United States. HarperCollins. 2005. 5 Rev ed. Black and white line illustrations, xxxix + 421pp, index, remainder mark lower edge, good paperback copy. 23.5 x 18.5cm. "Now in its fifth edition, The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes remains the definitive, classic work on this fascinating subject and artfully combines the Eastern..... More
Sichuan. Asian Civilisations Museum. 2007. Map, colour illustrations, 20pp, small indent covers and margins, otherwise good paperback copy. Published in conjunction to the exhibition held at the Asian Civilisations Museum from the 16th January to the 15th April 2007. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171989). More
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard U.P., 2005. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 286pp, very good paperback copy. "Studies of collaboration have changed how the history of World War II in Europe is written, but for China and Japan this aspect of wartime conduct has remained largely unacknowledged. In a...... More
New York. St. John's University Press. 1965. ix + 227pp, paperback covers showing some wear but still a good sound copy. "In an admirable book, Chinese Humanism and Christian Spirituality, John C. H. Wu explores an area of equal interest to East and West. For the author, the synthesis of..... More
United States. University of Hawaii Press. 2008. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xi + 281pp, index, works cited, notes, glossary, appendix, some neat pencilling, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "The Shaolin Monastery charts, for the first time in any language, the history of the Shaolin Temple and the..... More
Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2012. xv + 245pp, index, bibliography, notes, very good paperback copy. "Religion in China survived the most radical suppression in human history - a total ban of any religion during and after the Cultural Revolution. All churches, temples, and mosques were closed down, converted for secular..... More
Shanghai. Shanghai Chinese Literature Society. 1936. ii + 87pp,vocabulary, browned throughout, creased titlepage chipped at corners, original wrappers chipped along spine. 19 x 13cm. Sequel to "The Story of Jesus" by A. J. Garnier. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171984). More
Stanford. Stanford University Press. 1959. Black and white photographic illustrations, ix + 144pp, index, selection of further readings, corners and head and tail of spine little rubbed. Good hardback copy. Volume based on six lectures presented at the University of Chicago under the joint sponsorship of the Department of Anthropology..... More
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 1999. Maps, tables, appendices, bibliography, index, ix + 343pp, a very good paperback copy. "A thought-provoking and revisionist study of the "White Lotus" tradition/movements in Chinese popular religious history." China Review International. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 168293). More
Armonk. ME Sharpe. 2006. x + 306pp, index, very good paperback copy. "A political scientist and a professor of religion assembled selected comparisons of religious organizations in several Asian countries. In China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan, international scholars found that whether religious..... More
India. Maha Bodhi Society of India. 1956. Monotone photographic plate, 40pp, covers lightly worn with corners a little creased and bumped, good copy in original wrappers. Essay based on Author's lecture entitled "The Meaning of Buddhism and the Value of Art". (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171982)..... More
Colombo. Bauddha Sahitya Sabha. 1956. 29pp, very good copy in original wrappers. Information on the idea of 'Kamma' in Buddhist beliefs. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171981). More
Colombo. Buddha Sahitya Sabha. 1955. v + 30pp, crease lower cover but otherwise very good in original wrappers. Concerns the moral teachings of Buddhism in the Rules of Right Conduct as given to mankind by the Buddha. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171980). More
Colombo. The Word of The Buddha. 1957. 18pp, very good paperback copy. An essay, with extracts from the Samyutta-Nikaya. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171979). More
Bangalore. The Indian Institute of World Culture. 1958. 18pp, light text offset front free endpaper, good paperback copy. From a series of lectures by Bhikshu Sangharakshita at The Indian Institute of World Culture. Fully revised edition from Author. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171978). More
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济南.[Jinan]. 黄河出版社.[Huanghe chu ban she]. 济南出版社.[Jinan chu ban she]. 1989. 1st Edition, 2nd Printing. [13pp] photographic plates in black and white, 2 + 138pp, very light marking and rubbing on cover, otherwise very good in paperback. Text in Chinese. 18.5 x 13.3cm. Very scarce Chinese military propaganda publication prepared by..... More
New York. Rinehart & Co., 1955. Maps, viii + 435pp, photocopy of acknowledgement leaves with list of principal characters from British first tipped in and inserted at end of the book, endpapers and fore edge a touch browned, dustjacket a little worn and mended by prior owner, good hardback copy..... More
Lewiston. Edwin Mellen Press. 1999. Translated. xx + 680pp, small chip edge half title, very good hardback copy in attractive cloth-covered boards. Chinese Studies Volume 8. "The second of three novels Wang I-chien wrote under the pen name Ciang Kuei while living in poverty in Taiwan after taking the wrong..... More
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press. 1998. Maps, black and white photographic plates, xviii + 332pp, index, works cited, notes, glossary, abbreviations, very good paperback copy. "Crazy Ji: Chinese Religion and Popular Literature is the first study in any language of one of the most colourful deities in the pantheon of..... More
New York. Columbia University Press. 2009. 173pp, index, sources and notes, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 14.5 x 19cm. "On Friendship distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his..... More
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 1992. ix + 218pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, paperback, very good copy. "Did Chinese mysticism vanish after its first appearance in ancient Taoist philosophy, to surface only after a thousand years had passed, when the Chinese had adapted Buddhism to their own culture? This first integrated..... More
Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. 1983. Black and white line illustrations, ix + 182pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, ex-libris stamp front free endpaper, reverse of dustjacket a touch foxed, good hardback copy. "This is a pioneer study of the Christian missionaries in late Ming and early Ch'ing China -..... More
Westport. Greenwood Press. 1983. Black and white illustrations, xvi + 164pp, index, bibliography, appendices, very good hardback copy. The first edition of this study appeared in 1952. This publication, in concrete detail, provides a wealth of information of how participants considered ceremonies and ritual paraphernalia to be just as essential..... More
United States. Hatherleigh. 2020. ix + 307pp, 18.7 x 13cm. A very good hardback copy. "Chinese culture is one of the oldest in history and the amount of wisdom collected during that time is bigger than the Great Wall of China. From Confucius to Laozi to Sun Tzu, numerous Chinese..... More
Melbourne. Oxford University Press. 1997. xiv + 362pp, notes, index, 21.5 x 13.5cm. A very good paperback copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171971). More
