Berkeley. University of California Press. 1986. Maps, xvi + 319pp, glossary, index, references, 23.6 x 16cm. From ancient times the ties based on patrilineal descent were matters of ethical concern and practical politics in China. During the late imperial period, descent groups with as many as hundreds of members became..... More
Hong Kong. Earnshaw Books. 2007. Reprint. Black and white photographic plates, xv + 238pp, 20.9 x 14.5cm. Light wear to paperback covers, otherwise a very good copy. "For two years, Princess Der Ling was the favorite lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi in the imperial palace in Beijing. This book..... More
Clayton. Monash University Press. 2012. Black and white photographic illustrations, xxvii + 143 pages, index, bibliography, notes, slight rubbing on extremities, good paperback copy. On the fortieth anniversary of Australia-China diplomatic relations, The China Breakthrough reflects on the political adventure story that propelled this relationship into being. It follows Whitlam's..... More
United Kingdom. Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd., 1992. Black and white line illustrations, xii + 251pp, bibliography, index, very good copy in lightly faded dustjacket. "The first systematic study of a topic which cuts straight through the heart of many aspects of intellectual life in modern China and has hitherto..... More
United Kingdom. Edinburgh University Press. 1990. x + 296pp, index, bibliography, figures and tables, dustjacket a little sunned, good hardback copy. This is an intellectual history of the early years of popular education which also discusses how ideas were put into practice. One of the main areas of change during..... More
New York. Columbia U.P., 1951. Endpaper maps, illustrations, xii + 182pp, index, pencil underlining, price clipped dustjacket covers a little sunned and mended on reverse by prior owner, good hardback copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 166481). More
Harmondsworth. Penguin. 1999, Maps, figures, 128pp, index, select bibliography, commentary on maps, rubbing along extremities, good paperback copy. 24.5 x 17.5cm. The latest addition to the acclaimed series, this one-of-a-kind visual survey captures the current state of the awakening superpower in the East -- China. Full-color maps and distinctive graphics..... More
United States. University of California Press. 2005. 60 maps, 7 colour illustrations, 1 black and white illustration, 5 tables, 128pp, index, select bibliography, extremities a little rubbed, good paperback copy. 24.5 x 19cm. This magnificently produced atlas provides a unique visual survey of the profound economic, political, and social changes..... More
London. George Allen & Unwin. 1955. First edition. 64pp, index, appendices, notes, small dent upper leaves, ex-library copy with library labelsbdown and large red pencil line and circle front endpapers, covers a little marked and faded, text sound and clean. In this volume Arthur Waley translates the poems with a...... More
Stanford. Stanford U.P., 1993. Maps, black and white illustrations, 327pp, appendices, notes, index, covers little marked, extremities a little rubbed, good paperback copy. A remarkably comprehensive and nuanced picture of Chinese labor emerges from this volume, which places the politics of Chinese workers in comparative perspective by drawing extensively on..... More
United States. Simon & Schuster. 1999. Map, black and white illustrations, viii + 280pp, sources, note, indices, glossary, paperback copy in good condition. "'China Through the Sliding Door' offers a different insight into this most complex and unpredictable society. Understanding its recent history, John Gittings sheds light on its present..... More
United Kingdom. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2007. Maps, illustrations, xvii + 493pp, index, select bibliography, notes, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. China is the most exciting rising power in the world today. The explosive growth of its economy and the possibility that it might soon become the next superpower, dominant in..... More
London. Religious Tract Society. c1880s. Black & white engraved frontispiece and 22 illustrations many full page, engraved headpieces at the beginning of each chapter. Spine damaged corners bumped, tape repair to head of spine, library stamps and markings throughout, library pocket with card on the rear pastedown. 191pp By the..... More
Philadelphia. Charles Desilver. 1861. 2nd Edition. Lacks the plates, maps and some of the adverts. xii + 448pp. Blue Victorian binding with gilt device stamped on front board and spine. Covers rubbed and worn at corners and head and tail of spine. A little shaken and discoloured. An important primary..... More
Peking. Foreign Languages Press. 1975. Black and white photographic illustrations accompanied by captions, 128pp, very good in paperback. Translated from Chinese into English. "Sandstone Hollow is a small mountain village located in the foothills of the Yenshan Mountains south of the Great Wall in China's Hubei Province...Before liberation, Sandstone Hollow..... More
United Kingdom. Thames & Hudson Ltd., 1997. Maps, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white, 143pp, index, further reading, list of illustrations, very good paperback copy with light rubbing on extremities. 18 x 12cm. The Forbidden City in Beijing, founded in 1405, is one of the greatest palaces in..... More
London. Armchair Traveller. 2006. 316pp, excellent hardback copy in dustjacket. 17 x 12cm. All Chinese look the same, some say and the same goes for Americans. How much do we really know about China? Did you know that they don't eat soup they drink it? And not before, but after..... More
China. Foreign Languages Press. 2008. Full page colour illustrations, 80pp, touch of foxing on edge, some rubbing on extremities, otherwise very good paperback copy with French flaps. 24 x 18cm. This book records moving and inspiring moments of the May 12th 2009 Wenchuan earthquake. (When referring to this item please..... More
China. New World Press. 2010. 212pp, footnotes, very good paperback copy in patchily sunned dustjacket. 21 x 15cm. Contents include: Who was Huángdì?; Chīyóu's Progeny; Lǎo Zǐ and Confucius; Brilliant Black; The Táng Posts; The Taoist's Tower; Shānxī Guilt; Shànghǎ. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 168529). More
New York. The New Press. 2012. x + 291pp, index, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. As China navigates the murky waters of a 'third way' with liberal economic policies under a strict political regime, the surprising battleground for China's future emerges in the country's highest rated television network -..... More
Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2010. Map, xvii + 164 pages, index, further reading, notes, paperback in very good condition. This book provides cogent answers to the most urgent questions regarding the newest superpower and offers a framework for understanding its meteoric rise. Concepts: history, culture, international relations (When referring to..... More
United States. Counterpoint. 2009. vii + 306pp, very good paperback copy. At the beginning of the 21st century, it is hard to imagine a place more exciting than China. Westerners hear much about China's role as the next "global superpower," but they know less about the young people who make..... More
Englewood Cliffs. Prentice-Hall. 1970. viii + 179pp, slightly worn and sunned dustjacket mended on reverse by prior owner, good hardback copy. "This multidimensional portrait of traditional China introduces uninitiated Western Readers to the remarkably stable and long-lived pre-Communist society." - Dustjacket blurb. (When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
United States. Rowman & Littlefield. 2004. xi + 247pp, index, very good paperback copy. Arguing that cultural reform is a key aspect of political reform, Richard Kraus shows here that China's economic transformation has dramatically liberated the production and consumption of culture. In this original and provocative study, Kraus offers..... More
United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press. 2008. 9 Tables, xviii + 348pp, index, bibliography, notes, very good hardback copy with dustjacket. Presents a story of two Chinas - an entrepreneurial rural China and a state-controlled urban China. In the 1980s, rural China gained the upper hand. In the 1990s, urban China..... More
