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Key Words in Buddhism | |||
| Eastern Studies | ||||
| Ron Geaves | ||||
| Continuum 2006 90 pages | ||||
| Paperback 0826480462 | ||||
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Will the Boat Sink the Water? | |||
| The Life of China's Peasants | Eastern Studies | |||
| Chen Guidi; Wu Chuntao | ||||
| PublicAffairs 2006 230 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1586484184 | ||||
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| The Chinese economic miracle is happening despite, not because of, China's 900 million peasants: they are missing from the accounts of booming Shanghai or Beijing. For this prize-winning book, now banned in China, two investigative journalists went to Chen Guidi's home province of Anhui - one of China's poorest - to find out how the villagers fare and to pose the question: have the peasants, in whose | ||||
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Songs of Love, Poems of Sadness | |||
| The Erotic Verse of the Sixth Dalai Lama | Eastern Studies | |||
| Paul Williams | ||||
| IB Tauris 2004 190 pages | ||||
| Hardback 1850434794 | ||||
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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy & Painting | |||
| from the Sylvan Barnet & William Burto Collection | Eastern Studies | |||
| Miyeko Murase | ||||
| Yale University Press 2002 224 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0300096895 286x224mm | ||||
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The Way of Korean Zen | |||
| Eastern Studies | ||||
| Kusan Sunim | ||||
| Weatherhill 2009 182 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1590306864 | ||||
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| The power and simplicity of the Koren Zen tradition shine in this collection of teachings by a renowned modern master. Kusan Sunim (1901-1983) provides a wealth of practical advice for students, particularly with regard to the uniquely Korean practice of hwadu, or sitting with questioning. Translated by Martine Batchelor with an extensive introduction by Stephen Batchelor that provides both a biography of Kusan and a brief history of Korean Zen. | ||||
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The True Dharma Eye | |||
| Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans | Eastern Studies | |||
| John Daido Loori; Kazuaki Tanahashi (Translated by) | ||||
| Shambhala 2006 472 pages | ||||
| Hardback 1590302427 | ||||
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Ten Gates | |||
| The Kong-an Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn | Eastern Studies | |||
| Zen Master Dae Kwang (Edited by) | ||||
| Shambhala 2007 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1590304179 | ||||
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| The Zen kong-an (koan in Japanese) is a simple and effective tool for connecting with the freedom of our 'before thinking' mind. This book shows kong-an practice in action, through interactions between Korean Zen master Seung Sahn and his students. | ||||
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Japanese Export Lacquer | |||
| 1580-1850 | Eastern Studies | |||
| Oliver Impey; Christiaan Jorg | ||||
| Hotei 2005 384 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 907482272X 325x250mm | ||||
| Published Price £160.00 | Our Price £25.00 | |||
| Japanese lacquer ranks among the most beautiful crafts produced in Asia for Western markets and had a profound influence on European art and decoration. Illustrated with over 650 examples, this volume is the first full treatment of lacquerware made to European demand: it documents the trade in lacquer in Asia and Europe; describes the objects themselves and the huge variety of shapes and decorations; and examines the reception and use of lacquer in Europe. | ||||
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Descriptive Catalogue of Japanese Books | |||
| In the British Library Printed Before 1700 | Eastern Studies | |||
| Kenneth B Gardner | ||||
| British Library 1993 754 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0712302433 260x180mm | ||||
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Chinese Contemporary Art | |||
| Seven Things You Should Know | Eastern Studies | |||
| Melissa Chiu | ||||
| Art Issue 2009 116 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0978576438 234x175mm | ||||
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Masterclass: Understanding Shunga | |||
| A Guide to Japanese Erotic Art | Eastern Studies | |||
| Majella Munro | ||||
| Erotic Review 2008 160 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1904989543 182x255mm | ||||
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| In the 'floating world' of geishas and courtesans of Edo-period Japan, erotic prints, or shunga, circulated freely. These depictions of the sexual act in all its forms shocked European contemporaries, yet their frankness is balanced by an extraordinary elegance and refinement; among their creators were the great Japanese artists Utamaro and Hokusai. This informative illustrated book explains shunga culture, contrasting it with the sex industry of today's Japan, and examines the work of modern artists inspired by the tradition. Sexually explicit. | ||||
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City of Heavenly Tranquility | |||
| Beijing in the History of China | Eastern Studies | |||
| Jasper Becker | ||||
| Oxford University Press 2008 372 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0195309979 | ||||
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| In the rush to modernization and in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, the winding alleys, secret gardens, temples and shrines of Old Peking have been swept away and replaced by bland postmodernist offices. Three million people have been evicted in the process. The author, a long-time resident of the city, recaptures its lost glories, and meets the courageous conservationists who have struggled to preserve the vestiges of China's past in the face of ruthless officialdom. | ||||
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Straight from the Heart | |||
| Buddhist Pith Instructions | Eastern Studies | |||
| Karl Brunnholzl (Translated by) | ||||
| Snow Lion 2007 460 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1559392797 | ||||
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| This sizeable anthology includes poems, songs of realization, meditation instructions and philosophical treatises by 40 authors from the schools of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. These 'unknown precious gems' have been selected by a dharma tutor as worthy of a wider audience, and many are here available in English translation for the first time. Each text is accompanied by a short introduction and a biography of the author. | ||||
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Sky Burial | |||
| Eastern Studies | ||||
| Xinran; Trans. Julia Lovell; Esther Tyldesley | ||||
| Chatto & Windus 2004 164 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0701176229 | ||||
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| It was 1963, and Xinran was five years old, when she first heard the rumour - one of China's soldiers had been brutally dissected and fed to the vultures. Thirty years would pass before Xinran learned the truth about the ritual of sky burial through the shocking life story of Shu Wen, a woman who had spent most of her life on the Tibetan plateau in search of her lost husband. Translated by Julia Lovell and Esther Tyldesley. | ||||
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The Second book of the Tao | |||
| Eastern Studies | ||||
| Stephen Mitchell (Compiled by) | ||||
| Penguin 2009 204 pages | ||||
| Hardback 1594202036 | ||||
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| Following the phenomenal success of his own version of the Tao Te Ching, renowned scholar Stephen Mitchell presents a new manual of Taoism for the 21st century, drawn from the teachings of Lao Tzu's disciple Chuang Tzu and Confucius' grandson Tzu Ssu. Mitchell's fresh and innovative interpretations of original texts are accompanied by a witty and incisive commentary which makes ancient teachings at once modern, relevant and timeless, and provides all the psychological and moral acuity of the Tao Te Ching itself. | ||||
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