Introduction/Overview of 5,000 years of Chinese history.

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Sort by:     Date Added     SKU     Product Name     Price     See details Chinese Coins: Money in History and Society SKU: CHCOMO One of an all-new, full-color series introduces the essential arts of China in compact, easy to read editions and informative for beginners and experts. They are great additions to the libraries of collectors and other lovers of Chinese art. Market price: $12.95 Our price: $5.99, save 53%; In stock  See details »  See details The Chinese Experience SKU: CHEXPE There was a rich civilization in which emperors are magnified, bureacrats satirized, women worshipped, nature revered, parting and death mourned, and war reviled. Dawson shows how Chinese art and literature are linked by the magic of the calligraphic brush-stroke, and the lasting influence of.... Our price: $5.98; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Chinese History: Ancient China to 1911 SKU: CHHIAN Learn Chinese history in a nutshell with this easy-to-read record of imperial China. Part of the popular new History Express series, with illustrations and interesting comics, the perfect speed course to cover thousands of years of history. Our price: $12.95; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Common Knowledge about Chinese History SKU: COKNHR A concise history of China from the pre-Qin period to the return of Hong Kong and Macao, complete with visual aids, including charts and photographs, to help track the place in time from each section. Our price: $12.95; In stock  See details »  See details Hua Song: Stories of the Chinese Diaspora SKU: HUSOST This richly illustrated book reveals how the Chinese came to settle in North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Southeast Asia, India, Europe, South America, and all parts of the globe. Oral histories, remembrances, testimonials, and hundreds of rare photographs form a fascinating,.... Market price: $19.95 Our price: $6.99, save 64%; In stock  See details »  See details In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor: Tracing the History of Traditional Acupuncture SKU: FOYEEM Originally published in 1996 to great acclaim, this updated paperback edition of In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor offers a fascinating and highly readable account of one doctor’s personal and professional quest to explore the healing traditions of Asia, its rich historical lineage, and its.... Our price: $18.95; In stock  See details »  See details The Mandate of Heaven: Hidden History in the I Ching SKU: MAHEAV The I Ching is one of the cornerstone texts of Chinese civilization and remains a tremendously popular book throughout the world. Scholars have increasingly dismissed the traditions surrounding the text, while many readers in both China and the West have been more willing to accept this.... Market price: $24.00 Our price: $9.98, save 58%; In stock  See details »  See details Old Xi'an: Evening Glow of An Imperial City SKU: OLXIAN Part of the "Old Cities" series, these books recreate in photos, drawings, maps, and texts the people and places of China's major urban centers. A great reference for historians or travelers looking for the "old China." All are in cloth editions and richly illustrated. Our price: $19.95; In stock  See details »  See details Origins of Chinese Culture SKU: ORCCUL Explore the many wonders of all things Chinese through the study of the Four Treasures and stories from historical Chinese icons. Our price: $8.95; In stock  See details »  See details Soldiers of the Dragon: Chinese Armies 1500 BC - AD 1840 SKU: SODRAG The turbulent history of China has seen many dynastic struggles over the centuries, ever since the semi-nomadic tribes of ancient China were unified under the first emperor, Qin. From the Great Wall to the terracotta army at Xi'an, monuments to China's many wars, and the men who fought them,.... Market price: $24.95 Our price: $9.98, save 60%; In stock  See details »  See details The Dragon and the Foreign Devils: China and the World, 1100 B.C. to the Present SKU: DRFODE In The Dragon and the Foreign Devils, Harry Gelber illuminates China’s present by looking at the broad sweep of foreign relations in its past. From the incursions by the steppe horsemen and the Mongol conquests to the first arrival of, and then domination by, Europeans, foreign fascination with.... Market price: $34.95 Our price: $7.98, save 77%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details The Thorn of Lion City: A Memoir SKU: THLICI Lucy Lum was the third of seven children, born in Singapore in 1933 into a Chinese immigrant family ruled with an iron hand by Popo, her fearsome and superstitious grandmother. Popo is a firm believer in the old ways, in stomach-churning herbalist remedies, in the dubious fortune-telling of.... Market price: $24.00 Our price: $4.98, save 79%; In stock  See details »  See details The Timeline History of China SKU: TIHICH A unique visual record that brings ancient and modern China to liffe with hundreds of color images, diagrams, maps and a spectacular foldout timeline. All the tea in China couldn’t compare to the wealth of knowledge you’ll find in Timechart History of China. Market price: $24.95 Our price: $8.98, save 64%; In stock  See details »  See details Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary SKU: ZHENLA Zhou Enlai, the premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in 1976, is the last Communist political leader to be revered by the Chinese people. He is considered "a modern saint" who offered protection to his people during the Cultural Revolution; an admirable figure in.... 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