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Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900
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Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900

by Preston, Diana

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2001
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Soft cover
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9780425180846
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Berkley Books, 2001. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7. Berkley Books, 2001. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Clean and unmarked cover is lightly rubbed around all edges, lower front corner tip ruffled, crease down spine. Glued binding is solid, tight. Inside front cover has a few colorless smudges. B/w illustrations. Spine images are Chinese woodblock prints,… Read more about this item
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The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes
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The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes

by Waley, Arthur

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Published
1989
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Soft cover
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9780804706117
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Stanford University Press, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8x5x0. Stanford University Press, 1989 Printing, Trade paperback. First published in 1958 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Paperback edition first published by Stanford University Press, 1968]. In Very Good Condition. Bright and clean, slight wear to corners. Internals in Fine Condition. Book has a slight wave from storage.… Read more about this item
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Politics in China (Little, Brown series in comparative politics. A country study)

Politics in China (Little, Brown series in comparative politics. A country study)

by Townsend, James R; Womack, Brantly

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3rd Edition
Published
1986
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780316851329
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1986. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Little, Brown and Company, 1986, Third Edition. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Remainder. Clean, solid book with slight wear around cover edges, crease down hinge of hinged cover, no spine creases, binding tight and solid and square. Rear cover has… Read more about this item
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Politics in the USSR -Third Edition (Little, Brown series in comparative politics. A country study

Politics in the USSR -Third Edition (Little, Brown series in comparative politics. A country study

by Barghoorn, Frederick C. and Remington, Thomas F

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3rd Edition
Published
1986
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Soft cover
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9780316080910
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1986. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Little, Brown and Company, 1986, Third Edition. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean, solid book with slight wear around cover edges, upper front corner creased, partial crease down hinge of hinged cover, no spine creases, binding tight and solid and… Read more about this item
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Mao Tse-Tung on Revolution and War
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Mao Tse-Tung on Revolution and War

by Rejai, M.(Editor)

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Published
1970
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Paperback
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Garden City, New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1970. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Anchor Books Edition 1970. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by M. Rejai. Paperback in Good Condition. Clean red wraps with light wear around edges, faint spine creases, glued binding tight, solid and square. Pages are faintly toned,… Read more about this item
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Bringing Down the Great Wall: Writings on Science, Culture, and Democracy in China
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Bringing Down the Great Wall: Writings on Science, Culture, and Democracy in China

by Lizhi, Fang

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Good
Published
1991
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780394584935
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New York: Alfred A.Knopf, 1991. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Alfred A. Knopf, 1991, First Edition. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Introduction by Orville Schell. Editor and Principal Translator James H. Wilson. minimal library marks, no cards/pockets, small stamp to CR page and upper edge of text block. Internals are spotless, no creases,… Read more about this item
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The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History
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The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History

by Waley-Cohen, Joanna

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First Thus
Published
2000
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Paperback
ISBN
9780393320510
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New York: W. W. Norton, 2000. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Published as Norton Paperback 2000, First Printing. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Cover illustration: The Eastern Hemisphere, Chinese Map), 1790 Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Kartenabteilung. 4 Maps. Clean, unmarked, illustrated wraps with light wear to corners; binding tight… Read more about this item
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

by Chang, Iris

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Published
1998
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Paperback
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9780140277449
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New York: Penguin Books, 1998. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Penguin Books, 1998. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. 24 pages of black and white historic photographs on glossy paper. Gently used book, red cover with white titles clean and unmarked with slight edgewear to cover. Pages toned, quite clean, no marks of any kind,… Read more about this item
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Thunder Out Of China
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Thunder Out Of China

by White, Theodore H. And Jacoby, Annalee

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Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Published
1946
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Hardcover
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New York, New York, USA: William Sloane Associates, 1946. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback 1946 Hardcover BCE Book in Very Good Condition. No dust jacket. Reddish-brown full cloth binding w/gilt titles to spine, not very bright; clean and unmarked with lower front corner bumped, spine head and… Read more about this item
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A Memoir of Misfortune
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A Memoir of Misfortune

by Xiaokang, Su; Hong, Zhu (translator)

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First US Edition
Published
2001
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780375410390
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New York: Alfred A Knop, 2001. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library First American Edition. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Except for minimal library stamps, in Very Good Condition. Clean, otherwise unmarked book, tight and solid binding, pages in Fine Condition. A compelling memoir by a… Read more about this item
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In One's Own Shadow: An Ethnographic Account of the Condition of Post-reform Rural China

In One's Own Shadow: An Ethnographic Account of the Condition of Post-reform Rural China

by Liu, Xin

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First Edition Paperback
Published
2000
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Paperback
ISBN
9780520219946
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Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2000. First Edition Paperback. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Edition Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked blackand red wraps with yellow and white titles, slight wear to corners, solid and square binding, pages edges have a few pale tan small stains. Pages clean, no… Read more about this item
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The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Oxford World's Classics)

The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Oxford World's Classics)

by Qian, Sima

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2007
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Paperback
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9780199226344
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Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Oxford World's Classics Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Translatated with an Introduction and Notes by Raymond Dawson and with a Preface by K. E. Brashier. Clean and unmarked illustrated wraps, with slight wear to some edges; tight and solid glued binding,… Read more about this item
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China in Our Time: The Epic Saga of the People's Republic, from the Communist Victory to Tiananmen Square and Beyond
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China in Our Time: The Epic Saga of the People's Republic, from the Communist Victory to Tiananmen Square and Beyond

by TERRILL, ROSS

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First Edition
Published
1992
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780671680961
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. 1992. Hardcover Book in Good Condition with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Monotone illustrations. Red half cloth with bold and bright gilt titles, cream boards; small smudge on lower front edge otherwise quite clean and unmarked;… Read more about this item
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THE CHINESE A Portrait Of A People

THE CHINESE A Portrait Of A People

by Fraser, John

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Published
1980
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Paperback
ISBN
9780671448738
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USA: Summit Books/Simon & Schister, 1980. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Sixteen pages of b/w photographic Illustrations. Clean and unmarked wraps, spine with light creases, tight, solid and square. Interior is very clean, completely unmarked. An invaluable and captivating portrait of China and its people, one to shatter pre-conceptions… Read more about this item
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The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia

The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia

by Bradley, James

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Published
2015
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Paperback
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New York, New York, USA: Little, Brown and Co, 2015. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Illustrated gray/blue/white wraps clean and unmarked with trace wear to corners, solid and tight binding, internals in Fine Condition. b/w illustrations. A history of turbulent U.S.- China relations from the 19th century… Read more about this item
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The Tyranny of History: The Roots of China's Crisis
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The Tyranny of History: The Roots of China's Crisis

by Jenner, W. J. F

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Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1992
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780713990607
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London, England: Allen Lane/The Penguin Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Clean, unmarked, tight & solid volume. W.J. F. Jenner is a Professor of Chinese and head of the China Centre at the Australian National University in Canberra. He is a most… Read more about this item
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Almost a Revolution: The Story of a Chinese Student's Journey from Boyhood to Leadership in Tiananmen

Almost a Revolution: The Story of a Chinese Student's Journey from Boyhood to Leadership in Tiananmen

by Tong, Shen; Yen, Marianne

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First Thus
Published
1991
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Paperback
ISBN
9780060974305
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U.S.A: HarperPerennial/HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. First Thus. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First HarperPerennial Edition. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. An eyewitness history and autobiography , a history of China's struggle for human rights. Clean and unmarked wrappers with light wear to front corner tips, trace wear to some edges. Binding tight and square.… Read more about this item
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
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1421: The Year China Discovered America

by Menzies, Gavin

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Published
2004
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Paperback
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9780060540944
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U.S.A: Harper Perennial, 2004. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Originally published in Great Britain in 2002. Four section of eight pages of full color illustrations on coated paper. Clean and bright wrappers with cover image by Steve Rawlings. A touch of wear to extremities, no creasing; solid, tight and… Read more about this item
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Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic

Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic

by Lord, Bette Bao

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Published
1991
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Paperback
ISBN
9780449906200
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USA: Ballantine Books, 1991. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Gently used book, clean and unmarked, slight wear to edges. Solid and square. Internals quite clean and free from any markings, lightly toned. "Legacies" helps to penetrate the conundrum of China in the 20th century, written by… Read more about this item
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The Walled Kingdom: A History of China from 2000 BC to the Present
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The Walled Kingdom: A History of China from 2000 BC to the Present

by Rodzinski, Witold

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Published
1984
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Paperback
ISBN
9780006540434
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London, England: Flamingo/Fontana Paperbacks, 1984. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean pictorial wrappers with Great Wall of China on front, slight wear around edges, no creases, no tears, no marks of any kind. Pages intact and clean, free from any underlining,no highlighting, no marginalia, lightly toned.… Read more about this item
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