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The open empire : a history of China to 1600 by Valerie Hansen, Valerie Hansen is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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"Drawing on evidence from recent archeological finds and currents in scholarship, Valerie Hansen refashions the structure and themes of the field in this new survey of the Chinese past. By enriching the narrative with discussions of everyday life, she charts the broad social changes that overflow the artificial chronological divisions of the dynastic cycle. By illuminating the many ways in which Chinese society and culture have been influenced by foreign cultures, she shows China to have an open, dynamic history, not one that is isolated and unchanging. Along the way she brings to the page distinct voices from China's deep past - nobles, peasants, women, students, writers, and rebels."--BOOK JACKET.

Who reads The open empire : a history of China to 1600?

Author

Valerie Hansen, Valerie Hansen

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393973747

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.75 / 5 (119 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14