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Books by Sue Wiles






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II(1st Edition)
Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644 (University of Hong Kong Libraries Publications)
by Sue Wiles, Liu Ning
Hardcover, 716 Pages, Published 2014 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-4314-8, ISBN: 0-7656-4314-6

"This volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women completes the four-volume project and contains more than 400 biographies of women active in the Tang through Ming dynasties (618-1644). Many of the entries are the result of original research and provide the only substantial information on women available in English. Of note is the inclusion of a large number of women who reached positions of authori ..."






Children's Stories From Taiwan
by Robert Backus, Kuo-Ch'ing Tu, Howard Goldblatt, William A. Lyell, Sue Wiles, Jinfa Wu, Tiansheng Gao, Weilin Huang, Qingwen Zheng, Guoqing Du
Paperback, 206 Pages, Published 2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-9765936-2-1, ISBN: 0-9765936-2-9






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Tang Through Ming, 618-1644 (University of Hong Kong Libraries Publications)
by Sue Wiles, Liu Ning, Guotong Li, Zheng Bijun, Xu Shiduan
Paperback, 718 Pages, Published 2014 by East Gate Book
ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-4315-5, ISBN: 0-7656-4315-4






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women(1st Edition)
Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. - 618 C.E (University of Hong Kong Libraries Publications)
by Editor-Sue Wiles, Agnes D. Stefanowska
Hardcover, 440 Pages, Published 2007 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-1750-7, ISBN: 0-7656-1750-1






T'Ai Chi(First Edition)
by Sue Mackie, Sue Wiles
Paperback, 182 Pages, Published 1983 by Contemporary Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8092-5479-8, ISBN: 0-8092-5479-4

"... Martin Inn, Robert Amacker, Susan Foe (Richmond, Calif., North Atlantic Books, 1979). There are many books on Taoism available in most public libraries, ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B. C. E. - 618 C. E
by A.D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles
Digital, 440 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-47591-0, ISBN: 1-317-47591-7

"This new volume of the "Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women" spans more than 2,000 years from antiquity to the early seventh century. It recovers the stories of more than 200 women, nearly all of them unknown in the West. The contributors have sifted carefully through the available sources, from the oracle bones to the earliest legends, from Liu Xiang's didactic Biographies to official and unofficial histories, for glimpses and ins ..."






Women of the Long March
by Sue Wiles, Stephanie Daniel
Cd, Published 2015 by Bolinda Audio
Audiolivro, Mp3 Audio, Versão Integral
ISBN-13: 978-1-4890-8704-1, ISBN: 1-4890-8704-4

"This is the story of the women who took part in the Long March, seen through the biographies of three key players. Lee and Wiles trace the women's stories in three time periods: the Long March itself, a decade later at liberation and then forty years on. Drawing on published and unpublished sources, including interviews, this is the moving story of one of the great events of 20th century history."






Women of the Long March
(MP3 CD)
by Sue Wiles, Stephanie Daniel, Inc. Brilliance Audio
Cd, Published 2013 by Bolinda Audio
Audiolivro, Mp3 Audio
ISBN-13: 978-1-74316-076-3, ISBN: 1-74316-076-3






Women of the Long March
Library Edition
by Sue Wiles, Stephanie Daniel, Inc. Brilliance Audio
Cd, Published 2013 by Bolinda Audio
Audiolivro, Mp3 Audio
ISBN-13: 978-1-74317-502-6, ISBN: 1-74317-502-7






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
The Qing Period, 1644-1911
by A. D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles
Unbound, Published 1998 by M E Sharpe Reference
ISBN-13: 978-0-585-32374-9, ISBN: 0-585-32374-7






Witnessing History
One Chinese Woman's Fight for Freedom
by Jennifer Zeng, Sue Wiles
Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2006 by Soho Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-56947-421-1, ISBN: 1-56947-421-4

""A glimpse not just of the true face of the Chinese government but of the threat holiness poses to the powerful. . . . A useful counterbalance to the reckless enthusiasm of our leaders and media for the Chinese miracle. . . . Should be mandatory reading."-Sydney Morning Herald Zheng (Jennifer) Zeng was a graduate in science from Beijing University. She was a wife, a mother, and a Communist Party member. But because she followed a spiri ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B. C. E. - 618 C. e
by A.D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles
Digital, 440 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-47590-3, ISBN: 1-317-47590-9

"This new volume of the "Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women" spans more than 2,000 years from antiquity to the early seventh century. It recovers the stories of more than 200 women, nearly all of them unknown in the West. The contributors have sifted carefully through the available sources, from the oracle bones to the earliest legends, from Liu Xiang's didactic Biographies to official and unofficial histories, for glimpses and ins ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II
Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644
by Sue Wiles
716 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-51561-6, ISBN: 1-317-51561-7

"In 1378, at the age of fourteen, the princesshad married Mei Yin (d. 1405),the regional commander (zongbingguari) of Huai'an (in presentday Jiangsu Province ) and anephew of the Marquis of Runan, Mei Sizu (d. 1382). Mei Yin wasstrategically gifted and a skilled archer, and EmperorTaizu secretly entrusted him with the task of assisting and protectinghis grandson andheir apparent, Zhu Yunwen. Inmid1399, ayear after his nephew ascended ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II
Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644
by Sue Wiles
716 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-51562-3, ISBN: 1-317-51562-5

"Alluding to poets well known in Chinese literary circles, the artist Shen Zengzhi ( 1850–1922) commented: “Li Yi'an [Li Qingzhao], natural and free, with her spirit of a man, is really a Su [Shi] and a Xin [Qiji] in the women's chambers rather than a ... a Liu [Yong].” The spontaneous overflow of emotions and a strong personal rhetoric endowed her poetry with a special power and distinctive voice, which was further complemented by a ..."






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Tang Through Ming, 618-1644
by Sue Wiles
716 Pages, Published 2014 by M.E. Sharpe
ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-4316-2, ISBN: 0-7656-4316-2

"Despite Zhu Wen's explosive temper, he respected her to the extent that he was even a little afraid of her because of her powers of perception; she was so often correct that he would seek her opinion on major military matters. On one occasion, Zhu Wen ... Zhang burst into tears. “If we cannot defend Bian Prefecture [the present-day city of Kaifeng],” she told him, “I will suffer the same fate [as Zhu Jin's ... LIU Ning Translated b ..."






Willow Catkins
Festschrift for Dr Lily Xiao Hong Lee on the Occasion of Her 75th Birthday
by Shirley Chan, Barbara Hendrischke, Sue Wiles
416 Pages, Published 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0-9592269-1-1, ISBN: 0-9592269-1-5






Women Of The Long March
by Sue Wiles
Published 2007 by Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-74163-642-0, ISBN: 1-74163-642-6






Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E.-618 C.E.
by A. D. Stefanowska, Sue Wiles, Elizabeth Childs-Johnson
405 Pages, Published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe
ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-4182-3, ISBN: 0-7656-4182-8

"... of Duke Ling of Qi Liu-Hsia Hui, Wife of: see Liuxia Hui's Wife Liuxia Hui Qi: see Liuxia Hui's Wife Liuxia Hui's Wife The Wife of Liuxia Hui (Liuxia Hui Qi), fl. seventh century b.c. e., was married to a minister of the state of Lu (in present-day Shandong Province) who, despite being demoted three times by the corrupt government, remained in office in order to help the people. She is remembered for her virtue, her intelligenc ..."






Witnessing History
One Woman's Fight for Freedom and Falun Gong
by Jennifer Zeng, Zheng Zeng, Sue Wiles
367 Pages, Published 2005 by Allen & Unwin Australia
ISBN-13: 978-1-74115-238-8, ISBN: 1-74115-238-0

"This is the powerful and moving story of how a bright, successful young scientist and happily married mother survived detention and torture, only to be forced to flee her family and homeland to seek asylum in Australia."






The Women of the Long March
by Sue Wiles, Suzi Dougherty
Unbound, Published 2000 by Bolinda
ISBN-13: 978-1-876584-35-1, ISBN: 1-876584-35-1



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