| Description |
xii, 474 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction -- Part I. The formative age, prehistory-206 BC -- 1. General history -- 2. State and society -- 3. Thought -- 34. Literature and art -- Part II. The Early Empire, 206 BC-AD 960: 5. General history -- 6. Government -- 7. Society and the economy -- 8. Thought -- 9. Literature and art -- Part III. The Later Empire, 960-1850: 10. General history -- 11. Government -- 12. Society and the economy -- 13. Thought -- 14. Literature and art -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
A panoramic survey of the course of Chinese civilization from prehistory to 1850, when the old China began to give way to the new |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [440]-446 |
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Includes index |
| SUBJECT |
China -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023992
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China -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024032
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| LC no. |
74025929 |
| ISBN |
0804708878 |
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