02988nam 2200601 450 991045951510332120200520144314.00-19-972153-X(CKB)2670000000029791(EBL)547954(OCoLC)646788786(SSID)ssj0000457452(PQKBManifestationID)12184421(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457452(PQKBWorkID)10433638(PQKB)11776254(MiAaPQ)EBC547954(Au-PeEL)EBL547954(CaPaEBR)ebr11303753(CaONFJC)MIL895462(EXLCZ)99267000000002979120151003h20102010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChina in world history /Paul RoppNew York, New York :Oxford University Press,2010.©20101 online resource (206 p.)New Oxford World HistoryDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-538195-5 0-19-517073-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Editors' Preface; Preface; CHAPTER 1 The Formative Age: Beginnings to Third Century BCE; CHAPTER 2 The First Empires: Qin (221-206 BCE) and Han (206 BCE -220 CE); CHAPTER 3 The Era of Division (220-589); CHAPTER 4 Reunified Empires: Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907); CHAPTER 5 Diminished Empire and Nomadic Challengers: Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368); CHAPTER 6 Early Modern China: Ming (1368-1644) and Early Qing (1644-1800); CHAPTER 7 Decline, Fall, and Aftermath of the Qing Empire (1800-1920); CHAPTER 8 Civil Wars, Invasion, and the Rise of Communism (1920-1949)CHAPTER 9 The People's Republic of China (1949 to the Present)Chronology; Notes; Further Reading; Websites; Acknowledgments; IndexHere is a fascinating compact history of Chinese political, economic, and cultural life, ranging from the origins of civilization in China to the beginning of the 21st century. Historian Paul Ropp combines vivid story-telling with astute analysis to shed light on some of the larger questions of Chinese history. What is distinctive about China in comparison with other civilizations? What have been the major changes and continuities in Chinese life over the past four millennia? Offering a global perspective, the book shows how China's nomadic neighbors to the north and west influenced much of thNew Oxford world history.ChinaHistoryChinaCivilizationChinaCivilizationForeign influencesElectronic books.951Ropp Paul S.1944-122215MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459515103321China in world history770142UNINA