Berkshire dictionary of Chinese biography
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Berkshire dictionary of Chinese biography
Berkshire Pub. Group, c2014
- : [set] : hardcover
- v. 1
- v. 2
- v. 3
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宝库山中华传记字典
Dictionary of Chinese biography
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v. 1. c. 2100 BCE-907 CE, Xia and Shang dynasties; Zhou dynasty; Qin dynasty; Southern and Northern dynasties; Sui dynasty; Tang dynasty -- v. 2. 960-1644, Song dynasty; Jurchen Jin dynasty; Yuan dynasty; Ming dynasty -- v. 3. 1644-1979, Qing dynasty; Republic of China; People's Republic of China
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography, the first publication of its kind since 1898, is the work of more than one hundred internationally recognized experts from nearly a dozen countries. It has been designed to satisfy the growing thirst of students, researchers, professionals, and general readers for knowledge about China. It makes the entire span of Chinese history manageable by introducing the reader to emperors, politicians, poets, writers, artists, scientists, explorers, and philosophers who have shaped and transformed China over the course of five thousand years. In 135 entries, ranging from 1,000 to 8,000 words and written by some of the world's leading China scholars, the Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography takes the reader from the important (even if possibly mythological) figures of ancient China to Communist leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. The in-depth essays provide rich historical context, and create a compelling narrative that weaves abstract concepts and disparate events into a coherent story. Cross-references between the articles show the connections between times, places, movements, events, and individuals.
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