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Eminently Accessible, Yet Rigorous, This Engaging Introduction To The Political, Social, And Cultural Development Of Chinese Civilization Tells The Story Of China - From Its Beginnings To The Present Day - In A Way That Goes Far Beyond Simple, Misleading Accounts Of A Glorious Civilization Falling Victim And Western And Japanese Imperialism Or Of A Supposedly Isolated Country Only Recently And Reluctantly Opening To The Outside World. Characteristic Of Harold Tanner's Presentation Is The Development And Carefully Balanced Recounting Of Important Themes - Such As The Ethnic Diversity Of The Early Empires, Interaction With Other Civilizations, And The Challenge Of Transforming A Multi-ethnic Empire Into A Modern Nation-state - That Other Histories Of China Omit Entirely Or Discuss Only Minimally. --book Jacket. Part I. The Early Empre : Building Institutions And Identity, 2070(?) Bce-220 Ce -- From Myth To History: The Beginnings Of The Chinese Middle Kingdom In The Xia, Shang, And Western Zhou Dynasties -- The Age Of Fighting And Philosophy: The Eastern Zhou Dynasty -- From Feudal States To Bureaucratic Empire: Qin And Western Han Dynasties -- The Decline And Fall Of Eastern Civiliz

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Author

Harold Miles Tanner

Publisher

Hackett Pub. Co.; Brand: Hackett Pub Co; Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9782008043326

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Humanities