Huizhou. Local Identity and Mercantile Lineage Culture in Ming China, Paperback - Prof. Qitao Guo

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Prof. Qitao GuoIllustration(s): 8 color illus.; 5 tables; 1 mapNumber of pages: 303Publication ...

The preeminent historian Ying-shih Yu offers a magisterial examination of religious and cultural influences in the development of China's early mod...

The scholarly culture of Ming dynasty China is often seen as prioritizing philosophy over concrete textual study. Nathan Vedal uncovers the preoccu...

There is a World Heritage Craze in China. China claims to have the longest continuous civilization in the world and is seeking the recognition from...

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Reducere. DescriptionWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyXiaolu Guo is one of the most acclaimed Chinese-born writers of her ge...

Reducere. Using an interdisciplinary approach that also considers legal, literary, and religious documents of the period, Magali Carrera focuses on eighteent...

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Two lovers, Chinese musician and exile Jian, in a detention centre in Dover, and his girlfriend, Mu, in Beijing, separated by oceans and an oppress...

This book addresses the dynamics of China's grain production, consumption and trade with a particular emphasis on China's demand for feedgrain vis-...

Despite widespread consensus that China's digital revolution was sure to bring about massive democratic reforms, such changes have not come to pass...

The Mongol takeover in the 1270s changed the course of Chinese history. The Confucian empire--a millennium and a half in the making--was suddenly t...

A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 6+, developed in consultation with the British Museum!Tom's not only lost in time, ...

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Reducere. The Jesuit mission to China more than four hundred years ago has been the subject of sustained scholarly investigation for centuries. Focusing on t...

Many Worlds Under One Heaven analyzes a wide range of newly excavated materials to offer a new perspective on political and cultural change under t...

This book assesses the role of identity and Chinese face culture in Chinese foreign policy by analysing China's political and economic retaliation ...

First published in 1981, Chun-fang Yu's The Renewal of Buddhism in China challenged the conventional view that Buddhism had reached its height unde...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Ming Dynasty, China, then keep reading..China is one of the longest settled areas of the...

Reducere. From one of our most important contemporary Chinese authors: a novel of language and love that tells one young Chinese woman's story of her journey...

Reducere. Literary Nonfiction. LGBTQIA Studies. Asian & Asian American Studies. Born in a rural Chinese village and identified as a girl at birth, Lei Ming, ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): He BianIllustration(s): 9 b/w illus. 3 tables. 4 maps.Number of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dim...

Attempts to challenge the virtual exclusion of the male perspective from Middle Eastern studies of gender. The text investigates the ways in which ...

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Reducere. QIGONG EXERCISES CAN HELP HEAL AND PREVENT ARTHRITIS It is likely that 1 out of 7 of us will be afflicted with arthritis in our lifetime. Healthy j...

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Examines the processes, policies, and methodologies of creative tourism, paying special attention to the ways creative and place-based tourism can ...

This book draws on the experiences of the indigenous movement in Myanmar to explore how the local construction of indigenous identities connects co...

Immerse yourself in the traditions that have defined our cultures and reveal our connection to what make us human. A new generation wants to lead a...

This expanded second edition includes many more gentle Qigong exercises and soothing Qigong massage techniques to ease your back pain, strengthen y...

Reducere. With over 800 unique photographs, this Chinese art book is a feast for the eyes. Produced exclusively for wealthy Chinese communities along the Str...

Contributor(s): Author: Helene K. LeeBetween Foreign and Family explores the impact of inconsistent rules of ethnic inclusion and exclusion on the ...

How has the Chinese central government been able to avoid the crippling hyperinflation that has bedeviled so many developing and centrally planned ...

Publisher: Tuttle PublishingAuthor(s): Pierre OstrowskiIllustration(s): manga illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dim...

Reducere. KU HUNG-MING (1857--1928), the author of the Book "The Sprit of the Chinese People", one of his representative works written in English by him. He ...

Labyrinths of Deceit. Culture, Modernity and Identity in the Nineteenth century - Richard J. Walker

This book explores the role that arts and culture can play in supporting global international development, arguing that arts and culture are fundam...