Eberhard, Wolfram

Guilt and Sin in Traditional China

Berkeley, California, University of California Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The author, a noted Sinologist for several decades, looks particularly at shan-su literature to reveal emotions and conflicts in traditional Chinese personality. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear but sunning to spine, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. viii + 141 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Katalog: China

Sonstige Stichworte: Wolfram Eberhard|China|Sinology|social structure|guilt|sin|emotion

Hackmann, H.

Laien-Buddhismus in China: Das Lung Shu Ching T'u Wen Des Wang Jih Hsiu Aus Dem Chinesischen Ubersetzt, Erlautert Und Beurteilt

Gotha / Stuttgart, Germany, Friedrich Andreas Perthes, 1924. First Edition. . . German language throughout, a fine and accessible study of ancient China and Buddhism. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Illustrated, printe black and blue lettering to front cover, a bit soiled and sunned along edges, spine, a bit rubbed of exterior, a few marginal pencil marks here and there, else tightly bound, clean and unmarked. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvi [1], 347 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Buchzahl: 356584

Katalog: China

Sonstige Stichworte: German language H. Hackmann Buddhism religion culture customs ancient China

Sai-sheng, Hsiung and Yu Chin

Mistress Clever: A Chinese Folk Tale

Beijing, China, China Reconstructs, 1954. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Cute little pamphlet-style booklet, full color front and rear covers, clean and unmarked of interior. Two black-and-white drawn illustrations per page, quite sharply done. Housed in a stiff plastic sleeve. 24 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Buchzahl: 357175

Katalog: China

Sonstige Stichworte: folklore folk tales myths legends The Clever Mistress Chen Yuan-tu Yu Chin Hsiung Sai-sheng People's Republic of China

Mann, Susan L.

Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese History

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge University Press, 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. China's Late Imperial government was arguably more concerned about gender and sexuality among its subjects than any other pre-modern state. How did this legacy shape notions of gender and sexuality in modern China since the revolution in 1949? The author, Professor Emerita of History at the University of California, Davis, Susan Mann, shows how attitudes toward sex have changed since 1949. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xx, 1-235 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Buchzahl: 356758

Katalog: China

Sonstige Stichworte: women's studies Susan L. Mann women's sexuality gender studies P.R.C. People's Republic of China sexuality Gender Relations Sex research

Purcell, Victor

The Boxer Uprising: A Background Study

Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, 1963. Second Printing. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear inside or out, bright interior, clean, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn though front inner flap is clipped twice. Stated Second Printing of the First Edition, published in May of 1962 following the First Edition, First Printing of January of 1962. Bound handsomely in an octavo format, greenish cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Fine and comprehensive study of the so-called Boxer Uprising of 1900, providing background on the China of the 19th century, its government, its armed forces and its culture and society. The renowned Sinologist analyzes the origins and beliefs of the Boxers against the background both of Chinese society and of the Western World, especially Britain. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv, 1-347 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Buchzahl: 353001

Katalog: China

Sonstige Stichworte: China Asian Studies Victor Purcell The Boxer Rebellion

Waltner, Ann Beth

Getting an Heir: Adoption and the Construction of Kinship in Late Imperial China

Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Ph.D. author Ann Waltner used genealogical, historical, medical and ritual texts to explore Ming and Ch'ing Dynasty adoption practices and evolution of kinship and social-structural changes. vii + 226 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Katalog: China

Sonstige Stichworte: Ann Waltner|Late Imperial China|kinship|heirship|social structure|marriage