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Sort by:     Date Added     SKU     Product Name     Price     Pages:   1 2   See details Aesthetics and Marxism: Chinese Aesthetic Marxist and Their Western Contemporaries SKU: AEMACH Forcefully argued and theoretically sophisticated, this book will appeal to students and scholars of contemporary Marxism, cultural studies, aesthetics, and modern Chinese culture, politics, and ideology. Market price: $22.00 Our price: $4.98, save 77%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Back-Alley Banking: Private Entrepreneurs in China SKU: BAALBA Chinese entrepreneurs have founded more than thirty million private businesses since Beijing instituted economic reforms in the late 1970s. Most of these private ventures, however, have been denied access to official sources of credit. State banks continue to serve state-owned enterprises, yet.... Market price: $52.50 Our price: $4.98, save 90%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Bad Elements: Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing: Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing SKU: BAELEM Traveling through the US, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China, Ian Buruma tells the personal stories of Chinese rebels who dare to stand up to their rulers. From the exiles of Tiananmen to the hidden Christians in rural China, he brings alive the human dimension to.... Market price: $16.95 Our price: $5.98, save 64%; In stock  See details »  See details The China Fantasy: Why Capitalism Will Not Bring Democracy to China SKU: CHFANT One of our most perceptive China experts, James Mann has penned a vital wake-up call to all who are ignorant of America's true relationship with the Asian giant. Our leaders may posit a China drawn to increasing liberalization through the power of the free market, but Mann asks us to consider a.... Market price: $13.00 Our price: $2.98, save 77%; In stock  See details »  See details China Syndrome: The True Story of the 21St Century's First Great Epidemic SKU: CHSYTR In riveting and dramatic fashion, Greenfeld takes readers to the front lines of the SARS crisis and raises disturbing questions about when--and how--the world will face the next deadly (and inevitable) viral mutation. Market price: $25.95 Our price: $5.98, save 76%; In stock  See details »  See details China's Dilemma: the Taiwan Issue SKU: CHDITA The status of Taiwan has been one of the most complex and politically loaded issues facing China since the end of the Cold War. Ever since Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan's president, made his historic visit to the United States in 1995, the issue of Taiwan-Chinese relations has been at the forefront of.... Market price: $26.95 Our price: $4.98, save 81%; In stock  See details »  See details China's Quest for National Identity SKU: CHQUNA How to define a Chinese national identity remains as hotly contested a question among today's Chinese citizens as it has been among foreign observers. This volume brings together ten new essays by an interdisciplinary group of leading sinologists and offers a comprehensive framework for.... Market price: $19.95 Our price: $4.98, save 75%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details The Chinese Experience SKU: CHEXPE There was a rich civilization in which emperors are magnified, bureacrats satirized, women worshipped, nature revered, parting and death mourned, and war reviled. Dawson shows how Chinese art and literature are linked by the magic of the calligraphic brush-stroke, and the lasting influence of.... Our price: $5.98; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Cosmopolitan Capitalists: Hong Kong and the Chinese Diaspora at the End of the Twentieth Century SKU: COCAHK Cosmopolitan Capitalists focuses on the people of Hong Kong and how they are defining themselves under altered circumstances. It is a broad multi-disciplinary view of Hong Kong's transformation, written for a general audience by some of the world's foremost scholars on the region. Market price: $19.95 Our price: $3.98, save 80%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Crime, Punishment and the Prison in Modern China SKU: CRPUPR Based on extensive research and many newly discovered sources, Crime, Punishment, and the Prison in Modern China examines the radical changes in Chinese society during the first half of the twentieth century through the lens of the Chinese prison system. More than a simple history of prison.... Market price: $44.50 Our price: $4.98, save 88%; In stock  See details »  See details The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China and the Japanese Occupation SKU: FAHOKO On Christmas Day 1941 the Japanese captured Hong Kong, and Britain lost control of its Chinese colony for almost four years. The Japanese occupation was a turning point in the slow historical process by which the British were to be expelled from the colony and from four centuries of influence in.... Market price: $22.50 Our price: $5.98, save 73%; In stock  See details »  See details Falun Gong's Challenge to China: Spiritual Practice Or "Evil Cult"? SKU: FAGOCH The People's Republic of China has banned this spiritual practice built around traditional exercises and meditation. Is the Falun Gong a dangerous threat to the largest nation on Earth? Or is China returning to the dark days of the Cultural Revolution by burning Falun Gong books while beating.... Market price: $15.95 Our price: $4.98, save 68%; In stock  See details »  See details The First Chinese Democracy: Political Life in the Republic of China on Taiwan SKU: FICHDE The political transformation of Taiwan from an authoritarian regime into a democracy is one of the great political sagas of the 20th century. Defeated on the China mainland, the Kuomintang established a new polity on Taiwan that allowed for four remarkable patterns of political development..... Market price: $55.00 Our price: $4.98, save 90%; In stock  See details »  See details Hong Kong: An Appointment with China SKU: HOKOAP Written prior to the actual exchange, this is a candid look at the historical events leading up to the handover of Hong Kong to Chinese rule during the summer of 1997. Market price: $22.95 Our price: $4.98, save 78%; In stock  See details »  See details Inequality and Poverty in China in the Age of Globalization SKU: INPOCH China's explosive economic growth since 1988 has not resulted in an equal increase of income among all Chinese citizens. The authors explore a range of reasons for the disparity and base their conclusions on strong empirical evidence--especially the 1996 survey conducted by the State Statistical.... Market price: $45.00 Our price: $6.98, save 84%; In stock  See details »  See details Integrated Study of China's Development and Reform: Preliminary Exploration of Social System SKU: INSTCH This collection of 18 essays by one of the architects of China’s reform and opening up includes writings on the social, economic, and environmental impact of China’s remarkable growth. Market price: $29.95 Our price: $9.00, save 69%; In stock  See details »  See details Negotiating Cooperation: The United States and China 1969-1989 SKU: NECOOP This book examines how China and the United States managed to develop and consolidate cooperative relations for two decades despite the existence of the Taiwan problem. Market price: $25.95 Our price: $6.98, save 73%; In stock  See details »  See details Polite Politics: A Sociological Analysis of An Urban Protest in Hong Kong SKU: POPOSO Social protest in Hong Kong including a theoretical review of the literature on social movements, information about grass-roots housing organizers, and detailed analyses of several other political events. Market price: $124.95 Our price: $9.98, save 92%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details The Problem of A Chinese Aesthetic SKU: PRCHAE This book applies a new model of comparative literature that gives incompatibility and contradiction their due. In case studies that include Leibniz, the Book of Odes, and Hegel, it explores the intersection between translation and allegory. Market price: $15.95 Our price: $7.98, save 49%; In stock  See details »  See details Reform the People: Changing Attitudes Towards Popular Education in Early 20Th Century China SKU: REPECH This is a history of the early years of Chinese popular education which discusses how ideas were put into practice. The book describes the setting-up of day-schools, vocational schools and public libraries and the attempts to encourage a hard-working, disciplined and public-spirited citizenry. Market price: $45.00 Our price: $4.98, save 88%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »

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