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Chinese Wallpaper in Britain and Ireland

Author : Emile de Bruijn
Publisher : Philip Wilson Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781781300732
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Wallpaper in Britain and Ireland written by Emile de Bruijn and published by Philip Wilson Publishers. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese wallpaper has been an important element of western interior decoration for three hundred years. As trade between Europe and China flourished in the seventeenth century, Europeans developed a strong taste for Chinese art and design. The stunningly beautiful wall coverings now known as 'Chinese wallpaper' were developed by Chinese painting workshops in response to western demand. In spite of their spectacular beauty, Chinese wallpapers have not been studied in any depth until relatively recently. This book provides an overview of some of the most significant Chinese wallpapers surviving in the British Isles. Sumptuously illustrated, it shows how these wallpapers became a staple ingredient of high-end interiors while always retaining a touch of the exotic.

Entangled Landscapes

Author : Yue Zhuang
Publisher : NUS Press
ISBN 13 : 9814722588
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Entangled Landscapes written by Yue Zhuang and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exchange of landscape practice between China and Europe from 1500–1800 is an important chapter in art history. While the material forms of the outcome of this exchange, like jardin anglo-chinoisand Européenerie are well documented, this book moves further to examine the role of the exchange in identity formation in early modern China and Europe. Proposing the new paradigm of “entangled landscapes”, drawing from the concept of “entangled histories”, this book looks at landscape design, cartography, literature, philosophy and material culture of the period. Challenging simplistic, binary treatments of the movements of “influences” between China and Europe, Entangled Landscapes reveals how landscape exchanges entailed complex processes of appropriation, crossover and transformation, through which Chinese and European identities were formed. Exploring these complex processes via three themes—empire building, mediators’ constraints, and aesthetic negotiations, this work breaks new ground in landscape and East-West studies. Interdisciplinary and revisionist in its thrust, it will also benefit scholars of history, human geography and postcolonial studies.

Chinoiserie

Author : Hugh Honour
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinoiserie written by Hugh Honour and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Australia: Story of a Cricket Country

Author : Chris Ryan
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1742736955
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Australia: Story of a Cricket Country written by Chris Ryan and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a comprehensive history, this ground-breaking volume is a colourful, insightful and affectionate portrait of Australian cricket. A selection of Australia’s best writers share their thoughts on different aspects of the game and its place in our national culture; from bowling, captaincy and scoring, to alcohol, media and literature.

Chinoiserie

Author : Richard Hayman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178442465X
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book Chinoiserie written by Richard Hayman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinoiserie, a decorative style inspired by the art of the Far East, gripped Britain from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Despite taking its name from the French word for 'Chinese', the style also incorporated influences from other Asian countries, helping to shape the period's popular fantasy of the 'exotic Orient'. Wealthy consumers jostled to obtain imported wallpaper, lacquered cabinets and hand-painted porcelain, while domestic manufacturers such as Royal Worcester and Chippendale met demand with mass-produced items of their own. Though interest in the style waned as the Gothic Revival took hold, many examples of Chinoiserie have been preserved. In this beautifully illustrated book, Richard Hayman tells the story of this fascinating phenomenon, and explores the profound impact of Chinoiserie on the material culture of the West.

The Country House Library

Author : Mark Purcell
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300248687
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Country House Library written by Mark Purcell and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this generously illustrated book presents a complete survey of British and Irish country house libraries. Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners and librarians, the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession, the process of designing library architecture, and the care (and neglect) of collections. The author also disputes the notion that these libraries were merely for show, arguing that many of them were profoundly scholarly, assembled with meticulous care, and frequently used for intellectual pursuits. For those who love books and the libraries in which they are collected and stored, The Country House Library is an essential volume to own.

The Last Food of England

Author : Marwood Yeatman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780091913977
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book The Last Food of England written by Marwood Yeatman and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The map of England bears names which used to resonate through kitchens in the land- Colchester, Cheddar, Hereford, Swaledale, Bath, Lincoln, York, Wensleydale - the list goes on. England has more breeds of livestock, fruit cultivars and vegetable seeds to its credit than any other country in the world. Sussex, for example, was known for its cockles, herrings, truffles, seakale, cabbage, alongside its middlehorn beef, Southdown mutton and Tipper beer. We tend to think that our native food has disappeared off the map completely - and in some cases it is undoubtedly endangered. But Marwood Yeatman shines a light on what remains, and highlights what could endure. His quest to find the 'last food' in England leads to his discovery of the last domestic faggot oven in use; the undertaker-cum-butcher who roasts his own oxen; the fisherman who regularly takes his life in his hands to catch oysters; green top milk being made deep in the forest; crayfish facing extinction; four types of English butter. This book is a wonderful voyage of discovery - an invitation to cook without recipes, travel without guides, and find history without museums. Take time to read about our fertile food heritage and the map of England will never look the same again.

The Book of Chinoiserie

Author : Burst Books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (376 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Chinoiserie written by Burst Books and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinoiserie - Art in the Oriental style In Europe back in the 17th and 18th centuries, an overwhelming fascination with China-and in particular, Chinese porcelain developed among tastemakers, which fueled an immense demand for East Asian goods, particularly within the realm of the decorative arts. European manufacturers took advantage of this craze by beginning to produce designs in imitation of the Chinese hence the creation of Chinoiserie. Goods ranged from furniture to textiles to fine art and featured Chinese materials (or imitations of them) such as porcelain and lacquer, plus Chinese motifs like pagodas, dragons, and flora as imagined through the highly fantastical Western lens. Chinoiserie is an entirely European invention. Chinoiserie is interesting, with little scenes telling a story, it has movement and depth, it can be colorful and really engage your eye.

The Heritage of Hong Kong

Author :
Publisher : Formasia Books
ISBN 13 : 9789627283249
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book The Heritage of Hong Kong written by and published by Formasia Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

More Powerful Together

Author : Jen Gobby
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1773632515
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book More Powerful Together written by Jen Gobby and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-25T00:00:00Z with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can social movements help bring about large-scale systems change? This is the question Jen Gobby sets out to answer in More Powerful Together. As an activist, Gobby has been actively involved with climate justice, anti-pipeline, and Indigenous land defense movements in Canada for many years. As a researcher, she has sat down with folks from these movements and asked them to reflect on their experiences with movement building. Bringing their incredibly poignant insights into dialogue with scholarly and activist literature on transformation, Gobby weaves together a powerful story about how change happens. In reflecting on what’s working and what’s not working in these movements, taking inventory of the obstacles hindering efforts, and imagining the strategies for building a powerful movement of movements, a common theme emerges: relationships are crucial to building movements strong enough to transform systems. Indigenous scholarship, ecological principles, and activist reflections all converge on the insight that the means and ends of radical transformation is in forging relationships of equality and reciprocity with each other and with the land. It is through this, Gobby argues, that we become more powerful together. 100% of the royalties made from the sales of this book are being donated to Indigenous Climate Action www.indigenousclimateaction.com

Zuber

Author : Brian Coleman
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423649087
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Zuber written by Brian Coleman and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grand entryways -- Sumptuous dining rooms -- Salons : living rooms and libraries -- Private retreats : bedrooms and baths -- How it happens : the manufacturing.

How China Escaped Shock Therapy

Author : Isabella M. Weber
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042995395X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book How China Escaped Shock Therapy written by Isabella M. Weber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China has become deeply integrated into the world economy. Yet, gradual marketization has facilitated the country’s rise without leading to its wholesale assimilation to global neoliberalism. This book uncovers the fierce contest about economic reforms that shaped China’s path. In the first post-Mao decade, China’s reformers were sharply divided. They agreed that China had to reform its economic system and move toward more marketization—but struggled over how to go about it. Should China destroy the core of the socialist system through shock therapy, or should it use the institutions of the planned economy as market creators? With hindsight, the historical record proves the high stakes behind the question: China embarked on an economic expansion commonly described as unprecedented in scope and pace, whereas Russia’s economy collapsed under shock therapy. Based on extensive research, including interviews with key Chinese and international participants and World Bank officials as well as insights gleaned from unpublished documents, the book charts the debate that ultimately enabled China to follow a path to gradual reindustrialization. Beyond shedding light on the crossroads of the 1980s, it reveals the intellectual foundations of state-market relations in reform-era China through a longue durée lens. Overall, the book delivers an original perspective on China’s economic model and its continuing contestations from within and from without.

The Wanda Way

Author : Wang Jianlin
Publisher : Lid Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781910649640
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book The Wanda Way written by Wang Jianlin and published by Lid Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides unprecedented insight into the ethos and activities that have created the extraordinary business success that is the Dalian Wanda empire. Wang Jianlin describes his managerial philosophy and the essence of his business ideas to turn Wanda into a brand that is known by everyone in the world.

Superpower Interrupted

Author : Michael Schuman
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 154178832X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Superpower Interrupted written by Michael Schuman and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This global history as the Chinese would write it gives brilliant and unconventional insights for understanding China's role in the world, especially the drive to "Make China Great Again." We in the West routinely ask: "What does China want?" The answer is quite simple: the superpower status it always had, but briefly lost. In this colorful, informative story filled with fascinating characters, epic battles, influential thinkers, and decisive moments, we come to understand how the Chinese view their own history and how its narrative is distinctly different from that of Western civilization. More important, we come to see how this unique Chinese history of the world shapes China's economic policy, attitude toward the United States and the rest of the world, relations with its neighbors, positions on democracy and human rights, and notions of good government. As the Chinese see it, for as far back as anyone can remember, China had the richest economy, the strongest military, and the most advanced philosophy, culture, and technology. The collision with the West knocked China's historical narrative off course for the first time, as its 5,000-year reign as an unrivaled superpower came to an ignominious end. Ever since, the Chinese have licked their wounds and fixated on returning their country to its former greatness, restoring the Chinese version of its place in the world as they had always known it. For the Chinese, the question was never if they could reclaim their former dominant position in the world, but when.

My New Roots

Author : Sarah Britton
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0804185395
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book My New Roots written by Sarah Britton and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last, Sarah Britton, called the “queen bee of the health blogs” by Bon Appétit, reveals 100 gorgeous, all-new plant-based recipes in her debut cookbook, inspired by her wildly popular blog. Every month, half a million readers—vegetarians, vegans, paleo followers, and gluten-free gourmets alike—flock to Sarah’s adaptable and accessible recipes that make powerfully healthy ingredients simply irresistible. My New Roots is the ultimate guide to revitalizing one’s health and palate, one delicious recipe at a time: no fad diets or gimmicks here. Whether readers are newcomers to natural foods or are already devotees, they will discover how easy it is to eat healthfully and happily when whole foods and plants are at the center of every plate.

Dragons & Pagodas

Author : Aldous Bertram
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780865653849
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Dragons & Pagodas written by Aldous Bertram and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously illustrated survey of chinoiserie from the 18th century to today Chinoiserie is a term for Western art and design inspired by a largely invented vision of China. Marco Polo's sensational account of his visit to the exotic East in the 13th century sparked a fascination with China that reached a fever pitch in the 18th century and continues to this day. Art historian and artist Aldous Bertram has long been captivated by chinoiserie. Dragons & Pagodas is organized by theme, including porcelain, color and pattern, flora, fauna, and architecture. Each chapter is bursting with images ranging from grand European summer palaces and whimsical pagoda follies to charming details of screens, porcelain figurines, and ornate plasterwork. Complete with Bertram's own chinoiserie-inspired watercolors and collages, Dragons & Pagodas is an irresistible confection and an example of chinoiserie in its own right. -Cloth bound with edge stain

Hand-grenade Practice in Peking

Author : Frances Wood
Publisher : John Murray Pubs Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780719557811
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Hand-grenade Practice in Peking written by Frances Wood and published by John Murray Pubs Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1975 I went to Peking for a year, together with nine other British students who had been exchanged by the British Council for ten Chinese students. The latter knew exactly what they were doing: learning English in order to further the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. We were less sure. From 1966, China had been turned upside down by young Red Guards who were encouraged to Bombard the Headquarters'. Professors, surgeons, artists, pianists, novelists and film directors were attacked for their bourgeois pursuit of excellence or their attachment to decadent Western ideas. Though by 1975 there were no longer violent street battles or badly beaten bodies floating down the Pearl River, we found Peking University governed by a Revolutionary Committee of workers, peasants and Party members determined that we should not learn too much and become experts divorced from the masses. With our Chinese classmates, we spent half our time in factories, getting in the way of workers making railway engines, or in the fields, learning from peasants how to bundle cabbage or plant rice seedlings in muddy water. Heroically, we stayed up half the night to dig rather shallow underground shelter