Kingdoms In Peril Volume 2

Author : Menglong Feng
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520381025
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kingdoms in Peril written by Menglong Feng and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel covering the five hundred and fifty years of the Eastern Zhou dynasty, from the civil wars and invasions that marked the birth of a new regime in 771 BCE to the unification of China in 221 BCE. Kingdoms in Peril was written in the 1640s, at the very end of the Ming dynasty, by the great novelist Feng Menglong (1574-1646). In the course of the one hundred and eight chapters of the complete novel, he documents the collapse of the Zhou confederacy during the Spring and Autumn period (771-475 BCE) and the slow rebuilding of civil society during the Warring States era (475-221 BCE) which culminated in the unification of China under the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (r. 246-221 BCE as king; r. 221-210 BCE as emperor). Thus overall this novel describes a grand arc, from stability to chaos and back again. As a novel about politics, much of the narrative in Kingdoms in Peril concentrates on the exercise of power"--

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520381041
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 2 written by and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated in full for the first time, this second volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel. Lord Wen of Jin brings some temporary stability to the political scene when he returns after many years in exile. However, the grants of land and office to his longstanding supporters make them too powerful for his successors to control. Just as the Zhou aristocrats seize power from their king, a bitter struggle begins as ministers seek to impose their authority on their lords. One of the great works of Chinese literature, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel charting the five hundred years leading to the unification of the country in 221 B.C.E. under the rule of the legendary First Emperor. Writing some fourteen hundred years later, the Ming-era author Feng Menglong drew on a vast trove of literary and historical documents to compose a gripping narrative account of how China was forged. Detailing the stories of unforgettable characters who defined and shaped the times in which they lived, the complete edition of Kingdoms in Peril is a vital resource for those seeking a comprehensive overview of China’s ancient past and the political machinations that led to its unification. There are many historical works that provide an account of some of these events, but none are as thrilling and breathtakingly memorable as Kingdoms in Peril.

Author : Menglong Feng
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520381033
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kingdoms in Peril written by Menglong Feng and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel covering the five hundred and fifty years of the Eastern Zhou dynasty, from the civil wars and invasions that marked the birth of a new regime in 771 BCE to the unification of China in 221 BCE. Kingdoms in Peril was written in the 1640s, at the very end of the Ming dynasty, by the great novelist Feng Menglong (1574-1646). In the course of the one hundred and eight chapters of the complete novel, he documents the collapse of the Zhou confederacy during the Spring and Autumn period (771-475 BCE) and the slow rebuilding of civil society during the Warring States era (475-221 BCE) which culminated in the unification of China under the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (r. 246-221 BCE as king; r. 221-210 BCE as emperor). Thus overall this novel describes a grand arc, from stability to chaos and back again. As a novel about politics, much of the narrative in Kingdoms in Peril concentrates on the exercise of power"--

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 031086674X
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scions of Josiah written by and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Rash Attempt at Vengeance Puts Judah in Peril. King Jehoahaz approaches the city where Egypt's mighty army is encamped. There he's been summoned to appear before Pharaoh Neco, but Jehoahaz is planning to take revenge on Neco for killing his father. Can anyone stop this foolish, vain king from bringing the wrath of Egypt on their nation by trying to assassinate one of the world's most powerful leaders?

Author : Paul Aarts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1849046697
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saudi Arabia written by Paul Aarts and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saudi royal family has survived the events of the Arab Spring intact and unscathed. Any major upheavals were ostensibly averted with the help of oil revenues, while the Kingdom's influential clerics conveniently declared all forms of protest to be against Islam. Saudi dollars bent events to the Kingdom's will in the Arab world-particularly in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, but also in Egypt and Lebanon, Saudi cash has had a profound impact. Does this mean that all is well in Saudi Arabia itself, which has an extremely youthful population ruled by a gerontocracy? Problems endemic in Egypt, Tunisia and Syria-youth unemployment, corruption and repression-are also evident in the Kingdom and while young Saudis may not yet be taking to the streets, on Twitter and Facebook their discontent is manifest. Saudi Arabia remains the dominant player in the Gulf, and the fall of the House of Saud would have explosive repercussions on the GCC while the knock-on effect worldwide would be immeasurable. Saudi Arabia is the only oil exporter capable of acting as a 'swing producer', a fact of which this book reminds us. Aarts and Roelants have drawn a compelling picture of a Middle East power which, while not presently endangered, may soon deviate from the trajectory established by the House of Saud.

Author : Christy Barritt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edge of Peril written by Christy Barritt and published by . This book was released on 2024-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When evil descends like fog on a mountain community, no one feels safe. After hearing about a string of murders in a Smoky Mountain town, journalist Harper Jennings realizes a startling truth. She knows who may be responsible-the same person who tried to kill her three years ago. Now Harper must convince the cops to believe her before the killer strikes again. Sheriff Luke Wilder returned to his hometown, determined to keep the promise he made to his dying father. The sleepy tourist area with a tragic past hadn't seen a murder in decades-until now. Keeping the community safe seems impossible as darkness edges closer, threatening to consume everything in its path. As The Watcher grows desperate, Harper and Luke must work together in order to defeat him. But the peril around them escalates, making it clear the killer will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Author : Wendy Higgins
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062265954
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sweet Peril written by Wendy Higgins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series will be drawn to Wendy Higgins's sexy, thrilling Sweet Evil series. Sweet Peril focuses on the battle between light and dark, good and evil, within Anna Whitt, the child of a guardian angel mother and a demon father. Anna promised herself she'd never do the work of her father—polluting souls. She'd been naive to make such a claim. Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means earning an unwanted reputation as her school's party girl. And all the while there's gorgeous bad-boy Kaidan Rowe, the son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind. Anna discovers it is her fate to banish demons from the earth, and save the other Nephilim from their dark destiny. Until then, Anna and Kaidan must put aside the issues between them, overcome the steamiest of temptations yet, and face the ultimate question: is loving someone worth risking their life?

Author : Robert B. Parker
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN 13 : 0857683993
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Passport to Peril written by Robert B. Parker and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE REDISCOVERED PULP CLASSIC! Decades before Robert Brown Parker began writing his books about Spenser, a man named Robert Bogardus Parker (1905-1955) penned this extraordinary novel of post-war intrigue. From the corridors and compartments of the Orient Express to the shadowy, ruined streets of Budapest – which he saw firsthand as a foreign correspondent during World War II – Parker takes you on a nightmare tour of a land where life is cheap, old hatreds run strong, and a couple of Americans can find themselves in more danger than they ever imagined. With all the immediacy of the wartime dispatches Parker filed from Turkey, Danzig, Warsaw, and Bucharest and all the authority of a man who himself spent three years crossing borders without a passport and narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo, PASSPORT TO PERIL paints a heart-stopping picture of desperate men in a desperate time.

Author : Cheng'en Wu
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226971333
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 2 written by Cheng'en Wu and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Xuanzang, the monk who went from China to India in quest of Buddhist scriptures.

Author : Helen Hancocks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781800783669
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Penguin in Peril written by Helen Hancocks and published by . This book was released on 2022-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visually unique and hilarious story of three cats, a penguin, crime and punishment.