China - History from The Penang Bookshelf

Hong Kong: John Nicholson, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. This is an abridged version of the the first major work to explain China, its culture and history, to the Western reader. It was finally completed with its publication in 1859, during the second bout of the so called Opium Wars. Allom was a missionary in China and Wright was… Saber más sobre este artículo

Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1999. Paperback. New. Twenty years after a heady period of change in China, a group of academics look at what has changed since 1978 and attempt to predict what changes are to come. 172 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. Hardcover. New/new. 17-6-16. The Temple of Confucius, Kong Temple, is a remarkable testament to the durability of the core of Chinese culture from its glory days under the Ming and Qing dynasties, through the vicissitudes of war and revolution through to now being recognised as a Wold Heritage site. With the temple's history as… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hong Kong: Dragonfly Books, 1965. Good. A collection of articles from contributors to the magazine Current Scene attempting to analyse from the outside what was happening inside China at the height of the Cold War. 358 pages. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia Part of the lamination on the front cover has bubbled and part of the lamination… Saber más sobre este artículo

New Haven, Conn, USA: Institute of Far Eastern Languages, 1952. Paperback. Good. A text book for teaching Chinese, written before the development of Pin Yin, in Yale Romanisation of Chinese characters. With teaching instructions in English. 183 pages with an index. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has one or two stains and the spiral binding… Saber más sobre este artículo

Subang Jaya, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications, 2001. Paperback. New. A comprehensive explanation of the importance of tea in Chinese history, today and in ritual. with a few colour illustrations at the beginning. 154 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore : Singapore University Press, 1991. Paperback. Near Fine. In this study Leung sets out to examine the role of the Taotai government official in Shanghai as a link between various groups in a rapidly changing Chinese society in the latter part of the 19th century. Part One deals with the taotai as a link between China and… Saber más sobre este artículo