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Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No ...
ISBN
052166991X
EAN
9780521669917
Date of Publication
1999-05-13
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Paperback / softback
Release Title
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China (Cambridge Illustra...
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Ebrey, Patricia Buckley
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
052166991X
ISBN-13
9780521669917
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038662240

Product Key Features

Book Title
Cambridge Illustrated History of China
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Asia / General, Asia / China
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Book Series
Cambridge Illustrated Histories Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
42.5 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8 in

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Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
‘The splendid collection of pictures displays painstaking research. But it is the author’s careful and clear synthesis of China’s long history that is most remarkable. This book will, in time, I believe, be regarded as a classic.’Kwang-Ching Liu, Davis, 'Patricia Ebrey's Illustrated History of China is a fine book, sumptuous and scholarly. With great economy of text, it outlines the major elements and changes in four millennia of Chinese history and social life; the art work and photographs, skilfully chosen and admirably reproduced, both illuminate the text and supplement it.' Jonathan Spence, Yale University, 'The splendid collection of pictures displays painstaking research. But it is the author's careful and clear synthesis of China's long history that is most remarkable. This book will, in time, I believe, be regarded as a classic.' Kwang-Ching Liu, Davis, ‘Patricia Ebrey’s Illustrated History of China is a fine book, sumptuous and scholarly. With great economy of text, it outlines the major elements and changes in four millennia of Chinese history and social life; the art work and photographs, skilfully chosen and admirably reproduced, both illuminate the text and supplement it.’Jonathan Spence, Yale University
Dewey Decimal
951
Table Of Content
Foreword Kwang-Ching Liu; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The origins of Chinese civilization: Neolithic period to the western Zhou dynasty (animal and human imagery in bronze vessels); 2. Philosophical foundations: the eastern Zhou period; 3. The creation of the bureaucratic empire: the Qin and Han dynasties; 4. Buddhism, aristocracy, and alien rulers: the age of division (early Buddhist art); 5. A cosmopolitan empire: the Tang dynasty; 6. Shifting south: the Song dynasty (landscape painting); 7. Alien rule: the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties (drama and the performing arts); 8. The limits of autocracy: the Ming dynasty (the kilns at Jingdezhen); 9. Manchus and imperialism: the Qing dynasty (working for a living); 10. Taking action: the early twentieth century (modern Chinese painting); 11. Radical reunification: the People's Republic; Epilogue; Chronology; Picture acknowledgements; Notes; Further reading; Index.
Synopsis
In an extraordinary feat of synthesis, Patricia Ebrey gives an engaging, full, gloriously illustrated account of over 8000 years of Chinese civilization - from prehistoric times to the rise of the modern communist state., In an extraordinary feat of synthesis, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, a leading scholar of China, gives an engaging, full, gloriously illustrated account of over 8000 years of Chinese civilization - from prehistoric times through the rise of Confucianism, Buddhism and the imperial dynasties to the modern communist state. In addition, she explores the different factors and forces, ideas and inventions, events and leaders that have shaped the remarkable Chinese civilization we know today; including the technological advances, the population explosion, and the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution. Everything appears, from the influence of leading Chinese historians, poets, novelists and dramatists to the impact of key philosophical and religious ideas, art forms, family patterns, and the Mongul, Manchu and Western intrusions., More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, noted historian Patricia Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present. She follows its development from the rise of Confucianism, Buddhism, and the great imperial dynasties to the Mongol, Manchu, and Western intrusions and the modern communist state. Her scope is phenomenal--embracing Chinese arts, culture, economics, society and its treatment of women, foreign policy, emigration, and politics, including the key uprisings of 1919 and 1989 in Tiananmen Square. Both a comprehensive introduction to an extraordinary civilization, and an expert exploration of the continuities and disjunctures of Chinese history, Professor Ebrey's book has become an indispensable guide to China past and present. Patricia Ebrey is Professor of East Asian Studies and History and the author of Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook (1993).
LC Classification Number
DS706

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