Asia

ISBN: 9781789259414
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture in Southwest Asia remains a key area of research for archaeologists. For many years, little intensive research was possible in the ‘eastern wing’ of the Fertile Crescent. This volume present... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861592319
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 231
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This publication has been developed from ideas first presented at the international symposium Late Hokusai: thought, technique, society, held at the British Museum in May 2017. The symposium was organised to enable specialists in a range of discip... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781626430914
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
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Professor Xu Xiaoyue, a top-notch scholar specializing in ancient Chinese philosophies and religions, displays essential constituents of Chinese humanism before readers. According to him, key concepts such as Confucian ten virtues, Daoist Way and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781626430938
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Series: Bridge21 Contemporary Chinese Literature
Volume: 2
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Nothing but the Now is a collection of seven stories, most of them about chance encounters in the world, the consequences of greed and temptation, the inescapable past, and moral dilemmas that seem to be tailored to each character’s flaws... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781626430297
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
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The author reviews the Confucian tradition through the two concepts, religion and humanities. Chinese scholars always adopt Zongjiao and Renwen from the ancient Chinese documents as the Chinese translation of religion and humanities. In respect of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781626430891
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Series: Bridge21 Contemporary Chinese Literature
Volume: 1
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This book contains six works that each reflect the different styles of the author in each period of his work, paying attention to men of low status, memories of childhood, campus life, and the living conditions of Beijing’s drifters. Told in a str... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788869771439
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Art
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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 proliferatio... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788869773341
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Asian Philosophical Texts
The present volume brings together translations of hitherto neglected texts from Asian philosophical traditions, along with critical essays dealing with the philosophical issues of translating these texts into Western languages. As the third volum... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781626430815
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
This book describes the entrepreneurial of a Chinese securities firm from the early 1990s, and reviews the 30-year history of China’s capital markets with a panoramic and coherent view of the birth and development of a securities institution. It h... .... Learn More