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  • Ming China, 1368–1644

    A Concise History of a Resilient Empire

    de John W. Dardess ...
    Series series
    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 ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • More Than the Great Wall

    The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 1368–1644

    de John W. Dardess ...
    This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Ming China’s pursuit of national security along its 1,700 miles of northern frontier. Drawing on a wealth of original sources, John Dardess vividly portrays how Ming China’s emperors, officials, and commanders in the field thought, argued, and made decisions in real time as they worked to defend their country. Despite common ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • Four Seasons

    A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China

    de John W. Dardess ...
    This important contribution to imperial Chinese history illuminates the basic concerns of the Ming state. Eminent scholar John W. Dardess shows in fascinating detail how Emperor Jiajing and his grand secretaries managed affairs of state and how personal ambition and policy differences combined to animate imperial political life. At the top sat Jiajing, industrious, religious, knowledgeable, ... Leer más

    $42.99 USD

  • A Political Life in Ming China

    A Grand Secretary and His Times

    de John W. Dardess ...
    This fascinating history uncovers the hidden political world of Ming China, exploring how the most powerful man in mid-sixteenth-century China steered the empire through the worst crises it had ever faced. Distinguished scholar John W. Dardess traces the life of Chief Grand Secretary Xu Jie (1503–1583), the leading politician-statesman in the China of his time. Drawing on years of research, ... Leer más

    $105.99 USD

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  • The China Mirage

    The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia

    de James Bradley ...
    From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations from the 19th century to World War II and Mao's ascent.In each of his books, James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in the 1850s, Bradley introduces us to the ... Leer más

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  • On Guerrilla Warfare

    de Mao Tse-tung ...
    This work was written by Mao Tse-tung during the Japanese occupation of china. It is based on his experiences as a guerrilla fighter and has been an extremely influencial manual to guerrilla fighters and those who oppose them ever since. It is widely read and is important reading for anyone interested in Chinese History, World War Two, Guerrilla or Unconventional Warfare. ... Leer más

    $0.99 USD

  • A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel

    Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China

    de Pin Ho, Wenguang Huang ...
    The downfall of Bo Xilai in China was more than a darkly thrilling mystery. It revealed a cataclysmic internal power struggle between Communist Party factions, one that reached all the way to China's new president Xi Jinping.The scandalous story of the corruption of the Bo Xilai family -- the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood; Bo's secret lovers; the secret maneuverings of Bo's supporters ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Peking 1900

    The Boxer Rebellion

    de Peter Harrington ...
    Series Libro 85 - Campaign
    A concise, detailed examination of the Siege of the International Legations and its aftermath, featuring special artwork and maps.In 1900 a violent rebellion swept northern China – the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. With the connivance of the ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • China’s Crony Capitalism

    The Dynamics of Regime Decay

    de Minxin Pei ...
    When Deng Xiaoping launched China on the path to economic reform in the late 1970s, he vowed to build “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” More than three decades later, China’s efforts to modernize have yielded something very different from the working people’s paradise Deng envisioned: an incipient kleptocracy, characterized by endemic corruption, soaring income inequality, and growing ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • Ancient Chinese Warfare

    de Ralph D. Sawyer ...
    The history of China is a history of warfare. Rarely in its 3,000-year existence has the country not been beset by war, rebellion, or raids. Warfare was a primary source of innovation, social evolution, and material progress in the Legendary Era, Hsia dynasty, and Shang dynasty -- indeed, war was the force that formed the first cohesive Chinese empire, setting China on a trajectory of state ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • The Chinese People’s Liberation Army since 1949

    Ground Forces

    de Benjamin Lai ...
    Series Libro 194 - Elite
    The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the largest army in the world.China is predicted to be on the brink of overtaking the USA as the world's largest economy, and China's military capabilities and global ambitions are the single greatest long-term pre-occupation of Western governments. The PLA has progressed steadily – if slowly – since its creation in 1949, from a mass army of ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Aces of the Republic of China Air Force

    de Raymond Cheung ...
    Series Libro 126 - Aircraft of the Aces
    A unique, detailed account of the aces that flew in the bitter air fighting during the protracted eight-year war against Japan and the subsequent civil war against the Chinese CommunistsThe ace pilots of the Republic of China Air Force have long been shrouded in mystery and obscurity, as their retreat to Taiwan in 1949 and blanket martial law made records of the RoCAF all but impossible to access. ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD