Asia
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Chinese Museums: Strategies and Promotion of Contemporary Chinese Art [Paperback]
Ornella De Nigris(Author)
$30.00ISBN: 9788869771439
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Art
Over the last 30 years, the Chinese system of art museums has enjoyed an unprecedented pace of development. Following a general and ongoing renovation of China’s entire system of national art institutions, there has been an impressive prolif... .... Learn More -
The Story of Xinjiang Revealed through Old Maps (1759-1912) [Paperback]
Wang Yao(Author); Lewis James Wright(Translator)
$39.95ISBN: 9781626430747
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Xinjiang, named in 1759 by Emperor Qianlong (乾隆 1711-1799) of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China, was ruled by the Qing from the final phase of the Dzungar-Qing Wars when the Dzungar Khanate was conquered, and lasted until the fall... .... Learn More -
People of Nanjing: A Cultural Perspective on a Historic Chinese City [Paperback]
Ye Zhaoyan(Author); David Charles East(Translator)
$25.95ISBN: 9781626430648
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese culture and history as having been a capital city for ten times throughout history. The city of Nanjing is a fine history textbook. If one pores over this city, one will evoke the history of China itself. E... .... Learn More -
Life Confucianism as A New Philosophy: Love and Thought [Hardback]
Huang Yushun(Author); Li Xuening(Author); Li Xuening(Translator); Meirong Yan(Translator); Prof. Yushun Huang(Author); Prof. Xuening Li(Translator)
$110.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781626430068
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Life itself has long gone unnoticed in Confucian texts since the Qin and Han dynasties, which is similar to the forgetting of Being, per se, in the Western philosophy after the Axial Period, according to Heidegger. Today, there is a philosophical ... .... Learn More -
The Spirit of Wang Yangming's Philosophy: The Realms of Being and Non-Being [Hardback]
Chen Lai(Author); Guoxing Chen(Translator); Prof. Lai Chen(Author)
$125.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781626430655
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
The book provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of Wang’s philosophy at different stages throughout its maturation so as to sketch the essential character and grand picture of Wang’s philosophy. As a systematic study of Wang&rs... .... Learn More -
Prophets, Viziers and Philosophers: Wisdom and Authority in Early Arabic Literature [Hardback]
Emily J. Cottrell(Editor)
$140.00ISBN: 9789493194199
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Ancient Narrative Supplement
Volume: 28
The collection of essays assembled in this volume addresses the models of divine and practical wisdom in some of the earlier Arabic prose texts passed down to us. All essays were initially presented and discussed at an international conference hel... .... Learn More -
Furusato: 'Home' at the Nexus of History, Art, Society, and Self [Paperback]
Christopher Craig(Editor); Enrico Fongaro(Editor); Aldo Tollini(Editor)
$24.99ISBN: 9788869772771
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Hasekura League Studies
Furusato (home, hometown, and/or place of origin) is a revered and idealized concept in Japan. On an individual level, it plays a central role in personal identity; in a broader social and cultural milieu, it is constitutive of a sense of n... .... Learn More -
Resistance at the Edge of Empires: The Archaeology and History of the Bannu basin from 1000 BC to AD 1200 [Hardback]
Cameron A. Petrie(Author)
$95.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781785703034
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Bannu Archaeological Project
Volume: 3
From 1985 to 2001, the collaborative research initiative known as the Bannu Archaeological Project conducted archaeological explorations and excavations in the Bannu region, in what was then the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan, now... .... Learn More -
The Land of the Anka Bird: A Journey Through the Turkic Heartlands [Paperback]
Caroline Eden(Author); Ergun Çağatay(Photographer)
$35.00ISBN: 9780995756625
Published by : Cornucopia Books/Caique Publishing
The Land of the Anka Bird: A Journey Through the Turkic Heartland is a reflective visual essay introducing the powerful photographs of Ergun Çağatay. The book explores the cultural landscape and geography of the vast Turkic-spea... .... Learn More -
Model of a Summer Camp [Paperback]
Dr Tatiana Argounova-Low(Author); Professor Alison K. Brown(Author); Dr Sushma Jansari(Author)
$12.00ISBN: 9780714124889
Published by : British Museum
Series: Object in Focus
The Model of a Summer Camp is an intriguing object with a range of stories to tell. Originating in the Sakha (Yakutia) region of far northeastern Russia, it depicts a yhyakh celebration – a festival of huge cultural importance to the region.... .... Learn More
