China: A History (Volume 1)
Title | China: A History (Volume 1) PDF eBook |
Author | Harold M. Tanner |
Publisher | Hackett Publishing |
Pages | 415 |
Release | 2010-03-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1603845631 |
Available in one or two volumes, this accessible, yet rigorous, introduction to the political, social, and cultural history of China provides a balanced and thoughtful account of the development of Chinese civilization from its beginnings to the present day. Each volume includes ample illustrations, a full complement of maps, a chronological table, extensive notes, recommendations for further reading and an index. Volume 1: From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire (10,000 BCE—1799). Volume 2: From the Great Qing Empire through the People's Republic of China (1644—2009).
China: A History
Title | China: A History PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Miles Tanner |
Publisher | Hackett Publishing |
Pages | 626 |
Release | 2009-03-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0872209156 |
A deep and rigorous, yet eminently accessible introduction to the political, social, and cultural development of imperial Chinese civilisation, this volume develops a number of important themes -- such as the ethnic diversity of the early empires -- that other editions omit entirely or discuss only minimally. Includes a general introduction, chronology, bibliography, illustrations, maps, and an index.
China: A History (Volume 2)
Title | China: A History (Volume 2) PDF eBook |
Author | Harold M. Tanner |
Publisher | Hackett Publishing |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2010-03-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1603843027 |
Available in one or two volumes, this accessible, yet rigorous, introduction to the political, social, and cultural history of China provides a balanced and thoughtful account of the development of Chinese civilization from its beginnings to the present day. Each volume includes ample illustrations, a full complement of maps, a chronological table, extensive notes, recommendations for further reading and an index. Volume 1: From Neolithic Cultures through the Great Qing Empire (10,000 BCE—1799). Volume 2: From the Great Qing Empire through the People's Republic of China (1644—2009).
A History of Chinese Civilization
Title | A History of Chinese Civilization PDF eBook |
Author | Jacques Gernet |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 836 |
Release | 1996-05-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521497817 |
When published in 1982, this translation of Professor Jacques Gernet's masterly survey of the history and culture of China was immediately welcomed by critics and readers. This revised and updated edition makes it more useful for students and for the general reader concerned with the broad sweep of China's past.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
Title | The Cambridge Illustrated History of China PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Buckley Ebrey |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1999-05-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521669917 |
A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.
A History of Chinese Science and Technology
Title | A History of Chinese Science and Technology PDF eBook |
Author | Yongxiang Lu |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 503 |
Release | 2014-10-14 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3662442574 |
A History of Chinese Science and Technology (Volumes 1, 2 & 3) presents 44 individual lectures, beginning with Ancient Chinese Science and Technology in the Process of Human Civilizations and an Overview of Chinese Science and Technology, and continuing with in-depth discussions of several issues in the History of Science and the Needham Puzzle, interspersed with topics on Astronomy, Arithmetic, Agriculture and Medicine, The Four Great Inventions, and various technological areas closely related to clothing, food, shelter and transportation. This book is the most authoritative work on the history of Chinese Science and Technology. It is the Winner of the China Book Award, the Shanghai Book Award (1st prize), and the Classical China International Publishing Project (GAPP, General Administration of Press and Publication of China) and offers an essential resource for academic researchers and non-experts alike. It originated with a series of 44 lectures presented to top Chinese leaders, which received very positive feedback. Written by top Chinese scholars in their respective fields from the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and many other respected Chinese organizations, the book is intended for scientists, researchers and postgraduate students working in the history of science, philosophy of science and technology, and related disciplines. Yongxiang Lu is a professor, former president and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and Vice Chairman of the National Congress of China.
China: A History
Title | China: A History PDF eBook |
Author | John Keay |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 2010-04-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0007372086 |
Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.