wyszukanych pozycji: 18
Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 4: The Assassins Strike
ISBN: 9780520381100 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Translated in full for the first time, this fourth volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Many centuries of violence have forged a new political order, and seven great warring kingdoms are now established. However, old loyalties persist, and brave men are still determined to avenge their former lords. Even as their world consigns them to the past, a handful of assassins still seek to rewrite history. One of the great works of Chinese literature, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel charting the five hundred years leading...
Translated in full for the first time, this fourth volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Many ...
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152,73 zł |
Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 2: The Exile Returns
ISBN: 9780520381025 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Translated in full for the first time, this second volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Lord Wen of Jin brings some temporary stability to the political scene when he returns after many years in exile. However, the grants of land and office to his longstanding supporters make them too powerful for his successors to control. Just as the Zhou aristocrats seize power from their king, a bitter struggle begins as ministers seek to impose their authority on their lords. One of the great works of Chinese literature, Kingdoms in Peril is...
Translated in full for the first time, this second volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Lord ...
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585,85 zł |
Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 3: The Death of a Southern Hero
ISBN: 9780520381063 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Translated in full for the first time, this third volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. The three great southern states of Chu, Wu, and Yue are locked in conflict, and their kings feel a hatred for each other that transcends all bounds. Cruel humiliations are imposed on the vanquished each time a battle is lost, while vicious scheming and internecine manipulation destroy many lives. The balance of power is threatened—but there can only be one victor. One of the great works of Chinese literature, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic...
Translated in full for the first time, this third volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. The th...
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436,80 zł |
Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 4: The Assassins Strike
ISBN: 9780520381094 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Translated in full for the first time, this fourth volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Many centuries of violence have forged a new political order, and seven great warring kingdoms are now established. However, old loyalties persist, and brave men are still determined to avenge their former lords. Even as their world consigns them to the past, a handful of assassins still seek to rewrite history. One of the great works of Chinese literature, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel charting the five hundred years leading...
Translated in full for the first time, this fourth volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Many ...
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436,80 zł |
Kingdoms in Peril: A Novel of the Ancient Chinese World at War
ISBN: 9780520380516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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81,85 zł |
The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan
ISBN: 9789004309371 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 486 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan is the biography of the most important statesmen and political thinkers of the Eastern Zhou dynasty China: Yan Ying (d. 500 BCE). Living through an exceptionally troubled period, he served three rulers and two dictators of the state of Qi, in Shandong Province. His experiences informed his revolutionary theories concerning the relationship between the individual and the state. Long considered to be a forgery, recent archaeological discoveries have proved the Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan to be a genuinely ancient text. This...
The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan is the biography of the most important statesmen and political thinkers of the Eastern Zhou dynasty ...
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769,57 zł |
Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 1
ISBN: 9780520380998 / Twarda / 2023 / 510 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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436,80 zł |
Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 2: The Exile Returns
ISBN: 9780520381032 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Translated in full for the first time, this second volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Lord Wen of Jin brings some temporary stability to the political scene when he returns after many years in exile. However, the grants of land and office to his longstanding supporters make them too powerful for his successors to control. Just as the Zhou aristocrats seize power from their king, a bitter struggle begins as ministers seek to impose their authority on their lords. One of the great works of Chinese literature, Kingdoms in Peril is...
Translated in full for the first time, this second volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Lord ...
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152,73 zł |
Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 3: The Death of a Southern Hero
ISBN: 9780520381070 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Translated in full for the first time, this third volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. The three great southern states of Chu, Wu, and Yue are locked in conflict, and their kings feel a hatred for each other that transcends all bounds. Cruel humiliations are imposed on the vanquished each time a battle is lost, while vicious scheming and internecine manipulation destroy many lives. The balance of power is threatened—but there can only be one victor. One of the great works of Chinese literature, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic...
Translated in full for the first time, this third volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. The th...
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152,73 zł |
Urbanization in Early and Medieval China: Gazetteers for the City of Suzhou
ISBN: 9780295741796 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), Tang (618-907), and Northern Song (960-1126) dynasties describing the city of Suzhou. The texts allow the reader to trace the dramatic changes that occurred as the city experienced enormous political and social upheavals over nine centuries. Each translation is accompanied by extensive annotation and a detailed discussion of the historical background of the text, authorship, and publication history. The book also traces the development of... The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), ... |
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145,18 zł |
The Empress in the Pepper Chamber: Zhao Feiyan in History and Fiction
ISBN: 9780295748740 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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472,02 zł |
The Glory of Yue: An Annotated Translation of the Yuejue shu
ISBN: 9789004179691 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Glory of Yue is the first translation into any Western language of the Yuejue shu, a collection of essays on history, literature, religion, architecture, economic thought, military science, and philosophy related to the ancient kingdoms of Wu and Yue, in present day eastern China. This book consists of sixteen chapters, together with three additional chapters of explanation written by the compilers in approximately 25 CE. This translation is presented with copious annotations and explanations, linking the concepts discussed with the development of the mainstream Chinese...
The Glory of Yue is the first translation into any Western language of the Yuejue shu, a collection of essays on history, literature, re...
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782,46 zł |
Khitan and Mongol Imperial Women in the Chinese Imagination: Ming Fantasies about Conquest Dynasty Harems
ISBN: 9781802075946 / Angielski / 28-01-2025 Książka dostępna od: 28-01-2025 |
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586,13 zł |
The Empress in the Pepper Chamber: Zhao Feiyan in History and Fiction
ISBN: 9780295748757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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145,18 zł |
Urbanization in Early and Medieval China: Gazetteers for the City of Suzhou
ISBN: 9780295994604 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), Tang (618-907), and Northern Song (960-1126) dynasties describing the city of Suzhou. The texts allow the reader to trace the dramatic changes that occurred as the city experienced enormous political and social upheavals over nine centuries. Each translation is accompanied by extensive annotation and a detailed discussion of the historical background of the text, authorship, and publication history. The book also traces the development of... The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), ... |
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472,02 zł |
Faces in the Crowd: 36 Extraordinary Tales of Tianjin
ISBN: 9781838905019 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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81,42 zł |
Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue: A Literary Translation of the First Chinese Novel, Wu Yue Chunqiu
ISBN: 9781438499352 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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394,59 zł |
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ISBN: 9781250062352 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Mai plays adroitly with literary genre and crafts a story of Borgesian subtlety and complexity." "The New Yorker" "Mai plays adroitly with literary genre and crafts a story of Borgesian subtlety and complexity." "The New Yorker" |
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87,15 zł |