| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
240 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 cm |
| Note |
"An Andromeda book"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-231) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Space -- The land and its peoples -- The natural environment -- pt. 2. Time -- The Archaic world -- The foundation of a culture -- Neolithic art -- Kinship and kingship -- Bronze age art -- The empire of Qin -- The underground army -- The Imperial age -- Politics and power -- Grand canals -- Art of the Imperial age -- The evolution of society -- Art of the Late Empire -- The Modern age -- Prospect and retrospect -- The film of events -- Art of the modern age -- Contemporary art -- pt. 3. Symbols and society -- Language, writing and calligraphy -- Voices in poetry -- From Confucius to Confucianism -- Religion -- Temple and palace architecture -- Medicine and geomancy -- Principles of mathematics -- Chinese ingenuity -- Ceramics -- Music in society -- Theater -- Family life -- China and the West -- Taiwan -- The Chinese diaspora. |
| Subject |
China -- Civilization.
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| Added Author |
Elvin, Mark.
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| ISBN |
0816038147 alkaline paper |
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