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Word-Class Flexibility in Classical Chinese
BRILL 2011; US$ 151.00The apparent flexibility of words in Classical Chinese with respect to traditional word classes has always posed a problem in the description of this language and has caused much misunderstanding. Moreover, it has been long understudied, along with the closely related theory of Classical Chinese word classes. This work seeks to summarize previous research... more...
Bernhard Karlgren
Lehigh University Press 2010; US$ 79.99The author draws a portrait of his teacher Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), whose research in a variety of fields laid the foundations of Modern Sinology. The work deals with Karlgren's childhood, school years, university studies at Uppsala and St. Petersburg, adventurous sojourn in China, studies in Paris, and academic career at Uppsala and Gothenburg... more...
Handbuch chinesische Fusionskontrolle
Springer 2011; US$ 109.99Das Handbuch erm glicht eine Risikoeinsch tzung geplanter Fusionen und dient als Argumentationshilfe und Anleitung f r Fusionskontrollverfahren in China. Es orientiert sich an den f r die Praxis ma geblichen Gesichtspunkten und geht dabei auf die chinesische Fallpraxis und die Diskussion in der chinesischen Rechtsliteratur ein. Ber cksichtigung finden... more...
Six Records of a Life Adrift
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2011; US$ 12.50"Shen Fu's Six Records of a Life Adrift is the most intimate document at our disposal of private life in late imperial China. Graham Sanders now provides us with a new translation for the 21st century, which is not only well researched but also highly readable.". Wilt Idema, Harvard University. "This delightful nineteenth-century... more...
A Concise History of Chinese Literature
BRILL 2011; US$ 318.00Adopting new theoretical perspectives and using updated research, this book by a leading Chinese scholar seeks to provide a coherent, panoramic description of the development of premodern Chinese literature and its major characteristics. more...
China Tidal Wave
BRILL 2008; US$ 36.00There is great social tension in the aftermath of ?Tiananmen Square?, uncertainty about political and economic policy and the constant burden of over-population. Serious flooding of the Yellow River adds more than a hundred million to the ?floating population? of destitute and semi-destitute peasant refugees. Disaster is imminent ... more...
Rough Guide Phrasebook: Mandarin Chinese
Rough Guides 2011; US$ 8.99Make the most of your trip with the Rough Guide Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook. Find the perfect word or phrase for every situation Use extensive two-way dictionary packed with vocabulary Choose food and drink from any menu Check ou t travel tips and a regional pronunciation guide Listen to correct pronunciation of essential dialogues DOWNLOAD... more...
Rough Guide Phrasebook: Turkish
Rough Guides 2011; US$ 8.99Make the most of your trip with the Rough Guide Turkish Phrasebook. Find the perfect word or phrase for every situation Use extensive two-way dictionary packed with vocabulary Choose food and drink from any menu Check ou t travel tips and a regional pronunciation guide Listen to correct pronunciation of essential dialogues DOWNLOAD EASY... more...
Yijing, Shamanic Oracle of China
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011; US$ 39.95This new translation of the Yijing offers a traditional reading that refreshes and expands on the original text making it relevant for the modern world. It provides a detailed commentary explaining the underlying structure, philosophy and history of the book, and gives practical instructions for consulting the oracle using yarrow sticks or coins. more...
Chinese Literature
Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 9.99Perhaps 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 more...









