China
A Macro History
2nd Edition
Published on 1. November 2024
368 pages
978-1-040-28862-7 (ISBN)
Description
This short history of China includes a new preface, additional illustrations and a more reader-friendly format.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-040-28862-7 (9781040288627)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Content
Xi'an and the Loess Land; the Second Sage and the First Emperor; Soil, Wind, and Water; Behind the Terracotta Army; The First Empire: Establishing the Standard; Literati Turned Warlords; Prolonged Disunity; When Historical Components Sprawled Far and Wide; On the Road to Reunification; The Second Empire: A Breakthrough That Failed to Materialize; The Northern Song: A Daring Experiment; West Lake and the Southern Song; The Mongolian Interlude; The Ming: An Introverted and Noncompetitive State; The Late Ming; The Role of the Manchus; 1800: A Point for Reflection; From the Opium War to the Self-Strengthening Movement; The "Hundred Days", the Republic, and May Fourth; Contemporary China and Its Place in the World; Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao Epilogue: Reflections on Tiananmen. (Part contents).
