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  • Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion

    Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion demonstrates that the concept of metamorphism was central to ancient Chinese religious belief and practices from at least the late Neolithic period through the Warring States Period of the Zhou dynasty.Central to the authors' argument is the ubiquitous motif in early Chinese figurative art, the metamorphic power mask. While the motif ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Anti-Terrorism; Forensic Science; Psychology in Police Investigations

    by John S Major ...
    This book presents a broad selection of the papers presented at IDENTA '85 on various topics, including counter-terrorism; Israel's experience with terrorism; police and terrorism; and psychological methods, forensic science and voice identification in criminal investigation. The conference on International Congress on Technologies for Police Identification & Counter-Terrorism, was held in 1985 in ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • China Briefing, 1987

    by John S. Major ...
    The year 1986 marked the tenth anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong and the fall of the Gang of Four. A decade after the end of the Cultural Revolution, China experienced the consolidation of rural economic reform, continued progress in urban reform, a widening of the "open door" to the west, and, perhaps most important, the seemingly irreversible impact on Chinese society and culture of Deng ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • China Briefing, 1985

    Edited by John S. Major ...
    China Briefing, 1985 approaches the events of the previous year providing a long-term perspective on the dramatic developments of spring and summer 1984. Senior China specialists examine the student demonstrations and their aftermath in the larger context of the 40-year history of the People's Republic of China and also reflect on future directions ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Stilwell the Patriot

    Vinegar Joe, the Brits, and Chiang Kai-Shek

    by David Rooney ...
    Joe Stilwell, known as Vinegar Joe” for his caustic personality, was stationed in Burma during World War II and famously differed in strategy from other commanders in his division. In retrospect analyses, it’s said that if he had gotten his way, the United States might have defeated the Communists in 1945 and changed the course of history.This meticulously-reached biography of Vinegar Joe presents ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • 100 One-Night Reads

    A Book Lover's Guide

    Readers everywhere know that nothing soothes the spirit like sinking into a really good book. If you're one of that happy band, you'll quickly recognize the authors of this inspired reading guide as kindred spirits. Here David and John Major have chosen one hundred books that can each be delightfully consumed in one quiet evening. Covering categories from fantasy to fiction, history to humor, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Ancient China

    A History

    Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most of that long span of time there was no such place as "China"; the vast and varied territory of the ... Read more

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  • Understanding China

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  • China Wave, The: Rise Of A Civilizational State

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  • Inside China's Grand Strategy

    The Perspective from the People's Republic

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