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Chinese Archery by Stephen Selby (2000, Trade Paperback)

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About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherHong KONG University Press

ISBN-109622095011

ISBN-139789622095014

eBay Product ID (ePID)1697712

Product Key Features

Number of Pages444 Pages

Publication NameChinese Archery

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

SubjectArchery

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSports & Recreation

AuthorStephen Selby

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight29.8 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal799

SynopsisThe book is written around parallel text translations of classical chinese sources some famous and some little known in which Chinese writers give vivid and detailed explanations of the techniques of bow-building, archery and crossbow technique over the centuries., Chinese Archery is a broad view of traditional archery in China as seen through the eyes of historians, philosophers, poets, artists, novelists and strategists from 1500 BC until the present century. The book is written around parallel text translations of classical chinese sources some famous and some little known in which Chinese writers give vivid and detailed explanations of the techniques of bow-building, archery and crossbow technique over the centuries. The author is both a sinologist and practising archer; his translations make the original Chinese texts accessible to the non-specialist. Written for readers who may never have picked up a book about China, but still containing a wealth of detail for Chinese scholars, the book brings the fascinating history of Chinese archery back to life through the voices of its most renowned practitioners.