Cultural Region/Chinese
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Agents of Subversion: The Fate of John T. Downey and the Cia’s Covert War in China
$34.95 Add to cartAgents of Subversion reconstructs the remarkable story of a botched mission into Manchuria, showing how it fit into a wider CIA campaign against Communist China and highlighting the intensity–and fut
- Author: Delury, John P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: October 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1501765973
- Language: English
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Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde
$70.00 Add to cartAt the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Sovie
- Author: Pack, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 26 2021
- ISBN10: 3836589524
- Language: English
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Chinese Propaganda Posters
$70.00 Add to cartWith his smooth, warm, ruddy face which radiated light in all directions, Chairman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced between the birth of the People’s Republic in 1949 an
- Author: Min, Anchee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 26 2021
- ISBN10: 3836589516
- Language: English
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A Complete Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: Ink, Paper, Inspiration – Expert Step-By-Step Lessons for Beginners
$19.99 Add to cartPaint the classic subjects that inspired ancient Chinese masters.
This book introduces the venerable art of painting with ink on rice paper using traditional techniques developed over a thousand year- Author: Self, Caroline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0804854521
- Language: English
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A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: 35 Painting Activities from Calligraphy to Animals to Landscapes
$12.99 Add to cartA Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Brush Painting teaches this ancient art form in an easy-to-understand way–no prior experience necessary!
As one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world- Author: Self, Caroline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0804852634
- Language: English
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Finding Them Gone: Visiting China’s Poets of the Past
$27.00 Add to cart“A travel writer with a cult following.”–The New York Times
“There are very few westerners who could successfully cover so much territory in China, but Porter pulls it off. Finding Them Gone uniquely
- Author: Pine, Red
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 398
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 1556594895
- Language: English
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Chinese for Beginners: Learning Conversational Chinese (Fully Romanized and Free Online Audio)
$18.99 Add to cartThis beginner-friendly guide teaches you how to speak Chinese quickly and easily by drawing parallels with something you already know–English!
Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem quite di- Author: Ren, Yi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 11 2019
- ISBN10: 0804849463
- Language: English
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My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water
$35.00 Add to cartOne of the Best Cookbooks of 2021 by the New York Times
Experience the sublime beauty and flavor of one of the oldest and most delicious cuisines on earth: the food of Shanghai, China’s most exciting
- Author: Liu, Betty
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0062854720
- Language: English
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From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party
$24.95 Add to cart“The definitive, candid, and absorbing history of a political organization…A vital account, based on magnificent research, that shows the party as a colossal, relentless, and enduring machine.”–Jan
- Author: Saich, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0674293916
- Language: English
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The Last Emperor Revisited
$50.00 Read moreA behind-the-scenes look into the filming of The Last Emperor through the photographs of Basil Pao.
The Last Emperor Revisited is a true behind-the-scenes look at the making of Bernardo Bertolucci’s l- Author: Pao, Basil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 06 2023
- ISBN10: 9888805762
- Language: English
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From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
$16.00 Add to cartAfter two years as a postgraduate student at Nanjing University in China, Vikram Seth hitch-hiked back to his home in New Delhi, via Tibet. From Heaven Lake is the story of his remarkable journey and … [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures #0000
- Author: Seth, Vikram
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 12 1987
- ISBN10: 039475218X
- Language: English
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Essential Chinese Grammar: Write and Speak Chinese Like a Native! the Ultimate Guide to Everyday Chinese Usage
$18.99 Add to cartEssential Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Chinese grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students.
Through explanations of common mistakes learners make, useful example sent- Series: Essential Grammar
- Author: Ling, Vivian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0804851409
- Language: English
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Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China’s Civil War
$27.95 Add to cartJun and Hong were scions of a once great southern Chinese family. Each other’s best friend, they grew up in the 1930s during the final days of Old China before the tumult of the twentieth century brou
- Author: Li, Zhuqing
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 0393541770
- Language: English
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Himalaya: A Human History
$25.00 Read moreFor centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers, and mountaineers seeking to test themselves
- Author: Douglas, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 618
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0393882462
- Language: English
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Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon: The Story of the Doyenne of Old China
$18.99 Read moreMeet the Jewish salon host in 1930s Shanghai who brought together Chinese and expats around the arts as civil war erupted and World War II loomed on the horizon.
Bernardine Szold Fritz arrived in Shan- Author: Blumberg-Kason, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 9798888450314
- Language: English
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The Art of War: An Illustrated Edition
$22.95 Add to cartA delightfully illustrated version of Sunzi’s classic The Art of War by bestselling cartoonist C. C. Tsai
C. C. Tsai is one of Asia’s most popular cartoonists, and his editions of the Chinese classics- Series: Illustrated Library of Chinese Classics #3
- Author: Sunzi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 19 2018
- ISBN10: 0691179786
- Language: English
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The Amur River: Between Russia and China
$19.99 Add to cart“A gripping read with fascinating political insight.” (Sunday Times, London)
“Elegant, elegiac and poignant…Thubron is an intrepid traveler, a shrewd observer and a lyrical guide… to the river, muc
- Author: Thubron, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0063099691
- Language: English
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The Chinese Medicine Cookbook: Nourishing Recipes to Heal and Thrive
$16.99 Add to cartFood is the best medicine-Chinese food therapy is here.
Your body is a temple-honor and heal it with nourishing foods. The Chinese Medicine Cookbook is your introduction to traditional Chinese food the
- Author: Isaacs, Stacey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: August 20 2019
- ISBN10: 1641524677
- Language: English
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Mao: The Real Story
$24.00 Add to cartThis “comprehensive, judicious, and finely detailed” (Roderick MacFarquhar, The New York Review of Books) biography of Mao Zedong traces how he created a totalitarian government even more destructive … [more below]
- Author: Pantsov, Alexander V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: October 29 2013
- ISBN10: 1451654480
- Language: English
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Life of Miracles Along the Yangtze and Mississippi
$28.95 Add to cartThere are only two ways to live our life, according to Albert Einstein: one is as if nothing is a miracle; the other, as if everything is a miracle.
Life of Miracles along the Yangtze and Mississippi- Series: Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creati
- Author: Ping, Wang
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 15 2018
- ISBN10: 0820353922
- Language: English
