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Arminio, Joseph A. Precedent for Peace: Ancient China's Strategy & a Plan for the Prevention of World War
Montchanin, Del. Intrepid Press 096449910X Paperback
Book Description&newline; PRECEDENT FOR PEACE marshals history for a vital purpose. Part I sets down for the first time in detail The Grand Strategy of the Han Empire, circa 209-106 B. C. Part II offers the lengthy application, which involves several elements, a warning that peace slips away in the 1990s; a plan that purports to arrest and consolidate peace; and proof that the plan will indeed succeed. Ancient China was on the supreme issue of war and peace like a microcosm of the present world. The Han statesmen were astonishingly successful peace-makers. Sun Tzu's THE ART OF WAR is shown to have met extraordinary practitioners. So skilled and humane was Liu Pang, founder of the Han Empire and hero of Part I, that the British historian Arnold Toynbee ranked him as the greatest statesman in the whole of history, certainly superior to Augustus Caesar. But American policy abroad falls far short of the Han standard. Indeed a new evil is congealing. We find ourselves face to face with a ! Hydra. The heads include Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and others. If we are to liberaste more of the planet, let alone avoid massive war, we must correct our course-and do it now! But how? By the settlement of just grievances, the skilled positioning of forces, the deployment of novel global defenses. Let us, in short, earn peace the Han way.; 383 pages
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Bartlett, Beatrice S. Monarchs and Ministers: the Grand Council in Mid-Ch'ing China 1723-1820
University Of California Press 0520086457 Paperback
R. Kent Guy, Journal of Asian Studies: A major work. . . . The value of Monarchs and Ministers lies not only in the accomplishments it culminates, but in the new research directions it suggests. . . . It will be the standard work in eighteenth-century history for many years to come. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. : From the Back Cover: No one in the West knows the archives of China's last dynasty better than Professor Bartlett. Monarchs and Ministers affords us one of the first truly informed views of imperial Chinese policy-making from the inside. (Frederic Wakeman, University of California, Berkeley) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.; 417 pages
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Bernstein, Richard Coming Conflict with China, The
New York Knopf 0679454632 First Edition Hardcover
Amazon.com: Richard Bernstein and Ross H. Munro have pooled their extensive experience observing China to produce a shocking account of what they believe will be the the major global rivalry in the first decades of the twenty-first century, the rivalry that will force other countries to take sides. The authors describe an inevitable conflict between an aggressive and expansionist China that sees itself as the rightful arbiter of power in Asia and a naive and unprepared United States that has already entered three wars in the last half century to prevent any single country's domination of Asia. In previously unpublished reports of Chinese news sources, Bernstein and Munro thoroughly document how the Chinese press portrays the United States as the Enemy in no uncertain terms. : Like Alastair Iain Johnston's superb study of Chinese military culture, Cultural Realism, Bernstein and Munro do not stoop to unfair characterization of the Chinese culture or the Chinese people. The grounds for their thesis--that the United States and China are on a collision course over strategic national goals--are well documented in their book. Their argument is particularly strong in its consideration of how China can use its economic influence to curb other nations such as Japan and South Korea. Certain to be the most controversial book published on the subject of Sino-American relations for some time, The Coming Conflict with China makes for a thrilling, troubling read. : From Library Journal: The alarming sound of this book's title rings the second coming of the Cold War. Bernstein and Munro, both seasoned journalists, predict an inevitable conflict with China, which has become the world's second most powerful nation since the Soviet Union's collapse. With detailed documentation and analysis of Chinese foreign and domestic policies as well as the Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996, the authors argue that China is no longer a strategic friend of the United States but a formidable enemy. China's intention to play a more active role in Asian affairs is presented here as a threat to U. S. Political and economic interests. The book raises important concerns about the direction of China's rapid development and America's lack of a clear and consistent policy toward Sino-American relations. Recommended for academic libraries. ? Mark Meng, St. John's Univ. Lib. , New York: Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 245 pages
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Beshore, George Science in Ancient China
New York Franklin Watts 0531104850 School & Library Binding
From School Library Journal&newline; Grade 5-8 In a clear, straightforward text, information about scientific innovations in China from around 1500 b. C. To the mid-16th Century is presented. The top ics covered are as much technological as scientific, and cosmology is included as well. The numerous and appropriately- placed black-and-white illustrations serve to enhance the text. They also help to break it upan aid it badly needs, as the writing style is extremely dry. Plea sure or interest reading this is not, but it will prove a useful resource for reports. It contains a brief glossary and index, and a good bibliography in which its only real competitorFrank Ross' Oracle Bones, Stars and Wheelbarrows (Houghton, 1982) is listed. For collec tions, especially in schools, without Ross' book, this is a reasonable addi tion. Ann Welton, Lake Dollof Ele mentary School, Auburn, Wash. &newline; Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.; First Books Series; 95 pages
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Black, George Black Hands of Beijing: Lives of Defiance in China's Democracy Movement
New York John Wiley & Sons 0471579777 Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly: After the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989, China's communist leaders scapegoated black hands, individuals portrayed as sinister conspirators who supposedly manipulated the masses. Based on scores of interviews with participants in China's democracy movement, this dramatic, absorbing chronicle interweaves the lives of three black hands. Activist Wang Juntao and social scientist Chen Ziming edited a moderate protest journal and led a think tank that unsuccessfully tried to mediate the conflict between student protesters and the Communist Party. Falsely accused of masterminding the Tiananmen rally, they are serving long prison terms. Han Dongfang, bold speechmaker at Tiananmen Square, organized communist China's first independent trade union. Tortured in prison, he was recently released and came to the U. S. For medical treatment. Black, foreign affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times , and Munro, China specialist for Human Rights Watch, provide an invaluable glimpse of the regime's methods of repression and of clandestine opposition groups still operating deep underground. : Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. : From Library Journal: Black and Munro's account of the 1989 democracy movement uses segments of dialog between China's best-known reformers--in particular, Wang Juntao, Chen Ziming, and Han Dongfang--to render a surreal picture of life outside the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) structure, branded as a black hand. The authors, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and a China specialist for Human Rights Watch, respectively, claim to represent reality, albeit from the points of view of the black hands. The implicit messages are identified quite easily. First, the reformers preached moderation and encouraged the CCP to adopt a civil justice system. Second, because of an inability to smash the rice bowl, Deng Xiaoping and the CCP were more threatened by workers than students. Third, the democracy movement was affected profoundly by outside influences. The authors graphically describe how dissidents are treated in prison and note the consistent control of individuals in Chinese society. The book reads like fiction despite the authors' impressive research. Recommended. : - Peggy Spitzer Christoff, Oak Park, Ill. : Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Robert L. Bernstein Bks. ; 400 pages
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Blunden, Caroline Cultural Atlas of China
New York, N. Y. Facts On File 0871961326 Hardcover
Amazon.com: For all the importance of China to world history and contemporary affairs alike, Western readers lack for general overviews of the country. This oversize, heavily illustrated atlas goes a long way to fill that gap. The authors, both specialists in Chinese history, begin with a description of the physiographic regions of China, a complex series of environments whose rivers, valleys, and mountains have conditioned the growth of cities and empires over thousands of years. They move on to a detailed account of Chinese history from the Paleolithic to the present, deftly negotiating the complexities of dynastic lines and multiple kingships and surveying the growth of the modern, postimperial Chinese state, forged in warfare and under considerable hardship. Finally, the authors examine the arts for which China is justly famous, calligraphy, architecture, and cooking among them. The authors take care to explain many of the realities of contemporary Chinese society by noting past events. China has always been open to outside influences, they write, but foreign invasions beginning with the medieval Mongol and Manchu conquests have also led China to guard its frontiers jealously; even today, in a time when foreign investment is courted, China keeps a certain distance from outsiders. Chinese intellectual and cultural assimilation of the West during the present century, they note, has been extremely selective, concentrating almost entirely on the most recent times and showing no interest in the Western Middle Ages and only the most marginal interest in Western antiquity. With so much history of its own, as this volume well summarizes, China's apparent lack of interest in the outside world of long ago is understandable. --Gregory McNamee--This text refers to the : Hardcover edition. : Book Description: Western civilization has only recently tapped into the ancient wisdom of Chinese enlightenment, from alternative medicines to spiritual balance and so much more. Cultural Atlas of China embodies the history, geography, and uniqueness of the world's oldest civilization, providing readers with a guided tour of this momentous kingdom. This revised edition has been updated to include: a completely updated and expanded bibliography; coverage of Chinese environmental problems, Taiwan, and the Chinese Diaspora; new maps and photographs. --This text refers to the : Hardcover edition.; Cultural Atlas Series; 237 pages
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Butterfield, Fox China: Alive in the Bitter Sea
New York, N. Y. Crown 0812909275 Hardcover
ABOUT THE BOOK: China: Alive in the Bitter Sea: ANNOTATION: Covers every aspect of Chinese life: from farm to industry, education, to politics. Penetrates the soul of this intricate and mysterious nation. ; 468 pages
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Byron, John The Claws of the Dragon: Kang Sheng - the Evil Genius Behind Mao - and His Legacy of Terror in People's China
New York Simon & Schuster 0671695371 First Edition Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly: Based on material smuggled out of the People's Republic, this is a first-class biography of Mao's hatchet man, China's counterpart to Stalin's Beria. Kang Sheng (1898-1975) was the godfather of the 1960s-1970s Cultural Revolution, during which hundreds of thousands of Chinese were slaughtered in the name of land reform and other exercises in social engineering. Byron and Pack describe how Kang's obsession with power drove him to betray his high-level comrades until, near the end of his life, he effected a masterpiece of treachery against Mao's former wife, Jiang Qing, Kang's closest associate and longtime protegee. He charged her with treason. The authors' detailed indictment of Kang is devastating: they contend that he transformed China into a world of cruelty bereft of almost every trace of human sympathy. Portrait of a major historical monster whose legacy is still evident in the People's Republic, this is crucial reading for students of modern China. Byron is the pseudonym of a veteran Western diplomat; Pack coauthored Speaking Out with Larry Speakes. : Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. : From Library Journal: Kang was China's equivalent to the Soviet Union's Beria, internal security chief and master spy. By the nature of his work--political intrigue, assassination, murder--the covert life of a man like Kang does not easily yield its details to a biographer. But Byron (pseudonym of a Western diplomat stationed in Beijing) and collaborator Pack have overcome the obstacles to write a masterful study of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung's evil genius. While the plotting, treachery, shifting alliances, and sexual entanglements make for a gripping tale, this book is far more than a spy thriller. Byron knows China's history, its politics, language, and ways, and this sure familiarity with the broader background gives the book a solid ring of authenticity. The book reprises much of the same territory as Roger Failgot and Remi Kauffer's The Chinese Secret Service (Morrow, 1989) , a competent book by non-China specialists. The Claws of the Dragon is clearly the better book. Recommended to specialists and general readers, though the latter may find the cast of characters--hundreds of them--daunting. : - John H. Boyle, California State Univ. , Chico: Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 560 pages
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Chao, Patricia Monkey King
New York Harpercollins 006018681X Hardcover
F/F; Harper Collins, 1997. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition (first printing). The author's first novel. Fine/Fine. Bookseller Inventory #4021; 320 pages
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Chien, Helen Hsieh (translator) The European Diary of Hsieh Fucheng: Envoy Extraordinary of Imperial China
New York St. Martin's Press 031207946X First Edition Hardcover
From Library Journal&newline; Hsieh Fucheng (1838-90) was one of the officials of Imperial China who tried to reform Chinese government and society. A number of Hsieh's ideas on reform are outlined in this edited journal, as are some of his diplomatic accomplishments while he served as envoy to Europe, but what makes this diary fascinating is its view of Western culture from an outsider's position. For example, Hsieh notes that Christianity is much like Confucianism, but the Old and New Testaments &doublequote; are filled with tales of superstition so incredible that even a small child cannot believe them to be the truth. &doublequote; This first English-language publication of Hsieh's diary, translated by his great-granddaughter and introduced and annotated by Douglas Howland (history, DePaul Univ. ) , should be in academic and large public libraries with strong Chinese history collections. &newline; - Dennis L. Noble, Lewistown P. L. , Mont. &newline; Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 224 pages
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Ching, Julia Probing China's Soul: Religion, Politics, and the Protest in the People's Republic
San Francisco Harpercollins 0062501399 Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly: Relying on research sources in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Ching, who teaches at the University of Toronto, goes beyond Western newspaper headlines to present a graphic, invaluable picture of mainland China today. Tiananmen Square, she writes, was only one of the sites in the bloody military crackdown of June 1989; troops injured or killed thousands of Beijing residents, and there have been some 120, 000 arrests, with reports of torture. An expatriate who spent her formative years in China, Ching maintains that the dehumanization of the last four decades cannot be laid at the door of Confucius, whose teachings stressed benevolent government. She argues that Deng Xiaoping and his inner circle of octogenarians have alienated themselves from the Chinese people. Despite repression, old Buddhist and Taoist beliefs persist, she claims. Her superb account punctures the stereotype, still current among some China-watchers, that the Chinese people are somehow different from Westerners and not ready for democracy. : Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. : From School Library Journal: YA-- By exploring China through its philosophies and politics, both traditional and Marxist, Ching attempts to come to terms with what has happened during last 40 years while reflecting upon a possible future. Some of the sources she quotes are mainland intellectuals who have been silenced, particularly those under arrest. There is an extensive bibliography of English and Asian language books and current newspapers and news magazines. Thorough endnotes that accompany each chapter add dimension to the book. Also included are a pronunciation guide, a timeline of China since 1949, and a chart clarifying the structure of the power in the People's Republic. The book opens with a review of the peaceful student demonstration in Tian'anmen Square and the brutal crackdown on the part of the Communist Party leaders. Ching's scholarly approach makes this book an excellent source for current events, trends in modern history, or comparative political systems. Her inquiry will make readers think and ponder not only China's soul but also its beliefs. --Dolores M. Steinhauer, Jefferson Sci-Tech, Alexandria, VA: Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 269 pages
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Croll, E. From Heaven to Earth; Images and Experiences of Development in China
London ; New York Routledge 0415101875 First Edition Hardcover
Book Description: This book combines information on events, processes and structures into a comprehensive introduction to the study of reform in rural China, and provides an invaluable complement to contemporary studies of China. : This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. : Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore. Tandf. Co.uk.; 317 pages
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Dietrich, Craig People's China: a Brief History
New York Oxford University Press 0195081854 Hardcover
Book Description: This standard text has been updated to take into account China's increasing economic liberalization along with its continuing authoritarianism in the late 1990's. Beginning with the sweeping changes which occurred when Mao Zedong and the Communists defeated Chiang Kai-shek in 1949 and took over a China which was still reeling from World War II, People's China introduces us to the unique characters and events which have shaped recent Chinese history. With remarkable economy, People's China chronologically unpacks the essential story of modern China -- the historical background, the ideologies, the grand economic achievements, and the cruel repression. --This text refers to the : Hardcover edition.; 362 pages
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Dodwell, Christina Traveller in China
New York Beaufort Books 0825303710 Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly&newline; There could hardly be a better treat for the armchair adventurer than Dodwell's vivid account of her four-month journey into remote areas of China. On a route that took her from Kashgar in the north, across the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts, into Tibet and on south to Canton, traveling by local transport, by canoe, by camel, she followed the ancient Silk Route, visited frescoed caves in the Gobi Desert, lived among Tibetan and Mongol herders, ran the rapids of the Yangtze. Her adventurousness is reminiscent of the intrepid women travelers of Victorian England (in fact, her grandmother was a correspondent in China for English newspapers at the time of the warlords) . The book's excellent photos acutely observe the region and its people and evoke its painterly beauty. Dodwell's previous works include Travels with Fortune, about her 20, 000-mile journey around Africa, and In Papua New Guinea, the story of her two-year sojourn there; she also took part in BBC-TV's River Journeys series, which filmed her river-rafting in New Guinea. Author tour. &newline; Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. ; 160 pages
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Fritz, Jean China's Long March: 6000 Miles of Danger
New York Putnam Publishing Group 0399215123 Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly: After her two memoirs on her childhood in China, Fritz now turns her stellar abilities to this engaging historical account of one of China's most extraordinary eventsthe famous march of the Communist army during 1934-35. Based on firsthand interviews and many published sources, the book contains a wealth of interesting detailsthe existence of traveling ear-cleaners, for an exampleand several extended, suspenseful episodes, including the dangerous crossings of Luding Bridge and Fairy Mountain. The impressions of Chen Changfeng, Mao's bodyguard, give the narrative an admirable coherence and a light-hearted focus that is characteristic of Fritz's work. Suitable for the studious reader, the book moves far beyond politics to recount the human drama of the march, the suffering that led people to such drastic measures and the spirit that kept them marching when hunger and illness threatened to overtake them. The maps help place the action; bold illustrations add further drama by showing small figures trekking across vast landscapes. Ages 10-up. : Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. : From School Library Journal: Grade 6 Up An account of the Chinese Communist Red Army's march for safety and survival in 1934 to 1935, told from the point of view of the common soldier and marchers, some of whom were women. This is a welcome change from most traditional accounts, which focus on the roles of the male leaders and the strategies they used. It is ironic that this focus makes this account rather difficult to follow. Young readers without background or guidance will have difficulty understanding the reasons for the march and some of the events along the way. At times the action bogs down in overly long descriptions of battles, confrontations, and river crossings. In contrast to these flaws, Fritz does an excellent job of characterization, conveying the mood of the march and the incredible dedication of the communists to the revolution. She describes the sacrifices that the marchers made and explains how they won the trust of the Chinese peasants and gained strength, paving the way for their ultimate victory in 1949. Impressionistic black-and-white drawings convey the tone of the narrative. Goldston's The Long March (Watts, 1971; o. P. ) offers a more complete account of the entire march, with more maps and photos as well as a good amount of historical perspective and analysis. China's Long March will not replace such titles, but does complement them and offers a more personal point of view. Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, Mo. : Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 124 pages
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Frolic Mao-S People : Sixteen Portraits of Life in Revolutionary China
Harvard University Press 0674548450 Paperback
ABOUT THE BOOK: Mao's People: Sixteen Portraits of Life in Revolutionary China: FROM THE PUBLISHER: The sixteen stories collected in this remarkable book give firsthand accounts of daily life in contemporary China. From 250 interviews conducted in Hong Kong between 1972-1976, Frolic has created vignettes that show how individuals from all parts of China led their lives in the midst of rapid social change and political unrest. ; 278 pages
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Gibert, Stephen P. America and Island China
Lanham University Press Of America 0819172561 Hardcover
Book Description&newline; This book documents the history of U. S. -Republic of China relations over the past forty years, with the emphasis on the decade from 1979, under the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) . Includes all the important documents concerning American relations with Taiwan, together with illustrative selections of less important documents since the establishment in 1949 of the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan. The major portion of the documents relate to the past decade following the passage by the U. S. Congress of the TRA. This law, which dictates close U. S. Relations with a non-recognized nation, offers for examination a unique experiment in American diplomatic history.; 418 pages
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Harris, Peter Bernard Political China Observed: a Western Perspective
New York Palgrave MacMillan 0312622120 Hardcover
ABOUT THE BOOK: Political China Observed: A Western Perspective: FROM THE PUBLISHER: This book sets the new technocratic and more conservative leadership of the current Chinese leaders in a broad historical context, and considers the meaning of the notion of totalitarianism. It shows how new issues have influenced Chinese political thinking but the historical tradition remains of vital importance. ; 229 pages
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Hongzhi, Li China Falun Gong (Revised Edition)
Yih Chyun 1586131001 Paperback
Book Description: China Falun Gong is an interim text in the form of Qigong summarizing the cultivation and practice of Falun Gong , the most powerful cultivation system based on the supreme truth of the cosmos Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title: Language Notes: Text: English (translation) : Original Language: Chinese--This text refers to the : : Paperback: edition. ; 200 pages
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Huang, Ray China, a MacRo History
Armonk, N. Y. M. E. Sharpe 0873324536 Paperback
From Library Journal&newline; Several good histories of China for general readers have been published in recent years, e. G. , Witold Rodzinski's The Walled Kingdom (Free Pr. , 1984) . Cotterell's book, however, is too amateurish to be among them. It alternates between convention and error and often condenses history in a confusing way. Huang's macro history, on the other hand, is most welcome. It builds a structure of novel interpretation and vivid anecdote on a solid base of original research and covers the whole sweep of Chinese history, making comparative references to Western history. Huang seeks to explain the present Chinese reforms as the culmination of a commercialization trend that has broken down the old peasant society and brought China into the mainstream of world history. It is debatable whether Imperial China was as stagnant as Huang says, and his theory of the breakup of traditional China bears a resemblance to old-fashioned modernization theory. Still, his book is a boldly opinionated, freshly written synthesis that will be read with pleasure and profit by all. Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia Univ. &newline; Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 277 pages
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Hucker, Charles O. China's Imperial Past: an Introduction to Chinese History and Culture
Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press 0804708878 Hardcover
ABOUT THE BOOK: China's Imperial Past: An Introduction to Chinese History and Culture: FROM THE PUBLISHER: 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 vivid panoramic survey of the vast course of Chinese civilization from prehistory to 1850, when the Old China began the agonizing transition to the new. ; 474 pages
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Kidd, David Peking Story: the Last Days of Old China
New York Three Rivers Press 0517567121 First Edition Paperback
From School Library Journal: YA Peking from 1946 to 1950 becomes a remarkable experience when viewed through the eyes of a young exchange student. Kidd arrived there just after his graduation from college and 2 months before his 20th birthday. There are fascinating descriptions of an ancient society on the verge of ending and the drastic changes that the communists bring when they take over the government. Kidd's position was unique. In his four years in Peking he taught English at a local university, became a part of the European circle of people who had settled in Peking, and married a spirited daughter of a high Chinese official. His stories about his wife's family are particularly touching and revealing because they went from positions of high esteem and privilege to having to learn to survive under the communists. Their palatial ancestral home had to be sold, and Elder Sister was given the ignoble task of house mother in a closed brothel. Increasing restrictions and David's detainment and arrest on two occasions added to the fear and uncertainty of their lives. Today Kidd retains his ties with the Far East. His marriage did not survive, but it is clear that the family retains a relationship with him of respect and affection. The story of their lives is strong and full of human interest. Barbara Weathers, Duchesne Academy, Houston: Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. : Book Description: For two years before and after the 1948 Communist Revolution, David Kidd lived in Peking, where he married the daughter of an aristocratic Chinese family. I used to hope, he writes, that some bright young scholar on a research grant would write about us and our Chinese friends before it was too late and we were all dead and gone, folding into the darkness the wonder that had been our lives. Here, Kidd himself brings that wonder to life in a luminous evocation of an ancient and beautiful - but doomed - way of life. --This text refers to the : : Paperback: edition.; A Griffin Paperback; 207 pages
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Lardy, Nicholas R. China's Unfinished Economic Revolution
Washington, DC Brookings Institution Press 0815751338 Paperback
ABOUT THE BOOK: China's Unfinished Economic Revolution: FROM THE PUBLISHER: analyzes the new reform initiatives China has launched in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, suggests additional steps that must be taken, and evaluates the implications for U. S. Policy. : FROM THE CRITICS: Aasim Husain - Finance & Development: This book gives the reader a rich understanding of the interrelationships among enterprises, banks, and fiscal policy during China's gradual but impressive economic transformation. Lardy's comprehensive analysis of the problems in the banking sector suggests that China will face daunting challenges in the future.; 304 pages
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Lieberthal, Kenneth Policy Making in China
Princeton University Press 0691010757 Paperback
Review: Show[s] the system to be made up of real human beings engaged in high-stakes political activity, impossible to capture on an organization chart. . . . A major work that no serious student of politics should miss. ; 464 pages
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Link, Perry Evening Chats in Beijing: Probing China's Predicament
New York W W Norton & Co Inc 0393030520 Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly: Americans, a Chinese scholar friend of the author observed, can never, never appreciate the 'worrying mentality' of the Chinese. Nevertheless, Link, a professor of Chinese literature at Princeton, eloquently imparts the deeply felt concerns he heard from students and colleagues during his 1988-1989 stint as director of the National Academy of Science Office on Scholarly Exchange in Beijing. With grace and warmth, he recounts complaints of nepotism, corruption, deprivation, bribery and oppression leading to the Tiananmen Square massacre--confirming what has already been told in the recent spate of reports from dissidents. His temperate, objective account demonstrates the acute sense of responsibility Chinese intellectuals have traditionally assumed for their country. A fellow American at one of the meetings Link attended drew parallels between the complaints of the Chinese and those of U. S. Citizens about their own goverment. Link points out the profound differences between a society in which individuals have freedom to criticize and one in which they don't. : Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. : From Library Journal: Unlike most of their Western counterparts, Chinese intellectuals actually count for something in politics. In 1988-89, Link, a distinguished scholar of Chinese literature, served as an academic exchange coordinator in Beijing, where he came into contact with a broad cross section of Chinese intellectuals. His sympathetic but critical portrait, based on careful attention to his Chinese friends, is by far the best account of the mental, emotional, and physical universe that Chinese intellectuals inhabit. Torn between their desire to serve their country and their contempt for the ruling Communist party, China's intellectuals agonize over how to establish their moral and intellectual autonomy without abandoning their traditional social roles. Mostly, Link allows the Chinese intellectuals, in all their diversity, to speak for themselves. But his own insights and empathy impart a luminous quality to this utterly absorbing gem of a book. : - Steven I. Levine, Boulder Run Research, Hillsborough, N. C. : Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 336 pages
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Lipman, Jonathan N. Violence in China: Essays in Culture and Counterculture (Suny Series in Chinese Local Studies)
Albany State University Of New York Press 0791401154 Paperback
Book Description: In this volume, Lipman and Harrell explore the prevalence and ubiquity of violence in China, a society whose official norms value harmony and condemn conflict. The book investigates violence in a wide variety of situations through the sweep of history and in contexts ranging from the family to the national polity. : The book explores motivations for violence from both a historical and a contemporary perspective. Historically, the authors cover bloody religious rebellions in premodern times, the depiction of violence in traditional popular novels, ethnic strife between Muslims and Han Chinese in the Northwest, and feuding local communities in the Southeast. Modern China is depicted by analyses of rural and urban violence in Mao's Cultural Revolution and an examination of continuing domestic violence. This depiction of the cultural themes and motivations for violence allow lessons drawn from specific contexts to be applied to the nature of Chinese culture in general. --This text refers to the : : Hardcover: edition.; Suny Series in Chinese Local Studies; 249 pages
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MacFarquhar, Roderick (editor) The Politics of China : the Eras of Mao and Deng
New York Cambridge University Press 0521588634 Paperback
Book Description&newline; Bringing together substantial essays by leading scholars, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of the politics of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the mid-1990s. The first four chapters are drawn from The Cambridge History of China, Volumes 14 and 15. The last two chapters have been written specifically for the second edition. Richard Baum's chapter covers the events of the 1980s, and Joseph Fewsmith's concluding essay extends the coverage into the 1990s. ; 620 pages
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Madsen, Richard China and the American Dream: a Moral Inquiry
Berkeley University Of California Press 0520086139 First Edition Hardcover
Book Description&newline; From the &doublequote; Red Menace&doublequote; to Tiananmen Square, the United States and China have long had an emotionally tumultuous relationship. Richard Madsen's frank and innovative examination of the moral history of U. S. -China relations targets the forces that have shaped this surprisingly strong tie between two strikingly different nations. Combining his expertise as a sinologist with the vision of America developed in Habits of the Heart and The Good Society, Madsen studies the cultural myths that have shaped the perceptions of people of both nations for the past twenty-five years. The dominant American myth about China, born in the 1960s, foresaw Western ideals of economic, intellectual, and political freedom emerging triumphant throughout the world. Nixon's visit to China nurtured this idea, and by the 1980s it was helping to sustain America's hopefulness about its own democratic identity. Meanwhile, Chinese popular culture has focused on the U. S. , especially American consumer goodsCoca-Cola was described by the People's Daily as &doublequote; capitalism concentrated in a bottle. &doublequote; Today we face a new global institutional and cultural environment in which the old myths no longer work for either Americans or Chinese. Madsen provides a framework for us to think about the relationship between democratic ideals and economic/political realities in the post-Cold War world. What he proposes is no less than the foundation for building a public philosophy for the emerging world order.; 288 pages
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Mitchell, Margaret Lost Laysen
New York Scribner 0684824280 Hardcover
Amazon.com: Until 1995, Gone with the Wind--the 1937 Pulitzer Prize winner and perhaps the bestselling novel of all time--was the only published work of fiction credited to Margaret Mitchell. But 45 years after her death, the Road to Tara Museum unveiled what amounts to a national treasure--a novella written by America's most beloved storyteller. Lost Laysen is an exciting tale of love and honor on a South Pacific island. A rough-edged Irish boatsman is smitten with the feisty and independent Courtenay Ross. Charley boy, I sure did love that little woman, I couldn't help it, tho I knew I never had a chance--she wasn't my kind. I wonder why it's always the little women that appeal to us big fellows? Courtenay is engaged to a dapper young American who loves her so much, he follows her to the remote island of Laysen to persuade her to come home. What's so remarkable about this story is that Mitchell was just 16 when she put pen to paper and wrote the entire piece in less than a month's time. : Henry Love Angel, a close friend and likely admirer, was the recipient of the two notebooks in which the manuscript for Lost Laysen was written. It was Angel's grandson who discovered the amazing treasure that had been passed down to him--a box of photographs, negatives, correspondence from Mitchell to Angel, and the manuscript. My dear-- begins one letter. I was so proud of you, last time I saw you--proud of your love, your courage and resignation and most of all your self confidence. Don't let it drop my dear. I have prayed so hard that you would have it because without it you can never amount to much. With it and work, the world lies ahead. If ever you begin to get discouraged and lose confidence in your self--draw on my supply for I believe in you. Just set your mark and go to it. The never-before-seen photographs show Mitchell and a variety of friends goofing for the camera. This book provides charming insight into a brief period of Mitchell's life--one full of youthful folly, exuberance, and obvious joy. : From Library Journal: This recently discovered tale of love in the South Pacific, published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Gone with the Wind, was written when Mitchell was 16.: Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 128 pages
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Mote, Frederick W The Intellectual Foundations of China
New York McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages 0075540304 Paperback
Book Description&newline; This brief paperback introduction to the basic ideas that underlie traditional Chinese culture focuses on the &doublequote; Golden Age&doublequote; (600 B. C. -150 B. C. ) of Chinese philosophy.; Studies in World Civilization; 144 pages
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Mu, Yi Crisis At Tiananmen: Reform and Reality in Modern China
San Francisco China Books & Periodicals 0835122905 Paperback
From Library Journal: Chinese journalist Yi and his American co-author Thompson have written a well-informed review for nonspecialist readers of the Chinese democracy movement that ended so tragically. They correct the U. S. Media view of these events--noting for example, that by democracy most Chinese students meant greater government accountability, not a Western-style political system. Highly critical of Deng Xiaoping and the Chinese hardliners, the authors see the idealistic students as the harbingers of a new and more humane Chinese democratic socialism. For more on Deng Xiaoping's reform plans, see James M. Ethridge's China's Unfinished Revolution , reviewed in this issue, below. --Ed. They also have written a very interesting section on the role of the press, have included some of the most important documents from both sides, and supply a useful chronology. For all general collections. : - Steven I. Levine, Duke Univ. , Durham, N. C. : Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 283 pages
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Munro, Donald J. Concept of Man in Early China
Stanford Univ Pr 0804708290 Paperback
Book Description&newline; Hailed at its first release as &doublequote; exceptional among studies of Chinese philosophy, &doublequote; a work &doublequote; combining philosophical acumen with sinological competence that raises the study of early Chinese thought to a new level of sophistication, &doublequote; The Concept of Man in Early China remains a staple in the study of early Chinese civilization. Addressing the very roots of Chinese culture and thought, this path-breaking work frequently compares concepts from the Confucian and Taoist traditions with those from Western classical philosophy. Donald J. Munro clearly identifies key ideas about human nature and links these ideas within the intellectual universe of classical China. ; 224 pages
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Needham, Joseph Science in Traditional China
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 0674794397 Paperback
ABOUT THE BOOK: Science in Traditional China: FROM THE PUBLISHER: The world's preeminent authority on Chinese science explores the philosophy, social structure, arts, crafts, and even military strategies that form our understanding of Chinese science, making instructive comparisons along the way to similar elements of Indian, Hellenistic, and Arabic cultures. A major portion of the book concentrates on Taoist alchemy that led not only to the invention of gunpowder and firearms, but also, through the search for macrobiotic life-elixirs, to the rise of modern medical chemistry. ; 134 pages
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Patricia Chao Monkey King
Scranton, PA Harper Collins 1997 006018681 Firs Edition Hardcover Fine Fine over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The author's impressive debut novel, that breaks the Chinese-American genre-and the image of the "perfect minority"-wide open. As new. Unread.
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Rand, Peter China Hands
New York Simon & Schuster 0684808447 Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly: Novelist Rand here presents the legendary American journalists who covered China during the 1920s, '30s and '40s-such as Edgar Snow, Harold Isaacs, Theodore H. White, Agnes Smedley and Christopher Rand (the author's father) -tracking their methods of gathering material and their individual perceptions of the political turmoil in the country. Their sympathies were for the most part with the Chinese Communists, and Rand pays particular attention to the 1946-1949 civil war between the Communists led by Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist regime. He examines the mood in the U. S. At the time, McCarthyism and the right-wing charge that China was lost by American ineptitude, a charge that caused a purge in the State Department of diplomats such as John Stewart Service. Rand vividly recreates the period, lucidly and penetratingly presenting the Chinese experiences of the journalists for whose careers the revolution proved to be the watershed. The book concludes with an account of the revisit, in 1985, by China hands Tillman Durdin, Annalee Jacoby and Pepper Martin at Beijing's invitation. : Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. : From Library Journal: Novelist Rand examines a select group of journalists who reported on China between 1900 and 1950. Most grew disillusioned with the treatment of the Chinese people and left. For this, they were branded as Communists, or as traitors to the United States. Rand's work provides an introduction to such fascinating people as Agnes Smedley, Rayna Prohme, Harold B. Isaacs, and others. Rand's insightful observation that most of the writers described were under the delusion that only Westerners really could run things in China should be kept in mind. Even though this is not a book for scholars of Chinese history, Rand's excellent writing, characterization of the writers, and use of the journalists' letters make this work stand far above most popular histories. Readers will come away wanting to know more about Rand's subjects and, perhaps, to learn more about an important period in Chinese history. Rand's engrossing book is highly recommended for all libraries. ? Dennis L. Noble, Sequim, Wash. : Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 352 pages
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Rozman The MODERNIZATION of CHINA
Free Press 0029273609 Paperback
Book Description: In the Modernization of China, an interdisciplinary team of scholars collaborate closely to provide the first systematic, integrated analysis of China in transformation--from an agrarian-based to an urbanized and industrialized society. : Moving from the legacy of the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties to the reforms and revolutions of the 20th century, the authors seek reasons for China's inability to achieve rapid, steady growth during a 200 year-long struggle to modernize. They examine the changing shape of Chinese society: the role of the state in local politics; military affairs; economics; the development of the educational system; changes in family; population, and settlement patterns; science and technology; world views and foreign relations. And they make frequent comparisons between China's experience with growth and that of two other latecomers to modernization, Japan and Russia. : The result is a book that brings much-needed clarity and perspective to our understanding of China, and the way a great civilization attempts to meet the challenge of modernity. ; 572 pages
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Rutherford, Scott Insight Guide China (China)
Mbdrm Apa Productions 0887295959 Paperback
ABOUT THE BOOK: Insight Guide: China: FROM THE PUBLISHER: Insight Guide China This 424-page book includes a section detailing China's history, 8 features covering aspects of the country's life and culture, ranging from traditional medicine to ornate pagodas, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus 320 incredible photographs and 21 maps. ; Insight Guides Series; 424 pages
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Salisbury, Harrison E. The New Emperors: China in the Era of Mao and Deng
Boston Little Brown & Co 0316809101 First Edition Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly: Salisbury's crowning achievement, this incredibly vivid, gripping dual biography of China's two modern emperors--Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping--is also a revelatory history of modern China's transformation. As Mao's young lieutenant, Red Army commander Deng (b. 1904) led the Long March that cost Chiang Kaishek one million men. Although Deng tirelessly fought for Mao's political viewpoints, Mao (1892-1976) during his dementia of the 1970s ousted his acolyte, subjecting Deng to torture, imprisonment and exile. Mao believed himself infallible. His hero was China's first emperor, barbaric Qin, who slaughtered Chinese by the hundreds of thousands. Deng, at heart a small dragon, not a supreme dragon like Mao, is nevertheless another absolutist emperor. Drawing on years of travel, interviews and research in China, Salisbury ( Tiananmen Diary ) provides countless new details on key events. Among Salisbury's findings: Mao was excluded from the initial planning of the Korean War, which took him by surprise; Deng played a major role in Mao's brutal anti-rightist campaign of 1958. This epic double portrait deserves to become a classic. Photos. : Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. : From Library Journal: After writing a dozen or more memorable books on the history of Russian communism, veteran New York Times writer Salisbury turned his attention to China about ten years ago. A consummate reporter, Salisbury knows when he has a good story, and this book is brimming with good stories about the personalities, intrigues, and conflicting aims of Mao Tse-Tung and his successor. No other Western journalist has mastered the China story as expertly as Salisbury. He uses his rich background knowledge and privileged access to a wide array of Chinese leaders to write a fascinating insider's history of events that are sometimes epic and sometimes anecdotal but always related with style and depth. This is a wonderful introduction to China's current situation--and how it got there. A helpful guide to the cast of characters is included. For general and informed lay readers. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 10/1/91.: - John H. Boyle, California State Univ. , Chico: Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 544 pages
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Schell, Orville Mandate of Heaven: New Generatn Entrepreneurs, & Technocrats Claim China Future
New York Simon & Schuster 0671701320 Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly: In the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, observes Schell, a generation in China has seemingly lost the grand hope of radically reforming the political establishment. Nevertheless, Schell ( To Get Rich Is Glorious ) offers valuable firsthand reportage not only on April-June 1989 but also on spontaneous acts of resistance and mini-rebellions since then. He also profiles China's new muckrakers, underground publishers, artists, rock musicians and entrepreneurs who are flourishing in gray zones of commerce and culture outside the party-state structure. If another upheaval comes, Schell surmises, it will arise over economic rather than political issues. He takes us inside China's abysmal prisons, arbitrary courts, the vast gulag of forced-labor camps and the nascent union movement. He interviews astrophysicist and dissident Fang Lizhi and exiled labor activist Han Dongfang. Schell's mix of trenchant reporting and political analysis makes him an indispensable guide to a new China struggling to be born. : Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. : From Library Journal: Although the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is important to Americans who are concerned about human rights in China, Schell reiterates much of what already has been observed by others. The difference is that his book is disorganized and, therefore, difficult to read. In contrast to Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's excellent China Wakes (LJ 7/94) , Mandate of Heaven uses secondhand sources to document Tiananmen. In the first 230 pages, Schell describes his interviews with Chinese dissidents, which have already been published in unabridged form in, for example, the New York Times Magazine. The second half of his book supports the thesis that Deng Xiaoping have effectively squashed the people's interest in political freedom by appealing to their craving for material wealth. Finally, this is a book of impressions, which makes Schell's failure to provide a context particularly frustrating. Except when he states that he was vice-chair of Asia Watch, Schell does not discuss his own background. With a career in journalism that dates back to the early 1970s and an expertise in Chinese language that began in the early 1960s, this is a strange omission-as is the fact that he mentions his Chinese-born spouse only in passing. For the very reason that Schell frequently mentions his Chinese friends, he needs to provide the reader with some understanding of how he became acquainted with them. An optional purchase. : Peggy Spitzer Christoff, Oak Park, Ill. : Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.; 464 pages
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