China in Transformation, Paperback

Perhaps no one in the 20th century had a greater long-term impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. This title provides a biography of his life....

Retaining well-loved features from the previous editions, The Transformation of China 1936-1997 has been approved by AQA and matched to the new 201...

Written in plain language, the book proposes a new perspective of Chinese development. Coevolutionary transformation is the key. Effects of China-A...

Howard Chiang traces the genealogy of sexual knowledge in China from the demise of eunuchism to the emergence of transsexuality, showing its role i...

This volume follows the making of the Chinese Buddhist canon from the fourth century to the digital era. Approaching the subject from a historical ...

Nei Gong is the practice leading to attainment of real internal skill and transformation, and the philosophical art of change that runs through all...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is about China's role in the world to come and includes the author's recent explorations of China's readiness to assume a glob...

In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth.The Penguin History of Modern China shows how ...

Reducere. One of the great themes in the history of Eastern Asia is the transformation of Chinese culture by Buddhism. This process can be traced across near...

Reducere. A first-hand account of the remarkable transformation of China over the past forty years as seen through the life of an award-winning journalist an...

In February 2003, a Chinese physician crossed the border between mainland China and Hong Kong, spreading Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)--...

Reducere. Now in paperback, an intimate, elegant account of a society in turmoil: the most important book in a generation about the Chinese people and their ...

Reducere. Contagious Divides charts the dynamic transformation of representations of Chinese immigrants from medical menace in the nineteenth century to mode...

Fire Dragon Meridian Qigong is a traditional Chinese internal alchemy method that embodies the spirit of the rising dragon, an auspicious symbol of...

Examines how ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese constructed a civilized sense of Self and a 'barbarian' Other, and how these notions held up in cr...

Reducere. More than forty years after its initial publication, William Hinton's Fanshen continues to be the essential volume for those fascinated with China'...

China's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century. Yet the West sti...

The People's Money introduces readers to China's monetary system, mapping its evolution over the past century and, particularly, its transformation...

Reducere. The fascinating story of the rise of Asian Americans as a politically and socially influential racial groupThis groundbreaking book is about the tr...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book provides new insight into the creation of the Chinese empire by examining the changing forms of permitted violence--warfare, h...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the invasion and occupation written by Japanese and Chinese officers and civilians *Includes online resour...

Despite competing with much larger imperialist neighbors in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Thailand--or Siam, as it was formerly known--has succeed...

DescriptionThe UK has had one of the longest and most multifaceted relationships with China of any western industrialized nation. Stretching back o...

DescriptionWhy has China's 'transition' to a market economy not catalysed corresponding political transformation? In an era of deepening synergy be...

Reducere. A memorable and mouthwatering cook's tour of today's China As a freelance journalist and food writer living in Beijing, Jen Lin-Liu already had a r...

Award-winning author China Mieville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, China Mie...

Until recently, Chinese children ate what their parents fed them and were not permitted to influence, much less dictate, their own diet. The situat...

Reducere. In The Primary Way, the distinguished scholar of Chinese philosophy Chung-ying Cheng synthesizes his lifetime of work on the Yijing, also known as ...

In this beautifully crafted study of one emblematic life, Harrison addresses large themes in Chinese history while conveying with great immediacy t...

This Element focuses on Xin Fengxia (1927-1998), a star of the regional xiqu form pingju, and her prominent role in transforming the genre from fol...

Reducere. Arising out of Buddhist and Daoist traditions, Chinese martial arts has always been about the complete transformation of body and mind. The masters...

DescriptionA Eurasian transformation is underway, and it flows from China. With a geopolitically central location, the country's domestic and inter...

Reducere. DescriptionHigher vibrational living means something different to everyone, and your path is as unique as your fingerprint. Understanding your birt...

Reducere. Literally translated as "Form-Intention Boxing, " Xing Yi Quan emphasizes internal movement within external stillness. Practicing Xing Yi trains th...

Contributor(s): Author: Lihong ShiChina's patrilineal and patriarchal tradition has encouraged a long-standing preference for male heirs within fam...

Puer tea has been grown for centuries in the "Six Great Tea Mountains" of Yunnan Province, and in imperial China it was a prized commodity, traded ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Weixing (Distinguished Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Distinguished Professor of Politic...

Reducere. As important to Chinese civilization as the Bible is to Western culture, the I Ching or Book of Changes is one of the oldest treasures of world lit...

Reducere. In this companion guide to the Quantum Activation Cards, Karen Curry Parker connects you with the transformative wisdom of Quantum Human Design. By...

Reducere. Peaceful parenting is hard enough for the average parent. Imagine trying to do it when you have the instincts of a tiger mother. In Untigering, Iri...

This collection of translated texts includes: - Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic: A tenth-century text on the principles of inner...

Reducere. Award NameBook of the YearAward categoryTop 10In the twelfth century, the Chinese Zen master Kakuan Shien produced the pictures, poems, and comment...

Reducere. "There is nothing more beautiful in this world than the idealism and fanaticism of the young people when they, in quest for truth, surpass their ow...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark CohenFor the first time in print, the mysterious transformation process of Standing Meditation is revealed. Filled wit...

Reducere. Resisting Spirits is a reconsideration of the significance and periodization of literary production in the high socialist era, roughly 1953 through...

Reducere. "Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century provides a good short course in the major popular revolutions of our century--in Russia, Mexico, China, Alge...

Reducere. Peach State has its origins in Atlanta, Georgia, the author's hometown and an emblematic city of the New South, a name that reflects the American r...

Contributor(s): Author: Loretta NapoleoniIn her characteristically direct approach, political analyst Loretta Napoleoni takes on the vexing story a...

Reducere. DescriptionIn his new book, G ran Therborn - author of the now standard comparative work on classical sociology and historical materialism, Science...

Reducere. Five Element Reiki is a unique way of working with Reiki. It's acupuncture without needles, or acupressure without pressing on anything, and withou...

Reducere. For centuries, high up in the mountains of China, spiritual adepts explored the essence of being human. Known as Taoist alchemists, these practitio...

Reducere. DescriptionDistinguishing four sources of power - ideological, economic, military, and political - this series traces their interrelations througho...

Reducere. The break up of countries, the end of the current planetary economic model, the regionalization of economies, the birth of global supra national pr...

Reducere. "My sincere hope is that everyone will read this treasure trove of essential inner knowledge. This book is a magnificent accomplishment." -- Caroli...

Reducere. IT IS TIME TO RISE INTO YOUR PERSONAL POWER AND FOLLOW YOUR HEART!"There will be a day that you will, and you must follow your heart and self- expr...