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Carlos Rojas presents a sweeping survey of the historical and political significance of one of the world's most recognizable monuments. Although the splendor of the Great Wall has become virtually synonymous with its vast size, the structure's conceptual coherence is actually gr…
Through an examination of allusions to the Wall in an eclectic array of texts--ranging from official dynastic histories, elite poetry, and popular folktales to contemporary tourist testimonials, children's songs, and avant-garde performance art--this study maps out a provocative…
Through an examination of allusions to the Wall in an eclectic array of texts--ranging from official dynastic histories, elite poetry, and popular folktales to contemporary tourist testimonials, children's songs, and avant-garde performance art--this study maps out a provocative…
An authoritative analysis of Asia's modern relationship with the Western world is comprised of three essays that examine the strategies of Japan, China, and India while investigating Asia's twenty-first-century efforts to define itself independently of Western influence
Calligraphy and clocks -- The Buddhas at Qixia -- The skyward garden.
From one of our foremost experts on Asia and its history comes this brilliant dissection of the relationship between East and West. In three succinct essays, Patrick Smith investigates the East's endeavor to adopt Western technology and all that we consider modern. He underscore…
An authoritative analysis of Asia's modern relationship with the Western world is comprised of three essays that examine the strategies of Japan, China, and India while investigating Asia's twenty-first-century efforts to define itself independently of Western influence.
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