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Fairbank, Reischauer: China: Tradition and Transformation. Revised edition. Paperback

China: Tradition and Transformation. Revised edition. Paperback By John K. Fairbank and Edwin O. Reischauer xii, 551 pages, with many maps and charts, index. 1989 0395496926

Rakita: After Confucius: Studies In Early Chinese Philosophy. Hardcover

After Confucius: Studies In Early Chinese Philosophy. Hardcover by Paul Rakita x, 266 pages. 2005 9780824828424, 0824828429

Ramsey: The Languages of China. Paperback

Languages of China. Paperback S. Robert Ramsey 340 pages, with 15 figures and many tables. 1992 9780691014685, 069101468x

Ravenhill: APEC and the Construction of Pacific Rim Regionalism. Paperback

APEC and the Construction of Pacific Rim Regionalism. Paperback by John Ravenhill xii, 294 pages, 8 tables. 2002 Examines APEC's establishment, the paths it has followed, and the causes of its failures 97805216679751928 Click here for more product information

Rawski, Rawson: China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795. Hardcover

China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795. Hardcover Edited by Evelyn S. Rawski and Jessica Rawson 496 pages, with 450 colour illustrations. 2006 1903973694

Rawski: The Last Emperors. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. Hardcover

Last Emperors. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. Hardcover by Evelyn S. Rawski xii, 481 pages with appendix, notes, bibliography and glossary-index, 3 maps, 3 charts, 18 tables. 1997 0520212894

Rawson: The British Museum Book of Chinese Art. Paperback

British Museum Book of Chinese Art. Paperback. Ca. 25x19 cm by Jessica Rawson, editor 394 pages, with 133 black-white and 122 colour illustrations, map, chronologies, sites, tombs, painters, glossaries, biographies, index 1992, reprinted 1996, 1999 For more than 1000 years Chinese silks and porcelain have been coveted and sought by peoples around the world. This survey describes the origins of these achievements and sets them in context alongside the other arts of China, including lacquer, cloisonne and glass. 0714114537

Reed: Talons and Teeth. County Clerks and Runners in the Qing Dynasty. Cloth

Talons and Teeth. County Clerks and Runners in the Qing Dynasty by Bradly W. Reed xxiii, 318 pages, with tables, figures, map. 2000. Using archival records from Ba county, Sichuan as a case study to explore the lives of the county yamen during the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 CE), Reed moves beyond the modern stereotypes placed on this class of Chinese citizen. Rather than depicting them strictly as corrupt, this book examines more deeply who they were, how they were recruited, organized, disciplined, and rewarded, and the various reasons why they may have chosen to become clerks and runners 0804737584

Reid: Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West. Paperback

Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West. Paperback by T. R. Reid 276 pages. 2000 9780679777601, 0679777601-15

Rey Chow: Primitive Passions. Visuality, Sexuality, Ethnography, and Contemporary Chinses Cinema. Paperback

Primitive Passions: Visuality, Sexuality, Ethnography, and Contemporary Chinese Cinema. Paperback. By Rey Chow xiv, 252 pages. 1995 9780231076838, 0231076835-15a26

Rhoads: Manchus and Han. Paperback

Manchus & Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861 - 1928. Paperback by Edward J.M. Rhoads 404 pages, with 14 illustrations, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. 2001. Rhoads writes a detailed political history of China in the late 19th and early 20th century from the unusual premise that Manchu and Han ethnicity were a crucial factor. The Qing dynasty was a hereditary Manchu caste; the reformers who overthrew them were Han. 0295980400

Ricci: Dictionnaire Ricci des caractères singuliers chinois. 3 volumes. Harback. In slipcase

Dictionnaire Ricci des caractères singuliers chinois. Présentation et analyse de 13500 caractères singuliers. In 3 volumes. Hardback, in slipcase Volume 1: A - Lao. pages 1-1164 Volume 2: Le - Yün. pages 1165 - 2337 Volume 3: Index et Supplements. 470 pages 1999 2 Dictionnaire Ricci

Riordan: Sport and Physical Education in China. Paperback

Sport and Physical Education in China. Paperback Riordan & Jones, editors 278 pages, with 20 line illustrations, 25 halftones. 1999. The articles are written by Chinese as well as Western scholars and provide the reader with an understanding of sport and PE in China from both an historical and a contemporary perspective. Each chapter has a summary and a set of discussion topics 0419220305

Ristaino: Port of Last Resort: The Diaspora Communities of Shanghai. Cloth

Port of Last Resort: The Diaspora Communities of Shanghai. Cloth by Marcia Reynders Ristaino xviii, 369 pages, with 27 illustrations, 2 map. 2002. This book examines two large and generally overlooked diaspora communities, one Jewish and the other Slavic, which found refuge in Shanghai during the period 1900-1950. The author describes their different experiences and responses to the severe political, social, economic, and cultural challenges they faced as they struggled to survive and build a life in this Chinese open port. 0804738408

Robinet: Taoism. Growth of a Religion. Paperback

Taoism. Growth of a Religion. Paperback by Robinet, Isabelle / Brooks, Phyllis xx, 296 pages. 1997 9780804728393, 0804728399-24

Robinson: Chinese Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice. Paperback

Chinese Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice. Paperback Edited by Thomas W. Robinson and David Shambaugh xvi, 644 pages, 11 illustrations, 8 tables. This study of Chinese foreign policy is intended for academics and graduates of Chinese studies and of international relations, international economics and those interested in decision-making theory 0198290160

Rofel: Other Modernities: Gendered Yearnings in China after Socialism.. Paperback

Other Modernities: Gendered Yearnings in China after Socialism. Paperback by Lisa Rofel xvi, 330 pages, with 3 photo's and 2 maps, notes, bibliography and index, 1998 0520210794

Rohsenow: ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs. Paperback

ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs. Paperback edited by John S. Rohsenow 240 pages, with bibliography, index. 2003. This Chinese-English dictionary of proverbs (yanyu) consists of approximately 4,000 Chinese proverbs alphabetically arranged by the first word(s) (ci) of the proverb according to the Hanyu Pinyin transcription and Chinese characters (standard simplified), followed by a literal English translation. 9780824827700, 0824827708-18

Ronan 1: The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 1. Paperback

Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 1. An Abridgement of J. Needham's Original Text. Paperback by Colin A. Ronan a.o.: The Chinese language; The geography of China; Chinese history: The travelling of science between China and Europe; Confucianism; Taoism; The Mohists and Logicians; The fundamental ideas of Chinese science; The pseudo-sciences and the sceptical tradition; Chin and Tang Taoists and Sung Neo-Confucians; Sung and Ming idealists and the last great figures of Chinese naturalism; Buddhist thought; The Legalists; Human law and the laws of nature 9780521292863-32se58 Click here for more product information

Ronan 2: The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 2. Paperback

Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 2. Being: Needham's Vol. 3 and Vol. 4 part 1 (section) abridged. Mathematics, Astronomy, Meteorology, Geography, Map-Making, Geology etc, Physics (excl. Electricity and Magnetism) by Colin A. Ronan 480 pages, with 24 line diagrams 46 half-tones 23 tables 63 figures 7 maps. 1985 9780521315364-43sd65 Click here for more product information

Ronan 3: The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 3. Paperback

Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 3. An Abridgement of J.Needham's Original Text. Paperback Colin A. Ronan 320 pages. 1986. Chinese contributions to nautical science and technology. In the original text, these subjects were dealt with in separate parts; in this abridgement they are coveniently presented in a single unified account. .... 9780521315609, 0521315603-27se43 Click here for more product information

Ronan 4: The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 4. Paperback

Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 4. An Abridgement of J. Needham's Original Text. Engineers, Basic Mechanical Principles and Types of Machine, Land Transport, Clockwork, Windmills, Aeronautics. Paperback by Colin A. Ronan 350 pages, with illustrations, index, description. 1994 9780521338738, 0521338735-33se60 Click here for more product information

Ronan 5: The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 5. Paperback

Shorter Science and Civilisation in China. Volume 5. An Abridgement of J.Needham's Original Text. Paperback Colin A. Ronan 380 pages, 8 tables. 1995. This fifth volume of Ronan’s abridgement of Needham’s monumental work is concerned with the staggering civil engineering feats made in early and medieval China. No other country did more, both as to scale and skill, than China. 9780521467735, 052146773x 26se48 Click here for more product information

Ropp: Heritage of China: Contemporary Perspectives on Chinese Civilization. Paperback

Heritage of China: Contemporary Perspectives on Chinese Civilization. Paperback Paul S. Ropp, editor xxi, 369 pages, with appendixes and index. 1990 0520064410

Rose-Innes: Beginners' Dictionary of Chinese-Japanese Characters: With Common Abbreviations, Variants, and Numerous Compounds. Paperback

Beginners' Dictionary of Chinese-Japanese Characters: With Common Abbreviations, Variants, and Numerous Compounds. Paperback by Arthur Rose-Innes lviii, 509 pages. Unabridged republication of the fourth, 1959, edition 0486234673

Rosenheim: Die Welt des Buddha. Frühe Stätten buddhistischer Kunst in Indien. Gebunden

Welt des Buddha. Frühe Stätten buddhistischer Kunst in Indien. 22,7 x 28 cm; gebunden Bernd Rosenheim 211 Seiten, 233 Farb- und 78 SW Abbildungen. 2006. Zunächst Behausung wandernder Asketen und Bettelmönche, erfuhr die rohe Wohnhöhle eine Entwicklung, die zu Gipfelleistungen der Weltkunst führte. Die Bildhauer-Architekten schlugen ganze Kathedralen aus dem Fels, vergleichbar nur noch mit einigen Höhlentempeln Altägyptens. Diese frühe buddhistische Kunst ist einem breiten Publikum im Westen weitgehend unbekannt. 9783805336659

Ross: Negotiating Cooperation. The United States and China 1969 - 1989. Paperback

Negotiating Cooperation. The United States and China 1969 - 1989. Paperback by Robert R. Ross 349 pages, with 2 appendixes, notes, works cited, index. 1997 0804724547

Rossabi: Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers. Hardcover

Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers. Hardcover edited by  Morris Rossabi viii, 296 pages. 2004. American and Norwegian specialists overview state relations with the minority peoples since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, and analyze the present status of these relations. The seven essays were delivered at a 2001 conference in Washington DC; they do not include those suggesting policy alternatives for the US if crises should erupt in a minority region. 9780295983905-50

Roth Li: Manchu: A Textbook for Reading Documents. Paperback

Manchu: A Textbook for Reading Documents. Paperback by Gertraude Roth Li viii, 408 pages. 2000 0824822064

Rowe: Saving the World: Chen Hongmou and Elite Consciousness in Eighteenth-Century China. Cloth

Saving the World: Chen Hongmou and Elite Consciousness in Eighteenth-Century China. Cloth William T. Rowe xii, 601 pages, with 14 illustrations. 2001. Rowe examines his life as a window into the views Qing officials had of the perfect world and their role in attempting to achieve it. Because the role of the Qing statesmen (Chen in particular) came to be seen as the model for succeeding generations of Chinese statesmen, Rowe feels that the study of their world views offers a valuable window into the values of Chinese statecraft. 0804737355

Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei. Volume 1: The Gathering. Cloth

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei.. Volume 1:  The Gathering. Cloth translated by David Tod Roy 610 pages, with 40 illustrations, 2 appendixes, notes, bibliography and index. 1993 0691069328

Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei. Volume 1: The Gathering. Paperback

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei.. Volume 1:  The Gathering. Paperback translated by David Tod Roy 610 pages, 40 illustrations, 2 appendixes, notes, bibliography and index. 1997 0691016143

Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'Ing Mei: Volume 2: The Rivals. Cloth

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'Ing Mei: Volume 2: The Rivals. Cloth by Xiaoxiaosheng / Roy, David Tod (Trn) / Roy, David Tod lxix, 646 pages. 2001 0691070776

Roy: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'Ing Mei: Volume 2: The Rivals. Paperback

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'Ing Mei: Volume 2: The Rivals. Paperback by Xiaoxiaosheng / David Tod Roy (Translation) lxix, 646 pages. 2001, 2006 0691126194