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1	Oriental Cross Stitch more books like this by Lesley Teare * Elegant and mysterious designs from one of the UK's leading cross stitch designers* Will appeal to fans of Joan Elliot's A Cross Stitcher's Oriental Odyssey, which has sold over 44,000 copies to dateWith Lesley Teare's newest collection, readers can bring the spirit of traditional Asian culture to 45 exotic new cross stitch patterns. Influenced ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $3.95! \| SVS
2	Contemporary Eastern: Interiors from the Orient more books like this by Alice Whately The author explores the work of Western interior designers and shows how the many faces of Eastern design have been successfully merged and adopted by the West. Photographs & illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
3	Kimonos more books like this by Sophie Milenovich, Anthony Roberts (Translator) see all copies from $10.98! new only from $10.98! \| SVS
4	Art to Wear with Asian Flair more books like this by Stephanie Masae Kimura Readers will be creatively inspired to incorporate the 22 Asian motif templates such as a golden dragon and a Geisha into their existing wardrobe. They will also learn how to design original garments, lush with Asian flair. With easy-to- follow instructions and beautiful photographs, sewers can create the Lotus purse, Maiko Celebration vest, ... see all copies from $3.59! new only from $3.86!
5	China Chic: East Meets West more books like this by Ms. Valerie Steele Fashion today is increasingly international and multicultural, and many designers are turning to Chinese clothing and decorative motifs for inspiration. Yet few people -- western or Chinese -- understand the historic significance of Chinese clothing. China Chic is the first book to explore the evolution of Chinese dress, from the dragon robes and ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $42.41! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Orientalism in French Classical Drama more books like this by Michele Longino, Michael Sheringham (Editor) Longino examines ways in which Mediterranean exoticism inflects the themes represented in French classical drama. see all copies from $42.15! new only from $42.15! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Chinoiseries more books like this by Bernd H Dams, Andrew Zega, Hubert De Givenchy (Contributions by) Trained as both architects and historians, Andrew Zega and Bernd H. Dams are skilled artists known for their expert restitutions of historic buildings, rendered in a realistic watercolor technique that has become their trademark. Originally published as a limited-edition collector's item that sold for $1,100, this affordable reprinted edition ... see all copies from $33.84! new only from $33.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Orientalism and Modernism-P more books like this by Zhaoming Qian Chinese culture held a well-known fascination for Modernist poets like Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams. What is less known but is made fully clear by Zhaoming Qian is the degree to which oriental culture made these poets the Modernists they became. This ambitious and illuminating study shows that Orientalism, no less than French symbolism ... see all copies from $6.45! new only from $6.45!
9	The Oriental Tale in England in the Eighteenth Century more books like this by Martha Pike Conant see all copies from $24.17! new only from $24.17! \| SVS
10	Richer than spices; how a royal bride's dowry introduced cane, lacquer, cottons, tea, and porcelain to England, and so revolutionized taste, manners, craftsmanship, and history in both England and America more books like this by Gertrude Z. Thomas see all copies from $5.95! signed copies \| first editions
11	Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe 1500 - 1800 more books like this by Amin Jaffer (Editor), Anna Jackson (Editor) Vasco da Gama set sail in 1497 on a quest for highly prized spices from the East. His discovery of the sea route to India established, for the first time, direct relations between Europe and East Asia, ushering in a period of rich commercial and artistic exchange. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, this ... see all copies from $107.41! new only from $107.41!
12	The Great Circle: American Writers and the Orient more books like this by Beongcheon Yu see all copies from $2.95! first editions
13	Images of the Raj: South Asia in the Literature of Empire more books like this by D C R A Goonetilleke see all copies from $76.39! new only from $131.88!
14 view cover	First Globalization: The Eurasian Exchange, 1500-1800: The Eurasian Exchange, 1500-1800 more books like this by Geoffrey C Gunn First Globalization presents an original and sweeping conceptualization of the grand cultural-civilizational encounter between Asia and Europe. With his metageography of the vast Eurasian zone, Gunn shows how between 1500 and 1800, a lively two-way flow in ideas, philosophies, and cultural products brought competing civilizations into serious ... see all copies from $20.98! first editions
15	Recovering the Orient: Artists, Scholars, Appropriations more books like this by Andrew Gerstle, Professor C Andrew Gerstle Much recent writing about Asian societies and histories adopts a homogenising vision of humanity by viewing the definition of cultural difference as an 'Orientialist' project serving colonial or neo-colonial purposes. This collection of essays re-appraises and expands the 'Orientalism' debate by examining the ways in which the Asian 'other' acts ... see all copies from $36.16! new only from $36.16!
16 view cover	Foreign Bodies: Gender, Language, and Culture in French Orientalism more books like this by Madeleine Dobie Building on the critical foundations established by Edward Said' s "Orientalism," this book examines the relationship between the Orientalist tradition in French art and literature and France' s colonial history. It focuses on a central dimension of this exchange: the prevalent figure of the " oriental woman, " and the interplay of race and gender ... see all copies from $4.88! new only from $24.65!
17	Critical Terrains: French and British Orientalisms more books like this by Lisa Lowe see all copies from $98.96! first editions
18 view cover	East West Style: A Design Guide for Blending Eastern and Western Elements at Home more books like this by Ann McArdle A visually stunning survey of Eastern influences, designs, and objects incorporated into Western interiors, East West Style provides inspiration and hands-on advice for adding balance and harmony, color and texture, add simplicity and richness to your own interiors. Blend the essence of Eastern style with the comfort and familiarity of Western ... see all copies from $6.99!
19 view cover	First Globalization: The Eurasian Exchange, 1500-1800 more books like this by Geoffrey C Gunn First Globalization presents an original and sweeping conceptualization of the grand cultural-civilizational encounter between Asia and Europe. With his metageography of the vast Eurasian zone, Gunn shows how between 1500 and 1800, a lively two-way flow in ideas, philosophies, and cultural products brought competing civilizations into serious ... see all copies from $78.97! new only from $138.56!
20	Orientalism, masquerade and Mozart's Turkish music more books like this by Matthew William Head, Royal Musical Association see all copies from $75.94! new only from $75.94!
21 view cover	The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel, Trade, and Transformation more books like this by Art Institute of Chicago (Creator) The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that extended from Asia to the Mediterranean Sea, linking powerful civilizations such as Rome and China. Featuring over forty intriguing objects--both ancient and modern--from the Art Institute's collection, this volume explores the Silk Road's fascinating historical and contemporary ... see all copies from $16.95! new only from $16.95!
22	Critical Terrains more books like this by Lisa Lowe see all copies from $35.00!
23 view cover	No-Thing is Left to Tell: Zen/Chaos Theory in the Dramatic Art of Samuel Beckett more books like this by John L. Kundert-Gibbs Zen Buddhism and the Chaos theory are used in this work as binocular lenses to examine the existential difficulties in Samuel Beckett's plays in terms that circumvent traditional Western schools of thought. No-Thing Is Left to Tell examines Waiting for Godot, Endgame, Happy Days, Footfalls, and Ohio Impromptu, discovering both within them and ... see all copies from $57.44! new only from $57.44!
24 view cover	Early Greek philosophy and the Orient more books like this by M. L. West Oxford Scholarly Classics is a new series that makes available again great academic works from the archives of Oxford University Press. Reissued in uniform series design, the reissues will enable libraries, scholars, and students to gain fresh access to some of the finest scholarship of the last century. see all copies from $100.61! new only from $100.61! \| SVS
25 view cover	Selected Lectures of Rudolf Wittkower: The Impact of Non-European Civilization on the Art of the West more books like this by Rudolf Wittkower, Donald Martin Reynolds (Editor), Margot Wittkower (Foreword by) Drawn from the unpublished lectures and notes of one of the modern giants of art history, this book presents the late Rudolf Wittkower's thoughts about the relation between European and non-European civilizations. In a series of stimulating and speculative essays, Wittkower considers the interrelationship between the East and the West from ancient ... see all copies from $99.97! first editions

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