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The March of Methodism. The Story of Methodist Missionary Work Overseas.
London, The Epworth Press, 1951. 4to.; X-209 pp. y 5 láminas aparte. Enc. original en tela.
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From the Translation of the Original Manuscript (1741-1771), By William Nicholson, F.R.S., 1790 , 8vo, pp.299, original red illlustrated cloth
London, The Epworth Press, 1951. 4to.; X-209 pp. y 5 láminas aparte. Enc. original en tela.
Taipei, Ch'en-Wen Publishing Company, 1961, in-8, tela editoriale con titolo al dorso, pp. [2], 119, [1], IV, [2]. Ristampa dell'edizione del 1879.
8vo, hardcover in myler protectd dj, ex library with usual markings, stamps and pastedowns, ow. quite good. internally excellent. No other narrative from within the corridors of power has offered as frank and intimate an account of the making of the modern Chinese nation as Ji Chaozhus The Man on Maos Right. Having served Chairman Mao Zedong and the Communist leadership for two decades, and having become a key figure in Chinas foreign policy, Ji now provides an honest, detailed account of the personalities and events that shaped todays Peoples Republic. The youngest son of a prosperous government official, nine-year-old Ji and his family fled Japanese invaders in the late 1930s, escaping to America. Warmly received by his new country, Ji returned its embrace as he came of age in New Yorks East Village and then attended Harvard University. But in 1950, after years of enjoying a life of relative ease while his countrymen suffered through war and civil strife, Ji felt driven by patriotism to volunteer to serve China in its conflict with his adoptive country in the Korean War. Jis mastery of the English language and American culture launched his improbable career, eventually winning him the role of English interpreter for Chinas two top leaders: Premier Zhou Enlai and Party Chairman Mao Zedong. With a unique blend of Chinese insight and American candor, Ji paints insightful portraits of the architects of modern China: the urbane, practical, and avuncular Zhou, the conscience of the Peoples Republic; and the messianic, charismatic Mao, student of Chinas ancient pasthis countrys stern father figure. In Jis memoir, he is an eyewitness to modern Chinese history, including the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, the Nixon summit, and numerous momentous events in Tiananmen Square. As he becomes caught up in political squabbles among radical factions, Jis past and charges against him of "incorrect" thinking subject him to scrutiny and suspicion. He is repeatedly sent to a collective farm to be "reeducated" by the peasants. After the Mao years, Ji moves on to hold top diplomatic posts in the United States and the United Kingdom and then serves as under secretary-general of the United Nations. Today, he says, "The Chinese know America better than the Americans know China. The risk is that we misperceive each other." This highly accessible insiders chronicle of a struggling people within a developing powerhouse nation is also Ji Chaozhus dramatic personal story, certain to fascinate and enlighten Western readers. A riveting biography and unique historical record, The Man on Maos Right recounts the heartfelt struggle of a man who loved two powerful nations that were at odds with each other. Ji Chaozhu played an important role in paving the way for what is destined to be known as the Chinese Century. Praise for The Man on Maos Right "Brave, beautifully written testimony . A true "fly-on-the-wall" account of the momentous changes in Chinese society and international relations over the last century." --Kirkus Reviews "It is a relief to read an account by an urbane and often witty insider who neither idolizes nor demonizes China's top leaders . . . . Highly recommended." Library Journal, starred review About the Author: Ji Chaozhu was born on July 30, 1929, in the Shanxi Province of China. Throughout his decorated career, he has held posts in Chinas Ministry of Foreign Affairs (where he was deputy director of the Department of Translation and Interpretation and deputy director of American and Oceanic Affairs). In 1982, he was appointed minister counselor of the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China in the United States of America, and has served as Chinas ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, and the Court of St. Jamess. From 1991 to 1996, he served as the under secretary-general of the United Nations.
8vo, hardcover in dj, 400pp. Few ideas in Chinese discourse are as ubiqitous as ming, variously understood as "command," "allotted lifespan," "fate," or "life." In the earliest days of Chinese writing, ming was already present, invoked in divinations and etched into ancient bronzes; it has continued to inscribe itself down to the twenty-first century in literature and film. This volume assembles twelve essays by some of the most eminent scholars currently working in Chinese studies to produce the first comprehensive study in English of ming's broad web of meanings. The essays span the history of Chinese civilization and represent disciplines as varied as religion, philosophy, anthropology, literary studies, history, and sociology. Cross-cultural comparisons between ancient Chinese views of ming and Western conceptions of moira and fatum are discussed, providing a specific point of departure for contrasting the structure of attitudes between the two civilizations. This authoritative collection testifies to the salience of ming in Chinese culture. It will appeal to a broad readership, including those interested in the history, philosophy, religion, literature, studies of gender, and anthropology of China and other related Asian cultures.
pp. 142, soft wraps, very good
68 pages. Features: George Washington - A Water-color Drawing (cover); Carved Wooden Figure of Washington - Frontispiece; John Holden Greene - Architect; The Attitude of the Eagle - as portrayed on an outstanding group of "Liberty" Quilts; Lowestoft China; Cabinets and Chests - from the Middle Atlantic States; Pounce Boxes and Sand Shakers; Living with Antiques - Bohemian Version; Bohemian Glass - a study for inexperienced collectors; I Don't Like Antique Collectors; John G. Chandler; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Above-average wear. Moisture exposure. Writing on front cover and ad on page 49. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy. Magazine
8vo, hardcover in dj, 283pp., b/w. illus. For centuries, Western writers, historians, and intellectuals have been fascinated by China. In this remarkable book, Frances Wood shows how China influenced literature, memoir, and travel writing from vague Roman tales of silent silk merchants and medieval travelers such as Marco Polo, to Jesuit explorers, French poets, the Bloomsbury Group, and eyewitness accounts of war by Martha Gellhorn, Christopher Isherwood, and J.G. Ballard. What emerges is a fascinating portrait of the role of China in Western literature and culture. Frances Wood is the best-selling author of Did Marco Polo Go to China?, The Silk Road, The Forbidden City, and The First Emperor. About the Author: Frances Wood is the author of "Did Marco Polo go to China"; "The Silk Road"; "The Forbidden City"; and "The First Emperor." She is Curator of the Chinese collections in the British Library.
Taipei, Ch'eng Wen Publishing Company, 1971, in-8 piccolo, legatura editoriale in piena tela, pp. [10], 480, [2]. Con ritratto in antiporta. Ristampa dell'edizione del 1912. Lievi tracce d'uso.
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 323 pages with a few with b&w photos.
8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 502 pp, color lithograph (chromolithograph) frontis after sketch by Younghusband, 9 other plates, other illustrations in text, folding hand-colored map, table, index. recent morocco-backed marbled boards, light foxing, very good solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Cordier Sinica 2748. Taylor 109. A narrative of the author's extensive travels in the area with detailed descriptions of the peoples including the smaller tribes, their customs, daily life, religion, productions, etc. One of the appendices is on opium and its use, another on official corruption. He describes the journeys of earlier explorers including De La Bruniere and Venault.
8vo, hardcover in dj, ex-librarystamps and labels, ow. good. Ex-Library
8vo, hardcover in dj. 336pp. Given the turbulence in the international order in recent years, one of the central concerns among observers of world politics is the question of China's ultimate goals. As China emerges as a superpower that rivals the United States, American policymakers grappling with this century's greatest geopolitical challenge are looking for answers to a series of critical questions. Does China have expansive ambitions? Does it have a grand strategy to achieve them? If so, what is it and what should the United States do about it? In The Long Game, Rush Doshi draws from a rich base of Chinese primary sources, including decades worth of party documents, leaked materials, and memoirs by party leaders, to demonstrate that China is in fact playing a long, methodical game to replace America as a regional and global hegemon. He traces the basic evolution of Chinese strategy, showing how it evolved in response to changes in US policy and its position in the world order. After charting these shifts over time, Doshi offers a comprehensive yet "asymmetric" plan for an effective US response to this challenge: one that undermines China's ambitions without competing dollar-for-dollar, ship-for-ship, or loan-for-loan. Ironically, the approach mirrors China's own current strategy of subtly weakening Chinese leverage in the region and elsewhere while expanding US leverage over China.
291p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
First Edition. A very good copy in the original yellow cloth, just moderately soiled, 245p., appendix, 13 b.w. photos illustrating 16 individual dogs, chronology. S C A R C E. The history of the famous mascot dog of Peking and N. China. Based on copious research, assisted by celebrated Sinologists: Prof. H. Giles, Florence Ayscough, W. Collier and breeders. Contents: The dog that became a lion, Favorites of the Emperor, Literary resources. The Pekingese in Japan. Hunting dogs of Kublai Khan, Sleeve dog of the Manchus, their life in the Forbidden City and under the rule of the eunuchs. Superstitions and legacy, Pekingese dog in the days of old, as found in Chinese art, how it is today. Standard points drawn up by the Pekingese Club.
ix, 336. Penciled notations in Chinese. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. Biography of Chinese philosopher Chang Hsueh-cheng [1738-1801]. Includes commentary on: his theories of literature and criticism; his speculative philosophy of history; and his concepts of historiography. First Edition. Very Good copy. ORIENT BOX 1
8vo, cloth in dj, Delving into three hundred years of Chinese literature, from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-nineteenth, The Libertine’s Friend uncovers the complex and fascinating history of male homosexual and homosocial relations in the late imperial era. Drawing particularly on overlooked works of pornographic fiction, Giovanni Vitiello offers a frank exploration of the importance of same-sex love and eroticism to the evolution of masculinity in China. Vitiello’s story unfolds chronologically, beginning with the earliest sources on homoeroticism in pre-imperial China and concluding with a look at developments in the twentieth century. Along the way, he identifies a number of recurring characters—for example, the libertine scholar, the chivalric hero, and the lustful monk—and sheds light on a set of key issues, including the social and legal boundaries that regulated sex between men, the rise of male prostitution, and the aesthetics of male beauty. Drawing on this trove of material, Vitiello presents a historical outline of changing notions of male homosexuality in China, revealing the integral part that same-sex desire has played in its culture.
8vo, original cloth . (6),122pp ex-library with stampa and stickers. ow very good. Ex-Library
180 pages. Bibliography. References. Index. "Focuses on the topography, environment, historical development, buildings, and townscape of old Lhasa. Introduces future plans and issues concerning the safeguarding of Lhasa's historical townscape in the face of urban development. Includes 25 new maps never before published, satellite photos, historical maps and photos, watercolours, information on old buildings, and many new colour photos." - dust jacket. Dust jacket attractive in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Average wear and usual library markings to book bound in scarlet cloth with hinges taped. A worthy reference copy. Book
1st edition. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG. Jacket illustration by Mike Codd. ISBN 0701124652.20841. eng
8vo, br. ed. 400pp. From 1405, in order to maintain and expand the Ming Dynasty’s tributary system, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di (reigning 1402-1424) and Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji (reigning 1425-1435) ordered eunuch Zheng He to lead giant fleets across the seas. But soon after Zheng He’s seventh and last voyage in the 1430s, the Ming emperors put an end to this activity and ordered all records of previous voyages to be destroyed. Chinese writer Luo Maodeng (???), knowing the history of some of these voyages, wished to preserve a record of them, but, conscious of the possible penalty, decided to record the facts “under a veil”, in his 1597 novel, An Account of the Western World Voyage of the San Bao Eunuch («???????»). This is what Dr. Sheng-Wei Wang has concluded after reading and analysing Luo’s novel. Her book, The last journey of the San Bao Eunuch, Admiral Zheng He, shows the methodology and evidential arguments by which she has sought to lift the veil and the conclusions she suggests, including the derivation of the complete trans-Atlantic navigational routes and timelines of that last journey and the idea that Zheng He’s last expedition plausibly reached the ancient American Indian city, Cahokia, in the U.S. central Mississippi Valley in late autumn, 1433, long before Christopher Columbus set foot for the first time in the Americas. She supports the hotly debated view that Ming Chinese sailors and ships reached farther than previously accepted in modern times and calls for further research. She hopes this book will become an important step in bridging the gap in our understanding of ancient China-America history in the era before the Age of Discovery. An interesting contribution to an ongoing debate. This edition has 48 scattered b/w illustrations and 8 b/w plates.
304p. + Portrait Frontis. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Hardbound. First Edition. Fascinating story of Tzu Hsi and her magnificent life at court. ORIENT BOX 1
8vo, hardcover in dj. exlibrary, with a small stamp and sticker on dj spine, ow. in excellent condition. pp.356. Journalist Michael Meyer has spent his adult life in China, first in a small village as a Peace Corps volunteer, the last decade in Beijing--where he has witnessed the extraordinary transformation the country has experienced in that time. For the past two years he has been completely immersed in the ancient city, living on one of its famed hutong in a century-old courtyard home he shares with several families, teaching English at a local elementary school--while all around him "progress" closes in as the neighborhood is methodically destroyed to make way for high-rise buildings, shopping malls, and other symbols of modern, urban life. The city, he shows, has been demolished many times before; however, he writes, "the epitaph for Beijing will read: born 1280, died 2008 what emperors, warlords, Japanese invaders, and Communist planners couldn't eradicate, the market economy can."The Last Days of Old Beijing tells the story of this historic city from the inside out through the eyes of those whose lives are in the balance: the Widow who takes care of Meyer; his students and fellow teachers, the first-ever description of what goes on in a Chinese public school; the local historian who rallies against the government. The tension of preservation vs. modernization--the question of what, in an ancient civilization, counts as heritage, and what happens when a billion people want to live the way Americans do--suffuse Meyer's story. Ex-Library
8vo, br. ed. 278 pgs. Author Nicole Mones has signed on the title page in red ink. Ms Mones is best known as the author of Lost in Translation. This
