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"Written under the auspices of the Center of International Studies, Princeton University"--Page facing title page.

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"Essays ... originally presented at a conference on Chinese literary criticism held in St. Croix, Virgin Islands in December 1970."

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"Essays ... originally presented at a conference on Chinese literary criticism held in St. Croix, Virgin Islands in December 1970."

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The evolution of China's legal tradition was one of the most striking aspects of the transformation of Chinese civilization under Mongolian domination. Paul Ch'en's exploration of the legal system of the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) and its first substantial legal code (the Chih-yuan hsin-ko, or Chih-yiian New Code) provides a key to our understanding

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Although Chinese narrative, and especially the genres of colloquial fiction, have been subjected to intensive scholarly scrutiny, no comprehensive volume has provided a framework that would permit an overall view of the tradition. The distinguished contributors to this volume have taken an important first step in making possible the consideration o

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Features lessons that are relevant to everyday life, concentrating on training of the ear and tongue in the sound system of Chinese. This title includes grammar notes, with attention to mistakes English-speakers are likely to make, and a sequenced character workbook embodying a practical approach to the learning of Chinese characters.

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Available in two versions, one using the GR system of romanization, which employs different spellings instead of diacritical marks for different tones, the other using Pinyin romanization. This book features: training of ear and tongue in the sound system of Chinese; grammar notes; audiovisual reinforcement; and more.

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Written by four experienced teachers of beginning Chinese, this introductory textbook includes lessons that are relevant to everyday life. The features include: concentrated training of ear and tongue in the sound system of Chinese; grammar notes with attention to mistakes English-speakers are likely to make; and a sequenced character workbook.

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Written by four experienced teachers of beginning Chinese, this introductory textbook includes lessons that are relevant to everyday life. The features include: concentrated training of ear and tongue in the sound system of Chinese; grammar notes with attention to mistakes English-speakers are likely to make; and a sequenced character workbook.

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When Buddhism was introduced into China at about the beginning of the Christian era, the Chinese were captivated at first by its overpowering world view. Consequently, Buddhism in China has usually been discussed in terms of the Indianization of Chinese life and thought, but Kenneth Ch'en shows that as Indian ideas were gaining ground the Chinese w

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School choice seeks to create a competitive arena in which public schools will attain academic excellence, encourage student performance, and achieve social balance. This book analyses what parents value in education, how much they know about schools, and how well they can match what they say they want in schools with what their children get.

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America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. This book shows that this civilian-military argument - which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo - is typical, not exceptional. It traces these themes through the first two years of the Iraq war.

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Published in conjunction with the Bard Music Festival.

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This study reveals that the three metrical units into which most choral odes were divided refer to the disposition in space of the dancers as they recited, with climactic moments of the poetry actualized through the attitudes of the dancers and with certain themes reserved for particular sections of the poetic form. Originally published in 1983.

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Provides an introduction to algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, to the major conjectures relating them to cohomology, and even more precisely to Hodge structures on cohomology. This title delves into arguments originating in Nori's work that have been further developed by others.

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The edition includes "Christian Discourses," "The Lilies of the Field and the Birds of the Air" and "Three Discourses at the Communion on Fridays." Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton

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