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  • Gorby 2: Audacious Impostor

    de Ronald Knapp ...
    Los Angeles TimesDecember 4, 1987"In Turning it Around, You Might Say Gorbachev Looks Like Ronald Knapp: He Could Cause Tremblin in the Kremlin."In December of 1988, Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary General of the Soviet Union, came to address the United Nations. Ronald Knapp went to New York for one day to do a segment on Fox TV with Gordon Elliott's "Good Day, New York." Fox thought it would be fun ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Things Chinese

    Antiques, Crafts, Collectibles

    de Ronald G. Knapp ...
    China's art objects and traditionally manufactured products have long been sought by collectors—from porcelains and silk fabrics to furniture and even the lacquered chopsticks that are a distant relation to ones found in most Chinese restaurants. Things Chinese presents sixty distinctive items that are typical of Chinese culture and together open a special window onto the people, history, and ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Chinese Bridges

    Living Architecture From China's Past

    de Ronald G. Knapp ...
    Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess.Chinese Bridges brings together a thorough look at the marvels of Chinese bridge design from one of the world's leading experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, Ronald G. Knapp. While many consider bridges to be merely utilitarian civil engineering, ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Chinese Houses

    The Architectural Heritage of a Nation

    de Ronald G. Knapp ...
    Winner of ForeWord Magazine's Architecture "Book of the Year" Award!Exquisite examples of traditional dwellings are scattered throughout modern-day China. Chinese Houses focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional Chinese homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China.The photographs of each are accompanied by extensive background information and historical ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Guy Who Got Trump

    Outrageous Adventures of an Audacious Imposter

    de Ronald V Knapp ...
    In December of 1988, Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary General of the Soviet Union, came to address the United Nations. Ronald Knapp went to New York for one day to do a segment on Fox TV with Gordon Elliott’s "Good Day, New York,” knocking on doors in New Jersey the same day Gorbachev was arriving. He was so successful that Fox said, "Let's hire a limo and turn him loose on New York.” The Gorbachev ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • The Peranakan Chinese Home

    Art and Culture in Daily Life

    de Ronald G. Knapp ...
    Discover the rarified Peranakan (native-born Chinese of Southeast Asia) aesthetics that are today highly sought-after for their beauty: distinctive furniture and ceramics, textiles and jewelry, and many other art objects. Peranakan Chinese Home displays these extraordinary objects, visible markers of a highly developed culture.The broad range of beautiful objects which the Peranakan Chinese ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Bangkok Utopia

    Modern Architecture and Buddhist Felicities, 1910–1973

    de Lawrence Chua, Ronald G. Knapp, Xing Ruan ...
    Series series Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture
    “Utopia” is a word not often associated with the city of Bangkok, which is better known for its disorderly sprawl, overburdened roads, and stifling levels of pollution. Yet as early as 1782, when the city was officially founded on the banks of the Chao Phraya river as the home of the Chakri dynasty, its orientation was based on material and rhetorical considerations that alluded to ideal times and ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • America's Covered Bridges

    Practical Crossings?Nostalgic Icons

    de Terry E. Miller, Ronald G. Knapp ...
    As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain.In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Traces of the Sage

    Monument, Materiality, and the First Temple of Confucius

    de James A. Flath, Ronald G. Knapp, Xing Ruan ...
    Series series Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture
    The Temple of Confucius (Kong Temple) in Qufu is the definitive monument to the world's greatest sage. From its humble origins deep in China's past, the home of Confucius grew in size and stature under the auspices of almost every major dynasty until it was the largest and most richly endowed temple in the Ming and Qing empires. The decline of state-sponsored ritualism in the twentieth century ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia

    The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners and Settlers

    de Ronald G. Knapp ...
    Featuring over 350 beautiful photographs, Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia captures the architectural heritage of a vibrant community.The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia have had important implications for both regions. In Southeast Asia this influence can be seen in the architecturally eclectic homes these migrants and their descendants built as they became ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • Living House

    An Anthropology of Architecture in South-East Asia

    de Roxana Waterson ...
    The Living House is a pioneering work by respected anthropologist Roxana Waterson that has become a classic in its field. It is first book of its kind to present a detailed picture of houses within the complex social and symbolic fabric of indigenous South-East Asian peoples.The main focus of the book is on Indonesia, but in tracing historical links between architectural forms across the region, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Art of Japanese Architecture

    History / Culture / Design

    de David Young, Michiko Young ...
    The Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. The book begins with a discussion of early prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of works by important modern Japanese architects. Along the way it discusses the iconic buildings and architectural styles for which Japan is so justly famous—from elegant ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD