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  • China’s Use of Military Force in Foreign Affairs

    The Dragon Strikes

    by Markus B. Liegl ...
    Series series Asian Security Studies
    This book explains why China has resorted to the use of large-scale military force in foreign affairs.How will China use its growing military might in coming crisis and existing conflicts? This book contributes to the current debate on the future of the Asia-Pacific region by examining why China has resorted to using military force in the past. Utilizing fresh theoretical insights on the causes of ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • The Long March

    The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth

    by Sun Shuyun ...
    In The Long March, Sun Shuyun uncovers the true story behind the mythic march of Mao's soldiers across China, exposing the famine, disease, and desertion behind the legend.In 1934, in the midst of civil war, the Communist party and its 200,000 soldiers were forced from their bases by Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist troops. Led by Mao Tse Tung, they set off on a strategic retreat to the barren ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • Complete Wing Chun

    The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions

    by Robert Chu, Rene Ritchie, Y. Wu ...
    Series series Complete Martial Arts
    Master the many styles of Wing Chun Kung Fu with this expert martial arts guide.With the fame of Bruce Lee, the conditions in Hong Kong, and the hard work and effort of many of his classmates, the Wing Chun of the late master Yip Man became one of the most well-known and popular Chinese martial arts in the world. Although this gave Wing Chun international recognition, it also led to a lot of ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail

    Ming China and the First Great East Asian War, 1592–1598

    by Dr. Kenneth M. Swope, Ph.D ...
    Series series Campaigns and Commanders Series
    The invasion of Korea by Japanese troops in May of 1592 was no ordinary military expedition: it was one of the decisive events in Asian history and the most tragic for the Korean peninsula until the mid-twentieth century. Japanese overlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi envisioned conquering Korea, Ming China, and eventually all of Asia; but Korea’s appeal to China’s Emperor Wanli for assistance triggered a ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Changing Face of China

    From Mao to Market

    by John Gittings ...
    Where is China heading in the 21st century? Can its Communist Party survive or is it being challenged by growing inequality and unrest? Will the US and China cooperate or compete in a dangerous future? Will China's economic boom be brought to a halt by environmental catastrophe? In this highly readable account, John Gittings provides the essential information to help answer these vital questions ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Origins of Chinese Names

    by Lim SK, Fu Chunjiang, Choong Joo Ling / Chua Wei Lin ...
    Find out more fascinating details about 100 Chinese family names!As the book covers the entire span of recorded Chinese history from the past to the present, you will find it an eye-opener as a reference manual and a delightful source of little-known facts. ... Read more

    $4.50 USD

  • War, Politics and Society in Early Modern China, 900-1795

    by Peter Lorge ...
    Series series Warfare and History
    This comprehensive survey of Chinese military history is the only book in English to span the significant years from 900 – 1795. Peter Lorge questions current theories on China’s relationship to war, and argues that war was the most important tool used by the Chinese in building and maintaining their empire.Emphasizing the relationship between the military and politics, chapters are organised ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • ‘This Culture of Ours’

    Intellectual Transitions in T’ang and Sung China

    by Peter K. Bol ...
    This book traces the shared culture of the Chinese elite from the seventh to the twelfth centuries. The early T'ang definition of 'This Culture of Ours' combined literary and scholarly traditions from the previous five centuries. The late Sung Neo-Confucian movement challenged that definition. The author argues that the Tang-Sung transition is best understood as a transition from a literary view ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • China's Southern Tang Dynasty, 937-976

    by Johannes L. Kurz ...
    Series series Asian States and Empires
    The Southern Tang was one of China’s minor dynasties and one of the great states in China in the tenth century. Although often regarded as one of several states preceding the much better known Song dynasty (960-1279), the Southern Tang dynasty was in fact the key state in this period, preserving cultural values and artefacts from the former great Tang dynasty (618-907) which were to form the basis ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Surviving the Dragon

    A Tibetan Lama's Account of 40 Years under Chinese Rule

    by Arjia Rinpoche ...
    On a peaceful summer day in 1952, ten monks on horseback arrived at a traditional nomad tent in northeastern Tibet where they offered the parents of a precocious toddler their white handloomed scarves and congratulations for having given birth to a holy child—and future spiritual leader.Surviving the Dragon is the remarkable life story of Arjia Rinpoche, who was ordained as a reincarnate lama at ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Empress and Mrs. Conger

    by Hong Kong University Press ...
    The story of two women from worlds that could not seem farther apart—imperial China and the American Midwest—who found common ground before and after one of the greatest clashes between East and West, the fifty-five-day siege of the Beijing foreign legations known as the Boxer Uprising. Using diaries, letters and untapped sources, The Empress and Mrs. Conger traces the parallel lives of the ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • The Han

    China's Diverse Majority

    by Agnieszka Joniak-Luthi ...
    Series series Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
    Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295805979This ethnography explores contemporary narratives of “Han-ness,” revealing the nuances of what Han identity means today in relation to that of the fifty-five officially recognized minority ethnic groups in China, as well as in relation to home place identities and the country’s national identity. Based on research she conducted among native and migrant ... Read more

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