The
Cambridge Illustrated History of China
by Patricia Buckley Ebrey
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More populous than any other country on earth,
China also occupies a unique place in our modern
world for the continuity of its history and
culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume
history, noted historian Patricia Ebrey traces
the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric
times to the present. She follows its development
from the rise of Confucianism, Buddhism, and
the great imperial dynasties to the Mongol,
Manchu, and Western intrusions and the modern
communist state. Her scope is phenomenal--embracing
Chinese arts, culture, economics, society and
its treatment of women, foreign policy, emigration,
and politics, including the key uprisings of
1919 and 1989 in Tiananmen Square. Both a comprehensive
introduction to an extraordinary civilization,
and an expert exploration of the continuities
and disjunctures of Chinese history, Professor
Ebrey's book has become an indispensable guide
to China past and present. Patricia Ebrey is
Professor of East Asian Studies and History
and the author of Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook
(1993). |
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Ingram
A lavishly illustrated single-volume history
traces life in China from prehistoric
times to the present, encompassing Chinese
arts, culture, economics, society, religion,
philosophy and politics, including the
1989 uprising in Tiananmen Square. History
Alt. UP.
Amazon.com
To compress 8,000 years of a civilization's
life into a single volume is a daunting
task, but University of Illinois historian
Patricia Ebrey does the job with authority
and considerable flair. Writing with an
eye to explaining recurring themes in
Chinese history, she discusses ideas of
order and statecraft, resource allocation
and use, imperialism and population growth.
Along the way she makes interesting asides,
noting, among other things, that the Mongol
conquerors of China monopolized the bamboo
trade because they did not want the ethnic
Chinese to make weapons, and she gives
stimulating overviews of such matters
as the manufacture of silk, hardwood furniture,
and ceramics. --This text refers to an
out of print or unavailable edition of
this title.
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