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  • Urban China
    Ren Xuefei / Batygin Kirill
    ENG: "Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. This concise and engaging book examines the past trajectories, present conditions, and future prospects of Chinese urbanization, by investigating five key the...
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    41,24 €

  • Conceptualising China through translation
    James St André / James St. André
    This book provides an innovative methodology for investigating how China has been conceptualised historically, tracing the development of four key concepts (filial piety, face, fengshui, and guanxi) in English and Chinese. It explores how specific ideas about the uniqueness of Chinese culture influence the ways we think about China. ...
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    157,26 €

  • Kerala Calling
    V T SREEKUMAR
    'Kerala Calling: A Comprehensive Tourist Handbook' is your ultimate guide to the enchanting and diverse world of Kerala, often referred to as 'God’s Own Country.' This beautifully crafted book offers a detailed and immersive journey into one of India’s most captivating and culturally rich states, making it a must-have companion for anyone planning to explore or discover the hid...
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    39,00 €

  • Negotiation Dynamics to Denuclearize North Korea
    Comprehensive examination of the goals, strategies, and motives of the six parties involved in North Korea denuclearization talks through the lens of negotiation theory. ...
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    44,69 €

  • Writing Early China
    Edward L. Shaughnessy
    Considers what unearthed documents reveal about the creation and transmission of knowledge in ancient China. ...
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    126,28 €

  • What If We Stayed
    Sopheak Touch
    In the wake of the ravaging Khmer Rouge regime, a Cambodian family flees their war-torn homeland.The Khmer Rouge had been overthrown, but the nation was still reeling from the impact of their devastation. Millions of people had been killed and the survivors were struggling to make due.Amidst the disorder, many families went with the choice to escape. Among them were Sam, his w...
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    24,98 €

  • Everyday humanitarianism in Cambodia
    Anne-Meike Fechter
    Offers an accessible account of everyday humanitarianism in Cambodia, as well as wider insights into how people link local actions to global challenges. ...
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    157,59 €

  • South Indian Brahmins in Sri Lankan Culture
    Bandara Bandaranayake
    This book presents a new and confrontational perspective on South Indian migration to Sri Lanka, in contrast to the traditional historical records.The central theme of the book is about a group of South Indian Brāhmins who migrated to Sath Korale (Kurunegala District), Sri Lanka, in the 16th century, during the Mundukondapola regional kingdom. In addition to an account of Brāhm...
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    18,10 €

  • Shanghai Demimondaine
    Nick Hordern
    Shanghai in 1930s had a booming prostitution industry which gave the city a certain reputation across Asia, and the beautiful Australian Lorraine Murray was one of its stars - until her patron Edmund Toeg convinced her to leave the high class brothel where she worked. Against the backdrop of the Japanese onslaught on China, and guided by the American author Emily Hahn - the ’Ch...
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    21,99 €

  • Chinese Global Exploration in the Pre-Columbian Era
    Sheng-Wei Wang
    How early did the Chinese explore the world? Did the Treasure Fleets, led by Admiral Zheng He, discover many parts of the world before Christopher Columbus? While it is known that Christopher Columbus discovered America and Europe ushered in the Age of Discovery, there is an ongoing debate on the 'unknown' areas depicted in Western maps from the period and earlier. There is agr...
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    211,50 €

  • The Impact of Coincidence in Modern American, British, and Asian History
    Bruce A. Elleman
    In 21 case studies, this short book examines the distinctive coincidental history of America, Britain, and various Asian countries during the twentieth century. ...
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    36,02 €

  • 西江逝水
    何倩
    一部厚重昂揚的大時代家國故事一首盪氣回腸的青春讚歌1939年底,中日軍隊在廣西南寧東北的昆侖關山區爆發激戰。作為學生軍的一員,即將奔赴前線助戰的廣西大學學生周婉瓊,給戀人唐少華寫了一封信,附上自己最喜歡的一張照片並題字:'送給華留念!在光榮與至美的希望裡,我勇往直前!'周婉瓊,即是本書作者何倩的外婆。基於外婆的家族故事,何倩寫出了這部紀實性歷史小說《西江逝水》,刻畫出晚清以來前僕後繼地追求民主自由、民族解放的兩代人的群像。作品一開頭便展開一幅兼具時間縱深度和時代寬廣度的壯闊畫麵:民國28年,清末留學日本、憑一腔熱血加入同盟會、參加黃花崗起義的周崖洲,此時已過中年,身爲藤縣參議長,看起來老成持重。正在廣西大學讀書的堂妹周琬瓊,一身戎裝前來告別:她已加入廣西學生軍,馬上要開赴崑崙關,協助國軍最精銳的第五軍作戰。此時的她,已秘密加入中國共産黨。跟她一起投筆...
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    24,91 €

  • Illustrated Book of Traditional Chinese Sport
    Chongshen Li / Lijuan Mao / Qilin Sun
    Through the use of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, and iconography, this book utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to research Chinese sports. A unique aspect of this book is that it documents the history and culture of Chinese sports through relics of mythology, rock paintings, painted pottery, oracle bones, bronzes, tomb bricks, paintings, porcelain, copper mirrors, an...
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    190,35 €

  • The King’s Chinese
    Daryl Yeap
    An informative and well-researched book, The King’s Chinese provides a superb account of the Straits British Chinese, a distinct migrant society from various districts of South China in the late 19th Century. Daryl Yeap gives us a fascinating story of this hybrid community, taking us on tour through one man’s journey, beginning with how he left a war-ravaged China to Penang, wh...
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    30,98 €

  • The King’s Chinese
    Daryl Yeap
    An informative and well-researched book, The King’s Chinese provides a superb account of the Straits British Chinese, a distinct migrant society from various districts of South China in the late 19th Century. Daryl Yeap gives us a fascinating story of this hybrid community, taking us on tour through one man’s journey, beginning with how he left a war-ravaged China to Penang, wh...
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    54,23 €

  • Terminus
    Stuart Rollo
    A sweeping narrative of America’s imperial history and its long entanglement with China.In Terminus, Stuart Rollo examines the origins and trajectory of American empire in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on its westward expansion and historic entanglement with China. American foreign and strategic policy in this region, Rollo argues, has always been shaped by broader economic...
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    68,21 €

  • The History of Chinese Philosophy Book 2
    Laszlo Montgomery
    Laszlo Montgomery’s award-winning podcasts on Chinese history have swept the world and gained many thousands of fans, including people who want to learn about Chinese history and those who want to improve their English. Each book in this series contains transcripts from Laszlo’s Podcasts for you to follow as you listen.This volume covers the ancient history of the Book of Chang...
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    22,39 €

  • The Chinese Love Story from the Tenth to the Fourteenth Century
    Alister D. Inglis
    Traces the development of the Chinese love story during the Song and Yuan dynasties. ...
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    46,91 €

  • China’s Last Noble Race
    Pao Chin
    A personal journey of surviving the brutality of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spy craft. Espionage has been a part of human history for centuries. In the 21st century, it has evolved to extend into the general population with a long-game strategy.Communist spy craft has become more ingenious, using tactics such as sexpionage, money, coercion, and media propaganda. Their modern...
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    23,44 €

  • Oráculos De Deus I
    J. Miguel Arcanjo
    Um Livro pensado e escrito para os estudiosos das Sagradas Letras (a Bíblia). O livro trata de forma simples direta e didática, das mensagens e temas dos 12 profetas menores que vai de Oséiasaté Malaquias. Eles abordam de forma bem resumida os fatos ocorridos com o povo de Deus, Israel (Reino do Norte) e Judá (Reino do Sul); por isso levam o Sub TítuloProfetas Menores. Alguns d...
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    11,03 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 52 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Rela
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 52 of 551630-34Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nation...
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    29,42 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 36 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Rela
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 36 of 551630-34Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nation...
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    26,19 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 20 of 55; 1621-1624 ; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 20 of 55; 1621-1624 ; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European...
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    25,55 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 27 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Rela
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 27 of 551630-34Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nation...
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    28,95 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 43 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Rela
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 43 of 551630-34Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nation...
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    26,73 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 31 of 55 ; 1630-34 ; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 31 of 55 ; 1630-34 ; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European ...
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    25,79 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Rela
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 551630-34Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nation...
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    28,40 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Rela
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 24 of 551630-34Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nation...
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    26,59 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 50 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Rela
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 50 of 551630-34Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nation...
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    26,88 €

  • The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 14 of 55; 1606-1609 ;Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as
    Edward Gaylord Bourne / Emma Helen Blair
    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 14 of 55; 1606-1609 ;Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European ...
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    26,57 €