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Wills, John E.
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2.05
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ThriftBooks-Dallas via Alibris /Alibris
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Princeton University Press 1994 Hardcover Good Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Wills Jr., John E.
USD
3.33
Goodwill of Orange County via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton University Press 1994 Hard cover Fair This is a USED book, it is subject to external and interior wear including, underlining, highlighting, annotations, water damage, minor scuffs and tears. This is a donated book accepted as is. Stickers and sticker residue on the cover should be expected, as well as spine wear from use. There are NO codes or disc(s) included. All items ship Monday-Friday within 2-3 business days. Thank you for supporting Goodwill of OC.
Wills, John E
USD
4.00
The Maryland Book Bank via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton University Press 1994 Hard cover Very Good Used-Very Good.
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
4.00
HPB-Diamond via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton University Press 1994 hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
4.00
HPB-Diamond /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
4.00
The Maryland Book Bank /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover First Edition Used - Very Good
[Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills, John E.
USD
5.82
Better World Books /ZVAB
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
6.01
SecondSale /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
[Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
John E. Wills
USD
6.05
ThriftBooks /Biblio
Princeton University Press, Date: 1994. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E.
USD
6.05
ThriftBooks-Atlanta /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.85
[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills, John E.
USD
6.08
Better World Books /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills John E
USD
6.95
Better World Books /Biblio
Princeton University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E.
USD
8.00
The Red Onion Bookshoppe /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press, U.S.A.] Hardcover Book and dust jacket have been moderately worn, rubbed, and soiled.
[Hanover, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
John E. Jr. Wills
USD
8.10
Ergodebooks /Biblio
Princeton University Press, Date: 1994-08-08. Hardcover. Good. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E.
USD
8.25
Jeff Stark via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton University Princeton University Press 1994 1st Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Fine and bright in a fine and bright jacket-looks new with no wear or markings.
Wills John E.
USD
8.25
Jeff Stark /Biblio
Princeton University: Princeton University Press. Fine and bright in a fine and bright jacket - looks new with no wear or markings. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Date: 1994. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E.
USD
8.25
Jeff Stark /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton University] Hardcover First Edition Fine and bright in a fine and bright jacket - looks new with no wear or markings.
[Barstow, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
8.98
Roundabout Books /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
[Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
JOHN E. JR. WILLS
USD
11.93
The Book Nook /Biblio
Princeton University Press, August Date: 1994. Hardcover . 6.5 Bulk HB Low. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E.
USD
12.95
Dorothy Meyer-Bookseller via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton University Press 1994-08-08 First edition, Complete Numbers Hardcover Fine in fine jacket NOT an ex library book. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears.
Wills John E
USD
12.95
Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller /Biblio
Princeton University Press, Date: 1994-08-08. First edition, Complete Numbers . Hardcover. fine/fine. NOT an ex library book. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E.
USD
12.95
Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover First Edition NOT an ex library book. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears.
[Batavia, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
13.64
Integrity Books Corp. /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover
[Mayfield Heights, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills, John E., Jr
USD
14.00
Great Expectations Rare Books via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton Princeton University Press 1994 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. Hardcover, white cloth in dust-jacket. 403 pages. Further Reading, Index. Illustrated with 4 maps and 12 figures. First edition, first printing. A unique telling of China's 5, 000 year history through the lives of some 20 of her most colorful and famous personalities. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.
Wills John E. Jr.
USD
14.00
Great Expectations Rare Books /Biblio
Princeton: Princeton University Press, Date: 1994. Hardcover, white cloth in dust-jacket. 403 pages. Further Reading, Index. Illustrated with 4 maps and 12 figures. First edition, first printing. A unique telling of China's 5,000 year history through the lives of some 20 of her most colorful and famous personalities. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E., Jr.
USD
14.00
Great Expectations Rare Books /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover, white cloth in dust-jacket. 403 pages. Further Reading, Index. Illustrated with 4 maps and 12 figures. First edition, first printing. A unique telling of China's 5,000 year history through the lives of some 20 of her most colorful and famous personalities. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills, John E., Jr
USD
14.50
May Day Books via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton NJ Princeton University Press 1994 First Edition Hardcover Fine in dust jacket 1.2 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches. From Yu and Confucious to Mao and beyond, this is a book of informative biographies of 18 Chinese luminaries.
John E. Wills Jr.
USD
14.50
Colorado's Used Bookstore, Inc. /Biblio
Princeton University Press, August Date: 1994. Hardcover . Like New/As New. Like New. May have some shelf wear from being out in store. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills John E. Jr.
USD
14.50
May Day Books /Biblio
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, Date: 1994. Hardcover. Fine in dust jacket. 1.2 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches. First Edition From Yu and Confucious to Mao and beyond, this is a book of informative biographies of 18 Chinese luminaries 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E., Jr.
USD
14.50
May Day Books /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ] Hardcover First Edition From Yu and Confucious to Mao and beyond, this is a book of informative biographies of 18 Chinese luminaries
[Los Altos Hills, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
John E. Wills Jr.
USD
14.50
Colorado's Used Book Store /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press August 1994] Hardcover Like New. May have some shelf wear from being out in store. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.
[Englewood, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills John E. John Elliot
USD
16.00
J. Lawton, Booksellers /Biblio
Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, cDate: 1994. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 403p. 25 cm. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
John E. Wills Jr
USD
16.68
Colorado's Used Bookstore, Inc via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton University Press 1994 Hardcover Like New in As New jacket Like New. May have some shelf wear from being out in store. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.
John E Wills Jr
USD
16.94
Book Orphanage /Abebooks AUS
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press, New Jersey] Hardcover hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket 404 pages This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesman, philosophers, poets and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination as examples of villainy, heroism, wisdom, spiritual vision, political guile, and complex combinations of all of them. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket
[McCrae, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1994]
E. Jr. Wills John
USD
19.00
Monroe Street Books /Biblio
US: Princeton Univ Pr, Date: 1994-08-08. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 403 pages. Small tear to upper edge of dust jacket front cover, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Record # 463820 1994. Princeton Univ Pr ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills, John E. Jr.
USD
19.00
Tacoma Book Center /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton 1994] Hardcover First Edition Hardback. First Printing. Very Good to Near Fine Condition in a Very Good to Near Fine condition Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. ISBN 0-691-05542-4
[Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
E., Jr. Wills John
USD
19.00
Monroe Street Books /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton Univ Pr 1994-08-08, US] Hardcover First Edition 403 pages. Small tear to upper edge of dust jacket front cover, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Record # 463820
[Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
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Wills Jr., John E.
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19.01
Integrity Books & Music via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton University Press 1994 Hardcover New
Wills John E
USD
25.03
BOOKNEST /Biblio
Princeton University Press, Date: 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. inc. photos, index, minimal shelf wear, dust jacket not price clipped, in protective cover, a very nice copy Size: Octavo. 416 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biographies & Memoirs; Historical; Asia; ISBN: 0691055424. ISBN/EAN: 9780691055428. Library of Congress No: 93046773. Dewey Code: 920.051. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 101105. . 9780691055428 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [AU]
Willis, John E., Jr
USD
30.00
Alphaville Books via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton, NJ, U.S.A. Princeton University Press 1994 Hard Cover Very Good++ in Very Good++ jacket
Willis John E. Jr
USD
30.00
Alphaville Books /Biblio
Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, Date: 1994 Hard Cover. Very Good++/Very Good++. 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Willis, John E., Jr.
USD
30.00
Alphaville Books, Inc. /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.] Hardcover
[Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
30.94
GoldBooks /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
John E. Jr. Wills
USD
36.74
Ergodebooks /Biblio
Princeton Univ Pr, Date: 1994-08-08. Hardcover. Used:Good. 1994. Princeton Univ Pr ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
John E. Wills Jr
USD
39.67
Manyhills Books /Biblio
Princeton University Press, USA, Date: 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover. 403 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Princeton University Press, USA, 1994. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for previous owner's name on sticker. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Through biographies of China's most colourful and famous personalities, the author displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination as examples of villainy, heroism, wisdom, spiritual vision, political guile, and complex combinations of all of these. Investigating both the legends and the facts surrounding these figures, Wills reveals the intense interest of the Chinese in the brilliance and in the frail complexities of their heroes. Included, for instance, is a description of the frustrations and anxieties of Confucius, who emerges as a vuln ...
Wills, John E., Jr
USD
40.00
Ground Zero Books, Ltd. via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 1992 First edition. First printing [stated] Hardcover Very good in very good jacket 403 p. Illustrations. Note on Romanization. Summary Time Line. Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading. Index. Through biographies of China's most colourful and famous personalities, the author displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination as examples of villainy, heroism, wisdom, spiritual vision, political guile, and complex combinations of all of these. Investigating both the legends and the facts surrounding these figures, Wills reveals the intense interest of the Chinese in the brilliance and in the frail complexities of their heroes. Included, for instance, is a description of the frustrations and anxieties of Confucius, who emerges as a vulnerable human being trying to restore the world to the virtue and order of the sage kings. Wills recounts and questions the wonderfully shocking stories about the 7th-century Empress Wu, an astute ruler and shaper of an increasingly centralized monarchy, who has since assu ...
Wills John E. Jr.
USD
40.00
Ground Zero Books /Biblio
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, Date: 1992. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 403 p. Illustrations. Note on Romanization. Summary Time Line. Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading. Index. Through biographies of China's most colourful and famous personalities, the author displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination as examples of villainy, heroism, wisdom, spiritual vision, political guile, and complex combinations of all of these. Investigating both the legends and the facts surrounding these figures, Wills reveals the intense interest of the Chinese in the brilliance and in the frail complexities of their heroes. Included, for instance, is a description of the frustrations and anxieties of Confucius, who emerges as a vulnerable human being trying to restore the world to the virtue and order of the sage kings. Wills recounts and questions the wonderfully shocking stories about the 7th-century Empress Wu, an astute ruler and shaper of an increasingly centralized monarchy, who has ...
Wills, John E., Jr.
USD
40.00
Ground Zero Books, Ltd. /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ] Hardcover First Edition 403 p. Illustrations. Note on Romanization. Summary Time Line. Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading. Index. Through biographies of China's most colourful and famous personalities, the author displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination as examples of villainy, heroism, wisdom, spiritual vision, political guile, and complex combinations of all of these. Investigating both the legends and the facts surrounding these figures, Wills reveals the intense interest of the Chinese in the brilliance and in the frail complexities of their heroes. Included, for instance, is a description of the frustrations and anxieties of Confucius, who emerges as a vulnerable human being trying to restore the world to the virtue and order of the sage kings. Wills recounts and questions the wonderfully shocking stories about the 7th-century Empress Wu, an astute ruler and shaper of an increasingly centralized monarchy, who ...
Wills, Jr., John E.
USD
42.35
Manyhills Books /Abebooks AUS
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press, USA] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. 403 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Princeton University Press, USA, 1994. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for previous owner's name on sticker. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Through biographies of China's most colourful and famous personalities, the author displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination as examples of villainy, heroism, wisdom, spiritual vision, political guile, and complex combinations of all of these. Investigating both the legends and the facts surrounding these figures, Wills reveals the intense interest of the Chinese in the brilliance and in the frail complexities of their heroes. Included, for instance, is a description of the frustrations and anxieties of ...
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Wills Jr., John E.
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59.47
GridFreed via Alibris /Alibris
Princeton University Press 1994-08-08 Hardcover New Size: 9x6x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Wills Jr. John E
USD
62.44
GridFreed LLC /Biblio
Princeton University Press, Date: 1994-08-08. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1994. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691055424 9780691055428 [US]
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
75.38
BennettBooksLtd /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.5
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]
Wills Jr., John E.
USD
100.00
Ethnographics /Abebooks
ISBN10: 0691055424, ISBN13: 9780691055428, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Hardcover First Edition 1stedn; 1stptg; 8vo linen cloth, blue titles to spine, NOT remainder nor ex-lib. appears unread; NF/vgdj:xx, 403 pp. Illustrations. Note on Romanization. Summary Time Line. Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading. Index. The biographies of 20 important Chinese personalities through their 5000 year history. This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesman, philosophers, poets and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination as examples of villainy, heroism, wisdom, spiritual vision, political guile, and complex combinations of all of them. /Through biographies of China's most colourful and famous personalities, the author displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination a ...

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