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Black & white illustrations in text. 1st edition. 109 x 180 mm. 107 pp.Paperback. Fine.
Soft Cover. wear. 8vo, 259 pp. 12 essays, illustrations, bibliography. mao. women suicide. a working copy. Ex-Library
The story of The Boxer uprising, Peking 1900 told from the women's point of view. With Bibliography and Index. 408 pages. Crease down front cover.
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 233pp. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Analysis of Taiwanese society and the Chinese family from the women's point of view. ISBN: 0804708495
Octavo in glossy pale orange and black wraps; viii, 236 p. ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (p. [201]-214) and index. Series: Law, society, and culture in China. || Women Studies; East Asian Studies; Inheritance and succession -- China -- History. Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- China -- History. Right of property -- China -- History. Mujeres -- Estado legal, leyes, etc. -- China -- Historia Derecho de propiedad -- China -- Historia Successions et hÈritages -- Chine -- Histoire. Femmes -- Droit -- Chine -- Histoire. Droit de propriÈtÈ -- Chine -- Histoire.
8vo, pp. 276. Contests long-standing claims that Confucianism came to prominence under Chinas Emperor Wu. When did Confucianism become the reigning political ideology of imperial China? A pervasive narrative holds it was during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141- 87 BCE). In this book, Liang Cai maintains that such a date would have been too early and provides a new account of this transformation. A hidden narrative in Sima Qians The Grand Scribes Records (Shi ji) shows that Confucians were a powerless minority in the political realm of this period. Cai argues that the notorious witchcraft scandal of 91 - 87 BCE reshuffled the power structure of the Western Han bureaucracy and provided Confucians an opportune moment to seize power, evolve into a new elite class, and set the tenor of political discourse for centuries to come. Through a detailed analysis of the surviving textual evidence, Witchcraft and the Rise of the First Confucian Empire provides a powerful image of the destruction of one order in the last years of the reign of Emperor Wu and the creation of a new elite under Huo Guang. Though these events have already been the subject of at least one detailed English-language study the narrower time-frame and more focused narrative in Liang Cais study provides an even more powerful picture of the enduring aftermath of Emperor Wus witchcraft trials. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
8vo, Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xviii, 304 p., 23 cm. <br> "For the Greeks, the craft of Odysseus and the wisdom of Athena were examples of metis, an elusive cast of mind that ranged from wisdom and forethought to craft and cunning. Although it informed many aspects of Greek society, metis was all but absent from the language of Greek philosophy. Invoking indigenous Chinese debates, Lisa Raphals here examines the role and significance of metic intelligence in classical Chinese philosophy, literature, history, and military strategy."
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; yellow boards, red cloth back lettered in black, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first detailed account of the Chinese-American Composite Wing which succeeded the Flying Tigers.
3rd impression with small revisions, iii, 47 pages, illustrated, bibliography, appendices, (Occasional Papers No. 1). eng
4to, 45 pages, bibliography, appendices. (Occasional Papers : no. 1) eng
Journal of Ceramic History, no. 4. Fine pbk. 19766. eng
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 180 pages.
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8vo, br. ed. Concepts of historical progress or decline and the idea of a cycle of historical movement have existed in many civilizations. In spite of claims that they be transnational or even universal, periodization schemes invariably reveal specific social and cultural predispositions.<br>Our dialogue, which brings together a Sinologist and a scholar of early modern History in Europe, considers periodization as a historical phenomenon, studying the case of the “Renaissance.” Understood in the tradition of J. Burckhardt, who referred back to ideas voiced by the humanists of the 14th and 15th centuries, and focusing on the particularities of humanist dialogue which informed the making of the “Renaissance” in Italy, our discussion highlights elements that distinguish it from other movements that have proclaimed themselves as “r/Renaissances,” studying, in particular, the Chinese Renaissance in the early 20th century.<br>While disagreeing on several fundamental issues, we suggest that interdisciplinary and interregional dialogue is a format useful to addressing some of the more far-reaching questions in global history, e.g. whether and when a periodization scheme such as “Renaissance” can fruitfully be applied to describe non-European experiences.
pp. vii, 408. Chapter headings illustrated. Tall 8vo. Original full gold stamped blue cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn with slight loss. First edition. Coldwar/Economics 3
Oblong 4to., Second and Best Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations (many full-page) in the text, and coloured endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. The best account, including a valuable chronology of RN ships in or around Hong Kong from 1834-1997. This augmented edition includes the RN withdrawal
5 p. 4°. Colourful Title-illustration.
Paperback. First Thus. fine. clean and tight, Stated First Edition, 185pgs. "The fascinating life stories of 19 Chinese women who grew up during some of the most tumultuous years of recent Chinese history".
198 pages, illustrated. eng
8vo, br. ed. pp.197. This book studies the treatment of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and other Communist leaders from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. It also unravels the complex political culture in the last phase of Deng s China. The author explores why and how a Chinese Communist pantheon has risen at a time when Communist ideology is fading and the current Chinese leaders are coming to grips with a wide array of moral, social, and economic maladies. The Party has been marred by corruption and the whole society poisoned by greed. Thus, the invention of the pantheon is an important part of the official plan to preserve Communist rule.By highlighting patriotism, riding economic successes, manipulating public sentiment, and re-creating symbols, the state and power elite have skillfully promoted the pantheon to mitigate a legitimacy crisis and to relieve succession pangs. Jiang Zemin and his colleagues, who do not have the charisma of the Communist leaders of the older generation, need to link themselves to the top pantheon with the trinity of Mao, Zhou, and Deng at the top. Yet the pantheon is not merely an official product. Behind the facade of the great worship lies a multitude of intentions, purposes, and meanings, the work of a confluence of different interest groups.
227p. + Plus photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. First Edition. Coldwar/Economics 3
The world through the eyes of Eric Newby. 223 pages. Index. A little shelfwear to dust jacket. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 222 pages. Many illustrations and photos. Inscribed by author on the title page.
