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All around the world Ancient civilizations (New York, N.Y.) Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library Cultures of the world Great courses (DVD) Pebble plus Real Chinese Understanding China through comics 3 Wonderful World of Albert KahnCole, Joanna.
Summary: Ms. Frizzle and her tour group are transported to China 1000 years in the past, where they learn how rice, tea and silk are grown and harvested, and visit the Emperor in the Forbidden City.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around ColeLewis, Mark Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Art appreciation requires an understanding of the medium, the subject matter, and the subtexts inherent in the artists' techniques. In this program, correspondent Paul Solman and art historian Wen Fong visit an exhibit that is emblematic of Imperial China from the 8th century to the 17th. Styles discussed include the Imperial "propaganda" of the Sung and Ming dynasties; the wild spontaneity of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Thorp, Robert L.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Son of Heaven Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 ThorpCotterell, Arthur.
Summary: Illustrations and text explore the history of Imperial China from its earliest beginnings to the days of the last emperor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 931 COTCotterell, Arthur.
Summary: The history of Imperial China from the building of the Great Wall to the days of the last emperor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 COTSummary: In 1908, Albert Kahn and his chauffeur embarked on a global trek to observe and absorb other cultures-an early "prototype" of the many photography missions Kahn would fund over the years. This program illustrates that formative round-the-world trip as well as the 1913 journey undertaken by photographer Stephane Passet to China, Mongolia, and India. Viewers will encounter startling images of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Menzies, Gavin.
Contents: Chinese nomenclature -- Introduction -- I. Imperial China. The emperor's grand plan ; A thunderbolt strikes ; The fleet sets sail -- II. The guiding stars. Rounding the cape ; The new world -- III. The voyage of Hong Bao. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia -- IV. The voyage of Zhou Man. Australia ; The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands ; The first colony in the Americas ; Colonies in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.951 MENSummary: Award-winning Professor Ken Albala of the University of the Pacific takes viewers on a fascinating international journey through civilization across the ages and around the world, all through the lens of cooking. In 24 fascinating lectures, while he cooks, Dr. Albala welcomes viewers into his own home kitchen, encouraging them to explore unfamiliar cuisines as a type of gastronomic time travel...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.509 COOChen, Da
Summary: Falling passionately in love with his headmaster's daughter, Samuel Pickens is devastated by her untimely death a month later and becomes convinced that her spirit will not rest until it is returned to her childhood home in nineteenth-century imperial China.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHESummary: From the creation legend of Panku to the demise of the Han Dynasty, this program traces Chinese history and explores the roots of Chinese culture today. Visit the Great Wall of China as scholars discuss why it remains even today a symbol of oppression, exemplified in the legend of the weeping woman; the Imperial Palace and how it exemplifies Chinese beliefs in harmony; and the Beijing Opera,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Just as being able to ask for directions is a key skill when visiting China, so is the know-how needed to pay the right fare and obtain the right ticket when using the country's public transportation. This program demonstrates how to use Chinese words and phrases to get around by taxi, bus, and train. Cultural topics include: a trip to the Great Wall, with rich historical background on its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Liu, Jing
Summary: "A great way to learn about China''s vast history!"--Amy Tan, author ofThe Joy Luck Club Excels at clarifying the often-confusing transitional periods between dynasties... An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history."--School Library Journal "The lucid, economical text makes one eager for the successive volumes."--Booklist "The combination of silhouettes--often...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Bridge Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 LIUSummary: Mulan, a young girl who does not fit in well with traditional society, disguises herself as a soldier to take her father's place in the Imperial army when the Huns invade China.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MUL RATED GCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MULCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MULCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MuChang, Jung
Summary: A portrait of the nineteenth-century empress covers the coup that made her regent after her father's death, her defiance of centuries of traditions and formalities, and her role in introducing Western political ideas and technologies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CIXI, EMPRESS CHASummary: Explores China, the third largest country in the world with a diverse population of over a billion people and alive with history, culture and beautiful landscapes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi Media 2005
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.104 CHISummary: Mulan, a young girl who does not fit in well with traditional society, disguises herself as a soldier to take her father's place in the Imperial army when the Huns invade China.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MULFerroa, Peggy Grace
Summary: "Chinese culture is a fascinating mix of ancient and modern, and readers discover how the natural world, government, and history of this vast country have impacted its people for centuries. Featuring the most up-to-date information about life in the most populous country in the world, this focused guide gives readers a comprehensive look at how the past and present come together in China....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 FERQiu, Peipei
Summary: "Accountability and redress for Imperial Japan's wartime "comfort women" have provoked international debate in the past two decades. Yet there has been a dearth of first-hand accounts available in English from the women abducted and enslaved by the Japanese military in Mainland China -- the major theatre of the Asia-Pacific War. Chinese Comfort Women features the personal stories of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Rooney, David
Summary: "A captivating, surprising history of timekeeping and how it has shaped our world. For thousands of years, people of all cultures have made and used clocks, from the city sundials of ancient Rome to the medieval water clocks of imperial China, hourglasses fomenting revolution in the Middle Ages, the Stock Exchange clock of Amsterdam in 1611, Enlightenment observatories in India, and the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 681.1 ROOMattern, Joanne
Summary: "In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of China. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around All ChinaWebster, Donovan.
Summary: The harrowing story of one of the greatest chapters of World War II---the building and defense of the Burma road The Burma road tells the extraordinary story of the China-Burma-India theater of operations during World War II. As the Imperial Japanese Army swept across China and South Asia at the war's outset--closing all of China's seaports--more than 200,000 Chinese laborers embarked on a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WEBJuarez, Christine
Summary: "Simple text and full-color photographs illustrate the land, animals, and people of China"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 JUAAllitt, Patrick.
Summary: Professor Patrick N. Allitt, Emory University, delivers lectures on the history of the British Empire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009
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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942 RISCall number: DVD 942 RIS PART 1
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Call number: DVD 942 RIS PART 3