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26. 
Four Centuries in the Career of a Chinese Drama
Volume: 88
One of the few full-length English-language studies of Chinese drama and the only one to focus on the pivotal Kun opera Peony Pavilion
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26.
Four Centuries in the Career of a Chinese Drama
Volume: 88
One of the few full-length English-language studies of Chinese drama and the only one to focus on the pivotal Kun opera Peony Pavilion
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| Paper | 2012 | $30.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Peony Pavilion Onstage" to Cart |
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27. 
The Rise of the Fengtian Local Elite at the End of the Qing
Volume: 100
Sheds new light on the history of a central institution of the Qing dynasty and the figures who moved in it
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| Paper | 2017 | $30.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Banner Legacy" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2004 | $60.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Banner Legacy" to Cart |
27.
The Rise of the Fengtian Local Elite at the End of the Qing
Volume: 100
Sheds new light on the history of a central institution of the Qing dynasty and the figures who moved in it
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| Paper | 2017 | $30.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Banner Legacy" to Cart |
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28. 
Shanghai Urban Life, 1884–1898
Volume: 98
Brings to life the visual culture of the “nightless city,” late nineteenth-century Shanghai, through analyses of more than one hundred drawn depictions
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28.
Shanghai Urban Life, 1884–1898
Volume: 98
Brings to life the visual culture of the “nightless city,” late nineteenth-century Shanghai, through analyses of more than one hundred drawn depictions
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29. 
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| Paper | 2003 | $12.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Study Guide to China: Adapting the Past, Confronting the Future" to Cart |
30. 
Selections from the Muban Foundation Collection
Volume: 94
Explores the artistic and aesthetic bases of popular Chinese woodblock prints
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| Paper | 2002 | $55.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Art and Aesthetics in Chinese Popular Prints" to Cart |
31. 
Adapting the Past, Confronting the Future
A comprehensive textbook on contemporary China combining original essays by leading experts with excerpts from primary sources, the latest scholarship, Chinese literature, and Western media reports
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| Paper | 2002 | $40.00 | Available | Add Paper for "China" to Cart |
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31.
Adapting the Past, Confronting the Future
A comprehensive textbook on contemporary China combining original essays by leading experts with excerpts from primary sources, the latest scholarship, Chinese literature, and Western media reports
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| Paper | 2002 | $40.00 | Available | Add Paper for "China" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2017 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "China" |
32. 
Stories by Ch’en Ying-chen
Volume: 7
Nine stories imbued with the unique empathy and aesthetic strength of their author, an intellectual godfather to many contemporary Chinese writers in Taiwan and around the world
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| Paper | 2002 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Exiles at Home" to Cart |
33. 
Volume: 58
An essential bibliographical tool for researchers of Chinese social, cultural, and religious history.
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| Paper | 2002 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Geographical Sources of Ming-Qing History" to Cart |
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33.
Volume: 58
An essential bibliographical tool for researchers of Chinese social, cultural, and religious history.
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| Paper | 2002 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Geographical Sources of Ming-Qing History" to Cart |
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34. 
A New Account of Tales of the World
Volume: 95
A collection of anecdotes, conversations, and remarks concerning historic personalities of 150 to 420 A.D. China.
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| Paper | 2017 | $50.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Shih-shuo Hsin-yü" to Cart |
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34.
A New Account of Tales of the World
Volume: 95
A collection of anecdotes, conversations, and remarks concerning historic personalities of 150 to 420 A.D. China.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2017 | $50.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Shih-shuo Hsin-yü" to Cart |
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34.
A New Account of Tales of the World
Volume: 95
A collection of anecdotes, conversations, and remarks concerning historic personalities of 150 to 420 A.D. China.
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35. 
India and Indochina
Volume: 4
An international relations classic that reveals the nature of Chinese foreign policy in the late Maoist years
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| Paper | 2001 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "The Chinese Calculus of Deterrence" to Cart |
36. 
A Generic Study of The Story of the Stone
Volume: 93
An exploration of what has been called China’s greatest novel, highlighting the roles of the garden, both fictional and real, to dramatize the cultural crisis of the literati in the late imperial period
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| Paper | 2012 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "The Chinese Garden as Lyric Enclave" to Cart |
37. 
Volume: 6
A staple in the study of early Chinese philosophy and civilization
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| Paper | 2001 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "The Concept of Man in Early China" to Cart |
38. 
Foremost Woman Scholar of China
Volume: 5
A pioneering study of the life and work of a Chinese woman scholar of the Eastern Han period
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| Paper | 2001 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Pan Chao" to Cart |
39. 
Critical Interventions, Cinematic Reconfigurations, and the Transnational Imaginary in Contemporary Chinese Cinema
Volume: 92
Pushes back against the Western critical appetite for ethnic and cultural markers in Chinese film, narrating how Chinese filmmakers increasingly escape Western demands and screen China’s many facets
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| Paper | 2002 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Screening China" to Cart |
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39.
Critical Interventions, Cinematic Reconfigurations, and the Transnational Imaginary in Contemporary Chinese Cinema
Volume: 92
Pushes back against the Western critical appetite for ethnic and cultural markers in Chinese film, narrating how Chinese filmmakers increasingly escape Western demands and screen China’s many facets
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2002 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Screening China" to Cart |
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40. 
Volume: 3
Considers the connections between politics, education, and distinctly Chinese theories of mind
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| Paper | 2000 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "The Concept of Man in Contemporary China" to Cart |
41. 
Chinese Skits for Beginners
Promotes practical use of language skills in everyday settings.
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| Paper | 2000 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Getting Around in Chinese" to Cart |
42. 
A Supplement to Journey to the West
Volume: 1
Mixing slapstick and satire, Monkey’s enlightenment offers a glimpse into late Ming intellectual history
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42.
A Supplement to Journey to the West
Volume: 1
Mixing slapstick and satire, Monkey’s enlightenment offers a glimpse into late Ming intellectual history
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| Paper | 2000 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "The Tower of Myriad Mirrors" to Cart |
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43. 
Aspects of Realism in Chinese Painting
Volume: 2
Traces the relationship between the self and landscape across three masters of Chinese painting
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| Paper | 2000 | $37.50 | Available | Add Paper for "The World around the Chinese Artist" to Cart |
44. 
Lord Lao in History and Myth
Volume: 84
Illuminates the story of Lord Lao through historical analysis and mythological narrative to show its influence on traditional Chinese religion
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1999 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "God of the Dao" to Cart |
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44.
Lord Lao in History and Myth
Volume: 84
Illuminates the story of Lord Lao through historical analysis and mythological narrative to show its influence on traditional Chinese religion
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| Paper | 1999 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "God of the Dao" to Cart |
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45. 
Persuasions, Romances, and Stories from Chan-kuo Ts'e
Volume: 83
Lively accounts of political intrigue and other lore from early China.
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1998 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Legends of the Warring States" to Cart |
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45.
Persuasions, Romances, and Stories from Chan-kuo Ts'e
Volume: 83
Lively accounts of political intrigue and other lore from early China
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1998 | $21.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Legends of the Warring States" to Cart |
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46. 
Volume: 74
A comprehensive overview of China's 3,000 years of literary history, from its beginnings to the present day
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| Paper | 1997 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "A Guide to Chinese Literature" to Cart |
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46.
Volume: 74
A comprehensive overview of China's 3,000 years of literary history, from its beginnings to the present day
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| Paper | 1997 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "A Guide to Chinese Literature" to Cart |
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47. 
The Daoguang Emperor’s Management of the Grand Canal Crisis, 1824–1826
Volume: 69
A nuanced account of the emperor's decisions and the interaction between the court and provincial and regional officials during the Grand Canal crisis of the 1820s
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1996 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Controlling from Afar" to Cart |
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47.
The Daoguang Emperor’s Management of the Grand Canal Crisis, 1824–1826
Volume: 69
A nuanced account of the emperor's decisions and the interaction between the court and provincial and regional officials during the Grand Canal crisis of the 1820s
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1996 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Controlling from Afar" to Cart |
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48. 
open access
Volume: 65
A comprehensive analysis of the long-disputed structure of a great Daoist text
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| Paper | 2003 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Classifying the Zhuangzi Chapters" to Cart |
| Web | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
48.
open access
A comprehensive analysis of the long-disputed structure of a great Daoist text
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| Paper | 2003 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Classifying the Zhuangzi Chapters" to Cart |
| Web | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
49. 
The Quest for Cultural Identity
Volume: 66
An exploration of the life and poetry of Tao Qian through close readings and cultural and political analysis
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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49.
The Quest for Cultural Identity
Volume: 66
An exploration of the life and poetry of Tao Qian through close readings and cultural and political analysis
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| Paper | 1995 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "Tao Qian and the Chinese Poetic Tradition" to Cart |
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50. 
A Study Guide for the Film
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 1994 | $26.00 | Available | Add Paper for "“Under the Bridge”" to Cart |
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