Korea the Beautiful: Treasures of the Hermit Kingdom
Louisville, Kentucky: The Golden Pond Press, 1988. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. 1988 Olympic Games Commemorative Edition. More
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The Syncretic Religion of Lin Chao-en
New York: Columbia University Press, 1980. First Edition (presumed), First Printing. Hardcover. Thinkers in Ming China turned to syncretism in their restlessness for new religious forms. A leader in this new trend was Lin Chao-en, a religious teacher of the sixteenth century, whose syncretic doctrine of the true Way was..... More
The Search for a Vanishing Beijing: A Guide to China's Capital Through the Ages
Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 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..... More
Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings 1912-1949 (Volume 1 The Pre-Marxist Period, 1912-1920)
Armonk, New York: An East Gate Book/M.E. Sharpe Inc., 1992. First Edition (presumed), First Printing. Hardcover. Revolution in its Leninist guise has been a dominant force in the world for most of the 20th century, and the Chinese revolution has been, with the Russian revolution, one of its two most..... More
Peking: Temples and City Life, 1400 - 1900
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Additional handling charge for heavy item. The central character in Susan Naquin's extraordinary new book is the city of Peking during the Ming and Qing periods. Using the city's temples as her point of entry, Naquin carefully excavates Peking's..... More
Ambassadors from the Islands of Immortals: China-Japan Relations in the Han-Tang Period
Honolulu: Association for Asian Studies / University of Hawaii, 2005. Santos Barbasa Jr. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by author. A review of the book from the Japan Times by Donald Richie: Relations between Japan and China may be troubled right now, but then they often have..... More
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