Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
A bestseller in China, recently short-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize, and a winner of France's Prix Courrier International, Brothers is an epic and wildly unhinged black comedy of modern Chinese society running amok. Here is China as ... [... more]
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Modern Chinese: History and Sociolinguistics
 History of Modern Chinese: Those interested in the history and development of modern Chinese will find this a must read. It covers the written and spoken language and has some interesting, little known points, such as the influence of Japanese on modern [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Modern Chinese Ear Acupuncture
Author: Ping Chen Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 615.892 EAN: 9780912111704 ISBN: 0912111704 Number Of Pages: 213 Publication Date: 2004-06-11 [... more]
CDN$29.18
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A History of Modern Chinese Fiction
original but bias: Reviewer: fjord from Portland, OR United States When I was in China, I read a review on this book, saying C. T. Hsia was funded by C.I.A when writting this book. "the book is bias and full of hatry to Communist China" the [... more]
CDN$25.03
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Sun Tzu's Art of War: The Modern Chinese Interpretation
Everyone should know about Sun Tzu...: I take a star off because, frankly, alot of the geography/history is a bit too arcane for the Western reader. But it's a great book nonetheless. Author: General Tao Hanzhang Author: Tao Hanzhang Binding: Hardcover [... more]
CDN$7.98
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Oh, China!: Elementary Reader of Modern Chinese for ...
a really good book: As a Peace Corps Volunteer living in China, I needed a book that would quickly and effectively introduce me to the complex grammatical structures and vocabulary necessary to engage in grown-up conversation. Books widely available here [... more]
CDN$55.18
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A New China: Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese
Author: Chih-p'ing Chou Author: Joanne Chiang Author: Jianna Eagar Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 495 EAN: 9780691010458 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0691010455 Number Of Pages: 446 Publication Date: 1999-07-19 [... more]
CDN$65.22
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All Things Considered: Advanced Reader of Modern Chinese
All Things Considered: A good textbook: This book progresses from traditional speech lessons to more difficult newspaper readings that have been edited to better suit the level of students. The vocabulary/crib sheets are extremely helpful as well as the [... more]
CDN$52.09
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The Columbia Guide to Modern Chinese History
Very Shipshape: An excellent quick synopsis of modern China. Gives an historical overview, biographies of the major players, and descriptions of all the recent historical trends that make China what it is today, all in 300 pages. My only reason to [... more]
CDN$62.51
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A Learners' Handbook of Modern Chinese Written Expressions
Excellent for the Chinese learner: "A Learner' Handbook of Modern Chinese Written Expressions" is an excellent guide to the different constructions one will encounter in literary Chinese. In addition to grammar, it describes abbreviations and [... more]
CDN$18.06
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Modern Chinese (CD edition): A Basic Course
Geared towards linguists: The book has a very strong emphasis on correct pronunciation of the basic sounds of the language. But it does this from a "first principles" approach -- they tell you the "t" sound is an alveolar plosive [... more]
CDN$25.50
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Modern Chinese: A Basic Course (Book Only)
Geared towards linguists: The book has a very strong emphasis on correct pronunciation of the basic sounds of the language. But it does this from a "first principles" approach -- they tell you the "t" sound is an alveolar plosive [... more]
CDN$10.50
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