Out of China, Paperback - Robert Bickers

The extraordinary story of how China became the powerful country it is today, when just a century ago it was almost helpless in the face of foreign...

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

An unrivaled and comprehensive look at the 200-year story of Swire, a highly diversified, global group of companies including Cathay Pacific, with ...

In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balan...

Lauder Professor of International Relations, University of Pennsylvania.'A tour de force not to be missed.' Willy Wo-Lap, Senior China Analyst at C...

A stunning set of four books that bring together classic dishes from all over China, from the imperial kitchens of Beijing to the tea houses of Sou...

The 8th novel in the Chinese crime series featuring Shanghai detective Chief Inspector Chen Cao. He is caught between Party politics and his princi...

For thousands of years China had a vibrant imperial urban civilization, which over the last century has been transformed into the largest urban soc...

Reducere. The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history--a bests...

Reducere. Describes the awe-inspiring teamwork of one million people, who, over the course of ten years, built the Great Wall of China, as ordered by China's...

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human ...

Filled with fascinating ideas about the revival of religion now sweeping across China, it explores how these changes offer a profound threat to the...

Experience the flavour of China by using the delicious recipes in this book! As well as being able to make food such as bang-bang chicken and fried...

A provocative account showing that "China"-and its 5, 000 years of unified history-is a national myth, created only a century ago with a political ...

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....

Publisher: Tilted Axis PressAuthor(s): Ge YanPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 34Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul l...

Publisher: Old Street PublishingAuthor(s): Linda JaivinIllustration(s): over 50 black and white illustrationsCollection: Shortest HistoryPublicatio...

Reducere. DescriptionThe First Emperor In 1974, Chinese peasants made the discovery of the century... Thousands of terracotta soldiers guarding the tomb of a...

Publisher: ACA Publishing LimitedAuthor(s): Scott KronickIllustration(s): 26 illustrationsNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 110...

Reducere. At a time of mystery and cruelty ... in an ancient land of breathtaking beauty and exotic surprise ... a courageous woman triumphs over her world's...

Reducere. In this book we discuss the history of Blacks in China from the Neolithic up to the rise of the Southeast Asian civilizations.

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Why would anyone feel the need to polish a dragon? Well, you might, if you were making a 360-degree film about China and insisted that every shot o...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Two Epic Storytellers and a Clash of Ancient Civilizations A novel of the first Chinese emperor, the Great Wall of China, spiritual warfare, dragon...

Just over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. Within two centuries, China was home to nearly...

Reducere. From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. Water ...

China's rapid rise is doubtless the most significant economic and geopolitical event in the 21st century. What has led to its rise? What does it me...

A novel about a woman in modern ChinaPublisher: The Conrad PressAuthor(s): Pat NohrdenNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 5...

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...

Reducere. The food plants of an area provide the material basis for the survival of its population, and furnish inspiring stimuli for cultural development. T...

Reducere. The Na of China, farmers in the Himalayan region, live without the institution of marriage. Na brothers and sisters live together their entire live...

Reducere. In 1908 at the age of two, Henry Pu Yi ascended to become the last emperor of the centuries-old Manchu dynasty. After revolutionaries forced Pu Yi ...

Reducere. Gaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imp...

DescriptionForeword by Janet YellenWeijian Shan's Out of the Gobi is a powerful memoir and commentary that will be one of the most important books ...

An engaging critical discussion of the aims and status of contemporary art criticism written by a highly respected art critic of many years' standing.

A dive into the tumultuous protests in Hong Kong that are forming the identity of a generation

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

The first nomadic empire and the making of China has its story told with meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, weighing in on the ci...

Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Robert A. MonroeNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 1989Dimensions: 201 x 127 x 18Cover type: Paperback / ...

In light of the intertwining logics of military competition and economic interdependence at play in US-China relations, Trading with the Enemy exam...

If you want to discover the captivating history of Taiwan, then keep reading...The history of Taiwan is astonishing. Politically, Taiwan-- was a wa...

Reducere. The Secrets of Chinese Meditation is a classic text that presents a rare opportunity: a chance to study the ancient and original sources which are ...

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 ...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYFINANCIAL TIMESFrom Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world s Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy ...