The Art of Modern China, Paperback - Julia F. Andrews

In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese art...

Reducere. In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a health...

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 ...

Explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to under...

DescriptionThis study tells the epic story of how a routed group of Chinese Communists marched tens of thousands of miles with Mao on a journey tha...

Reducere. Soups from the garden, bisques from the sea, famous fish stews from Provence and Normandy, the real French crunchy bread, meats, vegetables and des...

Recounting a walk of twenty miles across Beijing, Long Peace Street takes the reader on a journey through the city's recent history, explaining how...

Reducere. For over fifty years, New York Times bestseller Mastering the Art of French Cooking has been the definitive book on the subject for American reader...

This book is everything calligraphy should be: classic, stylish, creative and thought-provoking. Fall in love with the art of calligraphy as you un...

Reducere. - Helps develop the pastoral skills needed for hearing confessions - Authors have extensive experience as spiritual directors, quiet day and retrea...

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

One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China's rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that...

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 ...

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

The Art of Useless offers an innovative way to understand China's political-economic, social, and cultural transformations, showing how consumer cu...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Fei-Hsien WangIllustration(s): 14 b/w illus. 8 tables.Number of pages: 368Collection: Studies of th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Julia F. Kaye"It feels as if there is a ball - like a golf ball - trying to come down between my legs..." This was how Juli...

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

Reducere. Now in paperback This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern Ch...

This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China during a period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations, from the founding...

Considers developments including the use of gunpowder, the invention of firearms and iron balls. After reviewing the establishment of a European in...

A compelling, twisting and evocative crime thriller set in China, perfect for fans of acclaimed writers such as Will Dean, Abir Mukherjee and D.B. ...

Rubbish is engulfing the world, and trash creatures now have a secret society. They are mean and sneaky. Tragladord and his clan have taken control...

Reducere. The physical and the spiritual, creating whatever they desired and becoming whatever they dreamed. They were the shapeshifters. The author of Anima...

Reducere. Wholeness Is Limiting Possibilities Emerge When We're in PiecesEveryone experiences brokenness at some point in their lives a romantic relationship...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: T. J. ClarkThe Paris of the 1860s and 1870s was supposedly a brand-new city, equipped with boulevards, caf s, parks, and su...

Reducere. ``Does what it sets out to do and serves as a Chinese history text teenagers might actually read.`` --Asian Review of Books on Division to Unificat...

This volume introduces several simple sentence and compound sentence structures in modern Chinese grammar, as well as discourse and other larger un...

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....

A visionary artist, Peter Hay (1951-2003) was a fine draughtsman and watercolourist, and a brilliantly inventive printmaker. He had a strong sense ...

Reducere. DescriptionBook of Shadows is a book printed with many pages of spiritual information; such as, spells, incantations, potions and information. The ...

Reducere. Posh: Art of the Dot teaches readers how to complete and create stunning, meditative kolams. A form of drawing practiced in southern India, kolams ...

Reducere. This book explores the story of Chinese Americans. Readers will learn about the history of Chinese immigration to the United States. Entertaining t...

Reducere. The Art of Chinese Cooking, first published in 1956 and with many subsequent reprintings (and revised and updated in this new edition), is an easy-...

Art Making with MoMA, from the educators at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, presents 20 interactive activities that encourage kids (and adults ...

Reducere. "The Book of Tarot by Danielle Noel is not just a book--it is a work of art. Harness the power of your intuition with this deeply beautiful, sacred...

Originally published in 1999, A New China has become a standard textbook for intermediate Chinese language learning. This completely revised editio...

This book covers the Paper 3 topic The making of modern China 1860-1997 in the Edexcel A level specification for first teaching from September 2015...

Reducere. In 1931, Diego Rivera was the subject of The Museum of Modern Art's second monographic exhibition, which set new attendance records in its five-wee...