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Mozi (Translations from the Asian Classics)
 A unique voice from Chinese history: In fact, according to the translator's notes, the voice is so distinct from other Chinese tradition that some claimed Mozi was not Chinese at all. Mozi's philosophy was based on universal love, treating everyone with [... more]
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Japanese Literature in Chinese, Vol. 2: Poetry & Prose ...
Author: Burton Watson Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 895 EAN: 9780231041461 ISBN: 0231041462 Number Of Pages: 191 Publication Date: 1976-04-15 [... more]
$62.50
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Glass Children and Other Essays
Wisdom from a Great Buddhist Leader and Educator: The tenth anniversary of the launching of the first satellite, the social unrest of the 60's, and the return to life of microorganisms after millions of years of dormancy are among the many events that [... more]
$12.95
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Zhuangzi: Basic Writings
The second classic of Taoism: This is a very different book than the Lao Tzu. It's written in a much less poetic style, but I find Zhuangzi more readable for that reason. The style is more conversational, and well rendered into contemporary English by [... more]
$24.00
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Tao Te Ching
Amazon.com Review: With this edition of the Tao Te Ching, an unlikely team of a Japanese art expert and a Greek translator pull off a uniquely powerful version of the text. If one thing marks the language of the original Tao Te Ching, it is linguistic [... more]
$8.95
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Han Feizi (Translations from the Asian Classics)
A chilling classic: Han Fei's "Legalist" writings on government may be the most brutal and amoral in China's long written history. I can't even call it vicious - his grasping, avaricious view of human nature displays the same bizarre innocence [... more]
$22.00
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The Tales of the Heike (Translations from the Asian ...
Fantastic translation, great format, heavily summarized in some parts: Burton Watson comes through with another great translation of East Asian texts, in his abridged work of the Tales of the Heike. The translations are superb, and have a wonderful feel [... more]
$26.50
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Xunzi (Translations from the Asian Classics)
Confucian thought continued: Xunzi followed Mencius, Confucius, and the other better-known names of Chinese philosphical history. He represents an interesting departure from them, though. He holds the same high regard for order, hierarchy, and ritual as [... more]
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Early Chinese Literature
Interesting background reading and an excellent survey.: EARLY CHINESE LITERATURE. By Burton Watson. 304 pp. New York : Columbia University Press, 1962. ISBN 0-231-08671-7 (pbk.) Burton Watson has always struck me as an eminently civilized scholar and as [... more]
$32.00
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The Tales of the Heike (Translations from the Asian ...
Fantastic translation, great format, heavily summarized in some parts: Burton Watson comes through with another great translation of East Asian texts, in his abridged work of the Tales of the Heike. The translations are superb, and have a wonderful feel [... more]
$19.50
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The Analects of Confucius (Translations from the Asian ...
A translation for the 21st century!: This little book has had a considerable influence over the centuries in China and its cultural sphere. This translation is very agreeable and can be read in one day. However, it is a book that requires more than just [... more]
$21.95
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