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History
3000 years of Chinese history presented through the lives of ninety-six illustrious participants from all periods and all parts of the country China is the most populous country on earth, with the longest history of any... See More
Religion & Spirituality
A landmark translation of one of the most popular works of world literture, this edition of the Tao Te Ching is based on the Ma-wang-tui manuscripts. See More
Literature & FictionWith commentary and annotations throughout, Ming Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader presents for the first time in English 10 key stories from China's Ming Dynasty era. Casting new light on this significant period in Chinese... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
From the Bronze Age through the Middle Ages, a network of trade and migration routes brought people from across Eurasia into contact. Their commerce included political, social, and artistic ideas, as well as material goods... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
This book discusses erotic and magical goddesses and heroines in several ancient cultures, from the Near East and Asia, and throughout ancient Europe; in prehistoric and early historic iconography, their magical qualities... See More
Cookbooks, Food & Wine
A lively and beautifully illustrated history of one of the world's favorite beverages and its uses through the ages. World-renowned sinologist Victor H. Mair teams up with journalist Erling Hoh to tell the story of this... See More
The Hawai'i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture is a collection of more than ninety primary sources -- all but a few of which were translated specifically for this volume -- of cultural significance from the Bronze Age to... See More
HistoryThis book is a valuable collection of essays by renowned Asian studies scholar Victor H. Mair. Compiled by Rebecca Shuang Fu, Matthew Anderson, Xiang Wan, and Sophie Ling-Chia Wei, it provides a window into Mair's vast array... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Three photographs, discarded in the dust outside Qumul train station, Xinjiang, each carefully torn to remove one man while preserving the other. For the American scholar who picks them up they present an irresistible... See More
Religion & SpiritualityOne of the greatest scholars of Chinese and Japanese Buddhist history was Antonino Forte (1940-2006), who was Director of the Italian School of Oriental (later East Asian) Studies in Kyoto for many years. Professor Forte's... See More