China: A History

Εξώφυλλο
Basic Books, 6 Οκτ 2009 - 624 σελίδες
An authoritative account of five thousand years of Chinese history

Many nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John Keay has composed a vital and illuminating overview of the nation's complex and vivid past. Keay's authoritative history examines 5,000 years in China, from the time of the Three Dynasties through Chairman Mao and the current economic transformation of the country. Crisp, judicious, and engaging, China is the classic single-volume history for anyone seeking to understand the present and future of this immensely powerful nation.
 

Περιεχόμενα

List of Illustrations
RITES TO WRITING PRE C 1050
SAGES AND HEROES C 1050 C 250
THE FIRST EMPIRE C 250210
HAN ASCENDANT 210141
WITHIN AND BEYOND 141 BCAD 1
WANG MANG AND THE HAN REPRISE AD 1189
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF VICISSITUDE 189550
CAVING IN 10051235
BYLAND AND SEA 12351405
THE RITES OF MING 14051620
THE MANCHU CONQUEST 16201760
DEATH THROES OF EMPIRE 17601880
REPUBLICANS AND NATIONALISTS 18801950
British officials when in 1854 the courts customs receipts were threatened by
Epilogue

SUI TANG AND THE SECOND EMPIRE 550650
HIGH TANG 650755
RECONFIGURING THE EMPIRE 7551005

Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων

Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις

Σχετικά με τον συγγραφέα (2009)

John Keay is the author of several acclaimed books, including China: A History, The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named, and the bestselling India: A History. He was formerly a special correspondent for the Economist, and contributes regularly to the Sunday Telegraph, Times Higher Educational Supplement, and the Literary Review.

Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας