Presents the documentation of the art of tattooing in China and Taiwan. This title includes images that exemplify the artful diversity of Chinese tattooing and its common motifs, which are largely inspired by ancient myths and legends.[...]
The Tun-huang caves are the jewel of Buddhist art over the centuries. Situated at the foot of the Mountain of Singing Sands, they are the brush of the Buddha, where an itinerant monk Yueh-ts'un watched the iridescent peaks in the sheen of blue satin, settled down to excavate the first cave in AD 344[...]
With installation views, project notes, sketches and models, this exhibition catalogue documents a solo show by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping (born 1954) at Rome's MAXXI Museum. The artist is known for his multimedia work dealing with issues such as globalization, neocolonialism and religious confl[...]
Sätter du också likhetstecken mellan kinesisk mat och den lokala kinakrogens meny? Tänk om! Det kinesiska köket är ofantligt mycket rikare än så! Och i takt med att influenser från andra länder blir allt starkare har nya kulinariska traditioner utvecklats. Resultatet har blivit ett spännan[...]
This volume provides a nuanced empirical assessment of the extent to which the academic profession is internationalized at the beginning of the 21st century. It indicates which are the most internationalized academic activities, and focuses on specific topics such as physical mobility for study or p[...]
Neulahuovutus on yksi maailman helpoimmista käsityömenetelmistä. Yksinkertaisilla välineillä aloittelevakin huovuttaja saa pehmoisesta villasta aikaiseksi omanlaisiaan maskotteja.
Tämän kirjan ilmeikkäät hahmot ovat sukua animaatioiden eläinsankareille. Kirjan yksinkertaisilla o[...]
The book is concerned with the effects of globalization on living space (i.e. the space of everyday life), focusing specifically on East Asian metropolises, such as Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai.[...]
"Huangdi Neijing" is a classic medical text of ancient China. Composed of two sections, Suwen and Lingshu, the book contains eighty-one chapters filled with enduring wisdom and insight and is still consulted by doctors today. This translation is based largely on Li Zhongzi's concise edition of the b[...]
This book delineates the history and politics of gender and sexuality since postwar Taiwan. Tracking the interface between queerness and national culture, it underscores the imbrications of male homosexuality, prostitution and feminism within the modernizing process and offers a trenchant critique o[...]