China category: 3065 books
by Mark Kumara
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2009
A book of commentaries on The Dragon-Wisdom Cards Of Ancient China, being the teachings which explain and reveal the hidden messages behind the The Tao (the ancient Chinese spiritual teaching which means The Way) The commentaries throw light on the psychological and spiritual states which these ancient...
Chinese Modern
The Heroic and the Quotidian
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2000
Chinese Modern examines crucial episodes in the creation of Chinese modernity during the turbulent twentieth century. Analyzing a rich array of literary, visual, theatrical, and cinematic texts, Xiaobing Tang portrays the cultural transformation of China from the early 1900s through the founding of...
The Book of Lord Shang
Apologetics of State Power in Early China
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Compiled in China in the fourth–third centuries BCE, The Book of Lord Shang argues for a new powerful government to rule over society and turn every man into a diligent tiller and valiant soldier. Creating a “rich state and a strong army” will be the first step toward unification of “All-under-Heaven.”...
by Paul R. Katz, Meir Shahar
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Paul R. Katz has composed a fascinating account of the fate of Chinese religions during the modern era by assessing mutations of communal religious life, innovative forms of religious publishing, and the religious practices of modern Chinese elites traditionally considered models of secular modernity....
by Tiki Travel
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2012
China Travel Guide - Tiki Travel
The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected.
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Ultimate Handbook Guide to Nanyang : (China) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Nanyang : (China) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Nanyang : (China) is your second passport to everything interesting and relevant. It provides you with up-to-date advice on what to see and what hidden discoveries await you.
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Jilin : (China) Travel Guide
Ultimate Handbook Guide to Jilin : (China) Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The Ultimate Handbook Guide to Jilin : (China) is your second passport to everything interesting and relevant. It provides you with up-to-date advice on what to see and what hidden discoveries await you.
by Michael Lynch
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJEC
Level: A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016
Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History...
The Scramble for China
Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. Would the Chinese suffer the fate of much of the rest of the world, carved into pieces...
Chinese Industrial Espionage
Technology Acquisition and Military Modernisation
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of China’s efforts to acquire foreign technology.
Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the book lays bare China’s efforts to prosper technologically through others' achievements. For decades, China has...
Reporting for China
How Chinese Correspondents Work with the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
While Western media are shrinking their foreign correspondent networks, Chinese media, for the first time in history, are rapidly expanding worldwide. The Chinese government is financing most of this growth, hoping to strengthen its influence and improve its public image. But do these reporters willingly...
China's Last Imperial Frontier
Late Qing Expansion in Sichuan's Tibetan Borderlands
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
China's Last Imperial Frontier explores imperial China's frontier expansion in the Tibetan borderlands during the last decades of the Qing. The empire mounted a series of military attacks against indigenous chieftaincies and Buddhist monasteries in the east Tibetan region seeking to replace native...
China After 1978
Craters on the Moon
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Peoples Republic of China celebrated its 60th anniversary on 1 October 2009. December 2008 marked 30 years since the Chinese Communist Partys decision to launch market reforms. The breathtakingly rapid economic growth witnessed after 1978 has attracted worldwide attention. But the condition of more...
by Michael E. Marti
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
China and the Legacy of Deng Xiaoping documents a turning point in the Chinese communist revolution that elevates Deng to a role equal to that of Mao. Dr. Marti explores post-Tiananmen domestic political wrangling and offers the first documentation of Dengs efforts to link all the major elements of societythe...