The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: John Christopher Hamm
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-27 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Xiang Kairan, who wrote under the pen name “the Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang,” is remembered as the father of modern Chinese martial arts fiction, one of
Paper Swordsmen
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: John Christopher Hamm
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-01 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

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The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-l
Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949
Language: en
Pages: 454
Authors: Christopher G. Rea
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-06-01 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Winner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949 is an essential guide to the first golden age of Chinese cinema. Offering deta
The Ancestors' Instructions Must Not Change: Political Discourse and Practice in the Song Period
Language: en
Pages: 687
Authors: Xiaonan Deng
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-08-30 - Publisher: BRILL

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This book offers an account of how ‘ancestors’ instructions’ were used and abused in the Song period. It digs deeply into abundant resources to tease apar
An Urban History of China
Language: en
Pages: 317
Authors: Chonglan Fu
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-25 - Publisher: Springer

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This book considers urban development in China, highlighting links between China’s history and civilization and the rapid evolution of its urban forms. It exp