The Cambridge illustrated history of China
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The Cambridge illustrated history of China
（Cambridge illustrated histories）
Cambridge University Press, 1999, c1996
1st pbk. ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-345) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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In an extraordinary feat of synthesis, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, a leading scholar of China, gives an engaging, full, gloriously illustrated account of over 8000 years of Chinese civilization - from prehistoric times through the rise of Confucianism, Buddhism and the imperial dynasties to the modern communist state. In addition, she explores the different factors and forces, ideas and inventions, events and leaders that have shaped the remarkable Chinese civilization we know today; including the technological advances, the population explosion, and the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution. Everything appears, from the influence of leading Chinese historians, poets, novelists and dramatists to the impact of key philosophical and religious ideas, art forms, family patterns, and the Mongul, Manchu and Western intrusions.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Kwang-Ching Liu
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. The origins of Chinese civilization: Neolithic period to the western Zhou dynasty (animal and human imagery in bronze vessels)
- 2. Philosophical foundations: the eastern Zhou period
- 3. The creation of the bureaucratic empire: the Qin and Han dynasties
- 4. Buddhism, aristocracy, and alien rulers: the age of division (early Buddhist art)
- 5. A cosmopolitan empire: the Tang dynasty
- 6. Shifting south: the Song dynasty (landscape painting)
- 7. Alien rule: the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties (drama and the performing arts)
- 8. The limits of autocracy: the Ming dynasty (the kilns at Jingdezhen)
- 9. Manchus and imperialism: the Qing dynasty (working for a living)
- 10. Taking action: the early twentieth century (modern Chinese painting)
- 11. Radical reunification: the People's Republic
- Epilogue
- Chronology
- Picture acknowledgements
- Notes
- Further reading
- Index.
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