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The Rise of Tea Culture in China: The Invention of the ...
Bret HinschWestern stereotypes portray a culture that values conformity and denigrates the individual, but Bret Hinsch convincingly explodes this facile myth.
Women in Imperial China
Bret HinschRather than providing an exhaustive chronicle of this vast subject, Bret Hinsch pinpoints the themes that characterized distinct periods in Chinese women’s history and delves into the perception of female identity in each era.
The ultimate guide to Chinese tea
PreviewOriginal Illustrations by Allen Y. Yu Photography by Bolin Huang © Bret Hinsch 2008 ISBN 978-974-480-129-6 The Ultimate Guide to Chinese Tea Bret Hinsch.
The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and ...
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Masculinities in Chinese History
Bret HinschMasculinities in Chinese History is the first historical survey of the many ways men have acted, thought, and behaved throughout China s long past.
Masculinities in Chinese History
Bret HinschMasculinities in Chinese History is the first historical survey of the many ways men have acted, thought, and behaved throughout China’s long past.
Celluloid Comrades: Representations of Male Homosexuality in ...
Song Hwee Lim... usually with a time line dividing pre-modern and modern periods of understanding. In his account of the long tradition of same-sex relationships in China from antiquity to the late imperial period, Bret Hinsch highlights in particular the care to ...
Women in Early Imperial China
Bret HinschAn enhanced array of line drawings, a Chinese-character glossary, and extensive notes and bibliography enhance the author's discussion. Historians and students of gender and early China alike will find this book an invaluable overview.
The Emerging Lesbian: Female Same-Sex Desire in Modern China
Tze-Lan D. SangBret Hinsch maintains, "[The] lack [of references to lesbianism in traditional sources] was partly due to the relative absence of personal freedom accorded to women. Bound to their husbands economically and often forced into seclusion in the ...
Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in ...
Bret HinschThe first detailed treatment of the Chinese homosexual tradition in any Western language, Passions of the Cut Sleeve shatters preconceptions and stereotypes.
Compaq Visual Fortran: A Guide to Creating Windows Applications
Norman Lawrencebret = DlgSet(dlg,IDC_COMBO1, 3, DLG_NUMITEMS) bret = DlgSet(dlg, IDC_COMBO1, "y = a + x", 1) bret = DlgSet(dlg,IDC_COMBO1, "y = a + x + x^2", 2 ) bret = DlgSet(dlg,IDC_COMBO1, "y = a + x + x^2 + x^3", 3) bret = DLGSET (dlg ...
Putting One's Head Above the Parapet: My Autobiography
David BretFrench-born David Bret is one of Britain’s leading show business biographers and now dishes the dirt on himself.
Morrissey: Scandal and Passion
David BretThis biography of David Bret includes revelations; accusations of racism and fascism; confessions of physical abuse; High Court royalty battles and the public shaming, and more.
Tallulah Bankhead: A Scandalous Life
David BretIn this highly entertaining book David Bret tells Tallulah's story in the only way it could be told: with shocking honesty and wit.
The Piaf We Loved: A Two-Act Play
David BretDavid Bret is an authority of the chanson and has written two best-selling books about Edith Piaf.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lady, The Lover, The Legend - 1932-2011
David BretElizabeth Taylor was the very last of the Hollywood greats. As David Bret writes, 'Most of her contemporaries - Garbo, Streisand and Dietrich excepted - were compelled to walk in the shadow of her sun.
Murder Mystery & Mayhem
Bret HerholzConfessions * Peculiar Boy ...and Other Stories by Bret M. Herholz *The Stone- Toe Enigma of Ankleshire pg.03 ... written by Joshua Michael Stewart, gray tones by Rori Shapiro, lettering by John Shawer pg58 *The Year the Peduliar Boy ...
Home Game: Big-League Stories from My Life in Baseball's ...
Bret BooneAlong the way, his book also touches on Boone family lore, from Ray playing with his hero Ted Williams and Bob winning a World Series with the 1980 Phillies to Bret’s flop in a nationally televised home-run derby and Aaron’s historic ...
George Formby: An Intimate Biography of the Troubled Genius
David BretCOTTRELL, Dorothy: Interview with David Bret, 1998. DANCE MUSIC POLICY COMPANY: Minutes (unpublished, 1944). DUNN, JH: Letters from Palestine ( unpublished, 1943). ELLIS, SqdLeader Frank: Letters from North Africa ( unpublished, ...
Patient Care Management Lab: A Workbook for Prescription ...
Richard FinkelPt. Name: Bret Harris Gender: M Age: 74 Dx: HTN, angina 1EDICATION SIG. PRESCRIBER NTG 1/150 #C | sl prn Thomas Dyazide #30 | qam Thomas Dr. Erin Thomas 988 North Ridge, New York, NY 88364 813-555-7554 Name Bret Harris ...
Diary of the Black Widow
Bret M. HerholzWill they solve the mystery behind these murders, or will the Black Widow strike again? Combining the illustrative style of Edward Gorey and the humor of Monty Python, Bret M. Herholz crafts a tale of mystery, humor, and suspense.
Souviens-toi de moi comme ça
France Camus-PichonAvec ce premier roman prochainement adapté au cinéma, Bret Anthony Johnston s'impose comme l'un des jeunes romanciers américains les plus talentueux. « Je suis admiratif du talent déployé par Bret Anthony Johnston dans ce roman ...
Rock Hudson: The Gentle Giant
David BretPublished to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the actor’s death, in Rock Hudson: The Gentle Giant, David Bret has produced a rewarding portrait of a warm-hearted, wonderful man who, though atrociously maligned by the media back in 1985 ...
Population Decline and the Remaking of Great Power Politics
PreviewBret Mulligan and Robert Germany put the peak population at 43,000 but agree that the total dropped by over half by the end of the war, to 18,500. See Bret Mulligan and Robert Germany, “The Population of Athens during the War,” Haverford ...
Justins Heimkehr: Roman
Bret Anthony JohnstonMit psychologischem Feingefühl und sehr spannend erzählt Bret Anthony Johnston in seinem Debütroman von einer Familie unter Schock. Vor vier Jahren ist Justin Campbell, damals zwölf Jahre alt, entführt worden. Seine Eltern und sein ...
Confessions of a Peculiar Boy
Bret M. HerholzIf you're a fan of Edward Gorey's art and Poe's writing - this book may just be for you!
Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities
Bret KloosThrough concrete examples and consistent pedagogy, this text helps students understand the concepts as well as how to apply them.
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