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Old Beijing's Zaba Di: Memory and Interpretation of Tianqiao
SDX Joint Publishing Company · 2011
"Zaba di" is an old Beijing colloquialism for places like Tianqiao where people of every walk of life mingled—bustling yet chaotic. This book is a stu…
The Chignecto Isthmus and Its First Settlers
William Briggs · 1902
This book was first published in 1902. Its author, Howard Trueman (1837–1908), was a native of the Chignecto Isthmus region, and his original aim in w…
Crimson Rain: Seven Centuries of Violence in a Chinese County
China Renmin University Press · 2014
This book is one of the representative works of the American sinologist William T. Rowe; the Chinese edition is included in the "Overseas Chinese Stud…
Macao Oral History Series (8 Volumes)
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2021
The Macao Oral History Series is edited by the Macao scholar Lin Faqin and completed over more than a decade by the academic team of the Macao Oral Hi…
A Brief History of Chengdu
Sichuan People's Publishing House · 2018
A Brief History of Chengdu was co-authored by He Yimin, director of the Urban Research Institute at Sichuan University, and Wang Yi, director of the C…
Entering Chengdu Through the Radicals of History
China Development Press · 2015
This is a history of Chengdu that uses the "radical" as its method and detail as its entry point. Dissatisfied with official histories that record onl…
History of Chengdu, Volume 5: Yuan and Ming Periods
Sichuan People's Publishing House · 2011
This is the fifth volume of the seven-volume History of Chengdu, written by Chen Shisong and Li Yingfa, devoted to the history of Chengdu over roughly…
A Brief History of Macau Law
SDX Joint Publishing Company, Macau Foundation · 2015
A Brief History of Macau Law is a short, accessible volume in the Macau Knowledge Series. Rather than adopting the popular claim that Macau law is mer…
The Walls and Gates of Peking
Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2017
In the early 1920s the Swedish art historian Osvald Sirén came to China several times and settled in Beijing, where over several months he surveyed an…
The Allure of Cities (12-Volume Set)
Contemporary World Press · 2020
The Allure of Cities is a twelve-volume cultural reader devoted to China's old cities, with each volume covering one of twelve cities: Beijing, Shangh…
An Exploration of Historical Affairs of the Xijiang River
Jinan University Press · 2025
Although Deqing is a remote county, it sits at the "central point on the Jiao-Guang route," with treasures to be found everywhere. Taking Deqing as it…
Wang Yangming and a Draft History of Peace
Sino-Culture Press · 2025
Wang Yangming was a master of the School of Mind, and both his civil administration and military achievements left a rich legacy for later generations…
An Economic History of the Min Capital
Peking University Press · 2025
Adopting a historical-materialist viewpoint and a rigorous, truth-seeking attitude, this book expounds the economic history of the Min capital from re…
A Study of Market Towns in the Jiangnan Delta
Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2021
The existence of Jiangnan's thriving market towns and their networks was both a key factor in the region's sustained development and an important expr…
A History of Deerpark in Orange County, N. Y.
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
History of Brighthelmston or, Brighton as I View It and Others Knew It
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Fort Gibson: A Brief History
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
A Glossary of Words used in the Country of Wiltshire
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Slavery in Pennsylvania
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The History of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …