Scenic Spots and Historical Sites in Xi'an
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Man Hai Language Publication, 1987. First Edition. First Printing. Softcover (Outsized/Oblong). More
China
China Pop: How Soap Opera, Tabloids, and Best Sellers Are Transforming a Culture
New York: The New Press, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. From her contact with a group of young novelists, film-makers and artists in China, Zha examines a wide range of developments largely unknown to Western readers: the planning of soap operas to placate popular unrest after Tiananmen; the growth of the..... More
100 Questions About Tibet
Beijing: Beijing Review Press, 1989. First Edition. Paperback. Covers history, population, human rights, the Dalai Lama, religion, culture, autonomy, economy, people's livelihood, the Lhasa riots. More
China's Avant-Garde Fiction
Duke University Press, 1998. Softcover. China’s Avant-Garde Fiction brings together a group of exceptional writers (including Raise the Red Lantern author Su Tong) to the attention of an English-speaking audience. This book will be enjoyed by those interested in Chinese literature, culture, and society—particularly readers of contemporary fiction... More
Live & Work in China (includes Hong Kong)
Vacation Work, 2006. Softcover. More
The Chinese: Portrait of a People
Glasgow: Fontana Books, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. A journalist assigned to China from 1977 to 1979 recounts his experiences, clarifies misconceptions about modern China, assesses its current economic, social, and political problems, and outlines its attitudes towards the West. More
China: A History of the Laws, Manners and Customs of the People
Dover Publications, Inc., 2002. Paperback. More
A Single Pebble
New York: Vintage Books, 1989. Reprint. Paperback. A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river's gorges searching for dam sites. Pulled on a junk hauled by forty-odd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of..... More
Understanding China: An Assessment of American Scholarly Resources
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. A report to the Ford Foundation, part of the Praeger Library of Chinese Affairs. General editor: Donald W. Klein (Columbia University). More
I Ching (Yijing): The Book of Change
New York: Penguin Books, 2015. First Penguin Books Edition. First Printing. Paperback. Signed by translator on title page. A landmark new translation of the ancient Chinese oracle and book of wisdom The I Ching, or Book of Change, has been consulted through the ages, in both China and the..... More
Love and Protest: Chinese Poems from the Sixth Century BC to the Seventeenth Century AD
New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1972. First Harper Colophon Edition. Paperback. Colophon Books CN261. More
People's Republic of China (Fodor's Modern Guides)
New York: Fodor's Modern Guides, Inc., 1981. Revised and Updated for 1981. First Printing. Softcover. More
China: The Land and its People (Early Photographs by John Thomson)
Hong Kong: John Warner Publications, 1977. First Printing of Revised Edition. Hardcover. First, original edition published 1873 in 4 volumes revised and edited for this new edition. Illustrated with over 140 photographs with captions and one map. Regarded as the first photographic travelogue of any kind to be published, John..... More
The Thorny Gates of Learning in Sung China: A Social History of Learning in Sung China
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions This book explores the profound cultural impact of the civil service examinations during the period when they first became the primary means of government recruitment. More
The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds
W.W. Norton & Co., 1998. Hardcover. More
The Search for Modern China
New York: W.W. Norton & Company Inc, 1999. Second Edition. Paperback. Beautifully written by a leading scholar in the field, the new edition of The Search for Modern China brings to life the characters and events of China’s turbulent modern history. The narrative is detailed balanced, integrating political and cultural..... More
Chinese Watercolours
London: Cathay Books, 1978. First English Edition. Hardcover (Outsized). "Retrospective of Chinese Art, Analysis of Media of Expression, Survey of Artists of the Shanghai School, Chronological Table of the Dynasties, Over 100 superb colour reproductions" More
The Ancient Na-Khi Kingdom of Southwest China (Vols. I and II)
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Contains 4 stand alone maps in pocket attached to inside of Vol. II; four sheets meant to be placed together to make a full, complete map. NOT ex-library. Very rare. Part of the Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph series, Volume VIII and..... More
The Grand Titration: Science and Society in East and West
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979. Reprint. Paperback. The historical civilization of China is, with the Indian and European-Semitic, one of the three greatest in the world, yet only relatively recently has any enquiry been begun into its achievements in science and technology. Between the first and fifteenth centuries the..... More
China: An Interpretive History From the Beginnings to the Fall of Han
Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1971. Trade Paperback. More
New Trends and Challenges in China's Foreign Policy
Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong/Contemporary China Research Prjoe, 2015. Softcover. Despite China’s consistent emphasis in its “peaceful” rise, the outside world remains skeptical. The “China threat” perception seems only to have grown with China’s comprehensive national power. Is China a threat or a helping hand in creating peace..... More
Mainlandization of Hong Kong: Pressures and Responses
Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. From the cover: "In the glorious era of the Han and Tang dynasties, signification of China's neighbours was largely a cultural process based on the appeal of the Chinese civilization. Today, the mainlandization of Hong Kong is mainly..... More
Unfree Speech: The Threat to Global Democracy and Why We Must Act, Now
London: Penguin Books, 2020. Jason Y. Ng (co-author), Jack Smyth (cover design). First Edition. Trade Paperback. The must read book for anyone who cares about Hong Kong and democracy. - Introduction by Ai Weiwei - 'Joshua Wong is a brave and inspiring young leader. Together we are one loud..... More
China CEO: Voices of Experience from 20 International Business Leaders
Singapore: John Wiley & Sons (Asia), 2006. Third Printing. Softcover. Signed with a dedication by author Laurie Underwood. More
Chinese Art
New York: Bonanza Books, 1953. Hardcover. Originally published by Viking in 1953. This is a first edition of the reprint. Painting - Porcelain - Sculpture - Jade - Jewelry - Embroidery - Lacquer & Furniture - Architecture - Bronzes. More
