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26 produkter
New Lifetime Reading Plan
The Classic Guide to World Literature
Av Clifton Fadiman, John S. Major
Häftad, 1999
307 kr
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Huainanzi
A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China, by Liu An, King of Huainan
Av An Liu, John S. Major m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
1390 kr
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Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, in the second century B.C.E, The Huainanzi is a tightly organized, sophisticated articulation of Western Han philosophy and statecraft. Outlining "all that a modern monarch needs to know," the text emphasizes rigorous self-cultivation …
100 One-Night Reads
A Book Lover''s Guide
Av John S. Major, David C. Major
E-bok, 2008
236 kr
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Readers everywhere know that nothing soothes the spirit like sinking into a really good book. If you''re one of that happy band, you''ll quickly recognize the authors of this inspired reading guide as kindred spirits. Here David and John Major have chosen one hundred books that can each be …
China Briefing, 1985
Inbunden, 2018
2521 kr
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China Briefing, 1985 approaches the events of the previous year providing a long-term perspective on the dramatic developments of spring and summer 1984. Senior China specialists examine the student demonstrations and their aftermath in the larger context of the 40-year history of the People's …
Anti-terrorism, Forensic Science, Psychology In Police Investigations
Av John S Major
Inbunden, 2019
2521 kr
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This book presents a broad selection of the papers presented at IDENTA '85 on various topics, including counter-terrorism; Israel's experience with terrorism; police and terrorism; and psychological methods, forensic science and voice identification in criminal investigation. The conference on …
China Briefing, 1987
Inbunden, 2019
2521 kr
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The year 1986 marked the tenth anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong and the fall of the Gang of Four. A decade after the end of the Cultural Revolution, China experienced the consolidation of rural economic reform, continued progress in urban reform, a widening of the "open door" to the west, …
China Briefing, 1985
Häftad, 2020
489 kr
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China Briefing, 1985 approaches the events of the previous year providing a long-term perspective on the dramatic developments of spring and summer 1984. Senior China specialists examine the student demonstrations and their aftermath in the larger context of the 40-year history of the People's …
Anti-terrorism, Forensic Science, Psychology In Police Investigations
Av John S Major
Häftad, 2021
694 kr
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This book presents a broad selection of the papers presented at IDENTA '85 on various topics, including counter-terrorism; Israel's experience with terrorism; police and terrorism; and psychological methods, forensic science and voice identification in criminal investigation. The conference on …
China Briefing, 1987
Häftad, 2021
694 kr
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China Briefing, 1987 reviews the events and trends of the year 1987 in foreign relations, domestic politics, the economy, foreign investment and technology transfer, defense, and culture. It is essential reading for travelers bound for China, business executives, and journalists.
Anti-terrorism, Forensic Science, Psychology In Police Investigations
Av John S Major
E-bok, 2019
707 kr
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This book presents a broad selection of the papers presented at IDENTA ''85 on various topics, including counter-terrorism; Israel''s experience with terrorism; police and terrorism; and psychological methods, forensic science and voice identification in criminal investigation. The conference on …
China Briefing, 1985
E-bok, 2019
563 kr
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China Briefing, 1985 approaches the events of the previous year providing a long-term perspective on the dramatic developments of spring and summer 1984. Senior China specialists examine the student demonstrations and their aftermath in the larger context of the 40-year history of the People''s …
China Briefing, 1987
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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The year 1986 marked the tenth anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong and the fall of the Gang of Four. A decade after the end of the Cultural Revolution, China experienced the consolidation of rural economic reform, continued progress in urban reform, a widening of the "open door" to the west, …
Anti-terrorism, Forensic Science, Psychology In Police Investigations
Av John S Major
E-bok, 2019
727 kr
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This book presents a broad selection of the papers presented at IDENTA ''85 on various topics, including counter-terrorism; Israel''s experience with terrorism; police and terrorism; and psychological methods, forensic science and voice identification in criminal investigation. The conference on …
China Briefing, 1985
E-bok, 2019
576 kr
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China Briefing, 1985 approaches the events of the previous year providing a long-term perspective on the dramatic developments of spring and summer 1984. Senior China specialists examine the student demonstrations and their aftermath in the larger context of the 40-year history of the People''s …
China Briefing, 1987
E-bok, 2019
838 kr
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The year 1986 marked the tenth anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong and the fall of the Gang of Four. A decade after the end of the Cultural Revolution, China experienced the consolidation of rural economic reform, continued progress in urban reform, a widening of the "open door" to the west, …
The Hall of Heavenly Records
Korean Astronomical Instruments and Clocks, 1380-1780
Av Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
716 kr
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Between the fourteenth and the eighteenth centuries, there was created under the Yi Dynasty in Korea a remarkable series of astronomical instruments, star-charts and clocks. The present volume is the result of close collaboration between four distinguished historians of Asian science to demonstrate …
Ancient China
A History
Av John S. Major, Constance A. Cook
Inbunden, 2016
3162 kr
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Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most …
Ancient China
A History
Av John S. Major, Constance A. Cook
Häftad, 2016
953 kr
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Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most …
Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought
Chapters Three, Four, and Five of the Huainanzi
Häftad, 1993
504 kr
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The Huainanzi has in recent years been recognized by scholars as one of the seminal works of Chinese thought at the beginning of the imperial era, a summary of the full flowering of early Taoist philosophy. This book presents a study of three key chapters of the Huainanzi, "The Treatise on the …
Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion
Av John S Major, Elizabeth Childs-Johnson
E-bok, 2023
746 kr
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Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion demonstrates that the concept of metamorphism was central to ancient Chinese religious belief and practices from at least the late Neolithic period through the Warring States Period of the Zhou dynasty. Central to the authors'' argument is the …
Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion
Av John S Major, Elizabeth Childs-Johnson
E-bok, 2023
762 kr
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Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion demonstrates that the concept of metamorphism was central to ancient Chinese religious belief and practices from at least the late Neolithic period through the Warring States Period of the Zhou dynasty. Central to the authors'' argument is the …
Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion
Av Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, John S Major
Inbunden, 2023
2516 kr
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Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion demonstrates that the concept of metamorphism was central to ancient Chinese religious belief and practices from at least the late Neolithic period through the Warring States Period of the Zhou dynasty. Central to the authors' argument is the …
Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion
Av Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, John S Major
Häftad, 2024
649 kr
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Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion demonstrates that the concept of metamorphism was central to ancient Chinese religious belief and practices from at least the late Neolithic period through the Warring States Period of the Zhou dynasty. Central to the authors' argument is the …
Huguenot on the Hackensack
David Demarest and His Legacy
Av DAVID C. MAJOR, JOHN S. MAJOR
Inbunden, 2007
1029 kr
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A Huguenot on the Hackensack is the first full-length study of David Demarest, an early European settler of northeastern New Jersey and progenitor of a large and locally influential family. The book examines Demarest's life, the legacy of his family, and the wider "Jersey Dutch" community in which …
Three Boys
And Other Buddhist Folktales from Tibet
Av John S. Major, John S. Major m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
217 kr
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A virtuous young woman journeys to the Land of the Dead to retrieve the still-beating heart of a king; a wily corpse-monster tricks his young captor into setting him free; a king falls under a curse that turns him into a cannibal; a shepherd who understands the speech of animals saves a princess …
