Cultural Tradition

31 books

The Contrast cover
The Contrast Royall Tyler · 1790 The Contrast is a comedy by Royall Tyler, first performed in 1787 at the John Street Theatre in New York. It was the first American play to be publicl…
The Pleasures of Thinking cover
The Pleasures of Thinking Wang Xiaobo China Renmin University Press · 2010 The Pleasures of Thinking is a selected collection of essays by Wang Xiaobo, edited by Li Yinhe and published by Renmin University of China Press in t…
Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture cover
Rating 4.5
Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture 韦尔纳·耶格尔 East China Normal University Press · 2021 Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture is the masterpiece of the great German classicist Werner Jaeger (1888–1961). Written in three volumes between 193…
Taste: The First Sin cover
Rating 3.9
Taste: The First Sin Leung Man-tao Guangxi Normal University Press · 2013 In the Western cultural tradition, gluttony is listed as the first of the seven deadly sins. Leung Man-tao's collection of food essays borrows the nam…
A Maverick Pig cover
A Maverick Pig Wang Xiaobo Beijing October Arts & Literature Publishing House · 2021 A Maverick Pig is one of Wang Xiaobo's signature collections of essays and, together with The Silent Majority and My Spiritual Homeland, forms one of …
The Cognition Trilogy (Three Volumes) cover
The Cognition Trilogy (Three Volumes) 理查德·E.尼斯贝特 CITIC Press · 2017 The Cognition Trilogy collects three works of cognitive psychology by Richard Nisbett, an American cultural psychologist and professor at the Universi…
A History of Books: Classics and the Formation of Cultural Tradition cover
Rating 4.3
A History of Books: Classics and the Formation of Cultural Tradition 程章灿 / 许勇 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2017 A History of Books: Classics and the Formation of Cultural Tradition is one volume in the "Twenty-Four Aspects of Chinese Culture" series, co-written …
National Geographic Magazine, October 1985 (Vol. 168, No. 4) cover
Rating 2.5
National Geographic Magazine, October 1985 (Vol. 168, No. 4) Wilbur E. Garrett / Thomas J. Abercrombie / Lynn Abercrombie / Luis Madden / Robert Booth / Melinda Burge / S. Jeffrey K. Wilkerson / David Heather / Charles A. Bergman / Art Wolfe National Geographic Society · 1985 This is the October 1985 issue of National Geographic, Volume 168, Number 4, edited by Wilbur E. Garrett. The cover shows a dye-painted pattern on the…
Tea Leaves cover
Rating 3.5
Tea Leaves Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885 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 …
Myths and Legends of Christmastide cover
Rating 2.7
Myths and Legends of Christmastide Herrick, Bertha F. 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 …
Christmas in Legend and Story cover
Rating 3.1
Christmas in Legend and Story Smith, Elva Sophronia, 1871-1965 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 History of Royal Hunting in Eurasia cover
Rating 4.0
A History of Royal Hunting in Eurasia 托玛斯・爱尔森 / 马特 Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) · 2018 How did the royal courts of the many empires in Eurasian history conduct hunting activities? What were the choices of hunting locations, types and met…
Chinese-Style Management (Complete Works · Brand New) cover
Rating 4.1
Chinese-Style Management (Complete Works · Brand New) Zeng Shiqiang Peking University Press · 2026 For years, wherever there are Chinese people, those with more practical management experience have responded to Chinese-style management with greater …
120 Years of Japanese Cinema cover
Rating 4.0
120 Years of Japanese Cinema 四方田犬彦 / 王众一 New Star Press · 2026 Authorized by the author for its first simplified Chinese edition, *120 Years of Japanese Cinema* is a penetrating study of how Japanese film and soci…
Legends of Ancient Cases: Interpreting Major Cases in Chinese History cover
Rating 2.2
Legends of Ancient Cases: Interpreting Major Cases in Chinese History 钱三七 Heilongjiang Northeast Digital Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. · 2025 Legends of Ancient Cases: Interpreting Major Cases in Chinese History takes you through the legendary major cases of Chinese history. These cases not …
日本刑法要论(总论) cover
Rating 3.9
日本刑法要论(总论) 周振杰 Peking University Press · 2025 This book introduces the history and current state of Japanese criminal law theory, and, taking into account objective factors such as social developm…
Remaining Notes from the Stone House cover
Rating 4.1
Remaining Notes from the Stone House 马叙伦 · 2025 The book *Remnants from the Stone House* recounts anecdotes and obscure incidents since the late Qing dynasty. It records some of Mr. Ma Xulun's perso…
Ethical Criticism of Japanese Literature cover
Rating 3.4
Ethical Criticism of Japanese Literature 李俄宪 Peking University Press · 2025 Ethical Criticism of Japanese Literature brings representative schools and canonical works of Japanese literature within the scope of ethical literary…
Rain Heart Poetry Collection cover
Rating 2.8
Rain Heart Poetry Collection 雨心 英国科学出版社 · 2024 "Rain Heart Poems" is a rich collection of poetry covering diverse themes such as nature, patriotism, celebration, personal reflection, and social com…
A Study of Eating cover
Rating 3.5
A Study of Eating Zhu Wei Zhonghua Book Company · 2023 In the form of notes, this book examines and interprets the basic elements of Chinese food culture and regional cuisines, seeking out the cultural tra…