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Chinese History

Here are some books about the history of China:

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The Asiatic Fathers of America: Chinese Discovery & Colonization of Ancient America

By Hendon M. Harris Jr.

Warwick House Publishing
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Popular Religious Movements and Heterodox Sects in Chinese History (China Studies, 3)

By Hubert Michael Seiwert

Brill Academic Publishers
Hardcover (544 pages)

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This groundbreaking book surveys the entire history of popular religious sects in Chinese history. "Publish this Book!" is the unequivocal recommendation taken from the peer reviews.

In part one the reader will find a thorough treatment of the formation of the notions of orthodoxy and heterodoxy in the contexts of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.

Chronologically organized, the work continues to deal with each new religious movement; its teachings, scriptures, social organisation, and political significance.

The discussions on the patterns laid bare and on the dynamics of popular religious movements in Chinese society, make this book indispensable for all those who wish to gain a true understanding of the mechanics of Popular religious movements in historical and contemporary China

A Little History of China: And a Chinese Story

By Alexander Brebner

Nabu Press
Paperback (196 pages)

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Tienkuo: The Heavenly Kingdom

By Li Bo

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It was the year 1858 and three young run-aways; Jason Brandt, son of a Hong Kong missionary, his friend Wu Sek-chong and the beautiful and defiant Black Jade; set off to find the capital of the rebel Taiping Tienkuo, The Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace. Established in 1851 by a failed civil service candidate who claimed to be the little brother of Christ, the semi-Christian Taiping Kingdom, had made a dramatic and bloody bid to overthrow the Confucian rule of the Ching Dynasty.

The three young people's search for the Heavenly Kingdom and what they eventually found among the Taipings is the central plot of this historical novel of journey and self-discovery in 19th century China. Written by Professor of East Asian studies this novel was created not only to entertain but to teach about political, social and cultural life in China during the mid nineteenth century.

Li Bo is the pseudonym of a Professor of Asian Studies.

Chinese Calligraphy (History of the Art of China)

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Product Description: This text is concerned with Chinese calligraphy. As the meeting ground of all the arts of China, with close ties to literature and ethos of the Chinese, calligraphy is a bridge to an understanding of this ancient civilization.

Taiwanese Identity from Domestic, Regional and Global Perspectives (Berliner China-Hefte Chinese History and Society)

Lit Verlag
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Global Conjectures: China in Transnational Perspective (Berliner China-Hefte Chinese History and Society) (Volume 30)

Lit Verlag
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Sail and sweep in China: The history and development of the Chinese junk as illustrated by the collection of junk models in the Science Museum

By G. R. G Worcester

H.M.S.O
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History of the Art of China: Chinese Painting

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Product Description: This work is a historical survey tracing Chinese painting from the earliest designs scratched into tomb walls, through to the dynastic period, and to the decline of classical painting in the early modern era.

A brief history of Chinese fiction, (China knowledge series)

By Xun Lu

Foreign Languages Press
Hardcover (462 pages)

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