The Open Empire
A History of China to 1600
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Author
Publication
2000-02-01 - W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Word Count
114,500 words, Guess
Page Count
458 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7455428M
- ISBN-139780393973747
- ISBN-100393973743
- OCLC Control Number42022300
- OCLC Control Numberopenempirehistor0000hans
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99041325
- Goodreads1053922
- LibraryThing577377
Classifications
- LCCDS735 .H25 2000
- LCCDS735 .H25125 2007
Description
"Drawing on evidence from recent archeological finds and currents in scholarship, Valerie Hansen refashions the structure and themes of the field in this new survey of the Chinese past. By enriching the narrative with discussions of everyday life, she charts the broad social changes that overflow the artificial chronological divisions of the dynastic cycle. By illuminating the many ways in which Chinese society and culture have been influenced by foreign cultures, she shows China to have an open, dynamic history, not one that is isolated and unchanging. Along the way she brings to the page distinct voices from China's deep past - nobles, peasants, women, students, writers, and rebels."--BOOK JACKET.
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