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Mingqi Pottery Buildings of Han Dynasty China 206 BC AD 220: Architectural Representations & Represented Architecture
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An enormous number of burial objects have been unearthed from ancient tombs in archaeological...
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The Rich: From Slaves to Super-Yachts: A 2,000-Year History
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From the Orwell Prize shortlisted author of Freedom for Sale, The Rich is the fascinating history of...
The Prospect of Global History
James Belich, John Darwin, Margret Frenz and Chris Wickham
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The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply...
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Scribbling Through History: Graffiti, Places and People from Antiquity to Modernity
Omur Harmansah, Elizabeth Frood, Chloe Ragazzoli and Chiara Salvador
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For most people the mention of graffiti conjures up notions of subversion, defacement, and...
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Modern China: A Very Short Introduction
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China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies,...
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The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China
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China's history is an epic tapestry of courtly philosophies, warring factions and imperial intrigue....
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China's Geography: Globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change
Gregory Veeck, Clifton W. Pannell, Youqin Huang and Shuming Bao
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Despite China's obvious and growing importance on the world stage, it remains often and easily...
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Literati Style Penjing: Chinese Bonsai Masterworks
Zhao Qingquan and Thomas S. Elias
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The art of bonsai is widely known in the West: from the Karate Kid to the American Bonsai...
The Ideals of Inquiry: An Ancient History
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Long before science as we know it today existed, sophisticated studies of the external world were...
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The Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
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Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for...