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  • New Qing Imperial History

    The Making of Inner Asian Empire at Qing Chengde

    by Ruth W. Dunnell, Mark C. Elliott, Philippe Foret, James A Millward ...
    New Qing Imperial History uses the Manchu summer capital of Chengde and associated architecture, art and ritual activity as the focus for an exploration of the importance of Inner Asia and Tibet to the Qing Empire (1636-1911). Well-known contributors argue that the Qing was not simply another Chinese dynasty, but was deeply engaged in Inner Asia not only militarily, but culturally, politically and ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • China

    A History

    by John Keay ...
    An authoritative account of five thousand years of Chinese history.**"Exquisitely written." —**GuardianMany nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John Keay has composed a vital and illuminating overview of the nation's complex and vivid past.Keay's ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • Chinese Civilization

    A Sourcebook, 2nd Ed

    by Patricia Buckley Ebrey ...
    Chinese Civilization sets the standard for supplementary texts in Chinese history courses. With newly expanded material, personal documents, social records, laws, and documents that historians mistakenly ignore, the sixth edition is even more useful than its classic predecessor. A complete and thorough introduction to Chinese history and culture. ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Opium War, 1840-1842: Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century and the War by Which They Forced Her Gates

    by Peter Ward Fay ...
    This book tells the fascinating story of the war between England and China that delivered Hong Kong to the English, forced the imperial Chinese government to add four ports to Canton as places in which foreigners could live and trade, and rendered irreversible the process that for almost a century thereafter distinguished western relations with this quarter of the globe—the process that is ... Read more

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  • Dealing with China

    An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower

    by Henry M. Paulson Jr. ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of Dealing with China takes the reader behind closed doors to witness the creation and evolution and future of China's state-controlled capitalism.Hank Paulson has dealt with China unlike any other foreigner. As head of Goldman Sachs, Paulson had a pivotal role in opening up China to private enterprise. Then, as Treasury secretary, he created the Strategic ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Religious Question in Modern China

    by Vincent Goossaert, David A. Palmer ...
    Recent events—from strife in Tibet and the rapid growth of Christianity in China to the spectacular expansion of Chinese Buddhist organizations around the globe—vividly demonstrate that one cannot understand the modern Chinese world without attending closely to the question of religion. The Religious Question in Modern China highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • Chinese New Year For Kids

    Chinese Calendar

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Explore Asia Books
    Why do dragons dance during Chinese New Year? Allow your children to find the right answers on their own with the help of this very informative book. The great thing about this book is that it’s been specifically designed for children. Therefore, you can see colors, pictures and as few texts as possible. This formula is surefire way of boosting the interest for knowledge. Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30

    by Philip Jowett ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894–95 and the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, Imperial China collapsed into revolution and a republic was proclaimed in 1912.From the death of the first president in 1916 to the rise of the Nationalist Kuomintang government in 1926, the differing regions of this vast country were ruled by endlessly forming, breaking and re-forming alliances of regional generals who ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Confucianism as a World Religion

    Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities

    by Anna Sun ...
    Is Confucianism a religion? If so, why do most Chinese think it isn't? From ancient Confucian temples, to nineteenth-century archives, to the testimony of people interviewed by the author throughout China over a period of more than a decade, this book traces the birth and growth of the idea of Confucianism as a world religion.The book begins at Oxford, in the late nineteenth century, when ... Read more

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  • Chinese Folklore The Tale of Flower Elves

    by Xenosabrina Sakura ...
    Once upon a time there was a scholar who lived retired from the world in order to gain hidden wisdom. He lived alone and in a secret place. And all about the little house in which he dwelt he had planted every kind of flower, and bamboos and other trees. There it lay, quite concealed in its thick grove of flowers. With him he had only a boy servant, who dwelt in a separate hut, and who carried out ... Read more

    $1.14 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • All About: Formidable First Chinese Dynasties

    by P S Quick ...
    Series Book 9 - All About...
    This book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for people living in ancient China during the periods known as the Mythological, Historical and First Dynasty period of the Imperial era. It covers the Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, Qin Dynasty and Han Dynasty with information about the emperors who ruled as well as inventions and achievements in science ... Read more

    $4.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Love and Liberation

    Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist Visionary Sera Khandro

    by Sarah H. Jacoby ...
    Love and Liberation reads the autobiographical and biographical writings of one of the few Tibetan Buddhist women to record the story of her life. Sera Khandro Künzang Dekyong Chönyi Wangmo (also called Dewé Dorjé, 1892–1940) was extraordinary not only for achieving religious mastery as a Tibetan Buddhist visionary and guru to many lamas, monastics, and laity in the Golok region of eastern Tibet, ... Read more

    $37.99 USD