The dynasties of china
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Folio society edition of the dynasties of china by bamber gascoignesingle edition in a plain slipcase
20 €
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The rise of china is a collection of essays about the nature of that challenge and what the uoxfam bookshop victoria with its expanding economy and formidable military growth, china is positioning itself to challenge the united states as the greatest international power on the world stageand its allies might do in the areas of foreign and defense affairs to meet itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontributing authors include dan blumenthal, ellen bork, nicholas eberstadt, robert kagan and more
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Rare half moon blackened wood console in the taste of chinaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiresting on 4 capriole legs with animal feetrelief sculpture decorationsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteperiod: circa dimensions: h 84 × w 121 × d 60 cm read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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china - szechuan - 200 cash coin - republic of china, year ) - sichuan mint obv: ???? 2 ? - 2nd year of the republic of china, ?? ??? sichuan mint cash coinsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki3 mm, thickness: 2our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeview the photos for a good impressionrev: 200 cash actual dimensions: dimensions: diameter: 433 mm, weigth: gramsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisee photos for a proper impression, will be sent by registered mailour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe republic of china, year ) - triangle 'yuan'please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Very rare spectacular lacquered wood and red velvet box, and cardboard box, containing 32 coins, 4 per year, depicting the 'history of china' through its dynastiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storei will also ship 8 single slipcases, brochures of each series in perfect condition! read more'terracotta army' : 'the big philosphers' : 'han dynasty' : 'tang dynasty' : 'song dynasty' : 'mongola yuan dynasty' : 'ming dynasty' : 'oing dynasty' coin characteristics: value: 5 yuan purity: diameter: mm weight: g coinage: proofmintage: coins in plexi capsule, with chinese mint certificateplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
478 €
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Set of 12 miniature vases with complete set of description cards and certificate of authenticityreduced from ÂŁ70franklin mint 'the treasures of the imperial dynasties' collectionscratch on top of display cabinetvases all in pristine condition5cm x 26cm x 9cmorigional cost ÂŁ102
25 €
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Set of 12 miniature vases with complete set of description cards and certificate of authenticityscratch on top of display cabinetvases all in pristine condition5cm x 26cm x 9cmfranklin mint 'the treasures of the imperial dynasties' collectionorigional cost ÂŁ102
20 €
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate the downfall of three dynasties by count egon corti translated from the german by l marie sieveking and ian f d morrow with 16 illustrations a biography of alexander ii, emperor of russia based on his letters and diariesused - fair, some foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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In , a vast and unusual map of china arrived in the bodleian library, oxfordfrom the gobi desert to the philippines, from java to tibet and into china itself, brook uses the map (actually a schematic representation of china's relation to astrological heaven) to tease out the varied elements that defined this crucial period in china's historyand it raises as many question as it answers: how did john selden acquire it? where did it come from? who re-imagined the world in this way? and most importantly - what can it tell us about the world at that time? brook, like a cartographic detective, has provided answers - including a surprising last-minute revelation of authorshipbut it was genuine, and what it has to tell us is astonishingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal very good condition hardcover with minimal shelf wearit was bequeathed by john selden, a london business lawyer, political activist, former convict, mp and the city's first orientalist scholarlargely ignored, it remained in the bowels of the library, until called up by an inquisitive readerit shows china, not cut off from the world, but a participant in the embryonic networks of global trade that fuelled the rise of europe - and which now power china's ascentwhen timothy brook saw it in , he realised that the selden map was 'a puzzle that had to be solved': an exceptional artefact, so unsettlingly modern-looking it could almost be a forgery
30 €
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Title: best of china crisischina crisis - good again 4:10china crisis - reaf tears 4:37china crisis - without the love 4:24china crisis - hands on the wheel 4:07china crisis - hard to be around 4:07
34 €
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This volume offers the latest scholarly thinking on the subject by top china sociologists whose work on guanxi has been influential and by new scholars offering cutting-edge insights on the topicoxfam books & music totnes subtitled - institutions, culture, and the changing nature of guanxi guanxi, loosely translated as "social connections," or "social networks," is among the most important, talked about, and studied phenomena in china todayit is considered important in most every realm of life, from politics to business, and from officialdom to street lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecambridge paperback in very good conditionthe book has signs of reading and shelf wear, some very minor scuffing to the edges and a couple of spots on the inside of the front coverguanxi lies at the heart of china's social order, its economic structure, and its changing institutional landscape
24 €
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Indy enters the race for the heart at the behest of marshal k'ai, an asian businessman who asks him to retrieve the pearl and return it to the government of chinathe game will offer 10 levels, all set in unique locales such as a 15th century castle that looms over prague, an underwater palace in istanbul, and a mountaintop fortress in chinaas the game begins, a powerful underground asian society, the black dragon triad, and a german mercenary, albrecht von beck, have formed an unholy alliance in the hopes of acquiring the heart of the dragon, a black pearl that gives its possessor the power to mould mindshowever, in order to retrieve the heart, indy must first traverse the world to find and assemble the three scattered pieces of the dragon seal, the key to unlocking the cryptoxfam bookshop carlisle from the crocodile-infested waters in ceylon to the bustling streets of hong kong, perennial action hero indiana jones' wits, agility, whip lashing and hand-to-hand combat skills will be put to the test as never before in the third person action-adventure indiana jones and the emperor's tombindy's whirlwind adventure, set in the far east in , plunges him into an international crisis of terrifying magnitudejones is aided in his search by k'ai's stunningly beautiful assistant, mei ying, who helps him throughout this epic conflictdiscs ex case ex see oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, with this unwelcome coalition in desperate pursuit of one of the most powerful artefacts known to man, it's up to indy to prevent the heart of the dragon from falling into the wrong handsrumoured to be buried in the crypt of china's first emperor, it has been safely hidden for more than two thousand years
3 €
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Much of mormos' material, especially on their debut great wall of china () were acoustic arrangements of tunes previously recorded by the spoils of war in the late 'smormos ((folk rock, psychedelic rock, folk) mormos ?– great wall of china (cbs ?– s ) made in france original first pressing lp | vinyl: nm (mint-) | cover: vg++ (excellent) comes with special printed innersleeve (in vg condition) mormos is a french based progressive folk group of american musicians, including multi-instrumentalists james cuomo, elliott delman, ernest mansfield, guitarist dianne tobia taylor, cellist sandy spencer and bassist/vocalist annie "the hat" williamsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimormos was formed (initially as misty mountain mormos) after the theater troupe relocated to france inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe initial line up consisted of just cuomo, spencer and taylor who were part of the new york based lamama experimental theatreneeding to flesh out their sound, cuomo recruited williams, delman, and mansfield whom he collaborated with in the champaign/urbana based psychedelic band spoils of war (2) before recording their debut in latecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
56 €
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The qing dynasty was founded in and ruled from to in chinait was preceded by the ming dynasty and was succeeded by the republic of china these coins come in a book with descriptions, with a certificate of authenticity, issue ofare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecoins from the periods: shun-shin kang hsi yong zheng chien-ung chia-ching tao-duang hsien-feng tung-chih kuang hsu hsuan-tung read more
28 €
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china - 1 dollar (yuan) - republic nd () - 'memento birth of republic of china' silver 27are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki0 g km# 318a exceptional antique patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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For sale is a selection of china platesthis is 8”in diameterthe small blue and white saucer is mintons made in englandthe white plate with a floral print is also french porcelain by f d chauvignyit is 9” in diameterthe yellow and blue plate is made by soane & smith ltd, london and is 8” in diameterthe red rimmed plate is by susie cooper from her magnolia range and is bone china, made in englandcash on collection read morethe plate with the doll on is french and is 8” in diameter
25 €
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Very rare work on the history of china illustrated by 12 copper engravings of which three with watercolourthe work divided into 4 volumes and bound in 2 tomes is thus titled: storia della china dai primi tempi sino all'ambasceria di lord macartney:tratta dagli annali chinesi / tradotti dal pare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume numbered pages; 6 unnumbered pagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemailla, dalle opere dello staunton, del grosier e del beaumont; per cura di davide bertolotti in continuazione al compendio della storia universale del sigvolume numbered pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecoeval half leather binding with gold titles and friezes on the spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
81 €
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china - republic of china 22 complete sets, mnh; mhsee the images for an appropriate impression of the lot
53 €
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From the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statethe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economyoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world since"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominence" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destruction
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Written by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this eraaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforein travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translations
18 €
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Now, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of sun tzu's text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategiststhe silver sparrow art of war: a version of sun tzu's art of war based on a manuscript of the classic text discovered at a chinese archeological site in china's shandong province in , which contains previously unknown fragmentsit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictmastering the art of war: consisting of essays by two prominent statesmen-generals of han dynasty china, zhuge liang and liu ji, this book develops the strategies of sun tzu's classic into a complete handbook of organization and leadershipthe translations, by the renowned translator thomas cleary, have all been published previously in book form, except for the silver sparrow art of war, which is available here for the first timethis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpretersthe lost art of war: written more than one hundred years after sun tzu's text, by sun bin, a linear descendant of sun tzu, this classic of political and military strategy is faithful to the principles of the art of war, while developing their practical application much further
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8 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield full title 'notices concerning china and the port of canton this series includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise south and east asiapublished as part of the british library, historical print editions, in the history of asia collectionalso a narrative of the affair of the english frigate topaze, , with remarks on homicides and an account of the fire of canton'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno copyright date the laminated cover softback is in very good condition with only light shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pages
10 €
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Peng deqing - ships of china - beijing - the chinese institute of navigation - - chinese & english text - 261 ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehistory of chinese vessels with over pictures of rafts, dugouts, wooden boats, junks, steamers and contemporary shipsregistered and insured shipping worldwidehardcover & dust jacket - dimensions 29 cm x 21 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
49 €
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A star in the east the rise of christianity in china by professor rodney stark (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
10 €
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Mungello's forty years of study on sino-western history, this book provides a compelling and nuanced history of roman catholicism in modern chinathe culmination of d
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Title: rise of china vsbinding: hardcoverauthor(s): luttwak, edward nthe logic of strategy
21 €
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Having a declutter selling our original vintage collection of china and art pottery animals from the s,60s see pics as they form part of the description largest spaghetti poodle dog measures approximately 9cms10 recorded deliverymost have stamped marks on base
12 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a 20 yuan bank note of the people's republic of china in very good used and circulated condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury weihong bao fiery cinema: the emergence of an affective medium in china, Â Â Â university of minnesota press see oxfam website for delivery information read more
12 €