History - Asia - China

Originally published by Transworld Publishers in 2009 with the title Xanadu: Marco Polo and Europe's discovery of the East.Author: John ManPublisher: Mariner BooksPublished: 11/11/2014Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.30dISBN: 9780062375070Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 93About the AuthorMan,...

Muistelmia KiinastaUnohtua ei voi se piv, jolloin ensikerran astuimme maalle Kiinan rannikolla. retn pienuuden, voimattomuuden tunne valtasi sydmen. Istuen rikshoissa, joita miehet vetivt, katselimme kaduilla kulkevia Kiinalaisia. Olimmeko todellakin Kiinassa? Voisimmekohan tll mitn vaikuttaa? Niin, kukas voisi kuvata niit tunteita, jotka tyttivt sydmemme ja...

My Chinese MarriageI saw Chan-King Liang for the first time on a certain Monday morning in October. It was the opening day of college, and the preceding week had been filled with the excitement incidental to the arrival of many students in a small...

My Life in China and AmericaThe first five chapters of this book give an account of my early education, previous to going to America, where it was continued, first at Monson Academy, in Monson, Massachusetts, and later, at Yale College. The sixth chapter begins...

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Narrative of a Recent Imprisonment in China after the Wreck of the KiteTO THE FIRST EDITION. My only apology for launching this unvarnished narrative upon the world is, that, after my return to England, I wrote for the amusement, and at the request of...

Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843 - And of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong and Remarks on the Character & Habits of the Chinese. Second...

New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable AwakeningPlease take a look at the important information in this header. We encourage you to keep this file on your own disk, keeping an electronic path open for the next readers. Do not remove this. We produce...

Newfoundland to Cochin China - By the Golden Wave, New Nippon, and the Forbidden CityThe favourable reception vouchsafed to "40,000 Miles over Land and Water" has induced me to yield to the kind wishes of many Friends and Constituents, and to record the impressions...

O Padroado Portuguez na ChinaUm excellente amigo meu da China (e, Deus Louvado, ainda ahi os tenho de molde que me tira a vontade de enxergar os fundibularios covardes que tentaram e lograram com a mais infame das ciladas molestar-me nos excessos do brio)...

"Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "No one can lay claim to so much influence on the shaping of foreign policy over the past 50 years as Henry...

2017 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. In 1937, Mao was in retreat after ten years of battling the Nationalist troops of Chiang Kai-shek. During this period, he wrote a succinct pamphlet that remains...

In 1937, Mao was in retreat after ten years of battling the Nationalist troops of Chiang Kai-shek. During this period, he wrote a succinct pamphlet that remains one of the most influential documents on warfare to this date. This treatise, the first systematic analysis...

These early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions, and their clarion calls to insurrection remain some of the most stirring of all time. Drawing on a dizzying array of references from contemporary culture and politics, Žižek's firecracker commentary reaches unsettling conclusions about the place...

"These early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions, and their clarion calls to insurrection remain some of the most stirring of all time. Drawing on a dizzying array of references from contemporary culture and politics, eZiezek's firecracker commentary reaches unsettling conclusions about the place...

Amid the political turmoil of China's Cultural Revolution, a small group of painters in Beijing defied state control, creating art in secrecy that challenged the ideological constraints of their time. Painting into Being is the first in-depth study of underground art during this period,...

Paisagens da China e do Japão Title: Paisagens da China e do Japo Author: Wenceslau de Moraes Release Date: May 20, 2008 [EBook #25537] Language: Portuguese Credits: Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from...

Peeps Into China; Or, The Missionary's Children"I hope my word is always a word of honour; I thought everybody's word ought to be that," Sybil Graham replied a little proudly, for when she had run quickly to bring such important news to her brother,...

Peking DustTwo classes of books are written about China by two classes of people. There are books written by people who have spent the night in China, as it were, superficial and amusing, full of the tinkling of temple bells; and there are other...

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