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Pages: 326
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press
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Language: en
Pages: 390
Pages: 390
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Stanford University Press
A study of the lively street culture in Chengdu from 1870 to 1930, this book explores the relationship between urban commoners and public space, the role of com
Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-12-14 - Publisher:
This immensely likeable satire of the American civilizing mission in Okinawa was a phenomenon when it was published in 1951. The many-layered novel retains its
Language: en
Pages: 484
Pages: 484
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-04 - Publisher: Penguin
“Like attending seasons of elegant tea parties—each one resplendent with character and drama. Delicious.”—Maxine Hong Kingston The story of two women wh
Language: en
Pages: 232
Pages: 232
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-31 - Publisher: Niggli
All about the architecture and design principles of a very private place to communicate and meditate from its origins until today.