A History of China

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-36148-4
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 960 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: China

First published in 1950. This re-issues the fourth edition of 1977.

This is a social history of China, presenting the main lines of development of the Chinese social structure from the earliest times to the present day. The book discusses the origins of the present regime and developments in China in the last years, and political, social and cultural changes are all analyzed.

The text is based upon the study of original Chinese sources and also the work of Chinese, Japanese and Western scholars.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eberhard, Wolfram

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Chapter I: PREHISTORY, Chapter II: THE EMERGENCE OF FEUDALISM (c. 1600-1028 B.C.), Chapter III: MATURE FEUDALISM (c. 1028-500 B.C.), Chapter IV: THE DISSOLUTION OF THE FEUDAL SYSTEM (c. 500-250 B.C.), Chapter V: MILITARY RULE, Chapter VI: THE EARLY GENTRY SOCIETY (200 B.C.-A.D. 250), Chapter VII: THE EPOCH OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF CHINA (A.D. 220-580), Chapter VIII: CLIMAX AND DOWNFALL OF THE IMPERIAL GENTRY (A.D. 580-950), Chapter IX: MODERN TIMES, Chapter X: THE PERIOD OF ABSOLUTISM, Chapter XI: THE REPUBLIC (1912-1948), Chapter XII: PRESENT-DAY CHINA, Notes and References, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Wolfram Eberhard