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Father Paul's War
ISBN: 9780956999252 / Angielski-średniowieczny / Miękka / 2013 / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1935 Paul Leung, a promising engineering student, finds himself attracted to the austere life of a Cistercian monk. He leaves his family and girlfriend Margaret, to join the Monastery of Our lady of Consolation in the Beijing mountains. During unsettled times, large areas of the country are under Japanese occupation leading up to World War Two. Paul and the other monks survive, only for the monastery to be destroyed by the Communists in the vicious civil war which follows. A small group of monks escape to Hong Kong where they re-found their monastery. Father Paul decides to make the...
In 1935 Paul Leung, a promising engineering student, finds himself attracted to the austere life of a Cistercian monk. He leaves his family and girlf...
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Master of Five Excellences
ISBN: 9781883319038 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing regarded a set of five disciplines--the "five excellences"--to be the mark of a well-rounded person: calligraphy, painting, poetry, t'ai chi, and medicine. Although he is best known for his teachings on the martial arts (in particular, his highly influential adaptation of t'ai chi), versatility was central to Cheng's philosophy of life, and he encourage his students to combine artistry with scholarship. This inspiring book is a commentary on and working compendium of Cheng's literary and pictorial interpretations of these subjects. Of interest to aficionados of...
Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing regarded a set of five disciplines--the "five excellences"--to be the mark of a well-rounded person: calligraphy, painting,...
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China's Evolving Space Capabilities: Implications for U.S. Interests
ISBN: 9781475291742 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made significant advances in its space program and is emerging as a space power. With preservation of its monopoly on power as an overriding goal, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) bolsters its legitimacy through achievements in space. The Chinese military manages China's space program and there is significant overlap between civilian and military space operations, which mutually reinforce one another. An increasingly sophisticated R&D and industrial establishment supplies the People's Liberation Army (PLA) with military space systems. The PLA General...
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made significant advances in its space program and is emerging as a space power. With preservation of its mon...
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Cultural Dilemmas During Transitions: East Central Europe Versus Taiwan
ISBN: 9783825865177 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In the 1990s Taiwan and Poland were similarly plagued by the inroads of massive commercialism amidst diminishing cultural resources. Along with newly gained autonomy and cultural awakening, national identity had become a pressing issue. This book includes essays from a conference co-sponsored by the National Science Council, Taiwan, and the Polish Academy of Sciences, held in Warsaw between October 15 and 17, 2000. The contributions address the issues of localization and/or globalization in the age of transitions in Taiwan, Poland, and neighboring countries (Czech Republic, Lithuania, and...
In the 1990s Taiwan and Poland were similarly plagued by the inroads of massive commercialism amidst diminishing cultural resources. Along with newly ...
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174,78 zł |