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  • The Great Wall

    China Against the World, 1000 BC–AD 2000

    by Julia Lovell ...
    A "gripping, colorful" history of China's Great Wall that explores the conquests and cataclysms of the empire from 1000 BC to the present day ( Publishers Weekly).Over two thousand years old, the Great Wall of China is a symbolic and physical dividing line between the civilized Chinese and the "barbarians" at their borders. Historian Julia Lovell looks behind the intimidating fortification and its ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Opium War

    Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China

    by Julia Lovell ...
    This "crisp and readable account" of the nineteenth century British campaign sheds light on modern Chinese identity through "a heartbreaking story of war" ( The Wall Street Journal).In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting voted to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oxford Handbook of the History and Practice of Chinese Archaeology

    Edited by Anke Hein, Julia Lovell ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Archaeology publications tend to focus on the history of archaeology through a lens of an account and summary of discoveries without considering the contexts (cultural, intellectual, political, economic) of knowledge production that have shaped the course of these discoveries, the research questions asked, and the practice of the discipline. Chinese archaeology in particular has been presented ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

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  • Maoism

    A Global History

    by Julia Lovell ...
    *** WINNER OF THE 2019 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE NAYEF AL-RODHAN PRIZE FOR GLOBAL UNDERSTANDINGSHORTLISTED FOR DEUTSCHER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING***'Revelatory and instructive… [a] beautifully written and accessible book’ The Times... ... Read more

    Was $7.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Monkey King

    Journey to the West

    by Wu Cheng'en, Julia Lovell ...
    Translated by Julia Lovell ...
    Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
    ***Now a Netflix animated movie featuring Stephanie Hsu, Bowen Yang, and BD Wong among the all-Asian voice cast*Before there was The Lord of the Rings, there was China's Monkey King, one of the all-time great fantasy novels--which Neil Gaiman has said "is in the DNA of 1.5 billion people"--now published in a thrilling new one-volume translation with an illustrated foreword by the author of the New ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $5.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China

    The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun

    by Lu Xun ...
    Translated by Julia Lovell ...
    Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's stories both indict outdated Chinese traditions and embrace China's cultural richness and individuality. This volume presents brand-new translations by Julia Lovell of all of Lu Xun's stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-Q', 'Diary of a Madman', ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • I Love Dollars and Other Stories of China

    by Wen Zhu ...
    Translated by Julia Lovell ...
    Series series Weatherhead Books on Asia
    In five richly imaginative novellas and a short story, Zhu Wen depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. A frank reflection of the seamier side of his nation's increasingly capitalist society, Zhu Wen's fiction offers an audaciously plainspoken account of the often hedonistic individualism that is feverishly taking root.Set against the mundane landscapes of ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    Monkey King

    Journey to the West

    by Wu Cheng'en, Julia Lovell ...
    Narrated by Robert Wu ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 58 min

    A Chinese Lord of the Rings and one of the all-time great fantasy novels--which Neil Gaiman has said "is in the DNA of 1.5 billion people"--now in a thrilling new translationA shape-shifting trickster on a kung-fu quest for eternal life, Monkey King is one of the most memorable superheroes in world literature. High-spirited and omni-talented, he amasses dazzling weapons and skills on his journey ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Maoism

    A Global History

    by Julia Lovell ...
    Narrated by Nancy Wu ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 43 min

    *** WINNER OF THE 2019 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE NAYEF AL-RODHAN PRIZE FOR GLOBAL UNDERSTANDINGSHORTLISTED FOR DEUTSCHER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING***'Revelatory and instructive… [a] beautifully written and accessible book’ The Times... ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Tatami Time Machine Blues

    A Novel

    by Tomihiko Morimi ...
    Narrated by Kurt Kanazawa ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 43 min

    In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy.During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner’s remote control—the only AC in ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story

    Narrated by John Freeman, Erin Bennett, Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, Frankie Corzo, Ramón de Ocampo, Mark Feuerstein, Kim Mai Guest, Deepti Gupta, Dominic Hoffman0, Lisa Renee Pitts1, George Saunders2 ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 11 min

    A selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra Cisneros, and Ted Chiang, hand-selected by celebrated editor and anthologist John Freeman.IN THE PAST fifty years, the American short story has changed dramatically. New voices, forms, and mixtures of genres have ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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    The Best of Richard Matheson

    by Richard Matheson ...
    Narrated by various narrators, Donald Corren, Peter Berkrot, Hillary Huber, Traber Burns, Scott Brick, Robertson Dean, Devon Sorvari0, Kevin Kenerly1, Richard Powers2 ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 8 min

    The first career retrospective of terrifying stories by “one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century” (Ray Bradbury), as selected by award-winning author Victor LaValleAmong the greats of twentieth-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his sixteen Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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