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About the Book

To paraphrase a wise observation - we will only know where we are heading if we know where we have come from - is in part the inspiration for this series of national histories. In addition to that understanding, it was the conviction of series editor, Justin Wintle, that increasing globalization makes it ever more essential to understand our own history and the history of other nations, neighbouring or worlds away. Home to a quarter of the world's population, China is the rising super-power of the 21st century. This text gives you the country's core history in accessible style, covering more than 4000 years from the earliest kingdoms to today's communist republic. Featuring a continuous time-line, sidebars on Confucius, the Terracotta Army, the invention of printing, Mao Zedong and a host of other topics, plus dozens of illustrations and quotations, this guide should appeal to travellers and students alike.

Table of Contents:
Pre-imperial China up to 221 BC: the Shang dynasty and before - until c.1045 BC; the Western Zhou (Chou) c.1054-771 BC; the Eastern Zhou - the spring and autumn period and the warring states 771-221 BC. The early empire 221 BC-220 AD: the Qin and former (Western) Han dynasties 221 BC-9 AD; Wang Mant (9-23 AD) and the later Han dynasty (25-220 AD). The disunity 220-589. Imperial restoration - the Sui and Tang dynasties and the second disunity 589-960; the Sui dynasty (589-618); the early Tang dynasty (618-763); the later Tang dynasty (763-907) and second disunity (907-960). The Song dynasty 960-1279. The Yuan (Mongol) dynasty 1279-1368. The Ming dynasty 1368-1644. The Qing (Manchu) dynasty 1644-1912: the Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzhen and Qianlong emperors 1644-1796; the Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xiangeng and Tongzhi emperors 1796-1875; the Guangxu and Puyi emperors 1875-1912. The Republic of China (ROC) 1912-1949. The rule of Mao Zedong 1949-1976. China since 1976.

About the Author :
Justin Wintle is series editor of the Rough Guide Chronicles. He has many publications to his credit, including several reference books, two novels and Romancing Vietnam (Penguin) and Furious Interiors: Wales, R.S.Thomas and God (HarperCollins).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781858287645
  • Publisher: APA Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Rough Guides
  • Height: 142 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: China
  • Width: 108 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1858287642
  • Publisher Date: 03 Oct 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Weight: 250 gr


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