China and the west to 1600 : empire, philosophy, and the paradox of culture / / Steven Wallech
| China and the west to 1600 : empire, philosophy, and the paradox of culture / / Steven Wallech |
| Autore | Wallech Steven |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (339 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/25104 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-118-87996-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The paradox of agriculture and its impact on China and western civilization -- Ancient philosophy : Chinese versus western -- The nomads -- Contrasting medieval China and Europe -- China and medieval Europe : cultural orthodoxy and creativity -- The nomad apogee of power -- Modernization. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460562403321 |
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| West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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China and the west to 1600 : empire, philosophy, and the paradox of culture / / Steven Wallech
| China and the west to 1600 : empire, philosophy, and the paradox of culture / / Steven Wallech |
| Autore | Wallech Steven |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (339 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Disciplina | 303.48/25104 |
| ISBN |
9781118879962
1118879961 |
| Classificazione |
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222.01 230 303.48/25104 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795802203321 |
Wallech Steven
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| West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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China and the west to 1600 : empire, philosophy, and the paradox of culture / / Steven Wallech
| China and the west to 1600 : empire, philosophy, and the paradox of culture / / Steven Wallech |
| Autore | Wallech Steven |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (339 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Disciplina | 303.48/25104 |
| ISBN |
9781118879962
1118879961 |
| Classificazione |
209
222.01 230 303.48/25104 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822320703321 |
Wallech Steven
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| West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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World history [[electronic resource] ] : a concise thematic analysis. Volume I / / Steven Wallech ... [et al.]
| World history [[electronic resource] ] : a concise thematic analysis. Volume I / / Steven Wallech ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Wallech Steven |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (430 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | World history |
| Soggetto topico |
World history
Civilization - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-299-15820-X
1-118-53269-4 1-118-53267-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
World History: A Concise Thematic Analysis; Table of Contents; Introduction; UNIT ONE The Ancient World; THEMES; The artificial existence of civilization; The biology of civilization; The geography of civilization; The climate of civilization; The relationship between belief and action; MAPS; Original Agricultural Sites; CHAPTER 1 BIOLOGY AND WORLD HISTORY: Civilization and Nomads; Climate; The Geography of Cultivation; The Domestication of Animals; Urban Development; The Nomads; Disease History; Suggested Reading; The World from 200 BCE-200 CE
CHAPTER 2 MESOPOTAMIA: The Land between the RiversA Temple Economy; The Causes of Trade; Kings, War, and Ecocide; The Art of Writing and Hammurabi's Code; The General Matrix of Civilization; The Dawn of Religion: Creation Myths; Iron and Mesopotamia; The Hebrews; The Emergence of Monotheism; Suggested Readings; CHAPTER 3 PRE-ISLAMIC AFRICA: Egyptian, Nilotic, and Sub-Saharan Africa; Egypt, the Gift of the Nile; The Archaic Period (ca. 3100-2700 BCE) and the Pyramid Age of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2700-2200 BCE) The First Intermediate Period (ca. 2200-2000 BCE) and the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2000-1786 BCE)The Hyksos and Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1786-1575 BCE) and the New Kingdom (ca. 1575-1050 BCE); SPECIAL TOPIC: The Distant but Powerful Link between Pacific Currents and Egyptian Floods; Egypt and the Iron Age; Nilotic Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Iron; Suggested Reading; CHAPTER 4 INDIA: From the Indus to the Ganges; Iron, Rice, and India; Indian Religions; Religious Opposition; The Maturation of India's Faiths; Suggested Reading; CHAPTER 5 CHINA: The Yellow River Civilization The Land and the PeopleMythological China; The Bronze Age: The Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynsties; The Iron Age: Economic, Military, and Commercial Revolutions; The Golden Age of Classical Chinese Philosophy; China's First Empire: The Qin and Han Dynasties; Centers of Power within and beyond the Han Empire; special topic: Lady Lu: Empress Dowager; Suggested Reading; CHAPTER 6 THE NOMADS' TRADE: and the Great Migrations; The First Wave of Mass Migrations: The Wheel, the Chariot, and Nomads; A Second Wave of Migrations: The Iron Age; Cavalry: The Third Wave of Migrations; Suggested Reading CHAPTER 7 GREECE: The Rainfall ZoneNetwork Cities and the Special Case of Athens; The Role of Coins in Athenian History; The Limits of Democracy; Sparta; The Failure of Greek Politics; Philip of Macedon, Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic World; Greek Philosophy; Physics; Math and Logic: Metaphysics; Socrates and his Followers; Drama; The Origins of History; Suggested Reading; CHAPTER 8 THE HELLENISTIC EAST AND PERSIA: A Cultural Bridge; The Hellenistic East; Diffusion of Hellenism to the East; Kings, Cities, and Soldiers; Hellenistic Philosophy; The Stoics; One God, One Lord The Persians |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463423603321 |
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| Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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World history : a concise thematic analysis. Volume I / / Steven Wallech, Long Beach City College [and five others] ; Brenda Farrington, developmental editor, Chapman University
| World history : a concise thematic analysis. Volume I / / Steven Wallech, Long Beach City College [and five others] ; Brenda Farrington, developmental editor, Chapman University |
| Autore | Wallech Steven |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 370, 3, 42 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | World history |
| Soggetto topico |
World history
Civilization - History |
| ISBN |
1-118-53267-8
1-299-15820-X 1-118-53269-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | unit one. The ancient world -- unit two. The middle years. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795962903321 |
Wallech Steven
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| Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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World history : a concise thematic analysis. Volume I / / Steven Wallech, Long Beach City College [and five others] ; Brenda Farrington, developmental editor, Chapman University
| World history : a concise thematic analysis. Volume I / / Steven Wallech, Long Beach City College [and five others] ; Brenda Farrington, developmental editor, Chapman University |
| Autore | Wallech Steven |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 370, 3, 42 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | World history |
| Soggetto topico |
World history
Civilization - History |
| ISBN |
1-118-53267-8
1-299-15820-X 1-118-53269-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | unit one. The ancient world -- unit two. The middle years. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808959203321 |
Wallech Steven
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| Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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