Mediation of Legitimacy in Early China. A Study of the Neglected Zhou Scriptures and the Grand Duke Traditions, Hardback - Yegor Grebnev

Yegor Grebnev examines crucial noncanonical texts preserved in the Yi Zhou shu (Neglected Zhou Scriptures) and the Grand Duke traditions. He develo...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis IncAuthor(s): Margaret (West Virginia University, USA) StoutNumber of pages: 325Collection: Public Administration and P...

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Publisher: The University of Michigan PressNumber of pages: 290Publication date: 2001Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softbackRede...

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Centering on contemporary synaesthetic and multimodal works, Through the Prism of the Senses examines new theory and practice in body-based arts an...

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Fran Martin explores how young Chinese women negotiate competing pressures on their identity while studying abroad, between expectations of fulfill...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Chenshu ZhouIllustration(s): 10 b-w illustrations, 1 map, 3 tablesNumber of pages: 282Publicati...

An investigation of the creation and circulation of Western medical discourses linking ideas about disease to Chinese identity, beginning in the ei...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Dael A. NorwoodIllustration(s): 21 halftones, 2 line drawingsNumber of pages: 312Collection: A...

This book provides a comprehensive study on the proclamation of holy scriptures as an enacted celebration, as well as its function as a performance...

This book explains the nature of anxiety and the pharmacological methods that can relieve its symptoms, such as herbal treatments. Discussed in the...

Publisher: Editions FlammarionAuthor(s): Hubert de GivenchyIllustration(s): 150 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2010Dimen...

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