Ts'ao P'i Transcendent: Political Culture and Dynasty-Founding in China at the End of the Han 113674536X, 9781136745362

Performance, Dance and Political Economy: Bodies at the End of the World 9781350188693, 9781350188723, 9781350188716

What can dance contribute to contemporary political economy and to its critique? What can current conversations in the f

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The Philosophical Foundations of Han Fei's Political Theory 9780824887520

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Provincial Democracy: Political Imaginaries at the End of Empire in Twentieth-Century South India 1009339540, 9781009339544

Situated within the context of seismic global transformations of the early twentieth century―namely the two World Wars a

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The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy 0691134952, 9780691134956

Established in 221 BCE, the Chinese empire lasted for 2,132 years before being replaced by the Republic of China in 1912

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At the End of an Age 9780300180923

At the End of an Age is a deeply informed and rewarding reflection on the nature of historical and scientific knowledge.

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Ambassadors from the Island of Immortals: China-Japan Relations in the Han-Tang Period 9780824861391

Using recent archaeological findings and little-known archival material, Wang Zhenping introduces readers to the world o

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PC Worlds: Political Correctness and Rising Elites at the End of Hegemony 9781785336737

This provocative work offers an anthropological analysis of the phenomenon of political correctness, both as a general p

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In the Shadow of the Han: Literati Thought and Society at the Beginning of the Southern Dynasties 0824815920, 9780824815929

Falling between the great unified empires of the Han and T'ang, the Period of Division (A.D. 220-589) is one of the

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In the Shadow of the Han: Literati Thought and Society at the Beginning of the Southern Dynasties 9780824862978

Charles Holcombe's study of the society and thought of the Eastern Jin (318-420) elite is a valuable addition to wh

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Kingly Splendor: Court Art and Materiality in Han China 9780231551748

Many of the finest objects of the Western Han dynasty have been excavated from the tombs of kings, who administered loca

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