rent-now

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

9780939657544

Death Song of the River

by ; ; ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780939657544

  • ISBN10:

    0939657546

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1991-10-01
  • Publisher: Cornell Univ East Asia Program

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
List Price: $10.00 Save up to $2.87
  • Rent Book
    $7.13
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    USUALLY SHIPS IN 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

How To: Textbook Rental

Looking to rent a book? Rent Death Song of the River [ISBN: 9780939657544] for the semester, quarter, and short term or search our site for other textbooks by Xiaokang, Su; Luxiang, Wang; Wan, Pin P.; Bodman, Richard W.. Renting a textbook can save you up to 90% from the cost of buying.

Table of Contents

Introductory Notes
Translators' Foreword
"From History to Allegory to Art: A Personal Search for Interpretation"p. 1
"A Second Wave of Enlightenment? Or an Illusory Nirvana? Heshang and the Intellectual Movements of the 80s"p. 63
A Reader's Guide
Title Page of First Editionp. 91
"Arousing the Whole Nation to Self-questioning"p. 93
"Searching for a Dream"p. 101
"Destiny"p. 117
"The Light of the Spirit"p. 137
"The New Era"p. 159
"Sorrow and Worry"p. 183
"Blueness"p. 203
A Viewer's Guide
Images and Text for Part Four, "The New Era"p. 223
Images and Text for Part Six, "Blueness"p. 249
Commentary
"The Distress of a Dragon Year--Notes on Heshang"p. 271
"Heshang: Whither Chinese Culture?"p. 301
"Historians in the Capital Criticize Heshang: A Summary"p. 311
Bibliographyp. 329
Chinese Historical Chronologyp. 343
Mapsp. 345
Map 1: Conjectural Route of Qin Great Wall [black] Superimposed over Ming Great Wallp. 346
Map 2: The Yellow River's Major Changes of Coursep. 347
Map 3: Rural Income Distributionp. 348
Map 4: Sketch Map of the Yellow River (fold-out at end)
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program