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  • What Remains

    Coming to Terms with Civil War in 19th Century China

    by Tobie Meyer-Fong ...
    The Taiping Rebellion was one of the costliest civil wars in human history. Many millions of people lost their lives. Yet while the Rebellion has been intensely studied by scholars in China and elsewhere, we still know little of how individuals coped with these cataclysmic events.Drawing upon a rich array of primary sources, What Remains explores the issues that preoccupied Chinese and Western ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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  • Postcards from Tomorrow Square

    Reports from China

    by James Fallows ...
    “Americans need not be hostile toward China's rise, but they should be wary about its eventual effects. The United States is the only nation with the scale and power to try to set the terms of its interaction with China rather than just succumb. So starting now, Americans need to consider the economic, environmental, political, and social goals they care about defending as Chinese influence grows. ... Read more

    Was $13.99 CAD Now $7.99 CAD

  • THE ART OF WAR: The Oldest Military Treatise In The World (Illustrated and Free Audiobook Link)

    by Sunzi ...
    The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as "Sun Wu" and "Sunzi"),a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician, and it was believed to have been compiled during the late Spring and Autumn period or early Warring States period. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Superfusion

    How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World's Prosperity Depends on It

    by Zachary Karabell ...
    **Now in paperback, Zachary Karabell argues that the intertwined economic relationship between China and the U.**S. will affect our long-term prosperity more than any other contemporary issue. As the world continues the slow work of repairing the damage of the financial crisis, it is crucial that the U.S. understands that it cannot go it alone. Its mutuality with China is permanent, essential, and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Ming China, 1368–1644

    A Concise History of a Resilient Empire

    by John W. Dardess ...
    This engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one of China's most important eras. Leading scholar John W. Dardess offers a thematically organized political, social, and economic exploration of China from 1368 to 1644. He examines how the Ming dynasty was able to endure for 276 years, illuminating Ming foreign relations and border control, the lives and careers of its ... Read more

    $49.69 CAD

  • Zhuangzi and Modern Chinese Literature

    by Liu Jianmei ...
    This is a powerful account of how the ruin and resurrection of Zhuangzi in modern China's literary history correspond to the rise and fall of modern Chinese individuality. Liu Jianmei highlights two central philosophical themes of Zhuangzi: the absolute spiritual freedom as presented in the chapter of "Free and Easy Wandering" and the rejection of absolute and fixed views on right and wrong as ... Read more

    $87.19 CAD

  • Pursuing China

    Memoir of a Beaver Liaison Officer

    by Brian L. Evans ...
    A memoir of one academic's lifelong fascination with China, examining China's history as well as its relationship with Canada.Brian Evans blends memoir and history to draw a vivid picture of China and its cultural outreach over the past three decades. His historical and sociological insights as student, scholar, and administrator form an authentic commentary as he discusses China and the Cold War; ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Origins of the Modern Chinese Press

    The Influence of the Protestant Missionary Press in Late Qing China

    by Xiantao Zhang ...
    Series series Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
    This book traces the emergence of the modern Chinese press from its origins in the western Christian missionary press in the late nineteenth century.It shows how the western missionaries and their evangelical/educational newspapers changed the long-standing traditional practices, styles, content, print culture and printing technology of Chinese newspapers and, in the process, introduced some of ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Marxism in the Chinese Revolution

    by Arif Dirlik ...
    Series series State & Society in East Asia
    Representing a lifetime of research and writing by noted historian Arif Dirlik, the essays collected here explore developments in Chinese socialism and the issues that have occupied historians of the Chinese revolution for the past three decades. Dirlik engages Chinese socialism critically but with sympathy for the aspirations of revolutionaries who found the hope of social, political, and ... Read more

    $168.49 CAD

  • Popular Chinese Fables

    by Tian Hengyu, Wu Jingyu / Geraldine Chay, Chua Wei Lin ...
    This book contains more than 70 Chinese fables that have been handed down from ancient times, told with lively comic illustrations. Fables are made up of amusing anecdotes which are interesting, educational, thought-provoking, delightful and enjoyable to all ages. ... Read more

    $5.50 CAD

  • How China Escaped the Poverty Trap

    by Yuen Yuen Ang ...
    Series series Cornell Studies in Political Economy
    WINNER OF THE 2017 PETER KATZENSTEIN BOOK PRIZE"BEST OF BOOKS IN 2017" BY FOREIGN AFFAIRSWINNER OF THE 2018 VIVIAN ZELIZER PRIZE BEST BOOK AWARD IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY"How China Escaped the Poverty Trap truly offers game-changing ideas for the analysis and implementation of socio-economic development and should have a major impact across many social sciences."― Zelizer Best Book in Economic ... Read more

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  • Origins of Chinese Food Culture

    by Asiapac Editorial ...
    This volume brings you through the origins, history, customs, and fascinating tales behind the intricate and perplexing labyrinth of customs and taboos, and the art and science of Chinese food culture. ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD