Author: Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521124331
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In this sumptuously illustrated history, now in its second edition, Patricia Buckley Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present.
Language: en
Pages: 384
Pages: 384
In this sumptuously illustrated history, now in its second edition, Patricia Buckley Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present.
Language: en
Pages: 328
Pages: 328
This book presents a rounded picture of Islam, from current issues of fundamentalism, to its culture and art.
Language: en
Pages: 1148
Pages: 1148
The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.
Language: en
Pages: 896
Pages: 896
International scholars and sinologists discuss culture, economic growth, social change, political processes, and foreign influences in China since the earliest pre-dynastic period
Language: en
Pages: 1504
Pages: 1504
Stephen Owen is James Bryant Conant Professor of Chinese at Harvard University. --Book Jacket.
Language: en
Pages: 1203
Pages: 1203
Volumes Seven and Eight of The Cambridge History of China are devoted to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), providing the largest and most detailed account in any language. Summarizing all modern research, Volume Eight offers detailed studies of governmental structure, the fiscal and legal systems, international relations, social and economic history,
Language: en
Pages: 330
Pages: 330
Designed for the East Asian history course, this text features the scholarship on the region and offers a range of cultural, political, economic and intellectual history. It also focuses on gender and material culture. It features color inserts that illustrate the rich artistic heritage of East Asia.
Language: en
Pages: 400
Pages: 400
Up to World War II and beyond, the British ruled over a vast empire. Modern western attitudes towards the imperial past tend either towards nostalgia for British power or revulsion at what seem to be the abuses of that power. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire adopts neither
Language: en
Pages: 793
Pages: 793
This title presents an up-to-date comprehensive treatment of Chinese literature from classical times to the present.
Language: en
Pages: 844
Pages: 844
The end of feudal society and the shogunate, and the growing power of the emperor.