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Elman Benjamin A.
Civil Examinations and Meritocracy in Late Imperial China
8vo hardcover in dj. pp.410. During China's late imperial period (roughly 1400-1900 CE), men would gather by the millions every two or three years outside official examination compounds sprinkled across China. Only one percent of candidates would complete the academic regimen that would earn them a post in the administrative bureaucracy. Civil Examinations assesses the role of education, examination, and China's civil service in fostering the world's first professional class based on demonstrated knowledge and skill. While millions of men dreamed of the worldly advancement an imperial education promised, many more wondered what went on inside the prestigious walled-off examination compounds. As Benjamin A. Elman reveals, what occurred was the weaving of a complex social web. Civil examinations had been instituted in China as early as the seventh century CE, but in the Ming and Qing eras they were the nexus linking the intellectual, political, and economic life of imperial China. Local elites and members of the court sought to influence how the government regulated the classical curriculum and selected civil officials. As a guarantor of educational merit, civil examinations served to tie the dynasty to the privileged gentry and literati classes--both ideologically and institutionally. China did away with its classical examination system in 1905. But this carefully balanced and constantly contested piece of social engineering, worked out over the course of centuries, was an early harbinger of the meritocratic regime of college boards and other entrance exams that undergirds higher education in much of the world today.
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Elman, Benjamin A.
A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China
8vo, hardcover in dj, xlii, 847 p., ill., 24 cm. "In this multidimensional analysis, Benjamin A. Elman uses over a thousand newly available examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. For over five hundred years, the most important positions within the dynastic government were usually filled through these difficult examinations, and every other year some one to two million people from all levels of society attempted them.'
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Elnikov A. Turusov V.
I Maoisti e I Giovani
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Elsken, Ed(ward) van der
Hong Kong. The way it was.
Stockport, Dewi Lewis Publishing u. Amsterdam, De Verbeelding Booksellers, (1997). Quer-4°. 111, (8) S. mit ca. 120 teils doppelblattgr. Abb. auf Tafeln. OPbd. mit silbergepr. Rücken- u. Deckeltitel u. illustr. OU.
Bookseller reference : 102675BB
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ELTSCHINGER- de GOTTRAU, Cyrill:
Source Code China: The New Global Hub of IT Outsourcing. Deluxe copy in original silk covered presentation box with richly embroidered goldlettering.
John Wiley and Sons, 2007, gr. in-8vo, XIII (+1 white) + 295 p. + hpersonnal ‘carte de visite’ de Cyrill Eltschinger, with a large handwritten dedication to one of his friends in Fribourg (his place d’origine), in Switzerland ‘Mr- Edouard Wassmer’ dated ‘tous mes voeux pour 2010’, origal boards + Orig. illustrated jackett + orig. silk covered box with embroidered goldletters, inside cover ‘‘With compliments for more information WWW.SourceCodeChina.com’ in green embroidered letters on white silk. Fine condition.
Bookseller reference : 124404aaf
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Elvin Mark
Changing Stories in the Chinese World
8vo, br. ed. underlining and notes in pen to some chapters, ow looks externaly as new. book is an innovative attempt to convey something of how it has felt since the early nineteenth century to be Chinese. It is based on the assumption that people live their lives in stories, or as if they themselves were in stories-stories that are largely a social inheritance but are also in some measure self-created or at least continually adapted, edited, or extended. The author describes and interprets some of the most important stories through which the Chinese have lived their lives in the last two hundred years and their understanding of them. He shows how largely forgotten works of popular literature, novels and poems in particular, can admit the reader to a number of different emotional worlds. Together they suggest that there is no such thing as the Chinese story, let alone mind, but rather a historical palimpsest of extraordinary and often internally contradictory complexity. The book begins with an examination of Li Ruzhen s Destinies of the Flowers in the Mirror, which reveals a microcosm of the educated Chinese world predating major Western influences.Balancing this emphasis on the elite are the poems collected by Zhang Yingchang in Our Dynasty s Bell of Poesy, which portray the universe of peasants, women, artisans, soldiers, and prisoners. A bestseller of the 1930 s, Tides in the Human Sea, shows the crisis of absurdity that arises when feelings no longer coincide with inherited patterns of behavior as modernization begins to take hold. Hao Ran s Children of the Western Sands, a popular Communist work of the early 1970 s, allows us to be drawn into at least a momentary empathy with the idealism of the Maoist faithful. Almost as different as can be imagined is The Bastard, by Sima Zhongyuan, one of Taiwan s most widely read writers. Its characters interpret the Communist revolution in terms derived from traditional Chinese religion, as a deserved punishment inflicted on the Chinese for the filthy impropriety of their sexual conduct. The final work considered is a book of essays, A Commonplace Fellow, by Yuan Ze nan, a Chinese-American writer who has reached the point where his Chineseness has all but vanished, and who is consciously exploring its disappearance.
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Elvin Mark
The Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China
8vo, br. ed. 564pp. This is the first environmental history of China during the three thousand years for which there are written records. It is also a treasure trove of literary, political, aesthetic, scientific, and religious sources, which allow the reader direct access to the views and feelings of the Chinese people toward their environment and their landscape. Elvin chronicles the spread of the Chinese style of farming that eliminated the habitat of the elephants that populated the country alongside much of its original wildlife; the destruction of most of the forests; the impact of war on the environmental transformation of the landscape; and the re-engineering of the countryside through water-control systems, some of gigantic size. He documents the histories of three contrasting localities within China to show how ecological dynamics defined the lives of the inhabitants. And he shows that China in the eighteenth century, on the eve of the modern era, was probably more environmentally degraded than northwestern Europe around this time. Indispensable for its new perspective on long-term Chinese history and its explanation of the roots of China?s present-day environmental crisis, this book opens a door into the Chinese past.
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Elyse Zorn Karlin .
Children Figurines of Bisque and Chinawares 1850-1950.
West Chester PA Schiffer Publishing 1990. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the corner tips; the spine leans very slightly but the binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. 176pp. Printed on high-quality slick paper. Profusely illustrated with photographs in color. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. Now there is finally a reference source for collector's of bisque and china children figurines! Whether you collect one type of figurine such as Snow Babies Kewpies or Piano Babies or children figurines in general this book is for you. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 color photographs this book offers a lot of practical information illustrations of marks the origins of each category related collectibles and lists of manufacturers. In addition the author provides you with guidelines on what to look for when purchasing figurines and a useful price guide. A reference source the children figurine collector will use over and over. Almost every page has full color photographs. Included are maker's marks identification information as well as a value guide in the back. If you're interested in figurines this book contains some valuable information about who made what where. Here are some of the kinds of figurines in this book: piano babies Heubach Fairing pieces snowbabies Frozen Charolettes nodders half-dolls Occupied Japan. This is the most comprehensive guide to china children figurines I've ever found. I bought the book and then became a collector. It might make a collector out of you too! This is a well-written book with lots of good pictures. Used the book for information on piano babies and other figurines. Easy to understand for the average person and not just geared to collectors. Schiffer Publishing, paperback
Bookseller reference : 42772
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EMEL ESIN.
The culture of the Turks: Initial Inner Asian phase.= Türk kültür tarihi. Iç Asya'daki erken safhalar.
Fine English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (22 x 12 cm). In English and Turkish, 86 p. The culture of the Turks: Initial Inner Asian phase.= Türk kültür tarihi. Iç Asya'daki erken safhalar.
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Emery, Norman
William Henry Goss and Goss Heraldic China
3rd impression with small revisions, iii, 47 pages, illustrated, bibliography, appendices, (Occasional Papers No. 1). eng
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Emery, Norman
William Henry Goss and Goss Heraldic China
4to, 45 pages, bibliography, appendices. (Occasional Papers : no. 1) eng
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Emery, Norman
William Henry Goss and Goss Heraldic China
Journal of Ceramic History, no. 4. Fine pbk. 19766. eng
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Emmons Charles F.
Chinese Ghosts and Esp A study of Paranormal Beliefs and experiences
pp.297
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Emmott, Bill
Vision 20 /21. Die Weltordnung des 21. Jahrhunderts /. Aus dem Englischen von Hans Günter Holl Deutsche ERSTAUSGABE.
Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer, 2003. 366 S. : graph. Darst. ; 22 cm Originalpappband mit Original-Schutzumschlag.
Bookseller reference : 264736
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Emmrich, Thomas
Tabu und Meidung im antiken China. Aspekte des Verpönten.
Bad Honnef, Bock + Herchen Verlag, 1992. 23 cm, 136 Seiten, kartoniert. leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gut erhalten. Münstersche sinologische Mitteilungen, Band II [2].
Bookseller reference : 31030AB
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Emperor of China 1654 1722 Kangxi Creator
The sacred edict: containing sixteen maxims of the emperor Kang-Hi amplified by his son the emperor Yoong-Ching : together with a paraphrase on the whole by a mandarin
Nabu Press 2010-08-28. Paperback. Good. Nabu Press paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1177784645 ISBN : 1177784645 9781177784641
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Emperor of China 165 Ch'ing Sheng tsu Creator
The Sacred edict; with a translation of the colloquial rendering
Nabu Press 2010-08-25. Paperback. Good. Nabu Press paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG117768957X ISBN : 117768957X 9781177689571
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Emperor of China Kang hsi
The Sacred Edict
HardPress Publishing 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good. HardPress Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1407698826 ISBN : 1407698826 9781407698823
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Emperor of China 1711 1799 Qianlong Creator
The visit of the Teshoo lama to Peking. Ch'ien Lung's inscription
Nabu Press 2010-08-20. Paperback. Good. Nabu Press paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1177586819 ISBN : 1177586819 9781177586818
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Emperor Of China Huang Ti
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine: Chapters 1-34
University of California Press. Small name label on front free end paper. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1966. University of California Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 107079 ISBN : 0520012968 9780520012967
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Emperor of China Huang Ti
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine
University of California Press. Very Good. Soft cover. 2004. University of California Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 104499 ISBN : 9790520229360 9790520229
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Emperor of China Huang Ti
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine: Chapters 1-34
University of California Press. Near Fine/Good Dust Jacket. 1970. Second Printing. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall 0520012968 CLEAN near fine 1970 second printing hard cover with good dust jacket. Has prior owner's name on title page. . University of California Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040178 ISBN : 0520012968 9780520012967
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Encyclopedia of China Publishing House
A Complete Collection of Scenic Spots in China
2002-03-05. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 7500066104 ISBN : 7500066104 9787500066101
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Encyclopedia of China Publishing House 1 May 11
Chinese children encyclopedia cultural life hardcoverChinese Edition
Encyclopedia of China Publishing House; 1 May 11 2006-05-01. Hardcover. Good. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House; 1 (May 11 hardcover
Bookseller reference : SONG7500064500 ISBN : 7500064500 9787500064503
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ENDACOTT G.B.
A History of Hong Kong. History of Hong Kong.
8vo., First Edition, with 12 plates on 6, 2 folding map and a full-page map in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in chipped and creased dustwrapper. A major contribution to the history. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER
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Ende, Werner (Hg.); Udo Steinbach (Hg.); Michael Ursinus
Der Islam in der Gegenwart. -
München:, Beck, 1989. 766 Seiten, (1) Bl. (Verlagsanzeigen), (2) Tafeln, tanngrüner OLnbd. mit Rückenschildchen, OU., 22,5 x 14,5 cm.
Bookseller reference : 96676FB
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Endicott, Mary Austin
Five Stars Over China - The Story of Our Return to New China
464 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of interesting photos. After spending twenty-two years as a missionary family in China, the author's family returned there for four months in 1952 to meet old friends and make new ones, including businessmen, government leaders, Christians, peasants, trade unionists, and teachers. - back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear and soiling. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Endicott-West Elizabeth
Mongolian Rule in China, Local Administration in the Yuan Dinasty (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series #29)
8vo, hardcover in dj. perfect condition
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Endicott-West, Elizabeth
Mongolian Rule in China. Local Administration in the Yuan Dinasty (= Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series, No. 29).
Cambridge, Mass. and London, Harvard University Press, 1989. 217 S. Orig.-Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag. "The Mongolian Yuan dynasty, 1272-1368, is a short but interesting chapter in the long history of Sino-Mongolian relations. Faced with the challenge of governing a huge sedentary empire, the traditionally nomadic Mongols acceded to some Chinese institutional precedents, but, in large part, adhered to their own Inner Asian practices of staffing and administering the government apparatus. Yuan administrative documents provide information that permits a fairly accurate reconstruction of the day-to-day functioning of the local government bureaucracy. From these materials, Endicott-West has put together a detailed picture of the Mongols' methods of selecting local officials, the ethnic backgrounds of officials, and policy formation and implementation at the local level" (Publisher's description). Mit kleinem chinesischem Stempel, sonst schönes, gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren.
Bookseller reference : 009838
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Endo Shusaku
Silence
<p>Special edition. Media tie-in.</p><p>314 p. Audience: General/trade.</p> Peter Owen hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio638
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Enduran
La Chine et Les Français En 1860
8vo, br. ed. Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l opportunite d acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF. Les uvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique. En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles. Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.
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Engardio Peter Edited by
Chindia: How China and India Are Revolutionizing Global Business
New York: McGraw-Hill. Fine. 2006. Trade paperback. 0071476571 . New book in as new condition. Not a remainder.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages . McGraw-Hill paperback
Bookseller reference : 14690 ISBN : 0071476571 9780071476577
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Enge Delleen
Franciscan: Embossed Hand Painted Made in California Only
Ojai: Delleen Enge 1992. First Edition . Green Wrappers. Very Good . Photographs By Ron Yocum. One diagonal cover crease else near fine. Inscribed personally by the author on inside of front cover. <br/> <br/> Delleen Enge unknown
Bookseller reference : 016231
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Engelhardt, Ute
Die klassische Tradition der Qi-Übungen (Qigong). Eine Darstellung anhand des Tang-Zeitlichen Textes Fuqi Jingyi Lun von Sima Chengzhen. In: Münchener Ostasiatische Studien. Band 44.
Wiesbaden, Franz Steiner, 1987. Dissertation phil. Mit einigen Abbild. auf Tafeln, VIII, 334 S. Gr.-8°, OBrosch.
Bookseller reference : 194123
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Engelmann, Herbert
Das chinesische Eherecht - Sonderabdruck
Stuttgart, Enke, 1928. PP, gutes Exemplar
Bookseller reference : 11145
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Engels, Erich
Mutter Erde, gute Erde.
Wien/Peking, Siebenberg, 1939. Mit 29 ganzseitigen Fotoabbildungen. 24/16,7 cm. 64 ungez. S. OKarton mit minimal gebrauchtem Schutzumschlag. Recht schön.
Bookseller reference : 26687
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Engler, Friedrich K
Die Grundlagen des I-Ching. Leben, Lebensordnung, Lebensgesetze.
Freiburg i.Br., Aurum Verlag, 1987. 8°, 316 S.; Mit 4 Schwarzweißabbildungen; Bezahlung per PayPal möglich, we accept PayPal, Regalspuren am Fußschnitt, Einband ger. beschabt und ger. bestoßen und eingeschmutzt, Schnitt stockfleckig, Kugelschreiberan - und Unterstreichungen, altersbedingte Bräunungen, Gebr.sp., kartoniert
Bookseller reference : 31213
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Englert, Alexander Paul und Lian Yang
China daily. - Fotogr. Alexander Paul Englert. Gedichte Yang Lian. [Übertr. aus dem Chines. ins Dt. Mark Renée. Übertr. aus dem Chines. ins Engl. Brian Holton]
Berlin, Schwarzkopf und Schwarzkopf, 1996. 2. Aufl. mit zahlreichen Schwarzweißfotografien. ill. OPbd., (chines. Schnurbindung). 40 S., 4° qer (=27 x 30 cm) [2 Warenabbildungen]
Bookseller reference : 13361
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Englert, Alexander Paul und Yang Lian
China Daily.
(Bln), Schwarzkopf und Schwarzkopf, (1995). Mit Fotos von A.P. Englert und Gedichten von Yang Lian. Einleitung: Gisela Mahlmann. Mit zahlreichen Schwarzweißfotografien auf Karton und Kunstdruckpapier. 4°. 40 S., dazwischen Textseiten aus Transparentpapier. Ill. OUmschlag. Am Rücken mit einem Stoffband gebunden.
Bookseller reference : 507
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Englert, Siegfried
Materialien zur Stellung der Frau und zur Sexualität im vormodernen und modernen China (= Heidelberger Schriften zur Ostasienkunde, Band 1).
Frankfurt am Main, Haag + Herchen, 1980. IV, 296 S. Orig.-Broschur. Das letzte Blatt mit kleinem Besitzvermerk in Kugelschreiber, sonst gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren.
Bookseller reference : 008708
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English Department of China News Week
China Unmasked: An Inside Look into this Centurys Biggest Story
China Intercontinental Press 2011. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. China Intercontinental Press paperback
Bookseller reference : G750852103XI4N10 ISBN : 750852103X 9787508521039
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Engstrom Theodore
The Real McKoy
Grand Rapids: Zondervan. Very Good; DJ edge trs some underlining throughout. 1956. Hardbound. 111 pages . Zondervan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6551
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Ennes Pierre Gerard Mabille and Philippe Thiebaut
Histoire de la Table: Les Arts de la Table des Origines � Nos Jours
Paris: Flammarion 1994. 1st . Hardcover. New/New. in printed cardboard slipcase; slipcase with corner wear. <p>Written by three historians of decorative arts this work is a veritable encyclopedia of the arts of the table. Covering the period from the Middle Ages to 1990 the book has 527 illustrations in both color and black and white. Text in French.</p> <br/> <br/> Flammarion hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13383 ISBN : 2080120948 9782080120946
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Entwisle Barbara; Henderson Gail
Re-Drawing Boundaries : Work Household and Gender in China
Berkeley CA U.S.A.: University of California Press 2000. Hardback. Fine/No Dust Jacket. University of California Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 307886 ISBN : 0520220900 9780520220904
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Enzo Pifferi Fernando Mezzetti Joachim Petersen
China. Mit Der Bahn Durchs Reich Der Mitte
Orell Füßli, Zürich 1984. 1. Auflage Guter Umschlag Goldgeprägtes Leinen Gut
Bookseller reference : 000679
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Epping-von Franz, Marlies
Fang Xiao-Ru (1357-1402). Ein Konfuzianer im Konflikt (= Münchener Ostasiatische Studien, Band 36).
Wiesbaden, Franz Steiner, 1983. 321 S. Orig.-Broschur. Mit kleinem chinesischem Stempel, sonst schönes, gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren.
Bookseller reference : 009800
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Epstein
Tibet Transformed
wrapper vg 563 pages
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Epstein, Israel
Vom Opiumkrieg bis zur Befreiung
Aus dem Englischen von Klaus B. Ludwig. Beijing, Verlag für fremdsprachige Literatur, 1985. Kl.-8vo. Mit zahlreichen fotografischen Tafelabbildungen. 2 Bl., VII, 280 S., 1 Bl. Or.-Lwd. mit Schutzumschlag.
Bookseller reference : 201990
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Erbaugh Mary S. editor
DIFFICULT CHARACTERS : Interdisciplinary Studies of Chinese and Japanese Writing
Ohio State Univ Press 2002. 285pp. Trade paperback VG no names or markings indices references footnotes DIFFICULT CHARACTERS : Interdisciplinary Studies of Chinese and Japanese Writing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. Ohio State Univ Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : w200628263
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Erben, K.H. (et al., editors), 1995.:
Die Kreide/Tertiärgrenze im Nanxion-Becken (Kontinentalfazies, Südostchina). [Erdwiss. Forsch., 32.]
4to. Pp. 245, 34 figs., 6 tabs., 14 annexes, tabs., refs. Orig. wrs.
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