Far East Archaeology & History (China, Japan, Korea)

ISBN: 9780861591695
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 169
Millions of Chairman Mao badges were produced during China's Cultural Revolution, and were worn by almost all Chinese people, from Premier Zhou Enlai down to the smallest child. Made in a wide variety of materials (aluminium, plastic, bamboo, p... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515090582
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Abhandlungen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse (AM-GS)
Volume: 2007/4
This volume not only traces the history of sinology and its definition as a philological discipline, it also asks questions about globalization and Chinese identity and whether the term "sinology," coined in the 19th century, is still appropria... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859602149
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
This issue of the Florentine Stibbert Museum's periodical series presents articles on Japanese swords in the museum's collection. Contents: Kirsten Aschengreen Piacenti Introduzione / Introduction Riccardo Franci Lame giapponesi nella collezi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805336680
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Volume: 21
A study on the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age in northern China. German text.
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ISBN: 9789792111491
Published by : ATF Press
Volume: 1
For the past forty years, Neils Mulder has been actively engaged with the cultures of Java, Thailand and the Philippines. In 2002, he retired to Mt Banahaw in southern Luzon, Philippines, where he works on his intellectual bigraphy, of which doing... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783777431055
Published by : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
Fritz Löw-Beer (19061976) was the first collector in the western world to recognize the importance of lacquer as an artistic medium and to build a collection containing mainly pieces from the Han (206 BC6 AD) and Ming (13681644) Dynasties. Thi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700136446
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: Beiträge zur Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens
Volume: 50
"As China Meets the World" is a selection of papers that were presented at an international conference held in Vienna in 2004 under the same title. Aiming at a better understanding of China's emergence as one of the world powers of tomorrow, as... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861591527
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 152
This publication brings together the results of metallurgical analysis on Chinese coins undertaken at the British Museum during the last 15 years. The largest project looked at the metal content of Chinese cash coins over a period of more than ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521851190
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Richard Bowring traces the development of Japanese religious thought and practice from the introduction of writing to the point at which medieval attitudes gave way to a distinctive pre-modern culture, a change that brought an end to the domina... .... Learn More