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Watchman Nee (1903-1972) was a Chinese minister who promoted a unique set of Christian teachings. They included the idea that people were created with a human spirit, distinct from the human soul, and that in this spirit, people could enjoy a dynamic, transcendent...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2026-04-14
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This book moves beyond the stereotyped approaches adopted in earlier works on ‘Chinatowns’ and introduces instead the Chinese spaces in the metropolitan city of Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia. Seeing beyond the ‘Chinatown’, this book puts forward...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-04-05
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This volume, the third in A General History of Chinese Wushu, offers a historically substantiated and analytically focused account of the development of Wushu from 1900 to 1949, a period characterized by accelerated political and social transformation. Integrating...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-03-13
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A cornerstone of Eastern philosophy and one of the most influential books in human history, The Analects is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese sage Confucius and his disciples. Compiled during the Warring States period, this text has shaped the...
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Cactus
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2026-05-06
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A cornerstone of moral philosophy and statecraft for over two millennia, the Sayings of Confucius (the Analects) preserves the teachings of China’s most influential thinker. Unlike abstract philosophical treatises, these conversations and aphorisms present a vivid...
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Cactus
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2026-05-06
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This book chronicles the history of Chinese miners in one of the largest mines in Northeast Asia from 1900 to 1948, situating this emergent working class at the nexus of industrial capitalism, imperial expansion, and nation-state construction. Coal from Fushun (in...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-01-21
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The Sage Handbook of Interpreting Chinese History offers an in-depth exploration of the evolution of historical narratives in China over the past century. Bringing together some of the world’s leading scholars, this handbook provides both depth and breadth to our...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2026-01-10
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An excellent work that presents the research history of Mao Zedong! It is the first book to delve into the history of translating, publishing, and disseminating Mao Zedong's works in over 20 languages. Notably, the translation projects were not only led by the Chinese...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-01-01
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This book explores the changing relations between Chinese secret societies in British Malaya and the British colonial government, examining how and why British attitudes towards Chinese migrants changed over the nineteenth century, from welcoming them at the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-01-01
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This edited collection is composed of four uniquely authored chapters, each of which examines collective identity in early modern East Asia through biography and historical accounts. In addition, an introductory chapter lays out the overall principles and concerns of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-01-01
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This book aims to share with a wider audience a research approach that encompasses a global perspective, analyzes the dynamics and complexities of events, and transcends the barriers of disciplinary specialization through reflecting on and interpreting contemporary...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-11-30
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Reflections on Chinese Culture presents a curated collection of Professor Lou Yulie‘s seven seminal lectures, offering profound insights into the essence of China‘s cultural heritage. This work examines the foundational concepts— including the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-11-01
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This book delves deep into China's World Heritage - listed urban sites: Pingyao, Lijiang, Macao, and Kulangsu (Gulangyu), which cities, as living cultural heritage, offer a rich vein of research material. The book uncovers how these cities have evolved over time,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-10-03
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Hong Kong is known as an entrepôt in its colonial history, but its place in early cinema has not received the same scholarly attention. The Colonial Screen: Early Cinema inHong Kong explores the exhibition, regulation, circulation, reception, and social place of motion...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-09-30
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This book undertakes an in-depth exploration of the pivotal role of rice, which is the world's most essential food crops, sustaining over half of the global populace. It meticulously analyzes how rice cultivation constitutes the material bedrock and defining...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-09-30
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This book follows the thread of transportation development along a continuous timeline of historical dynasties, with a primary focus on presenting the factual accounts of transportation development, key events, and their evolving characteristics. It paints a fundamental...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-09-26
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This book analyzes the inferiors in the Qing Dynasty society, offering a comprehensive examination of their place within the feudal hierarchy. In autocratic eras, the distinction between nobility and inferiors was a cornerstone of social order, and the existence of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-08-28
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This groundbreaking study examines Peking Opera legend Mei Lanfang’s 1930 U.S. visit through extensive primary sources and a cross-cultural lens. It meticulously chronicles his 76 performances over 182 days, reconstructing his daily itinerary, highlighting key...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-07-30
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This open access book explores how China had already established political and economic dualisms—political by the Common Era and economic by the 10th century—long before the West developed its dualism of state and society in the 17th and 18th centuries. In...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-07-22
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This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating knowledge and techniques from disciplines such as astronomy and history. The purpose of astrological divination is to discern the will of the heavens, and its subjects are the ruling class or the entire social...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-05-19
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