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  • Chinese Cyberspaces

    Technological Changes and Political Effects

    Edited by Jens Damm, Simona Thomas ...
    Series series Asia's Transformations/Asia.com
    The internet is developing more extensively in China than any other country in the world. Chinese Cyberspaces provides multidisciplinary perspectives on recent developments and the consequences of internet expansion in China. Including first-hand research and case studies, the contributors examine the social, political, cultural and economic impact of the internet in China.The book investigates ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

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    Devotions from the Beach

    Experiencing God’s Calming Peace on Sandy Shores (A 100-Day Devotional)

    by Thomas Nelson ...
    Narrated by Simona Chitescu-Weik ...
    Series series Devotions from . . .

    Unabridged

    3 hours 45 min

    Soak in the beauty and tranquility of the beach and grow in your faith with beach-focused devotions and soothing photography of the sand and the surf.Life is better at the beach--but you already knew that. Escape with a beach read focused on the beauty of God's seaside wonders. The stunning photography and devotions will take you right to the water's edge, where God's voice is often clearer than ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • A Short History of China

    by Gordon Kerr ...
    The turbulent and chequered past of the world's most populous country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and relatively little known in the West. From the beginnings of Chinese prehistory right through to internet censorship with the 'Great Firewall of China', Gordon Kerr offers a comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous country. A Short History of China ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Six Records of a Floating Life

    by Shen Fu ...
    Translated by Leonard Pratt, Chiang Su-hui ...
    Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Yün, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. He also describes ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Street of Eternal Happiness

    Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road

    by Rob Schmitz ...
    'Enjoyable and illuminating . . . Rob Schmitz writes with great affection' GuardianShanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas and opportunity. Rob Schmitz is one of them. He immerses himself in his neighbourhood, forging relationships with ordinary people who see a brighter future in the city's sleek skyline. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Everything Under the Heavens

    How the Past Helps Shape China's Push for Global Power

    by Howard W. French ...
    From the former New York Times Asia correspondent and author of China's Second Continent, an incisive investigation of China's ideological development as it becomes an ever more aggressive player in regional and global diplomacy.For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That role, reports Howard French, has been set ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Court Life in China: The Capital, Its Officials and People

    Enriched edition. An Insider's Look at Chinese Court Culture and Society

    by Isaac Taylor Headland, Alexis Newton ...
    In "Court Life in China: The Capital, Its Officials and People," Isaac Taylor Headland offers an intricate exploration of the social and political frameworks of late Qing dynasty China. Through a keen observational lens, Headland delves into the intricate dynamics of the imperial court, detailing the roles and behaviors of officials, the rituals of governance, and the everyday lives of the people ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern China: All That Matters

    by Jonathan Clements ...
    Series series All That Matters
    In Modern China: All That Matters, Jonathan Clements presents China as the Chinese themselves see it. He explains the key issues of national reconstruction; the Cold War, the Cultural Revolution, and the dizzying spectacle of China's economic reform. Clements offers a Chinese perspective on such events as the Handover of Hong Kong, and chronicles the historical events that continue to resonate ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • China’s Search for Security

    by Andrew Scobell, Andrew J. Nathan ...
    Despite its impressive size and population, economic vitality, and drive to upgrade its military, China remains a vulnerable nation surrounded by powerful rivals and potential foes. Understanding China's foreign policy means fully appreciating these geostrategic challenges, which persist even as the country gains increasing influence over its neighbors. Andrew J. Nathan and Andrew Scobell analyze ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Modern Spirit of Asia

    The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India

    by Peter van der Veer ...
    A comparative look at religion and spirituality in postcolonial China and IndiaThe Modern Spirit of Asia challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societies have transformed their ancient traditions in unique and distinctive ways. Peter van der Veer begins with nineteenth-century imperial history, exploring how Western ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Red at Heart

    How Chinese Communists Fell in Love with the Russian Revolution

    by Elizabeth McGuire ...
    Red at Heart conjures a tale of cross-cultural romance from a topic that is normally seen in geopolitical or ideological terms--and thereby offers a new interpretation of twentieth century communism's most crucial alliance. This is the multigenerational history of people who experienced Sino-Soviet affairs most intimately: prominent Chinese revolutionaries who traveled to Russia in their youths to ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Gunpowder Age

    China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History

    by Tonio Andrade ...
    A first look at gunpowder's revolutionary impact on China's role in global historyThe Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four centuries before the technology passed to the West. But by the early 1800s, China had fallen so far behind the West in gunpowder warfare that it was easily defeated by Britain in the Opium War of 1839–42. What happened? In ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD