This absorbing history of China, from early times to the present, covers the country's complex political, economic structures and culture in a concise yet nuanced manner. The third edition has been revised and expanded in light of recent research, bringing the story right up to date and including a new chronology. J.A.G. ROBERTS is a Visiting Research Fellow in History at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He has lectured extensively on the histories of China andJapan and has a special interest in Western perceptions of Chinese and Japanese society. Among his previous publications are 'Life in Early China' and 'China Through Western Eyes'. INDICE: List of Maps - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Maps - The Prehistory and Early History of China - From the Period of Division to theTang Dynasty - The Song and Yuan Dynasties - The Early Modern Period: The Ming and the Early Qing - China in the Late Qing - Republican China, 1911-49 - Revolutionary China, 1949-76 - From the Era of Deng Xiaoping to the Present Day - Notes - Chronology - Further Reading - Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24983-7
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 424
- Fecha Publicación: 15/07/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés