| Edition |
First Amer. (paperback ) edition. |
| Description |
x, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Traveller's history |
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Traveller's history.
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| Note |
"Fourth edition fully revised and updated"--cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Geographical perspectives -- The origins of Chinese civilization, Prehistory to 771 B.C. -- The formation of China, 771-221 B.C. -- Confucianism and religion, 221 B.C.-A.D. 589 -- China and the outside world, 589-1279 -- China under foreign domination, 1279-1842 -- The collapse of Empire, 1842-1911 -- Chinese revolutions, 1911-98 -- Life in China today -- The minority races -- Hong Kong, Taiwan and the future. |
| Subject |
China -- History.
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| ISBN |
1566564867 |
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