Author: Samuel Merwin
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Languages : en
Pages : 410

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Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140447194
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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This major source of Chinese mythology (third century BC to second century AD) contains a treasure trove of rare data and colorful fiction about the mythical figures, rituals, medicine, natural history, and ethnic peoples of the ancient world. The Classic of Mountains and Seas explores 204 mythical figures such as the gods Foremost, Fond Care, and Yellow, and goddesses Queen Mother of the West and Girl Lovely, as well as many other figures unknown outside this text. This eclectic Classic also contains crucial information on early medicine (with cures for impotence and infertility), omens to avert catastrophe, and rites of sacrifice, and familiar and unidentified plants and animals. It offers a guided tour of the known world in antiquity, moving outwards from the famous mountains of central China to the lands “beyond the seas.” Translated with an introduction and notes by Anne Birrell.

Author: Hanshan
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780887069772
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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This is an annotated English translation of the poetry of Han-shan (Cold Mountain), a 7th or 8th century Chinese Buddhist recluse who wrote many poems about his life alone in the hills. Many of his poems describe the mountains where he lived in dramatic, yet appealing terms, while at the same time symbolizing in Zen fashion the Buddhist quest for enlightenment. Han-shan became a cult figure in the Ch'an/Zen tradition, and legends portray him and his companion Shih-te as eccentrics who said and did nonsensical things. Han-shan does often write on unusual topics with some of his "poems" being clever insights that just happen to be metric and rhymed. His language is simple and direct; his images and symbols fresh and bold. While the literary value of his work has for the most part been overlooked, this book provides line-by-line literary analysis of some of the more artistically interesting poems. Henricks' work represents, therefore, a major contribution to the study of Chinese literature and Chinese religion.

Author: Walter Henry Medhurst
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Languages : en
Pages : 710

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Author: James Tod
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Category : Rajasthan (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 896

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Languages : en
Pages : 528

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Author: Sir Eric Teichman
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Category : Gansu Sheng (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Author: Montagu Sharpe
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Languages : en
Pages : 162

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Author: United States. Department of the Army. General Staff
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Category : Korea
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Author: Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 184603762X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Inch'on was probably the most significant campaign in the Korean theater, as well as being the last major amphibious assault of division-size conducted in the history of warfare. The odds were stacked against the US troops, with virtually no time for training and many of the divisions unprepared for the conflict. The success of the Inch'on campaign is a testament to the sheer initiative of the officers and NCOs conducted it. This book details the strategy and tactics that led to the operation's success, as well as narrating the experience of the battle in fascinating detail.