confucianism in History. Hardcover

Neo-Confucianism in History. Hardcover Peter K. Bol 450 pages. 1 halftone; 2 maps. 2008. Where does Neo-Confucianism, a movement that from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries profoundly influenced the way people understood the world and responded to it, fit into our story of China’s history?

9783805336680 Wagner: Neolithikum und frühe Bronzezeit in Nordchina, vor 8000 bis 3500 Jahren. Die nordöstliche Tiefebene (Südteil) gebunden

Neolithikum und frühe Bronzezeit in Nordchina, vor 8000 bis 3500 Jahren. Die nordöstliche Tiefebene (Südteil). Gebunden 21,5x30cm Mayke Wagner 2006. xviii, 374 Seiten, 285 Abbildungen, 8 Tabellen; Archäologie in Eurasien Band 21. Herausgegeben Deutsches Archäologisches Institut; Eurasien-Abteilung

China: New Aspects of Beijing. Paperback

New Aspects of Beijing. Paperback. 22x26cm Ca. 50 pages, with numerous colour photo's. Published Peking 1984, second printing 1986

9780521786744 / Mackerras: The New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China

New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China. Revised and updated. Paperback by Colin MacKerras xii, 313 pages, many figures, tables, 2 maps, chronology. 2001. Emphasising the period from the 1990s, the book covers many subjects. With an excellent selection of figures, diagrams and maps, this book will be the standard reference to contemporary China

9780791402832 / Cheng: New Dimensions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian Philosophy. Hardcover

New Dimensions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian Philosophy. Hardcover by Chung-Ying Cheng. xi, 619 pages. 1991

7505200372 Li Kexi: Nomina Anatomica: Anatomical Nomenclature: Nomenclature Anatomique: Anatomia Nomenklaturo. Hardback

Nomina Anatomica: Anatomical Nomenclature: Nomenclature Anatomique: Anatomia Nomenklaturo. Hardback, ca. 19x27cm. Li Kexi,  André Albault & Huang Ying 697 pages. 1989. Text in: Latina, English, Français, Esperanta

9780231107877 Rudelson: Oasis Identities: Uyghur Nationalism Along China's Silk Road. Paperback

Oasis Identities: Uyghur Nationalism Along China's Silk Road. Paperback by Justin Jon Rudelson xv, 209 pages. 1998

Liu Heng: The Obsessed. Paperback

Obsessed. Paperback by Liu Heng 1991, 1994. 3 of his finest works

9780226987293 / Zito: Of Body & Brush. Grand Sacrifice as Text / Performance in Eighteenth-Century China

Of Body and Brush. Grand Sacrifice as Text. Performance in Eighteenth-Century China Angelita Zito xviii, 311 pages, with 38 illustrations, notes, glossary, references and index. 1997

Official Guidebook of China. Paperback

Official Guidebook of China. Paperback All the usual features, first published 1981, reprinted in 85, 86, so maybe now a bit out of date but still with a lot of useful information, reduced price

Lu Xing'er: Oh! Blue Bird. Paperback

Oh! Blue Bird. Paperback by Lu Xing'er. In this anthology four pieces by the famous Shanghai woman writer 390 pages. 1993

08351005820 Li Jun: 100 Hundred Glimpses into China: Short Short Stories Since 1980. Paperback

One Hundred Glimpses into China: Short Short Stories Since 1980. Paperback editor Li Jun, authors: Wang Meng, Feng Jicai, Wang Zengqi, and others 395 pages English and Chinese Text, illustrated. 1989

9780393973747 Hansen: The Open Empire. A History of China to 1600. Paperback

Open Empire. A History of China to 1600. Paperback Valerie Hansen. 458 pages, 17 maps. 2000. Moving chronologically, Hansen focuses on social history, highlighting those periods when China was most open to exchanges with new culture.

9780226238715 Farrer: Opening Up. Youth Sex Culture and Market Reform in Shanghai. Paperback

Opening Up. Youth Sex Culture and Market Reform in Shanghai. Paperback James Farrer xii, 387 pages, and 12 pages with photographs, 10 halftones, 4 tables. 2002. From teen dating to public displays of affection, from the "fishing girls" and "big moneys" that wander discos in search of romance to the changing shape of sex in the Chinese city, this is a book like no other.

Liu Bing Quan: Optimum Time for Acupuncture: A Collection of Traditional Chinese Chronotherapeutics. Hardback

Optimum Time for Acupuncture: A Collection of Traditional Chinese Chronotherapeutics. Hardback Compiled by Liu Bing Quan, translated by Wang Qi Liang 125 pages, references, illustrated, 3 colour fold-out plates. 1988

Waley: Oriental Art and Culture: A Study of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Art. In 2 Volumes. Cloth

Oriental Art and Culture: A Study of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Art. Cloth. 22x28.5cm Arthur Waley Volume I: 142 pages with text and five text-illustrations, also some music script. Volume II: 62 Plates in colour and black-white. Indian publication: The photographs are not perfect. Price for the complete set

9780520249097 Xiaobing Tang: Origins of the Chinese Avant-Garde: The Modern Woodcut Movement. Hardcover

Origins of the Chinese Avant-Garde: The Modern Woodcut Movement. Hardcover by Xiaobing Tang xi, 300 pages, 10 plates, 75 figures. 2008

9780520210790 / Rofel: Other Modernities: Gendered Yearnings in China after Socialism.. Paperback

Other Modernities: Gendered Yearnings in China after Socialism. Paperback by Lisa Rofel xvi, 330 pages, with 3 photo's and 2 maps, notes, bibliography and index, 1998

Bai Shouyi: An Outline History of China 1919-1949. Paperback

Outline History of China 1919-1949. Paperback Bai Shouyi editor 319 pages. Cover little bit damaged, reduced price. No better one available

7119008528 Zhang Daguang: Painting from the Heart. Selected Works of Wu Guanzhong. Cloth

Painting from the Heart: Selected Works of Wu Guanzhong. Cloth, 27x32cm Zhang Daguang & Zhang Dachuan: editors 111 pages with many full-colour plates (as many of the Chinese and Indian books the dustcover has wrinkled plastic coating)

Chen Zizhuang: A Blending of Vital Elements - The Paintings of Chen Zizhuang (1913-1976) Cloth

Paintings of Chen Zizhuang (1913-1976). A Blending of Vital Elements. Cloth, 26x36cm Introduction by Wu Fan 171 full-size colour plates, first edition 1989

9780520073180 Leslie: Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge. Paperback

Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge. Paperback edited by Charles Leslie and Allen Young ix, 296 pages. 1992

9780520029286 /o K'ung Shang-jen: The Peach Blossom Fan. Hardcover

Peach Blossom Fan. Hardcover By K'ung Shang-jen, translated from the Chinese by Chen Shih-Hsiang and Harold Acton 312 pages, with epilogue. 1976

9780892641314 Nathan: Peking Politics 1918-1923: Factionalism and the Failure of Constitutionalism. Hardcover

Peking Politics 1918-1923: Factionalism and the Failure of Constitutionalism. Hardcover by Andrew Nathan xix, 299 pages, 4 tables, 7 figures. 1998

9780195106299 Dietrich: People's China: A Brief History. Paperback

People's China: A Brief History. Third edition. Paperback by Graig Dietrich 398 pages, halftones, line drawings, maps. 1998

9780824819057 Porter: The People's Doctor. George Hatem and China's Revolution. Paperback

People's Doctor. George Hatem and China's Revolution. Paperback by Edgar A. Porter xii, 342 pages,  12 pages of plates, with notes, index. 1997

9780226738604 Schmalzer: The People's Peking Man. Popular Science and Human Identity in Twentieth-Century China. Paperback

People's Peking Man. Popular Science and Human Identity in Twentieth-Century China. Paperback Sigrid Schmalzer 368 pages, 24 halftones. 2009. In the 1920s an international team of scientists and miners unearthed the richest evidence of human evolution the world had ever seen: Peking Man. After the communist revolution of 1949, Peking Man became a prominent figure in the movement to bring science to the people.

9780728603462 Pierson: Percival David Foundation Of Chinese Art. Illustrated Guide to the Collection. Hardback

Percival David Foundation Of Chinese Art. Illustrated Guide to the Collection. Hardback ca. 20x25cm Stacey Pierson 112 pages, colour throughout. 2002. A survey of the museum founded by ceramics collector Percival David which serves as a teaching institution and important resource for collectors and dealers, with pieces acquired from 1914 over a period of about 50 years including wares from the Chinese imperial collection.

9780804745338 / Fraser: Performing the Visual: The Practice of Buddhist Wall Painting in China and Central Asia, 618-960. Hardcover

Performing the Visual: The Practice of Buddhist Wall Painting in China and Central Asia, 618-960. Hardcover Sarah E. Fraser xvi, 342 pages, numerous illustrations. 2003. Based on the careful study of hundreds of inaccessible wall paintings at Dunhuang, arguably Asia's largest and most important Buddhist site, the author shows that although critics celebrated spontaneous feats with brush and ink, artists at Dunhuang were heavily dependent on concrete tools such as sketches in the preparation of wall painting.

9780520219892 Harrell: Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China. Paperback

Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China. Paperback edited by Stevan Harrell xi, 321 pages, with 3 tables, 3 maps, 6 figures. 2001

9780231139229 Ekken: The Philosophy of Qi: The Record of Great Doubts. Hardcover

Philosophy of Qi: The Record of Great Doubts. Hardcover by Ekken, Kaibara / Tucker, Mary Evelyn (TRN) 208 pages, 27 illustrations. 2007. Represents one of the central reflections in East Asian thought on the significance of qi ch'i, the material force coursing through all life. This book emphasizes the role of monism of qi in achieving a life of engagement.

9781583942635 / Boedicker: The Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan: Wisdom from Confucius, Lao Tzu, & Other Great Thinkers. Hardcover

Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan: Wisdom from Confucius, Lao Tzu, & Other Great Thinkers. Hardcover by Freya and Martin Boedicker. xvi, 98 pages, glossay. 2009

9780231136792 / Moeller: Philosophy of the Daodejing. Paperback

Philosophy of the Daodejing. Paperback by Hans-Georg Moeller xii, 168 pages. 2006

9780521529464 /s Chin-Shing Huang: Philosopy, philology, and politics in eighteenth-century China. Paperback

Philosopy, philology, and politics in eighteenth-century China. Li Fu and the Lu-Wang school under the Ch'ing. Paperback Chin-Shing Huang 224 pages, Chinese glossary. 2003. This book explains the general intellectual climate of the early Ch’ing period, and the political and cultural characteristics of the Ch’ing regime at the time.

Bing: The Photograph. Paperback

Photograph. Paperback By Bing Xin 370 pages (poetry and fiction)

9780691069326 / Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei. Volume 1: The Gathering. Cloth

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei.. Volume 1:  The Gathering. Cloth translated by David Tod Roy 610 pages, 40 illustrations, 2 appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. 1993

9780691016146 / Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei. Volume 1: The Gathering. Paperback

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei.. Volume 1:  The Gathering. Paperback translated by David Tod Roy 610 pages, 40 illustrations, 2 appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. 1997

9780691070773 / Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'Ing Mei: Volume 2: The Rivals. Cloth

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'Ing Mei: Volume 2: The Rivals. Cloth by Xiaoxiaosheng / Roy, David Tod (Trn) / Roy, David Tod lxix, 646 pages. 2001

9780691126197 / Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'Ing Mei: Volume 2: The Rivals. Paperback

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'Ing Mei: Volume 2: The Rivals. Paperback by Xiaoxiaosheng / David Tod Roy (Translation) lxix, 646 pages. 2001, 2006

Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Volume 3: The Aphrodisiac. Hardcover

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Volume 3: The Aphrodisiac. Hardcover translated by David Tod Roy lxviii, 722 pages. 2006

97805202546880611 Donald and Benewick: Pocket China Atlas: Maps and Facts at Your Fingertips. Paperback

Pocket China Atlas: Maps and Facts at Your Fingertips. Paperback by Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, and Robert Benewick 64 pages. 2008

9780691067346 /o Mather: The Poet Shen Yüeh ( 441-513 ): The Reticent Marquis. Hardcover

Poet Shen Yüeh (441-513): The Reticent Marquis. Hardcover by Richard B. Mather xi, 260 pages, with 3 maps, bibliography and index. 1998

9780521588638 /s MacFarquhar: The Politics of China. The Eras of Mao and Deng. Paperback

Politics of China. The Eras of Mao and Deng. Second edition Edited by Roderick MacFarquhar 618 pages, 5 tables, 2 maps. 1997, 1998, 2004. Bringing together substantial essays by leading scholars, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to, and analysis of, the politics of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to the mid-1990s.

9780804723503 / Brugger: Politics, Economy and Society in Contemporary China. Paperback

Politics, Economy and Society in Contemporary China. Paperback by Bill Brugger and Stephen Reglar vii, 367 pages, bibliography and index. 1994

9780674030619 O'Brien: Popular Protest in China. Paperback

Popular Protest in China. Paperback Edited by Kevin J. O'Brien 288 pages. 3 line illustrations, 1 table. 2008. Do our ideas about social movements travel successfully beyond the democratic West? Unrest in China offers a rare opportunity to explore this question and to consider how popular contention unfolds in places where speech and assembly are tightly controlled. The contributors to this volume, all prominent scholars, argue that ideas inspired by social movements elsewhere can help explain popular protest in China.

9780804738408 / o Ristaino: Port of Last Resort: The Diaspora Communities of Shanghai. Cloth

Port of Last Resort: The Diaspora Communities of Shanghai. Cloth by Marcia Reynders Ristaino xviii, 369 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 map. 2002. This book examines two large and generally overlooked diaspora communities, one Jewish and the other Slavic, which found refuge in Shanghai during the period 1900-1950. The author describes their different experiences and responses to the severe political, social, economic, and cultural challenges they faced as they struggled to survive and build a life in this Chinese open port.

Barlow: Positions. East Asia Cultures Critique, no. 3-94: Special Issue Modern Sex. Paperback

Positions. East Asia Cultures Critique, no. 3-94: Special Issue: Modern Sex. Paperback Tani E. Barlow, editor 243 pages, illustrated. Published by Duke University. Reduced price

Zhang Jiyou: Practical Handbook on Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Hardback

Practical Handbook on Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Hardback Zhang Jiyou 374 pages, text in chinese, japanese and english language. A: Treatment. B: Clinical Treatment. C: 100 Sentences and glossary of special terms. 1989

9780226467870 Ladefoged: Preliminaries to Linguistic Phonetics. Paperback

Preliminaries to Linguistic Phonetics by Peter Ladefoged 132 pages. 1983. Reprint

9780231076838 Rey Chow: Primitive Passions. Visuality, Sexuality, Ethnography, and Contemporary Chinses Cinema. Paperback

Primitive Passions: Visuality, Sexuality, Ethnography, and Contemporary Chinese Cinema. Paperback. By Rey Chow xiv, 252 pages. 1995

9781439149386 / Pu a.o.: Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Zhao Ziyang. Hardcover

Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Zhao Ziyang. Hardcover edited by Pu, Bao / Chiang, Renee / Ignatius, Adi xxv, 306 pages. 2009

9780789203427 Benge: Private Hong Kong. Where East Meets West. Cloth

Private Hong Kong. Where East Meets West by Sophie Benge, Photography by Fritz von der Schulenburg 216 pages, with an index and with numerous colour illustrations. 1997. Interior decoration: Explores the interior design style of the island of Hong Kong, and includes a visitor's guide to the city

0835113132 Chau: Prize-Winning Stories from China 1980-1981. Paperback

Prize-Winning Stories from China 1980-1981. Paperback by Ke Yunlu, Zhang Xiangliang, and others. W.C.Chau, editor English text 437 pages, illustrated

0815338716 Lum: Problems of Democratization in China. Hardcover

Problems of Democratization in China. Hardcover by Thomas Lum xii, 198 pages, with bibliography, index. While evaluating competing theories of why countries become democratic, this study argues why China has not democratized. Also discussed are the Communist Party's methods of social control and an examination of the four Party groups: government cadres, intellectuals, workers and peasants

9780804733687 / Chow: Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China. Paperback

Publishing, Culture, and Power in Early Modern China. Paperback Kai-wing Chow 416 pages, 13 tables, 7 figures. 2004. This book is a path-breaking study of print culture in early modern China. It argues that printing with both woodblocks and movable type exerted a profound influence on Chinese society in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The book examines the rise and impact of print culture from both economic and cultural perspectives

Tsao Pen-yeh: Puppet Theatres in Hong Kong and Their Origins. Paperback

Puppet Theatres in Hong Kong and Their Origins. Paperback by Tsao Pen-yeh 100 pages, text in Chinese with an English translation, with many illustrations, a bibliography in English and in Chinese. 1987

9780226354217 Hostetler: Qing Colonial Enterprise. Ethnography and Cartography in Early Modern China. Paperback

Qing Colonial Enterprise. Ethnography and Cartography in Early Modern China. Paperback Laura Hostetler xx, 257 pages, with appendix, bibliography, glossary, index, 16 pages of plates, 4 tables, 17 figures, 6 maps, 16 colour plates. 2001

7505401106 Cheng Dalin: Rare Pictures of the Great Wall. Cloth

Rare Pictures of the Great Wall. Cloth, ca. 26x36cm by Cheng Dalin 176 pages, with numerous colour photographs, made by Yan Zhongyi, Liu Shizhao, Cheng Dalin, Ren Guoen. (reduced price, it was 49.95, dustcover has wrinkled plastic coating)

9780804758536 / Lee, Yang: Re-envisioning the Chinese Revolution: The Politics and Poetics of Collective Memory in Reform China. Paperback

Re-envisioning the Chinese Revolution: The Politics and Poetics of Collective Memory in Reform China. Paperback Edited by Ching Kwan Lee and Guobin Yang 320 pages. 2007. Popular memories of the revolutionary past have become a political and cultural force in China. Traumatic memory and active criticism make up part of this wave, but so does nostalgia for collective responsibility and for feelings of freedom and progress

9780674031845 Swartz: Reading Tao Yuanming: Shifiting Paradigms of Historical Reception (427-1900) Hardcover

Reading Tao Yuanming: Shifiting Paradigms of Historical Reception (427-1900) Hardcover by Wendy Swartz xii, 296 pages. 2008. This study of the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history, the mechanisms at work in the reception of his works, and the canonization of Tao himself and of particular readings of his works sheds light on the transformation of literature and culture in premodern China.

7800520668 China: Readings from Chinese Writers. Textes Choisis d' Ecrivains Chinois. Volume 1. 1949-1986. Paperback

Readings from Chinese Writers. Textes Choisis d' Ecrivains Chinois. Volume 1. 1949-1986. 450 pages, 1989 edition, text in Chinese, French and English

0887100716 Liu: Readings in Modern Chinese Literature. Volume 1: Plays and Poems. Paperback

Readings in Modern Chinese Literature. Volume 1: Plays and Poems. Paperback edited by Wu-chi Liu and Tien-yi Li Chinese Texts with notes etc. 1953, 1964, 1968

0824810287 Huang: The Records of Ming Scholars. Hardcover

Records of Ming Scholars. Hardcover by Huang Tsung-hsi, edited by Julia Ching and Chaoying Fang xxi, 336 pages, 2 glossaries, bibliography and index. 1987

9780231081658 / Watson: Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty I. Paperback

Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty I, revised edition. Paperback translated by B. Watson xxvii, 500pages, with maps. 1995

9780231081672 / Watson: Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty II. Paperback

Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty II, revised edition. Paperback by Sima Qian, translated by B. Watson xviii, 506 pages, with maps. 1996

9780231081696 Watson: Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty. Paperback

Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty. Paperback by Sima Qian, translated by B. Watson xx, 243 pages

9780231033213 Watson: Records of the Historian. Chapters from the Shih Chi of Ssu-ma Ch'ien. Paperback

Records of the Historian. Chapters from the Shih Chi of Ssu-ma Ch'ien. Paperback translated by Burton Watson 356 pages. 1970

Lo Kuang-pin: Red Crag. Novel. Hardbound

Red Crag. Novel. Hardbound by Lo Kuang-pin and Yang Yi-yen 606 pages, illustrated

0892641304 Esherick: Reform and Revolution in China. The 1911 Revolution in Hunan and Hubei. Hardcover

Reform and Revolution in China. The 1911 Revolution in Hunan and Hubei. Revised edition. Hardcover by Joseph W. Esherick 345 pages, with index, glossary. 1999

9780748602810 / Bailey: Reform the People: Changing Attitudes towards Popular Education in Early 20th Century China. Paperback

Reform the People: Changing Attitudes towards Popular Education in Early 20th Century China. Paperback by Paul Bailey x, 296 pages, 26 tables, 2 figures. 1993

9780230000339 Beeson: Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia: Politics, Security and Economic Development. Paperback

Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia: Politics, Security and Economic Development. Paperback by Mark Beeson 336 pages. 2007. Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia" examines the distinctive character and evolution of political systems, economic structures, and security relationships of East Asia, a dynamic region that will profoundly influence global developments in the twenty-first century

9780691090610 Lopez: Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology. Paperback

Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology. Paperback edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. xii, 734 pages. 2002

9780691021430 / Lopez: Religions of China in Practice. Paperback

Religions of China in Practice. Paperback edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. xvi, 499 pages, index. 1996

9781577660002 / Overmyer: Religions of China: The World as a Living System. Paperback

Religions of China: The World as a Living System. Paperback Daniel L. Overmyer 125 pages, map, chronology, glossary. 1998. This short work explains basic ideas and practices of Chinese religions in direct and simple language, with many examples and analogies for increased understanding.

9780824821487 Esherick: Remaking the Chinese City. Modernity and National Identity, 1900-1950. Cloth

Remaking the Chinese City. Modernity and National Identity, 1900-1950. Cloth Joseph W. Esherick, editor x, 278 pages, 22 maps, 22 illustrations, index, bibliography. 1999. Historians working in US universities examine the modernist transformation of ten Chinese cities in the first half of the 20th century as government elites sought to make their cities both modern and distinctly Chinese. Rather than the failure and decay most previous scholars have found in the period, they describe an exciting urban world in constant and fundamental change.

9780804754934 /1/ Yang: Remaking the Chinese Leviathan: Market Transition and the Politics of Governance in China. Paperback

Remaking the Chinese Leviathan: Market Transition and the Politics of Governance in China. Paperback by Dali L. Yang. 432 pages, 2 tables, 5 figures, 1 map. 2004. Examines a range of governance reforms in the People's Republic of China, including administrative rationalization, divestiture of businesses operated by the military, and the building of anticorruption mechanisms.

9780801489099 / Pempel: Remapping East Asia: The Construction of a Region. Paperback

Remapping East Asia: The Construction of a Region. Paperback edited by T. J. Pempel xii, 315 pages. 2005

China Xin Fengxia: Reminiscences

Reminiscences: A vivid picture of the life of the poor in North China by Xin Fengxia 160 pages, with black-white and colour illustrations 1981

9780231143608 Li-Chun Lin: Representing Atrocity in Taiwan: The 2/28 Incident and White Terror in Fiction and Film. Hardcover

Representing Atrocity in Taiwan: The 2/28 Incident and White Terror in Fiction and Film. Hardcover by Sylvia Li-Chun Lin xi, 240 pages. 2007. A landmark destined to be the standard reference for many years to come. William Tay, professor emeritus, University of California

9780804725811 / Ikels: The Return of the God of Wealth. The Transition to a Market Economy in Urban China. Paperback

Return of the God of Wealth. The Transition to a Market Economy in Urban China. Paperback by Charlotte Ikels viii, 311 pages, with notes, references, index, illustrated with black-white photo's. 1996

9780520217201 Diamant: Revolutionizing the Family. Politics, Love, and Divorce in Urban and Rural China, 1949-1968. Cloth

Revolutionizing the Family. Politics, Love, and Divorce in Urban and Rural China, 1949-1968. Cloth by Neil J. Diamant. xviii, 440 pages, 4 maps, 3 tables, 2 figures, index, bibliography. 2000

083511354x Zhao Shuli: Rhymes of Li Youcai and Other Stories

Rhymes of Li Youcai and Other Stories by Zhao Shuli 186 pages

9780393312454 / Overholt: The Rise of China: How Economical Reform is Creating a New Superpower. Paperback

Rise of China: How Economical Reform is Creating a New Superpower. Paperback by William H. Overholt 431 pages, index, 5 maps and many charts. 1994

7500240533 Zhang Xuejian: The Rivers Flow On. Hardback

Rivers Flow On. Hardback. ca. 21x28 cm by Zhang Xuejian 160 pages, hundreds of black-white and colour illustrations, 4 appendices. Chapters: Water for Urban Needs, Fertile Fields, Conquest of Floods, Bright Pearl across the Land, and many more. Appendix 1: China's Major Rivers.2: China's Major Lakes. 3: China's Major Achievement in Water Conservancy. 4: China's Large Hydropower Stations. 1989

9780415242196 Young: Rome's Eastern Trade: International commerce and imperial policy 31 BC - AD 305. Hardback

Rome's Eastern Trade: International commerce and imperial policy 31BC-AD305. Hardback by Gary K. Young 320 pages. Many maps, 8 line drawings, 11 photographs, tables. 2001. This work covers how trade in luxury goods operated in the east, and to whose benefit. It includes the major trading regions of Egypt, Arabia, Palmyra, and Syria, with detailed analysis of the routes used and of the roles of all the participants. The Red Sea Trade in Egypt. The Arabian incense trade. The trade of Palmyra. Trade in Syria and the north. The long-distance trade and the imperial government

9780520210875 / Chang: The Rouge of the North. Paperback

Rouge of the North. Paperback by Eileen Chang  / Chang, Ai-Ling xxx, 185 pages. Relates the events in the life of a Chinese lower-class woman trapped within the confines of an unhappy arranged marriage, resulting in her gradual descent into madness. "Eileen Chang movingly evoles 20th-c. China and the hearts and minds of Chinese Women"

9783907077016 / Nickel: Die Rückkehr des Buddha: Chinesische Skulpturen des 6. Jahrhunderts. Der Tempelfund von Qing Zhou. Gebunden

Rückkehr des Buddha: Chinesische Skulpturen des 6. Jahrhunderts. Der Tempelfund von Qing Zhou. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 2001, im Museum Rietberg, und in der Royal Academy of Arts. 30,5 cm. Gebunden Herausgegeben von Lukas Nickel 236 Seiten mit zahlreiche, meist farbigen, Abbildungen im Text und auf Tafeln. 2001

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