China Readies for Its Close-Up
ISBN: 9781436315227 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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207,87 zł |
Peking - A Historical and Intimate Description Of Its Chief Places Of Interest
ISBN: 9780968045985 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Step back in time to Beijing as it was in the 1920's as Juliet Bredon guides the reader to a magnificent time of the past. The more one studies this fascinating city, old, proud and secretive, the more one realises the tantalizing difficulties of learning, even from the Chinese themselves, anything but the merest outline of its history and monuments, many of which are in existence today. Who can forget the soft enchantment of Buddhist temples, the green peace of tombs haunted by fearless things, doves that flutter down at call, fishes rising to be fed? Having lived in Peking Juliet can truly...
Step back in time to Beijing as it was in the 1920's as Juliet Bredon guides the reader to a magnificent time of the past. The more one studies this f...
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126,45 zł |
The Politics of Heritage Tourism in China: A View from Lijiang
ISBN: 9780415478083 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the politics of tourism development in China, looking at Lijiang Ancient Town, a destination that has been used by the Chinese state as an exemplar of policy-making. The authors examine the relationships between global and domestic capital, the state, tourists and locals as they ready Lijiang for tourist consumption.
This book examines the politics of tourism development in China, looking at Lijiang Ancient Town, a destination that has been used by the Chinese stat...
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787,03 zł |
Peking, Beijing, Borch Map: Beijing, Central Beijing, Beijing & Region, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Fragrant Hills Park, Badaling, Chengde
ISBN: 9783866093430 / Angielski / Mapa, składana / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Scale = 1/24-1/75 edition = 2007.
Scale = 1/24-1/75 edition = 2007.
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40,93 zł |
The Gobi Desert - The Adventures of Three Women Travelling Across the Gobi Desert in the 1920s
ISBN: 9781906393120 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mildred Cable and Francesca French wrote this remarkable travel book about their esperiences of many years (1923-1936) in the Gobi Desert. They were the first English women to cross the Gobi Desert after twenty years of working as missionaries in the Shansi province of China. This is the kind of travel book which is the result of 13 years of continous travel and thorough knowledge of the region. They describe the Chinese Inns, the monasteries, the archaeological sites, the abandoned cities and the life in the oasis towns. This book brings alive the Gobi Desert and shows how relevant it is...
Mildred Cable and Francesca French wrote this remarkable travel book about their esperiences of many years (1923-1936) in the Gobi Desert. They were t...
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122,30 zł |
China Underground
ISBN: 9781593762230 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the beginning of the 21st century, it is hard to imagine a place more exciting than China. Westerners hear much about China's role as the next "global superpower," but they know less about the young people who make up China's varied and fascinating subcultures. Drawn by the streets humming with the energy of constant change, Zachary Mexico, who had spent two years in China, returned there in the summer of 2006 to conduct formal research on how the changing environment has affected the Chinese of his generation. Readers are introduced to a wannabe rock star from the desert of Xinjiang,...
At the beginning of the 21st century, it is hard to imagine a place more exciting than China. Westerners hear much about China's role as the next "glo...
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78,40 zł |
Hong Kong: Migrant Lives, Landscapes, and Journeys
ISBN: 9780226448565 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. "Hong Kong" is a tour of the city s postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city s status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and i... |
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441,84 zł |
China Unveiled: Living and Working Behind the Great Wall
ISBN: 9781425138011 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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87,14 zł |
Awakened China: The Country Americans Don't Know
ISBN: 9780837167732 / Angielski / Twarda / 425 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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386,61 zł |
Self and Society in Ming Thought
ISBN: 9781597405935 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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409,85 zł |
Dear Diana: Travel with me to China!
ISBN: 9781441569554 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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100,85 zł |
China: First Impressions: Adventures in Central China and Tibet
ISBN: 9781439240106 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to: Journey up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain? Attend a Daoist fortune telling ceremony? Eat yak meat beside a yak dung fire in a Tibetan village? Sneak past the People's Liberation Army on Mount Everest? Pet the Olympic mascot panda? Face a plate of scorpions? These engaging stories are entertaining while providing rich detail and illuminating insights. Anyone hoping to visit China or Tibet will find inspiration in these escapades. Those who disdain tour groups but are uneasy about traveling independently in China will find encouragement. Armchair...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to: Journey up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain? Attend a Daoist fortune telling ceremony? Eat yak meat beside a...
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44,95 zł |
Adventures in Mandarin Chinese, The Wind and The Sun: Read & Understand the symbols of Chinese culture through great stories
ISBN: 9781439218143 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Book Description It's essential to build a solid foundation for learners of any language as early as possible - THIS IS THE BOOK to help you build a solid foundation of Mandarin Chinese In the first several years of life, children learn a few words that become the solid groundwork for their language in life. Also children love stories which are the very important part of language learning. Hence, in the process, the great nature has shown us the successful ways to build a foundation in order to learn a language successfully. For the same goal, these books in series are written in a... Book Description It's essential to build a solid foundation for learners of any language as early as possible - THIS IS THE BOOK to help you buil... |
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45,82 zł |
Beijing - Complete Public Transport Guide
ISBN: 9789659148509 / Angielski / Miękka / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The "Beijing Complete public transport guide" specifically designed for all English-speaking tourists and visitors to Beijing. This guide will enable you to get around Beijing with confidence and ease. The guide will save you lots of time and money. It was designed as a way to help you find the information you need quickly. Beijing is a huge metropolis. Most of its people do not understand a word of English. In addition, when you finally find English speakers they seldom have the information you need to get to your destination. Taxi drivers often do not understand English. They often refuse...
The "Beijing Complete public transport guide" specifically designed for all English-speaking tourists and visitors to Beijing. This guide will enable ...
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114,66 zł |
Yün-Nan: The Link Between India and the Yangtze
ISBN: 9781108010795 / Angielski / Miękka / 618 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. H. R. Davies (1865 1950) was an English army officer and member of the British intelligence service. Between 1894 and 1900 he was asked by the British government to lead survey expeditions into the modern Chinese province of Yunnan to discover possible routes for a railway connecting British-occupied Burma with the upper Yangtze river and through to Sichuan. This book contains an account of his travels though Yunnan province, written as a travelogue and first published in 1909. The region had been little explored by westerners before Davies' expeditions, and this is the first detailed...
H. R. Davies (1865 1950) was an English army officer and member of the British intelligence service. Between 1894 and 1900 he was asked by the British...
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435,65 zł |
The River of Golden Sand: The Narrative of a Journey Through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah
ISBN: 9781108019538 / Angielski / Miękka / 534 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. William Gill (1843 1883) was an explorer and commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers. After inheriting a fortune from a distant relative in 1871, Gill decided to remain in the Army and use his inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries, satisfying his love of travel and gathering intelligence for the British government. He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1879 for his scientific observations on his expeditions. This two volume work, first published in 1880, is Gill's account of his expedition from Chengdu, China through Sichuan, along the eastern...
William Gill (1843 1883) was an explorer and commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers. After inheriting a fortune from a distant relative in 1871, ...
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400,80 zł |
Dragons, donkeys, and dust: Memoirs from a decade in China
ISBN: 9780981300320 / Angielski / Miękka / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This "how to" guide, or perhaps a "how not to" guide to living in China covers... -How a dream fortold of a wife and life in China. -Birth and death in local Chinese hospitals. -Getting a Chinese driver's license, somewhat nefariously. -Using a PLA motorcycle with sidecar as the "family car." -What to do when you knock over a cyclist in China. -Racing to North Korea on a motorized Flying Pigeon bicycle. -Playing hockey against Chinese olympians. -Covert ops to the Dalai Lama's family home. -How to be Canadian in China. -Getting tomahawked in a Chinese hockey brawl.
This "how to" guide, or perhaps a "how not to" guide to living in China covers... -How a dream fortold of a wife and life in China. -Birth and death i...
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91,50 zł |
The River of Golden Sand: The Narrative of a Journey Through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah
ISBN: 9781108019545 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. William Gill (1843 1883) was an explorer and commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers. After inheriting a fortune from a distant relative in 1871, Gill decided to remain in the Army and use his inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries, satisfying his love of travel and gathering intelligence for the British government. He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1879 for his scientific observations on his expeditions. This two volume work, first published in 1880, is Gill's account of his expedition from Chengdu, China through Sichuan, along the eastern...
William Gill (1843 1883) was an explorer and commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers. After inheriting a fortune from a distant relative in 1871, ...
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342,70 zł |
China East Half: 2008
ISBN: 9781553410737 / Angielski / Mapa, składana Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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82,92 zł |
China West Half: 2008
ISBN: 9781553410744 / Angielski / Mapa, składana Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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82,92 zł |