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Heavenly clockwork
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Joseph Needham |
"A reissue with a new foreword and supplement, of a modern classic published in 1960. The invention of the mechanical clock was one of the most important turning points in the history of science and … |
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Chinese New Year
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Alice K. Flanagan |
Explores the origins of Chinese New Year, a holiday that marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and describes the preparations, foods, customs, and symbols associated with the celebrati… |
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The South Manchuria Railway Through the Camera Lens.
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South Manchuria Railway Company. |
A scrapbook of photos, bound in hardcover. |
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Sovereign power and the law in China
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Flora Sapio |
In China the coexistence of arbitrary detention and a transition towards a rule of law is either seen as an oxymoron, or as an aberration. This book analyses under-researched institutions and practic… |
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This is China
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Haiwang Yuan |
<i>This Is China</i> contains, in brief, everything we need to know about 5,000 years of history, 30 years of “opening,” and a future that promises to shape the 21st century for all of us. |
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of China
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Linsun Cheng |
The five-volume *Berkshire Encyclopedia of China* is truly a 21st-century work with its coverage of environmental issues, global economics, online communications, and the latest political development… |
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Ten Sermons That Shook China
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Watchman Nee |
The writings of Watchman Nee have been a great comfort and blessing to Christians all over the globe. Watchman Nee was born in China and became a Christian at the age of 17 through the preaching of D… |
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China
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Janet Riehecky |
Examines the history, society, economy, and culture of China. |
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The art of silver jewellery
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Rene Van Der Star,Ien Rappold,Hugo Krijger,John Beringen,Michiel Elsevier Stokmans |
"In thirty years of travel and passionate research, Rene van der Star has collected and catalogued with philological rigor an exceptional collection of silver jewellery from the most remote villages … |
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"The Stone lion" and other Chinese detective stories
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Yin-lien C. Chin,Yin-Lien C. Chin,Yetta S. Center,Mildred Ross,Lu Wang |
Presents ten tales featuring Lord Bau, a wise judge who was a champion of righteousness and protector of the weak against the powerful. |
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Emerging trends in India-China relations
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Mohan Guruswamy |
Contributed papers presented at a seminar organized by Centre for Policy Alternatives, New Delhi on April 13-14, 2006. |
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Forgotten ally
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Rana Mitter |
"For decades, a major piece of World War II history has gone virtually unwritten. China was the fourth great ally, partner to the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, yet its drama of … |
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End of an era
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Carl Minzner |
"China's reform era is ending. Core factors that characterized it-political stability, ideological openness, and rapid economic growth-are unraveling. Since the 1990s, Beijing's leaders have firmly r… |
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The hundred-year marathon
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Michael Pillsbury |
"For more than forty years, the United States has reached out to China, helping it develop a booming economy and take its place on the world stage, in the belief that there is little to fear--and eve… |
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Dealing with China
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Henry M. Paulson |
"Henry M. Paulson, Jr., former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and CEO of Goldman Sachs, delivers a behind-the-scenes account of China's rise as an economic superpower. When Hu Jintao, China's then vi… |
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When tigers ruled the sky
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Bill Yenne |
Presents an account of the Flying Tigers, the legendary World War II combat group which led America's first venture into covert operations against a foreign power. |
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The totally gross history of ancient China
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Jennifer Culp |
A unique overview of the fashion and dress, diet, hygiene, medicine, and other cultural aspects of the ancient Chinese. This entertaining yet informative book details practices that may seem peculia… |
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Everything under the heavens
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Howard W. French |
For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That role, reports Howard French, has been set aside. China has asserted its pl… |
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Oracle Bone
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Lydia Kwa |
254 pages : 23 cm |
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Food and energy resources
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David Pimentel,Carl W. Hall |
De invloed van energie, land en water op de voedselproduktie wordt door een aantal deskundigen in afzonderlijke hoofdstukken weergegeven. De bedoeling ervan is dat het als achtergrondinformatie dient… |
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