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1575026414 Ahmed: Tales of Imperial China and Asia. Paperback

Tales of Imperial China and Asia. Paperback
by S.Z. Ahmed
172 pages, including 4 pages with illustrations, with index. 1998

9780804737586 / 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, tables, figures, map. 2000. 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

9780804728393 / Robinet: Taoism. Growth of a Religion. Paperback

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

9780500051016 Mallory: The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West. Hardback.

Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West. Hardback
By J.P. Mallory and Victor H. Mair
352 pages, 13 colour and 177 bw illustrations. 2000. The best-preserved mummies are in the museums of Xinjiang, China. For thousands of years the occupants of the Tarim deserts buried their dead in the desert sands. The mummies' faces are European, and this study tries to explain their origin.

9780415920186 ; Brean: Taxation in Modern China. Paperback

Taxation in Modern China. Paperback
Edited by Donald J.S. Brean
320 pages, index. 1998. This text explores the tax and public finance issues arising from China's economic transition. The contributors, authorities on public finance, transitional economics and policy reform in China, direct attention to a comprehensive fiscal reform program

9780520253025 Edgerton-Tarpley: Tears from Iron: Cultural Responses to Famine in Nineteenth-Century China. Hardcover

Tears from Iron: Cultural Responses to Famine in Nineteenth-Century China. Hardcover
by Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley. Foreword by Cormac O'Gráda
360 pages, Illustrations, maps. 2008. This multi-layered history of a horrific famine that took place in late-nineteenth-century China focuses on cultural responses to trauma...

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0892369531 Buonanni: Techniques of Chinese Lacquer: The Classic Eighteenth-Century Treastise on Asian Varnish. Paperback

Techniques of Chinese Lacquer: The Classic Eighteenth-Century Treastise on Asian Varnish. Paperback
by Buonanni, Filippo / Perugini, Flavia (TRN)
xii, 72 pages, some line drawings. 2009

9780804727570 / Jing: The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village. Paperback

Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village. Paperback
by Jun Jing
227 pages, bibliography, index, 18 photos. 1996. This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime

9780691009575 /1b/ Ledderose: Ten Thousand Things. Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art. Paperback

Ten Thousand Things. Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art. Paperback
by L. Ledderose. 266 pages, illustrated throughout, glossary, bibliography, index. 2001

Legge: Sacred Books of China. The Texts of Confucianism. Part 1: The Shu King. The Religious Portion of the Shih King. The Hsao King. Sacred Books of China, volume 3. Hardback

Texts of Confucianism. Part 1: The Shu King. The Religious Portion of the Shih King. The Hsao King. Hardback
translated by James Legge
xxx, 492 pages. 1988
Sacred Books of China, volume 3

Legge: Sacred Books of China. The Texts of Confucianism. In 2 parts. Volumes 3 & 16. Hardback

Texts of Confucianism. Shu King. The Religious Portion of the Shih King. The Hsao King. xxx, 492 pages
Texts of Confucianism. Yi King. With 7 Appendices, xx, 448 pages
translated by James Legge
Sacred Books of China, volumes 3 and 16. Texts of Confucianism. In 2 parts. Hardback

7800051323 Jianing Chen: Themes in Contemporary Chinese Literature. Paperback

Themes in Contemporary Chinese Literature. Paperback
by Jianing Chen, editor
386 pages, with a bibliography. 1993

1558491120 Zhu Xiao Di: Thirty Years in a Red House. A Memoir of Childhood and Youth in Communist China. Hardcover

Thirty Years in a Red House: A Memoir of Childhood and Youth in Communist China. Hardcover
by Di, Zhu Xiao / Zhu, Xiao Di
xiv, 255 pages, photos, epilogue, index. 1998. A memoir of growing up in communist China from 1958-1987. The son of a communist father who joined the Party in the 1930s and was active in resisting Japanese occupation, the author traces the life of his family through the Cultural Revolution, as his parents were interned in rehabilitation camps and as their fortunes were later restored.

9780520254428 Lampton: The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds. Paperback

Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds. Paperback
by David M. Lampton
xiii, 361 pages. 2008

9780521791588 / Crosby: Throwing Fire. Projectile Technology Through History. Hardcover

Throwing Fire. Projectile Technology Through History. Hardcover
Alfred W. Crosby
218 pages, 8 line diagrams, 9 half-tones. 2002. In historic times we invented catapults and trebuchets, and about one thousand years ago we invented gunpowder, which led to guns and rockets, enabling us to literally throw fire. Faced with possible extinction should we experience World War III, we have turned our projectile talents to space travel.

7505200712 Tiantan - Temple of Heaven. Zhaigong, Qiniandian, Yuanqiutan. Photobook

Tiantan - Temple of Heaven. Zhaigong, Qiniandian, Yuanqiutan. Photobook
Text in Chinese and English
76 pages, plan, with over 100 colour photo's. 3rd edition, 1994

Tourist Map of Beijing. English edition

Tourist Map of Beijing. English edition
first edtion 1982

Tourist Map of Shanghai. English edition

Tourist Map of Shanghai. English edition
first edtion 1986

Lui Wing-fong: Traditional Chinese Rubbing Techniques. Paperback

Traditional Chinese Rubbing Techniques. Paperback
by Lui Wing-fong
77 pages, text in Chinese and English language, richly illustrated, very nice, informative, booklet.

Wei Kuei-sun: Trans-Asiatic Link in Buddhist Chronology. Hardback

Trans-Asiatic Link in Buddhist Chronology. Hardback
by Wei Kuei-sun, Department of Chinese Studies & Buddhism Vishwa-Bharti University, Shantiniketan
77 pages, appendix: Chinese Terms and Names. 1991

9780691063515 /o Shuen-fu Lin: The Transformation of the Chinese Lyrical Tradition. Chiang Kúei and Southern Sung Tz'u Poetry Cloth

Transformation of the Chinese Lyrical Tradition. Chiang Kúei and Southern Sung Tz'u Poetry Cloth
by Shuen-fu Lin
xii, 249 pages. 1978

9780520215665 /o Crossley: A Translucent Mirror. History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology. Cloth

Translucent Mirror. History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology. Cloth
by Pamela Kye Crossley
xiv, 403 pages, with 4 maps, bibliography and index. 2000

9780804722384 / Hsiao: Traveller Without a Map. Presents the life and times of one of China's foremost men of letters. Paperback

Traveller Without a Map. "Presents the life and times of one of China's foremost men of letters with a richness of detail and liveness of style that ... deepens our understanding of the dilemma's facing China's intellectuals during much of the twentieth century"
by Hsiao Ch'ien, translated by Jeffrey C. Kinkley
276 pages, and 8 pages of plates, many illustrations, index. 1994

Hong Kong Arts Festival: Treasures of Asian Art: Selections from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. Paperback

Treasures of Asian Art. Selections from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. The Asia Society, New York. Paperback. Ca. 21x28cm
192 pages with text, 69 full-size color plates, select bibliography. Catalogue of the Exhibition Hong Kong 1993

Wang Qiliang: Treatment of AIDS with Traditional Chinese Medicine. Paperback

Treatment of AIDS with Traditional Chinese Medicine. Paperback. 14x21cm
revised and translated by Wang Qiliang
127 pages. First edition: Beijing 1992. Verzending alleen in combinatie met andere boeken

9780231067157 / Watson: The Tso Chuan. Selections from China's Oldest Narrative History

Tso Chuan: Selections from China's Oldest Narrative History. Paperback
Translated by Burton Watson
xxxviii, 232 pages, with map, index. Originally published in 1989, paperback 1992. A vivid chronicle of events in the feudal states of China between 722 and 468 B.C., translated by the nonpareil Burton Watson

9780253220264 /2/ Zhu, Berry: TV China. Paperback

TV China. Paperback
edited by Ying Zhu and Chris Berry. vi, 259 pages. 2009

9780520088672 ; Yung: Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco. Paperback

Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco. Paperback
by Judy Yung
xiv, 395 pages, illustrated, appendix, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. 1995

9780520222762 Mann: Under Confucian Eyes. Writings on Gender in Chinese History. Paperback

Under Confucian Eyes. Writings on Gender in Chinese History
Edited by Susan Mann and Yu-yin Cheng
xiii, 310 pages. 2001. These translations of classical Chinese texts from the mid-9th century (Tang dynasty) through the late 19th century (Qing dynasty) offer a comprehensive collection of primary sources focusing on gender issues in medieval and late China

Wang Tianyi: Underground Art Gallery. China's Brick Paintings 1,700 Years Old. Cloth

Underground Art Gallery: China's Brick Paintings 1,700 Years Old. Cloth, ca. 23x26 cm
Paintings reproduced by Wang Tianyi
131 pages with text, 70 colour plates, many other illustrations. 1989. It was only a dozen or so years ago that a number of brick paintings in attractive colors were discovered in the ancient tombs at jiayuguan in Gansu Province of China. These paintings are around four hundred years older than the paintings discovered before 1949 by archaeologists in the famous Dunhuang grottoes, also in Gansu Province, and date back to the late Han or Wei and Jin dynasties seventeen hundred years ago

Ah Cheng: Unfilled Graves. Tragedy and heartbreak in the lives of Chinese women. Paperback

Unfilled Graves. Tragedy and heartbreak in the lives of Chinese women. Paperback
Ah Cheng
170 pages. 1995

Welck, von: Die Verbotene Stadt. Aus dem Leben der Letzten Kaiser von China. Leinen

Verbotene Stadt. Aus dem Leben der Letzten Kaiser von China. Katalog der Ausstellung Mannheim 9/97 bis 2/98. Leinen. Ca. 22x25 cm
Herausgegeben von Karin von Welck & Alfried Wieczoreck
xvi, 336 Seiten, mit 180 Farb- und 148 schwarz-weiss Abbildungen. 1997

9780791425206 Pas: Visions of Sukhavati. Shan-Tao's Commentary on the Kuan Wu-Liang-Shou-Fo Ching. Paperback

Visions of Sukhavati. Shan-Tao's Commentary on the Kuan Wu-Liang-Shou-Fo Ching. Paperback
by Julian F. Pas / Shan Tao Sha Shi
xviii, 452 pages. illustrated, with notes, glossary, Chinese glossary, bibliography and index. 1995

9780226181660 Eber: Voices from Shanghai. Jewish Exiles in Wartime China. Cloth

Voices from Shanghai. Jewish Exiles in Wartime China. Cloth
Edited, translated, and with an introduction by Irene Eber
144 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps. 2009. When Hitler came to power and the German army began to sweep through Europe, almost 20,000 Jewish refugees fled to Shanghai. A remarkable collection of the letters, diary entries, poems, and short stories composed by these refugees in the years after they landed in China, Voices from Shanghai fills a gap in our historical understanding of what happened to so many Jews who were forced to board the first ship bound for anywhere.

Wen Yiqun: The Was: Maternal Souls Amidst Wooden Drum. Paperback

Was: Maternal Souls Amidst Wooden Drum. Paperback
by Wen Yiqun
37 colour illustrations and 52 pages with text, 1995

9780520207592 / Hymes: Way and Byway: Taoism, Local Religion, and Models of Divinity in Sung and Modern China. Paperback

Way and Byway: Taoism, Local Religion, and Models of Divinity in Sung and Modern China. Paperback
Hymes. xvii, 364 pages. 2002. Using a combination of Sung sources and modern ethnography, this text examines the questions: were Chinese gods celestial officials, governing the fate and fortunes of their worshippers; or were they personal beings, offering protection in exchange for reverence and sacrifice.

9783805336659 Rosenheim: Welt des Buddha. Frühe Stätten buddhistischer Kunst in Indien. 22,7x28 cm; gebunden

Welt des Buddha. Frühe Stätten buddhistischer Kunst in Indien. 22,7x28 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.

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9780691021263 Knechtges: Wen Xuan or Selections of Refined Literature. Volume 3. Cloth

Wen Xuan, or Selections of Refined Literature. Volume 3: Rhapsodies on National Phenomena, Birds and Animals, Aspirations and Feelings, Sorrowful Laments, Literature, Music, and Passions. Cloth.
By Xiao Tong (501-531), David R. Knechtges, translator
449 pages, with notes, bibliography and index. 1996. Volumes 1 and 2 are out-of-print

9780877738626 Cleary: Wen-Tzu. Understanding the Mysteries. Further Teachings of Lao Tzu. Paperback

Wen-Tzu. Understanding the Mysteries. Further Teachings of Lao Tzu. Paperback.
translated by Thomas Cleary
xxiii, 184 pages. 1992

9780195112078 /g Levathes: When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433. Paperback

When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433. Paperback
by Louis Levathes
252 pages, maps. 1996

9780804758499 / Braester: Witness Against History. Literature, Film, and Public Discourse in Twentieth-Century China. Paperback

Witness Against History. Literature, Film, and Public Discourse in Twentieth-Century China. Paperback
Yomi Braester. 288 pages, 3 illustrations. 2003. It offers fresh readings of milestones in twentieth-century Chinese literature and cinema. The book reveals how these texts and films, which seem to proclaim faith in modernity, nevertheless doubt the possibility of changing the course of history.

9780804735261 / Bernhardt: Women and Property in China, 960 - 1949. Cloth

Women and Property in China, 960 - 1949. Cloth
by Kathryn Bernhardt
viii, 236 pages, tables, character list and index. 1999. Focusing on women's claims on inheritance rights, Bernhardt argues that while the consolidation in law of patrilineal succession in the Ming and Qing dynasties curtailed women's claims, the coming of the 20th century greatly strengthened women's rights to inherit property.

9780804735278 / Bernhardt: Women and Property in China, 960 - 1949. Paperback

Women and Property in China, 960 - 1949. Paperback
by Kathryn Bernhardt
viii, 236 pages, tables, character list, index. A study that challenges the view that property inheritance in China in the Imperial and Republican periods remained relatively static.

9780804731515 / oo Larson: Women and Writing in Modern China. Paperback

Women and Writing in Modern China. Paperback
Wendy Larson
vii, 286 pages, bibliography and index. 1998. Analyzes the protracted debate in modern China over what and how women should write.

9780521573733 /s Birge: Women, Property, and Confucian Reaction in Sung and Yüan China (960 - 1368) Cloth

Women, Property, and Confucian Reaction in Sung and Yüan China (960 - 1368) Cloth
by Bettine Birge
345 pages, 5 maps, 6 figures, 6 tables, chronology of Chinese dynasties, conclusion, bibliography, glossary-index. 2002. This book argues that the Mongol invasion of the thirteenth century precipitated a transformation of marriage and property law in China that deprived women of their property rights and reduced their legal and economic autonomy.

9780804743549 / Brinton: Women’s Working Lives in East Asia. Paperback

Women’s Working Lives in East Asia. Paperback
Edited by Mary C. Brinton
400 pages. 2001. This volume examines the nature of married women’s participation in the economies of three East Asian countries, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

9780486263755 Legge: The Works of Mencius. Paperback

Works of Mencius: Translated, with Critical Notes, Prolegomena, and Copious Indexes. Paperback
by James Legge
viii, 587 pages. Reprint 1895 edition, 1990

0892641436 Edwards: The World Around the Chinese Artist. Aspects of Realism in Chinese Painting. Paperback

World Around the Chinese Artist. Aspects of Realism in Chinese Painting. Paperback
by Richard Edwards
156 pages, with about 80 illustrations

9780500276280 Bechert: The World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture. Paperback

World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture. Paperback
by Richard Gombrich, Etienne Lamotte and Heinz Bechert (Editor)
over 308 pages, 82 colour and 215 black-white photo's, maps, drawings. 1991, new edition

Ke Yan: The World Regained. Paperback

World Regained. Paperback
By Ke Yan
360 pages. 1993. Takes the reader inside a school for the re-education of juvenile delinquents

9780521522939 /s Twitchett: The Writing of Official History Under the T'ang. Paperback

Writing of Official History Under the T'ang. Paperback
Denis Twitchett
304 pages. 2002. This book describes how the Chinese government, between about 620 and 850, developed an official organization designed to select, process, and edit material for inclusion in official historical works eventually to be incorporated in an official history of the dynasty.

9780691067032 /o Fong: Wu Wenying and the Art of Southern Song Ci Poetry. Cloth

Wu Wenying and the Art of Southern Song Ci Poetry. Cloth
by Grace S. Fong
xiv, 193 pages, with glossary, bibliography and index. 1987

Wudalianchi Volcanoes in China. Text in Chinese. Hardback

Wudalianchi Volcanoes in China. Hardback. 24x27cm
illustrated in colour throughout, a separate brochure provides english translations of the foreword and photo captions. 1979

9780520254459 MacKinnon: Wuhan, 1938. War, Refugees, and the Making of Modern China. Hardcover

Wuhan, 1938. War, Refugees, and the Making of Modern China. Hardcover
Stephen R. MacKinnon. Includes photographs by Robert Capa
204 pages, 24 photographs, 3 maps, 2 tables. 2008. During the spring of 1938, a flood of Chinese refugees displaced by the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) Stephen MacKinnon for the first time tells the full story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics.

3768415546 Freydank: Wörterbuch zur Kultur und Kunst des Alten Orients. Ägypten, Vorderasien, Indien, Ostasien. Gebunden

Wörterbuch zur Kultur und Kunst des Alten Orients: Ägypten, Vorderasien, Indien, Ostasien. Gebunden
Helmut Freydank u.a.
492 Seiten, sehr viele Abbildungen

Chandra, Banerjee: Xuanzang and the Silk Route. Hardcover

Xuanzang and the Silk Route. Hardcover. Ca.22x28cm
edited by Lokesh Chandra and Radha Banerjee
xxii, 292 pages, many illustrations and plates. References, bibliography. 2008

9780500975992 Pourret: The Yao: The Mien and Mun Yao in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Paperback

Yao: The Mien and Mun Yao in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Paperback
Jess G. Pourret
300 pages, 550 colour illustrations. 2002. The Yao are a society based on 12 clans with strong traditions and no country of their own, and no greater social borders than the village. They are Taoists with distinctive dress and exquisite silver jewellery. This book covers all aspects of Yao culture

9783777489506 / Unger: Yunnan. China's Most Beautiful Province. Buchleinen

Yunnan. China's Most Beautiful Province. Buchleinen. 29,5 cm. Sonderausgabe
Ann Helen Unger & Walter Unger
259 pages with colour maps and numerous colour photos. 2002

Zhu Yuchao: Zhang Runzi's Color Modelling. Zhang Runzi and Her Clay Figurines. Paperback

Zhang Runzi's Color Modelling. Zhang Runzi and Her Clay Figurines. Paperback
edited by Zhu Yuchao and Liu Chen
with 96 colour illustrations. First edition 1986

Liu Zhi: The Zhuangs: Nymphs of Folk Songs. Paperback

Zhuangs: Nymphs of Folk Songs. Paperback
By Liu Zhi
84 pages of which 46 pages with text, and 38 pages with colour illustrations

Li Yu: Zwei Chinesische Singspiele der Qing-Dynastie. Mit einer Ergänzung: Ein anonymes Singspiel der Yuan-Zeit in der Fassung von John Hefter. Kartoniert

Zwei Chinesische Singspiele der Qing-Dynastie. Mit einer Ergänzung: Ein anonymes Singspiel der Yuan-Zeit in der Fassung von John Hefter. Kartoniert
Li Yu und Jiang Shiquan, übersetzt von Alfred Forke, bearbeitet und ergänzt von Martin Gimm
508 Seiten, mit Anhang und einige Abbildungen. 1993