07654nam 2200553Ia 450 991081467380332120200520144314.011184734429781118473443(MiAaPQ)EBC7103705(CKB)24989775100041(MiAaPQ)EBC1323948(MiAaPQ)EBC4035666(Au-PeEL)EBL1323948(CaPaEBR)ebr10738690(CaONFJC)MIL507221(OCoLC)860825901(JP-MeL)3000110354(Au-PeEL)EBL7103705(OCoLC)1347029746(EXLCZ)992498977510004120130225d2014 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA history of China /Morris Rossabi1st ed.Malden, Mass. John Wiley and Sons2014xxvi, 426 p. ill., mapsThe Blackwell history of the worldIncludes indexIncludes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- A History of China -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- A Note on Romanization -- Part I China among "Barbarians" -- 1 Early History, to 1027 BCE -- Land and Settlement -- Early Mankind -- Agricultural Revolution in the Neolithic Era -- Xia: The First Dynasty? -- The Shang and the Origins of Chinese Civilization -- Oracle Bones -- Ritual Objects as Historical Sources -- Shang Society -- Notes -- Further Reading -- 2 Classical China, 1027-256 BCE -- "Feudalism"? -- Changes in Social Structure -- Political Instability in the Eastern Zhou -- Transformations in the Economy -- Hundred Schools of Thought -- Daoism -- Popular Religions -- Confucianism -- Mohism -- Legalism -- Book of Odes and Book of Documents -- Secularization of Arts -- Notes -- Further Reading -- 3 The First Chinese Empires, 221 BCE-220 CE -- Development of the Qin State -- Qin Achievements -- Failures of the Qin -- Han and New Institutions -- Han Foreign Relations -- Emperor Wu's Domestic Policies and Their Ramifications -- Wang Mang: Reformer or Usurper? -- Restoration of a Weaker Han Dynasty -- Spiritual and Philosophical Developments in the Han -- Han Literature and Art -- Further Reading -- 4 Chaos and Religious and Political Responses, 220-581 -- Three Kingdoms -- Rise of South China -- Foreigners and North China -- Northern Wei -- Spiritual Developments, Post-Han -- Buddhism Enters China -- Literature, Science, and the Arts in a Period of Division -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Part II China among Equals -- 5 Restoration of Empire under Sui and Tang, 581-907 -- Sui: First Step in Restoration -- Disastrous Foreign Campaigns -- Origins of the Tang -- Taizong: The Greatest Tang Emperor -- Tang Expansionism -- Irregular Successions and the Empress Wu -- Tang Cosmopolitanism.Arrival of Foreign Religions -- Glorious Tang Arts -- Decline of the Tang -- Tang Faces Rebellions -- Uyghur Empire and Tang -- Tang's Continuing Decline -- Suppression of Buddhism -- Final Collapse -- Efflorescence of Tang Culture -- Notes -- Further Reading -- 6 Post-Tang Society and the Glorious Song, 907-1279 -- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms -- Song: A Lesser Empire -- A New Song Elite -- Neo-Confucianism: A New Philosophy -- Attempts at Reform -- Women and the Song -- The Khitans and the Liao Dynasty -- Expansion of Khitan Territory -- Preservation of Khitan Identity -- Fall of the Liao -- Xia and Jin: Two Foreign Dynasties -- Song Arts -- Southern Song Economic and Cultural Sophistication and Political Instability -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Part III China and the Mongol World -- 7 Mongol Rule in China, 1234-1368 -- Rise of Chinggis Khan -- Legacy of Chinggis Khan -- Expansion and Early Rule of Empire -- Sorghaghtani Beki, Möngke, and Khubilai -- Unification of China -- Khubilai's Policies -- Multiethnic and Multireligious China -- Khubilai and Chinese Culture -- Decline of the Yuan -- Legacy of the Mongols -- Notes -- Further Reading -- 8 Ming: Isolationism and Involvement in the World, 1368-1644 -- A More Powerful State -- Opening to the Outside World -- A Costly Failure -- Conspicuous Consumption -- Arts in the Ming -- Neo-Confucianism: School of the Mind -- A Few Unorthodox Thinkers -- Ming Literature -- Buddhism: New Developments -- Social Development and Material Culture -- Violence in the Sixteenth Century -- Fall of the Ming Dynasty -- Further Reading -- Part IV China in Global History -- 9 Early Qing: A Manchu Dynasty, 1644-1860 -- Preserving Manchu Identity -- Kangxi and the Height of the Qing -- Western Arrival -- Jesuits in China -- Expansion of China -- Qing Cultural Developments -- Qing Faces Economic Problems.Stirrings of Discontent -- The Western Challenge -- Opium Wars -- Explanations for the Decline of the Qing -- Further Reading -- 10 Late Qing, 1860-1911 -- Nian and Other Minor Rebellions -- Taiping Rebellion -- Other Rebellions -- Foreign Threats -- Differing Court Responses to Challenges -- Antiforeign Acts and Foreign Reactions -- Losses in Southwest China -- Japan Emerges -- Sino-Japanese Conflict -- Scramble for Concessions and US Response -- China Humiliated and the Reformers -- Boxer Movement -- Court Reforms -- Fall of the Qing -- Notes -- Further Reading -- 11 The Republican Period, 1911-1949 -- The 1911 Revolution and Its Aftermath -- Warlords in Power -- The May Fourth Movement and Intellectuals in the Post-First World War Period -- Communist Party -- Rise of Chiang Kai-shek -- Guomindang Dominance -- Communist Party Revival -- Long March and Aftermath -- The Sino-Japanese War -- The Pacific War, the Communists, and the Guomindang -- Civil War in China -- Further Reading -- 12 The Communist Era in China, 1949 Onwards -- Early Pacification of Border Areas -- Early Foreign Relations -- Recovery from Wars -- Cracks in the Communist World -- Great Leap Forward -- Return to Pragmatism -- An Isolated China -- Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution -- China Reopens Its Doors -- Dramatic Changes and Modernization -- Tiananmen Disturbance of 1989 and Its Aftermath -- The Present Status of China -- Further Reading -- Index.Capturing China's past in all its complexity, this multi-faceted history portrays China in the context of a larger global world, while incorporating the narratives of Chinese as well as non-Chinese ethnic groups and discussing people traditionally left out of the story-peasants, women, merchants, and artisans.   Offers a complete political, economic, social, and cultural history of China, covering the major events and trends Written in a clear and uncomplicated style by a distinguished historian with over four decades of experience teaching undergraduates Examines Chinese history through the lens of global history to better understand how foreign influences affected domestic policies and practices Depicts the role of non-Chinese ethnic groups in China, such as Tibetans and Uyghurs, and analyzes the Mongol and Manchu rulers and their impact on Chinese society Incorporates the narratives of people traditionally left out of Chinese history, including women, peasants, merchants, and artisans.ChinaHistory951222.01njb/09951njb/09Rossabi Morris538525MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910814673803321A history of China4288584UNINA