LEADER 07654nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910814673803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 0 $a1118473442 010 0 $a9781118473443 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7103705 035 $a(CKB)24989775100041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1323948 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4035666 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1323948 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10738690 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL507221 035 $a(OCoLC)860825901 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000110354 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7103705 035 $a(OCoLC)1347029746 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924989775100041 100 $a20130225d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA history of China /$fMorris Rossabi 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, Mass. $cJohn Wiley and Sons$d2014 215 $axxvi, 426 p. $cill., maps 225 0 $aThe Blackwell history of the world 300 $aIncludes index 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 327 $aArrival 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. 327 $aStirrings 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. 330 $aCapturing 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, 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