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This is a guidebook to Syria’s historical and archeological treasures. It is a new, revised and expanded edition in a tr......more
This project examines the rich history of Chinese American cookbooks and culinary memoirs that reflect the transnational......more
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Cosmic Cycles of Life offers a groundbreaking look at the Mawangdui Han tombs in China--one of the twentieth century’s m......more
Reading Contemporary Chinese Migrant Fiction examines the spectrum of Chinese migrant writing about memory since the 199......more
Structures of Affect: A Feminist Approach toward China’s Political Culture proposes the paradigm "structures of affect" ......more
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On December 29, 1911, the Mongols seceded from the Manchu Empire, proclaimed their independence, and elevated Bogdo Jebt......more
The definitive biography of Hu Yaobang, who, as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1980s, promoted ......more
Where did the concept of ’Asia’ come from? Was this a term coined by the many communities that spanned this great contin......more
Transnational Cooperation and the Christian Women’s Community in Canton, 1847-1951 is a groundbreaking investigation int......more
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A critical account of the Japanese occupation in Inner Mongolia. Early in the twentieth century, the steppe borderlands ......more
A critical account of the Japanese occupation in Inner Mongolia. Early in the twentieth century, the steppe borderlands ......more
A portrait of China’s century through the story of the women in the author life, from the highly acclaimed novelist, twi......more
In this work the author uses nine themes to explore the many facets of China’s past and present: territory (guo), city (......more
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A first-hand account of the youth unemployment uprisings that swept China in 2022 Involution is the first book to presen......more
A timeless classic, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is more than a military manual--it’s a philosophy of strategy, discipline, ......more
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This book is a detailed study of the interplay of regionalism and nationalism in the Guangxi province during the Republi......more
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How has fashion mirrored the social and cultural changes that have taken place in modern China? To what extent has fashi......more
A quintessential guide to strategy, The Art of War has influenced leaders for over a thousand years. Beyond the battlefi......more
Bodies of water have played myriad roles in human history--as cultural landmarks, foundation myths and origin stories, s......more
Bodies of water have played myriad roles in human history--as cultural landmarks, foundation myths and origin stories, s......more
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Part travelogue, part historical reflection, Everyday Tang is a profound, and often startling, meditation on one period ......more
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Provides a comprehensive, analytical exploration of contemporary China from 1949 to 2020, guiding students to understand......more
Provides a comprehensive, analytical exploration of contemporary China from 1949 to 2020, guiding students to understand......more
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From the mid-eighteenth century onwards, British women started travelling in any numbers to the East Indies, mostly to a......more
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New York Times bestselling author Paul French tells the extraordinary story of the last Emperor of China and the final t......more
Based on interviews with three generations of three families, this book clarifies why the Cultural Revolution in China (......more
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Calcutta’s beginnings and subsequent growth as a city can be attributed to a large extent to the network of bazaars that......more
The Acta Pekinensia is a Latin manuscript found in the Jesuit Roman Archives. It is a record of the papal legation to Ch......more
The study of the humanities is a truly global endeavour as cultures seek to make sense of the category of the human and ......more
Scholars of Qurʾanic studies have commonly acknowledged the significance of pre-Islamic Syriac Christian literature for ......more
Texts as Living Objects brings together nine contributions on dhayls (supplements) and textual transmission in the Islam......more
For over sixty years, Professor Fuat Sezgin meticulously documented the literary and scientific writings and achievement......more
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Song Jiaoren (1882-1913) was early-twentieth-century China’s greatest champion of constitutional democracy. Fleeing the ......more
Song Jiaoren (1882-1913) was early-twentieth-century China’s greatest champion of constitutional democracy. Fleeing the ......more
This book examines the dynamic interplay of consumer behaviour, trade networks, and long-distance alliances in driving e......more
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Savage explores the dark side of colonial modernity through canine eyes, showing the many ways that dogs involuntarily c......more
Textual Forces examines how political texts were forces of war, state-building, and inner- and inter-regime communicatio......more
Savage explores the dark side of colonial modernity through canine eyes, showing the many ways that dogs involuntarily c......more
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Islamic archaeology is expanding rapidly and Islamic Archaeology in Global Perspective provides the first critical overv......more
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A central figure in Hong Kong cinema since her debut with The Secret (1979), Ann Hui was awarded the Golden Lion for Lif......more
A central figure in Hong Kong cinema since her debut with The Secret (1979), Ann Hui was awarded the Golden Lion for Lif......more
This book uncovers the history of emotions surrounding death in colonial and semi-colonial Anglo-China during the 19th c......more
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A revelatory portrait of China’s literary passion, sensuality, elegance, and desire. This landmark anthology brings toge......more
Drawing on first-hand, on-the-ground reporting, Dancing on Bones argues that if we want to understand where these three ......more
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Popular history tells the story of how the tea boycott during the American Revolution caused a transition in American ta......more
Taiwan’s story as told through its people and their origins, struggles, and transformations. While most English language......more
An innovative study of medieval Chinese tombs that provides new insights into the history of Eurasian cultural contact a......more
When coffins lingered above ground, Qing China reimagined care, kinship, and the meaning of death In late imperial China......more
When coffins lingered above ground, Qing China reimagined care, kinship, and the meaning of death In late imperial China......more
How a mundane metal bound miners and officials to global capitalism and an emerging technocratic state Tin was everywher......more
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In premodern south Asia, epistemology (pramāṇaśāstra)--the study of knowledge and the methods of acquiring it--was rarel......more
Prison construction was among the most important infrastructural changes brought about by British rule in India. It intr......more
Myth and Identity in the Martial Arts: Creating the Dragon is a study of the role of myth and ideology in the formation ......more
What does it mean to live through a world coming undone? How do people carry on amid rupture, loss, and grief? Decolonia......more
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A fresh look at Confucius through the oldest known record of his life. People have written biographies of Confucius for ......more
Chairman Mao’s extraordinary life and complex legacy laid bare. Mao Zedong lived one of the most epic and influential li......more
China’s early medieval period, from the fifth through the early seventh century, from the Northern and Southern Dynastie......more
China’s early medieval period, from the fifth through the early seventh century, from the Northern and Southern Dynastie......more
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