Umbilical Cord of History: Paintings of Zhang Xiaogang
Hong Kong: Hanart T Z Gallery, 2004. First Edition. Softcover (Outsized). Additional handling charge for heavy item. More
Hong Kong: Hanart T Z Gallery, 2004. First Edition. Softcover (Outsized). Additional handling charge for heavy item. More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Princeton Studies in International History and Politics series. Cultural Realism is an in-depth study of premodern Chinese strategic thought that has important implications for contemporary international relations theory. In applying a Western theoretical debate to China, Iain Johnston advances..... More
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc, 1964. Paperback. More
Hong Kong: A Renditions Book/The Chinese University Press, 2003. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. The song lyric (ci), which began as a form of minor divertissement in the urban pleasure quarters of eighth and ninth century China, evolved into a major, and then dominant, poetic form over the four centuries that..... More
London: Flamingo, 2001. Trade Paperback. A major novel from the internationally bestselling author of ‘The Joy Luck Club’, ‘The Kitchen God’s Wife’ and ‘The Hundred Secret Senses’. LuLing Young is in her eighties, and finally beginning to feel the effects of old age. Trying to hold on to the..... More
Hong Kong: Odyssey, 1988. First English language edition. Softcover. Translated from the Italian by Kirsten Marnane Romano. More
London: Macmillan, 1985. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. A sociological case study of four political activists in China. More
Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. "Uncorrected proof version, not for publication" stated on front cover. The recent downturn in the Chinese economy has become a focal point of global attention, with some analysts warning that China is edging dangerously close to economic meltdown. Is it possible that..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. First Trade Paperback Edition. Softcover. First published in 1592, The Journey to the West, volume I, comprises the first twenty-five chapters of Anthony C. Yu's four-volume translation of Hsi-Yu Chi, one of the most beloved classics of Chinese literature. More
Avalon Travel, 2013. Third ed. Softcover. More
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2018. Ann Boavida (cover design). First Edition. Paperback. Now that Trump has turned the United States into a global climate outcast, will China take the lead in saving our planet from environmental catastrophe? Many signs point to yes. China, the world's largest carbon emitter, is leading a...... More
New York: New Directions Books, 2017. Jeffrey Yang (tr.). Paperback. In 2001, to visit his sick father, China’s legendary poet Bei Dao returned to his homeland for the first time in over eleven years. The city of his birth, however, had totally changed. “Everything was difficult to recognize, nothing familiar,”..... More
Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press / Sinolingua, 2001. Second Edition. Softcover. More
Beijing: Beijing Review Press, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. More
Beijing: New Star Publishers, 1992. First edition (presumed). Softcover. Very rare. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. In On Their Own Terms, Benjamin A. Elman offers a much-needed synthesis of early Chinese science during the Jesuit period (1600–1800) and the modern sciences as they evolved in China under Protestant influence (1840s–1900). By 1600 Europe was ahead..... More
Boston/Hong Kong: Cheng & Tsui Company/Joint Publishing Co., 1985. Luk Chi Cheong (cover design). First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Rare. Translated from the Chinese by David Deterding A collection of ten short stories by the Taiwanese poet, essayist, historian and activist. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. More
Hemel Hempstead: MacDonald Young Books, 1996. Hardcover (Outsized). More
Cambridge, UK: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd, 1960. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. More
Taipei, Taiwan: Linking Publishing, Co., 1988. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Collection of essays by Professor Ch'en Chieh-hsien of National Taiwan University concerning the study of Ch'ing archival material. More
Hong Kong: Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1973. Softcover. c/r page states: "ART GALLERY PUBLICATION NO. 6" In English and Chinese. The book published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Art Gallery, Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 29th June -..... More
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Company, 1972. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Not an ex-library book. More
Lexington Books, 2009. Hardcover. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Rare. This book brings together ninety extracts of Western non-fiction about China, many of which have been out of print for centuries. Authors include Marco Polo, Adam Smith, Somerset Maugham, Pearl Buck, and Sheryl WuDunn. Topics covered include female infanticide, secular..... More