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China in world history / / Paul Ropp



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Autore: Ropp Paul S. <1944-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: China in world history / / Paul Ropp Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010
©2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
Disciplina: 951
Soggetto geografico: China History
China Civilization
China Civilization Foreign influences
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Here 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 th
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ISBN: 0-19-972153-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459515103321
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Serie: New Oxford world history.