Speaking To History

University of California Press, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Fine in near fine jacket with barely a hint of wear. 354 pages with illustrations. Attractive copy of this work of Chinese history featuring the not so well known King Goujian.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo (standard sized). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers and dust jacket. 354 p. w/ endnotes, Chinese character list, bibliography, index. A study examining the use of King Goujian as a source of inspiration and hope throughout the turbulence of 20th c. China.

University of California Press, November 2008. Hardcover. Used Very Good/Very Good. Dust Jacket is wrapped in mylar Brodart covering, which is removable. Dust Jacket is clean and intact, with minor edge and corner wear. Front and back covers have very light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages… Saber más sobre este artículo

University of California Press, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Previous owner name. .

New. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Paperback / softback. New. The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex fifth-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during China's turbulent twentieth century. This title connects the story to the major traumas of the last century, exploring why such stories often remain sealed up within a culture, unknown to outsiders.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.