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Provincial Passages Culture, Space, and the Origins of Chinese Communism by Wen-Hsin Yeh List Price: $60.00 Yeh (history, Chinese studies, UC-Berkeley) presents a new view of the Chinese Communist Party's origins, tracing Chinese Communism's roots to the culturally conservative heartland and offering an account of the transformation of May Fourth radical youth into pioneering Communist intellectuals from a social and cultural history perspective. She intertwines the life stories of various founding members of the Party, drawing on previously unavailable material.	Rickshaw BeijingCity People and Politics in the 1920s by David Strand Price: $21.95	Private Life Under Socialism Love, Intimacy, and Family Change in a Chinese Village, 1949-1999 by Yunxiang Yan Price: $13.97
The Age of Wild Ghosts Memory, Violence, and Place in Southwest China by Erik Mueggler List Price: $21.95 people describe the present age, beginning with the Great Leap Famine of 1958-1960 and continuing through the 1990s, as "the age of wild ghosts." Their stories of this age converge on a dream of community-a bad dream, embodied in the life, death, and reawakening of a single institution: a rotating headman-ship system that expired violently under the Maoist regime. Displaying a sensitive understanding of both Chinese and the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in this region, Mueggler explores memories of this institution, including the rituals and poetics that once surrounded it and the bitter conflicts that now haunt it	The Alienated Academy Culture and Politics in Republican China, 1919™1937 (Harvard East Asian Monographs, 148) by Wen-Hsin Yeh List Price: $20.95

Miniature Oriental Rugs & Carpets by Meik McNaughton, Ian McNaughton, Guild of Master Craftsman publicati Price: $10.36 miniatureOriental rugscarpets fit into your dollhouse and you can have the pleasure of making them yourself. 24 superbly detailed patterns in 1/12 scale take their inspiration from Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, and Central Asia; a full-color stitching chart, a materials list, and a photograph of the finished item accompany each one

Flooring Basics by Rick Peters $13.45 Does the cost of professionally installedcarpet, vinyl or hardwood have you floored? Whether you're eyeing new ceramic tile for the bathroom, a sturdy laminate for the family room, or a repair to the parquet in the foyer, do it yourself, and do it right, with this all-in-color guide to the basics.

Basements Your Guide to Planning and Remodeling by John Riha, Better Homes and Gardens (Editor), Paula Marshall $11.65

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Rugs to Riches : An Insider's Guide to OrientalRugs by Caroline Bosly $17.95

MakingMiniature OrientalRugsCarpets by Meik McNaughton, Ian McNaughton $11.65

The Bulfinch Guide to Carpets How to Identify, Classify, and Evaluate Antique CarpetsRugs by Enza Milanesi $18.80

MiniatureCharted Designs for Needlepoint or What You Will $15.96 Rug designs from Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran, carefully reduced in scale and accurately charted, help you do a variety of handsome small take-along projects. Photographed in color and charted in black and white, the rugs provide needlecrafters with a variety of options beyond the original needlepoint. Beadwork is the latest use for these patterns.

Design : A Guide to Traditional Motifs, Patterns and Symbols $27.96 CarpetsRugs of EuropeAmerica by Sarah B. Sherrill $75.00

Living Rooms (California Design Library/Diane Dorrans Saeks) by Diane Dorrans Saeks $13.56

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OrientalRugs : A Buyer's Guide by Lee Allane $11.96

Floor Magic $23.96 Many people treat floors as an afterthought when decorating or simply settle for what's already there, but floors actually have a great influence on a room and can even have the power to create the room's overall feeling.

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