This popular introduction to China offers readers an authoritative and up-to-date overview of some four millennia of Chinese history. Meyers' explanations of the land and its people, the traditional Chinese way of life, China's imperial dynasties, and the development of modern China from 1912 to the present provide valuable insight into contemporary Chinese society.
Thyme of Death: A Mystery Introducing China Bayles by Susan Wittig Albert, ISBN 0425140989
The first China Bayles mystery is now reissued at a special low price. When China's friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, China looks behind the quaint facade of Pecan Springs. Though she finds a lot of friendly faces, China is sure that one of them hides the heart of a killer.
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The Armed Forces of China by You Ji, ISBN 1860644872
At present, perceptions of China's military power owe as much to the Korean war as they do to cool analysis of force structure and offensive capacity. Yet as the emerging economic superpower in Asia, China must play an ever-growing part in the future of that region and the world. "The Armed Forces of China presents a straightforward description of China's military resources and the impact of new programs of investment in technology and manpower management.
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Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China by Judith Shapiro, ISBN 0521786800
In clear and compelling prose, Judith Shapiro relates the great, untold story of the devastating impact of Chinese politics on China's environment during the Mao years. Maoist China provides an example of extreme human interference in the natural world in an era in which human relationships were also unusually distorted. Under Mao, the traditional Chinese ideal of "harmony between heaven and humans" was abrogated in favor of Mao's insistence that "Man Must Conquer Nature." Mao and the Chinese Communist Party's "war" to bend the physical world to human will often had disastrous consequences both for human beings and the natural environment. Mao's War Against Nature argues that the abuse of people and the abuse of nature are often linked. Shapiro's account, told in part through the voices of average Chinese citizens and officials who lived through and participated in some of the destructive campaigns, is both eye-opening and heartbreaking. Judith Shapiro teaches environmental politics at...
Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China by Judith Shapiro, ISBN 0521786800
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Realm Of Fear
When the Enterprise encounters the U.S.S. Yosemite trapped in a plasma stream, Lt. Barclay (Dwight Schultz) comes up with a plan to free the vessel. After a session with Troi (Marina Sirtis), he is able to overcome his fear of the transporter and make the trip to the stricken ship. But while transporting back, a mysterious creature appears in the matter stream and touches Barclay's arm.
Back on the Enterprise, fear turns to terror when his arm begins to radiate light. Meanwhile, an autopsy on a Yosemite crew member reveals that his body was invaded by high energy plasma life forms. It appears Barclay's body is being invaded by the same creatures. To survive, he must conquer his fears and re-enter the realm of the matter stream.
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Thyme of Death: A Mystery Introducing China Bayles by Susan Wittig Albert, ISBN 0425140989
The first China Bayles mystery is now reissued at a special low price. When China's friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, China looks behind the quaint facade of Pecan Springs. Though she finds a lot of friendly faces, China is sure that one of them hides the heart of a killer.
Thyme of Death: A Mystery Introducing China Bayles by Susan Wittig Albert, ISBN 0425140989
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Advanced Business Chinese: Economy and Commerce in a Changing China and the Changing World by Fangyuan Yuan, ISBN 0300100507
This is the first business-Chinese textbook for advanced learners of Chinese in which current economic issues in China are addressed in depth. The goal of each lesson is to help students develop their language skills in a dynamic and communicative context, understand economic trends and situations in modern China, and expand their critical-thinking abilities. Advanced Business Chinese is organized into five thematic units: international trade, management and marketing, finance, the stock market, and economic law. Each unit presents authentic reading materials--including case studies--along with pre-reading questions, glossaries with pinyin transliterations and English explanations, and varieties of exercises and activities. For the serious student with an interest in business and other professional spheres, the book offers diverse perspectives on economic issues in China today, ranging from how China fits into the global economy to how economic matters affect the businesses and citizens...
Advanced Business Chinese: Economy and Commerce in a Changing China and the Changing World by Fangyuan Yuan, ISBN 0300100507
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A Dictionary of Maqiao
One of the most-talked about works of fiction to emerge from China in recent years, this novel about an urban youth "displaced" to a small village in rural China during the Cultural Revolution is a fictionalized portrait of the author's own experience as a young man.
A Dictionary of Maqiao
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China: A Concise History by Milton W. Meyer, ISBN 0822630338
This popular introduction to China offers readers an authoritative and up-to-date overview of some four millennia of Chinese history. Meyers' explanations of the land and its people, the traditional Chinese way of life, China's imperial dynasties, and the development of modern China from 1912 to the present provide valuable insight into contemporary Chinese society.
China: A Concise History by Milton W. Meyer, ISBN 0822630338
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