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  • Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911

    par Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Clara Lau, A.D. Stefanowska ...
    The first biographical dictionary in any Western language devoted solely to Chinese women, this reference is the product of years of research, translation, and writing by a team of over 60 China scholars from around the world. Compiled from a wide array of original sources, these detailed biographies present the lives, work, and significance of more than 200 Chinese women from many different ... En savoir plus

    $336.66 CAD

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  • The Book of Chinese Names: A Guide to Auspicious and Elegant Names

    par Goh Kheng Chuan, Goh Kheng Yew ...
    What makes a good Chinese name and how does the name shape destinies and character? How do you ensure that the name is meaningful, elegant and auspicious at the same time?This book provides all the knowledge you need for devising a good Chinese name for your child.This book covers:- Creative Methods For Naming: Number of Strokes Theory, Chinese Horoscope, The Five Elements, The Eight Characters ... En savoir plus

    $9.90 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The First Emperor

    Selections from the Historical Records

    par Sima Qian, K. E. Brashier ...
    Traduit par Raymond Dawson ...
    Collections series Oxford World's Classics
    'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.' The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He ... En savoir plus

    $6.69 CAD

  • A Thousand Pieces of Gold

    Growing Up Through China's Proverbs

    par Adeline Yen Mah ...
    In this poignant memoir the New York Times bestselling author of Falling Leaves, Adeline Yen Mah, provides a fascinating window into the history and cultural soul of China. Combining personal reflections, rich historical insights, and proverbs handed down to her by her grandfather, Yen Mah shares the wealth of Chinese civilization with Western readers. Exploring the history behind the proverbs, ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Return to Dragon Mountain

    Memories of a Late Ming Man

    par Jonathan D. Spence ...
    “Splendid . . . One could not imagine a better subject than Zhan Dai for Spence.” (The New Republic)Celebrated China scholar Jonathan Spence vividly brings to life seventeenth-century China through this biography of Zhang Dai, recognized as one of the finest historians and essayists of the Ming dynasty. Born in 1597, Zhang Dai was forty-seven when the Ming dynasty, after more than two hundred ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Exemplary Women of Early China

    The Lienü zhuan of Liu Xiang

    Collections series Translations from the Asian Classics
    In early China, was it correct for a woman to disobey her father, contradict her husband, or shape the public policy of a son who ruled over a dynasty or state? According to the Lienü zhuan, or Categorized Biographies of Women, it was not only appropriate but necessary for women to step in with wise counsel when fathers, husbands, or rulers strayed from the path of virtue.Compiled toward the end ... En savoir plus

    $39.99 CAD

  • Mountain of Fame

    Portraits in Chinese History

    par John E. Wills ...
    Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, John Wills displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives--biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities--including those of statesmen, ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Brilliant Reign of the Kangxi Emperor

    China's Qing Dynasty

    par Hung Hing Ming ...
    The Manchu people, a nomadic tribe from the northeast, rose up in 1616 and took the lead for the new era. The great leader Nurhaci step by step took control of the weakened empire. His successors went on to drive away Russian incursions, to re-unite with Taiwan, and to settle unrest in the regions. Tax reforms and administrative improvements helped solidify the gains.Stability brought prosperity, ... En savoir plus

    $22.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Ancestors

    The story of China told through the lives of an extraordinary family

    par Frank Ching ...
    Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning with his search for the grave of his first recorded ancestor, the 11th century poet Qin Guan, and ending with a moving account of his relationship with his father, a victim of China's historic upheaval, Frank Ching introduces a colourful cast of characters. His unbroken family line includes - ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic Mothers

    par N. Harry Rothschild ...
    Collections series The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
    Wu Zhao (624–705), better known as Wu Zetian or Empress Wu, is the only woman to have ruled China as emperor over the course of its 5,000-year history. How did she—in a predominantly patriarchal and androcentric society—ascend the dragon throne? Exploring a mystery that has confounded scholars for centuries, this multifaceted history suggests that China's rich pantheon of female divinities and ... En savoir plus

    $36.99 CAD

  • Chinese History and Culture

    Sixth Century B.C.E. to Seventeenth Century

    par Ying-shih Yü ...
    Collections series Masters of Chinese Studies
    The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and the Tang Prize for "revolutionary research" in Sinology, Ying-shih Yü is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary oeuvre to English-speaking readers. Spanning two thousand years of social, intellectual, and political change, the essays in these volumes ... En savoir plus

    $84.99 CAD

  • The Search for a Vanishing Beijing

    A Guide to China's Capital Through the Ages

    par M.A. Aldrich ...
    The Search for a Vanishing Beijing weaves the genres of travel essays and travel guides into a comprehensive narrative about the cultural mosaic of the capital of China. The author leads the reader through palaces, temples, back streets and markets while bringing back to living memory forgotten or overlooked Peking customs, stories and beliefs. The text touches on everything under the sun as the ... En savoir plus

    $30.79 CAD