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Roger Des Forges here examines the puzzle of Li Yan, a Chinese scholar who advised the rebel Li Zicheng (1605-1645), and helped him to overthrow the Ming, only
Beyond Exemplar Tales
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-05 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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“Clear, coherent, richly documented, and highly persuasive. I know of no other source devoted exclusively to the topic of Chinese women’s biographies, and I
Edge of Empires
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-30 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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In Edge of Empires, Carroll situates Hong Kong squarely within the framework of both Chinese and British colonial history, while exploring larger questions abou
Understanding Ancient Chinese Bronzes
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Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II
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Authors: Lily Xiao Hong Lee
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This volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women completes the four-volume project and contains more than 400 biographies of women active in the Tang