Donald S Wagner

The State and the Iron Industry in Han China

The activist reign of the Emperor Wu-di (140-87 BC) saw major changes in the government of the Chinese state, its relations with foreign powers, and its economy, including the role of the government in the economy. In 117 BC, several state monopolies were established, and thus began an immense uphea...

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 11, Ferrous Metallurgy

Comprehensive historical account of the production and use of iron and steel in China in their political and economic context. An initial chapter on the traditional Chinese iron industry introduces the important technical concepts and the ways in which technology, geography, and economics influence ...

A Classical Chinese Reader: The Han Shu biography of Huo Guang

Designed as an advanced/intermediate level textbook for students, this book will meet the needs of those making the transition between 'textbook texts' to 'real texts'. Dr Wagner's many years' experience of teaching classical Chinese are brought to bear on one of the most difficult aspects of learni...

Pattern and Loom: A Practical Study of the Development of Weaving Techniques in China, Western Asia and Europe (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Monograph)

When John Becker's Pattern and Loom was posthumously published in 1987, the work was hailed as an important work that revealed much new knowledge on the development of weaving techniques across the centuries from China through to Europe. The key to the book's almost forensic investigation of its sub...

Zionism and the Quest for Justice in the Holy Land

A critical examination of political Zionism, a topic often considered taboo in the West, is long overdue. Moreover, the discussion of Christian Zionism is usually confined to Evangelical and fundamentalist settings. The present volume will break the silence currently reigning in many religious, poli...

Dying in the Land of Promise: Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pentecost to 2000

Dying in the land of promise presents the reader with two simultaneous narratives, the dominant of which is the story of Palestinian Christianity. Written for the non-specialist and intended mainly for a Western audience.

Anxious for Armageddon: A Call to Partnership for Middle Eastern and Western Christians

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All in the Name of the Bible: Selected Essays on Israel and American Christian Fundamentalism

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Anxious for Armageddon: A Call to Partnership for Middle Eastern and Western Christians

The Church of England and Social Reform since 1854

Health Promotion in the Schools : Innovative Approaches to Facilitating Physical and Emotional Well-Being

Health Promotion in the Schools: Innovative Approaches to Facilitating Physical and Emotional Well-Being

Science and Civilisation in China

The Traditional Chinese Iron Industry and Its Modern Fate

A Classical Chinese Reader: The Han Shu Biography of Huo Guang, With Notes and Glosses for Students

The State & the Iron Industry in Han China