Bringing the World Home sheds new light on China's vibrant cultural life between 1895 and 1919--a crucial period that marks a watershed between the conservative old regime and the ostensibly iconoclastic New Culture of the 1920s. Although generally overlooked in the effort to un…
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Chinese literature: a very short introduction
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Literary information in China: a history
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"An expansive yet concise literary history that traces the organization of literary information in China at the levels of the word, the document, and the collection, introducing readers to how these organizing forms operate across time. The volume will provide critical introduct…
A panoramic survey of the course of Chinese civilization from prehistory to 1850, when the old China began to give way to the new. A work unique in the sweep of its design and scope, intended expressly for the general reader interested in human history and culture, this is a vi…
Alongside the scores of travel books about China written by foreign visitors, Chinese travelers' impressions of their own country rarely appear in translation. This anthology is the only comprehensive collection in English of Chinese travel writing from the first century A.D. th…
Alongside the scores of travel books about China written by foreign visitors, Chinese travelers' impressions of their own country rarely appear in translation. This anthology is the only comprehensive collection in English of Chinese travel writing from the first century A.D. th…
Some T'ang and pre-T'ang texts on Chinese painting
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Contents: V. II, part 1. Translation and annotations -- V. II, part 2, Chinese text.
Some Tʻang and pre-Tʻang texts on Chinese painting
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"Norman Smith reveals the literary world of Japanese-occupied Manchuria (Manchukuo, 1932-45) and examines the lives, careers, and literary legacies of seven prolific Chinese women writers during the period. Smith shows how a complex blend of fear and freedom produced an environm…
Introduction -- Subjugation of snake demons : the snake cult and the hagiography of goddess Chen Jinggu -- Journey of a goddess : Chen Jinggu subdues the snake demon -- Appendix I : passing through Nanjiao, pacifying the demons, and stabilizing Beijiao -- Appendix II : Chen Jing…