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Pho for Life: A Melting Pot of Thoughts
ISBN: 9781467949514 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pho for Life: A Melting Pot of Thoughts is a collection of short stories and poems that takes readers on a journey of the many expressions of love, through the lens of Asian and other cultures. Immigrants will grapple with their new identity. Children will reminisce about mom's homemade cooking. Parents will lose sleep over new generational gaps. Lovers will dance through the cultural lines. Friends will enjoy each other's company over a tasty meal while discussing the heartaches, the challenges, and joys of life. No matter where we are in our journey through life, Pho for Life will remind...
Pho for Life: A Melting Pot of Thoughts is a collection of short stories and poems that takes readers on a journey of the many expressions of love, th...
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81,91 zł |
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The Primates of IIT
ISBN: 9781468053616 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We, the IIT alumni, have been told time and again to consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to share the space with the world's (or at least our country's) greatest minds. Guilty, as charged; especially when we think of some of our classmates 35 years ago. But a great mind is not a synonym for a straight mind. The general perception outside IIT has been that the students come to IIT campus with three things in mind - study, study, and more study. While it was true in most cases, but sometimes - when the lights were out, when nobody was watching, when we aced or completely bombed...
We, the IIT alumni, have been told time and again to consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to share the space with the world's (or at l...
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45,49 zł |
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While the Blanket Is Short, Learn To Curl Up
ISBN: 9781935514916 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hawkins speaks of a world that is at once both foreign and familiar, exotic and mundane, localized and trans-global, but always human. These stories from the Philippines and its global diaspora reveal the intimate spaces of a culture in transition.
Hawkins speaks of a world that is at once both foreign and familiar, exotic and mundane, localized and trans-global, but always human. These stories f...
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64,83 zł |
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The Last Biwa Singer: A Blind Musician in History--Imagination and Performance
ISBN: 9781933947136 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work is an exposition of the traditions of Japanese blind singers who accompanied themselves on the biwa, and of the complex identity of Yamashika Yoshiyuki (1901-1996), a man widely portrayed as the last such living relic of the medieval bards called biwa hoshi. The author draws upon approaches from Japanese historical and literature studies, performance studies and ethnomusicology in an examination of history, which yielded on the one hand images of blind singers that still circulate in Japan, and on the other a particular tradition of musical story-telling and rites in regional...
This work is an exposition of the traditions of Japanese blind singers who accompanied themselves on the biwa, and of the complex identity of Yamashik...
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259,35 zł |
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Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East
ISBN: 9780956727336 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1897, this is Lafcadio Hearn's third book from his Japanese period. It is a volume of essays which explore the philosophy and teachings of Japanese Buddhism."
Originally published in 1897, this is Lafcadio Hearn's third book from his Japanese period. It is a volume of essays which explore the philosophy and ...
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127,66 zł |
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Making Law Work: Chinese Laws in Context
ISBN: 9781933947549 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By studying law implementation in different areas and at different levels, contributors from various disciplines give a nuanced picture of law implementation in China, showing that it is rare to find examples of complete success or failure. Instead, making law work in actual practice, and in any society, is a matter of degree. The study is multidisciplinary in character and builds on insights from both sociology of law and political science.
By studying law implementation in different areas and at different levels, contributors from various disciplines give a nuanced picture of law impleme...
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145,18 zł |
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Chinese Traditional Festivals
ISBN: 9781453669518 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book introduces the reader to the folktales behind Chinese traditional festivals and reveals the fascinating origins of their intricate rituals. Some festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-autumn Festival are probably familiar to the reader. Other equally interesting festivals are the so-called "Chinese Valentine's Day" and the Festival of Flowers. This book includes twelve Chinese Traditional Festivals, each complete with its historical background, origin, past and present activities, and other pertinent information. With the growing interest in Chinese culture, this...
This book introduces the reader to the folktales behind Chinese traditional festivals and reveals the fascinating origins of their intricate rituals. ...
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45,49 zł |
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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete Translation of the Anguttara Nikaya
ISBN: 9781614290407 / Angielski / Twarda / 1936 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Like the River Ganges flowing down from the Himalayas, the entire Buddhist tradition flows down to us from the teachings and deeds of the historical Buddha, who lived and taught in India during the fifth century B.C.E. To ensure that his legacy would survive the ravages of time, his direct disciples compiled records of the Buddha's teachings soon after his passing. In the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which prevails in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, these records are regarded as the definitive "word of the Buddha." Preserved in Pali, an ancient Indian language closely related to the language...
Like the River Ganges flowing down from the Himalayas, the entire Buddhist tradition flows down to us from the teachings and deeds of the historical B...
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329,40 zł |
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The Story of Traditional Korean Literature
ISBN: 9781604978537 / Angielski / Twarda / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, renowned Korean studies scholar Peter H. Lee casts light on important works previously undervalued or suppressed in Korean literary history. He illuminates oral-derived texts as Koryo love songs, p'ansori, and shamanist narrative songs which were composed in the mind, retained in the memory, sung to audiences, and heard but not read, as well as other texts which were written in literary Chinese, the language of the learned ruling class, a challenge even to the reader who has been raised on the Confucian and literary canons of China and Korea. To understand fully the nature of...
In this book, renowned Korean studies scholar Peter H. Lee casts light on important works previously undervalued or suppressed in Korean literary hist...
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631,34 zł |
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Women's Wiles - Cambodian Legends Collected by G. H. Monod
ISBN: 9781934431214 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1898, the 23-year-old Guillaume Henri Monod traveled to French Indochina to seek his destiny in the exotic Kingdom of Cambodia. Located at the crossroads between the great civilizations of India and China, the fabulous Khmer Empire blossomed here more than a millennium ago. Monod befriended many Cambodians while pursuing his passionate study of their ancient culture. One friend, Governor Khieu of the Pursat Province, shared his land's rich legends with Monod, inspiring him to record them for future generations in 1922. In this new edition--translated to English for the first time...
In 1898, the 23-year-old Guillaume Henri Monod traveled to French Indochina to seek his destiny in the exotic Kingdom of Cambodia. Located at the cros...
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96,89 zł |
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Gao Xingjian: Aesthetics and Creation
ISBN: 9781604978360 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian is amongst the most challenging writers of the present era. He has probed the dynamics of Chinese and European literature and developed unique strategies for the writing of seventeen plays, two novels, a collection of short stories and a collection of poems. He has also written two collections of criticism. The present collection takes the title Aesthetics and Creation from the name of the Chinese collection from which most of these essays are drawn, but it also includes some of Gao's most recent unpublished essays. University of Sydney academic Mabel Lee is the...
Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian is amongst the most challenging writers of the present era. He has probed the dynamics of Chinese and European literature ...
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534,21 zł |
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Un quilin y su libro de jade
ISBN: 9781530625871 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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27,32 zł |
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CROSSINGS on a BRIDGE of LIGHT: The Songs and Deeds of GESAR, KING OF LING as He Travels to Shambhala Through the Realms of Life and Death
ISBN: 9780974597430 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. CROSSINGS ON A BRIDGE OF LIGHT is a tale of boundless compassion as it inspires the journey through the joys and sorrows of life and death. Tibet's great warrior hero, Gesar of Ling discovers that his mother has lost her way and fallen into the torments of hell. Riding his magic horse, the primordial power of mind itself, he then travels though all the hallucinations of existence to liberate her. His journey reaches its apex in four visions of the enlightened rulers of the Kingdom of Shambhala. Thus he establishes a path of awakening for all beings. Gesar's inner journey, his encounters with...
CROSSINGS ON A BRIDGE OF LIGHT is a tale of boundless compassion as it inspires the journey through the joys and sorrows of life and death. Tibet's gr...
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77,18 zł |
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The Boy Travellers in the Far East (5-Vol. Set) (Es)
ISBN: 9784861661549 / Angielski / Twarda / 2700 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A facsimile reprint of all five books in The Boy Travellers in the Far East: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey (1879-84) series consisting of Japan and China (1879), Siam and Java (1880), Ceylon and India (1881), Egypt and the Holy Land (1882), and Africa (1883), all written by Thomas W. Knox (1835-96). The series, published during 'the golden age of American children's literature' was very successful when published and remained popular among juvenile readers until the early twentieth century. Written in the rollicking style of adventure stories, the books follow two youths on journeys...
A facsimile reprint of all five books in The Boy Travellers in the Far East: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey (1879-84) series consisting of Japa...
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4149,60 zł |
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Asian Women from Different Perspectives: A Collection of Articles
ISBN: 9781481795647 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the entrance of women to different areas of academic, education, industry and even military forces, their status has changed in the society. That is why along with their maternal and motherhood roles, they have faced with social roles as well. These changes have persuaded scholars to start investigation over women's problem with scientific outlook by avoiding bias observation. They have examined difficulties of women's life through theoretical framework and prevent their move towards emancipation based on temporary belief. This book is the collection of eleven articles which have...
With the entrance of women to different areas of academic, education, industry and even military forces, their status has changed in the society. That...
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94,12 zł |
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The Art of War
ISBN: 9780195014761 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written in China over two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu's The Art of War provides the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning and conduct of military operations. These wise, aphoristic essays contain principles acted upon by such twentieth-century Chinese generals as Mao Tse Tung. Samuel Griffith offers a much-needed translation of this classic which makes it even more relevant to the modern world. Including an explanatory introduction and selected commentaries on the work, this edition makes Sun Tzu's timeless classic extremely accessible to students of Chinese...
Written in China over two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu's The Art of War provides the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning...
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60,67 zł |
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Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780195392067 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played in supporting social and political concerns. Embracing traditional Chinese understandings of literature as encompassing history and philosophy as well as poetry and poetics, storytelling, drama, and the novel, Sabina Knight discusses...
Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more t...
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56,33 zł |
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Tales of Moonlight and Rain
ISBN: 9780231139120 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film Ugetsu. The title Ugetsu monogatari (literally "rain-moon tales") alludes to the belief that mysterious beings appear on cloudy, rainy nights and in mornings with a lingering moon. In "Shiramine," the vengeful ghost of...
First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. The...
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300,30 zł |
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Tales of Moonlight and Rain
ISBN: 9780231139137 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film Ugetsu. The title Ugetsu monogatari (literally "rain-moon tales") alludes to the belief that mysterious beings appear on cloudy, rainy nights and in mornings with a lingering moon. In "Shiramine," the vengeful ghost of...
First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. The...
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111,49 zł |
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Beyond Bollywood and Broadway: Plays from the South Asian Diaspora
ISBN: 9780253220684 / Angielski / Miękka / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of 11 plays, from North America, the U.K., and South Africa--many published here for the first time--delves into the vibrant, cosmopolitan theatre of the South Asian diaspora. These original and provocative works explore the experience of diaspora by drawing on cultural references as diverse as classical Indian texts, adaptations of Shakespeare and Homer, current events, and world music, film, and dance. Neilesh Bose provides historical background on South Asian migration and performance traditions in each region, along with critical introductions and biographical... This collection of 11 plays, from North America, the U.K., and South Africa--many published here for the first time--delves into the vibrant, cosmo... |
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124,44 zł |
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