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The Retreat of the Elephants by Mark Elvin The Pattern of the Chinese Past by Mark Elvin Sediments of Time by Mark Elvin Changing Stories in the Chinese World by Mark Elvin The Chinese City Between Two Worlds by Mark Elvin Another History by Mark Elvin Self-liberation and self-immolation in modern Chinese thought by Mark Elvin China by Mark Elvin LISTEN UP! by Mark Elvin How to remember Chinese characters by Mark Elvin


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