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Sort by:     Date Added     SKU     Product Name     Price     Pages:   1 2 3   See details A Tibetan Revolutionary: The Political Life and Times of Bapa Phuntso Wangye SKU: TIREVO "This biography of one of the most influential Tibetans of the twentieth century is one of the great untold stories of modern Tibet. Phüntso Wangye is a man who has never stopped fighting for his people, and the story of his life is both heartbreaking and inspiring, and essential for.... Market price: $40.00 Our price: $6.98, save 82%; In stock  See details »  See details Aesthetics and Marxism: Chinese Aesthetic Marxist and Their Western Contemporaries SKU: AEMACH Forcefully argued and theoretically sophisticated, this book will appeal to students and scholars of contemporary Marxism, cultural studies, aesthetics, and modern Chinese culture, politics, and ideology. Market price: $22.00 Our price: $4.98, save 77%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Anthropology of Eastern China and Kwangtung Province SKU: ANEACH A facsimile edition, complete with all pull-out maps and charts, of the 1925 publication of the Royal Asiatic Society (North China Branch) originally printed by the Commercial Press in Shanghai. A fascinating time document with, in the Russian anthropologist author's own words, "a special.... Market price: $42.50 Our price: $9.98, save 76%; In stock  See details »  See details Bargaining with the State from Afar: American Citizenship in Treaty Port China 1844-1942 SKU: BASTAF Traces the relationship between the U.S. government and Americans living in the colonial enclaves of pre-World War II China. Not subject to Chinese law, these Americans were policed under an amalgam of statutes borrowed from the District of Columbia and other territory codes, as well as local.... Market price: $24.50 Our price: $4.98, save 79%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Beijing by Foot SKU: BEFOOT The most practical guide yet for walking China's capital! Beijing by Foot shows you the real city behind the tourist facade, all contained in a handsome deck of 40 cards – each handy card containing an interesting walk – to lead you through neighborhoods old and new while you uncover forgotten.... Our price: $15.95; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Borrowed Gods and Foreign Bodies: Christian Missionaries Imagine Chinese Religion SKU: BOGOFO An enlightening look at how the religious identity, experience, and physical foreignness of missionaries shaped their impressions of China and the Chinese between 1807 and 1937. Reinders reveals how perceptions of Chinese bodies (in ritual, and in medicine, hygiene, diet, smell, hair and.... Market price: $49.95 Our price: $9.98, save 80%; In stock  See details »  See details China in the Movies (1978 - 2006) SKU: CHMOVI Over the past three decades, the Chinese film industry has yielded fruitful and positive results as regards concepts and artistic merits. Chinese film has won worldwide acclaim for its critical depiction of historical and cultural aspects of China. The films highlighted in this book will, by.... Our price: $15.95; In stock  See details »  See details China: Ten Great Years: Statistics of the Economic & Cultural Achievements of the People's Republic of China SKU: CHTEGR Reprint of the 1960 Foreign Languages Press English compilation of the State Statistical Bureau's comprehensive charts and statistics chronicling the growth of the PRC in its first ten years, 1949-1959. An invaluable reference aid. Market price: $25.00 Our price: $4.98, save 80%; In stock  See details »  See details Chinese Export Porcelain: East to West SKU: CHEXPO Chinese export porcelain evokes images of rare treasures gracing the stately rooms and tables of the West, but what of the artisans who created them? In this book, Shirley Ganse situates Chinese export porcelain amid the intersection of art and commerce on a global scale, while at the same time.... Our price: $22.95; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Chinese Silk: A Cultural History SKU: CHSICU Silk is one of China's major contributions to world civilization, the secrets of its cultivation closely guarded for generations. The famous network of trade routes between West and East is still known as the Silk Road. The organization and techniques of Chinese silk production, the uses of the.... Market price: $39.95 Our price: $19.98, save 49%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details The Dead Suffered Too: The Excavation of A Ming Tomb SKU: DESUTO This is an enlightening archaeological book on the process of opening up Ding Ling, one of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) imperial tombs. The authors set the social and historical scene for the building of the tombs, and give an account of the overall excavation which began in 1958. Fascinating.... Market price: $7.95 Our price: $3.00, save 62%; In stock  See details »  See details The Dragon and the Eagle: The Presence of China in the American Enlightenment SKU: DREAGL Contrary to most scholarship, The Dragon and the Eagle offers evidence that Chinese culture had a significant influence on Americans during the period 1725 to 1825. A. Owen Aldridge surveys references to Chinese life and culture expressed in American literature, newspapers, periodicals, and.... Market price: $47.95 Our price: $4.98, save 89%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details The Emperor Prays to Heaven SKU: EMPRHE Travel with the Dark Bird, a large man-like bird from heaven, who takes us on a journey through the historical Temple of Heaven. While living there for 220 years, he tells about his experiences with various emperors and explores the ideas of heaven and life after death. Learn about what heaven.... Our price: $14.95; In stock  See details »  See details Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art SKU: EPCHJA Although superseded by modern scholarship, this 1912 two-volume work (here appearing in one) is still considered a landmark survey that explains Eastern art while simultaneously revealing the state of preliminary—and naïve—Western writing on Asia. Written by Ernest Fenollosa, who helped found.... Market price: $18.95 Our price: $5.98, save 68%; In stock  See details »  See details Essence of Ancient Wisdom SKU: ESANWI Confucius has become the oft-quoted fount of aphorisms and analects far wider and more comprehensive in their didactic scope than any attributed to sages elsewhere in the world. But the real gems of Chinese wisdom lie in the anonymous and ageless proverbs, of which this volume contains a.... Market price: $19.95 Our price: $7.00, save 64%; In stock  See details »  See details Fascinating Mural Stories from Dunhuang Grottoes ( 2 Vols.) SKU: FAMUST 130 Buddhist legends behind the unparalleled paintings found on the cave walls at the fabled Silk Road crossroads in NW China. Extensive color plates bring these legends to life. Our price: $24.95; In stock  See details »  See details Fire and Water: The Art of Incendiary and Aquatic Warfare in China SKU: FIWAAR Based upon his extensive examination of Chinese military writings, Sawyer recounts the most important clashes and conflicts in which these dramatic tactics were employed over the centuries. "Fire and Water" captures the excitement and intrigue of battle, making it fascinating reading. Market price: $26.00 Our price: $6.98, save 73%; In stock  See details »  See details Ginseng, the Divine Root: The Curious History of the Plant that Captivated the World SKU: GIDIRO At the center of alternative medicine today, ginseng is believed to improve stamina, relieve stress, stimulate the immune system, and enhance mental clarity. In history, it launched the rise to power of China's last great dynasty; inspired battles between France and England; and sparked a boom.... Market price: $23.95 Our price: $5.98, save 75%; In stock  See details »  See details The Glory of the Silk Road: Art from Ancient China SKU: GLSIRO For centuries the great Silk Road traversed the massive expanse of China, linking the west and the east. Objects of gold, silver, ceramic, textiles and stone are included among the more than 176 treasures from China, many never seen before in this country. Market price: $39.95 Our price: $19.98, save 49%; In stock  See details »  See details Hemingway on the China Front: His WWII Spy Mission with Martha Gellhorn SKU: HECHFR Although Hemingway is famous for his forays through Africa ("Snows of Kilimanjaro") and Europe ("For Whom the Bell Tolls"), little has been previously known of his 1941 trip to Asia with war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. Enlisted as a spy, the celebrated author and Gellhorn, his third wife,.... Market price: $17.95 Our price: $4.98, save 72%; In stock  See details »

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