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The History of Chinese Civilisation 4 Volume Set
Edited By Xingpei Yu
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Description for The History of Chinese Civilisation 4 Volume Set
hardcover. A comprehensive, illustrated history of Chinese civilisation from Neolithic times to 1911 by the foremost Chinese scholars of their generation. Editor(s): Zhang, Chuanxi; Lou, Yulie. Series: The Cambridge China Library. Num Pages: 2000 pages, 200 b/w illus. 128 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 293 x 152. Weight in Grams: 5912. Series: The Cambridge China Library. 2000 pages, 200 b/w illus. 128 colour illus. Editor(s): Yuan, Xingpei; Yan, Wenming; Zhang, Chuanxi. A comprehensive, illustrated history of Chinese civilisation from Neolithic times to 1911 by the foremost Chinese scholars of their generation. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Dimension: 161 x 293 x 152. Weight: 5544.
Written by scholars at Peking University, this is a history of Chinese civilisation in its totality, from Neolithic times to the founding of the Chinese Republic in 1911. Each of the four volumes covers political and social institutions, economics, religion, philosophy, science and technology, literature, art and daily life. There is no other work in the English language that covers this range of subjects in a single history. These volumes make accessible a wealth of historical research and sources that have not previously been translated, and provide insights into the views of the foremost Chinese scholars of their generation. These ... Read more
Written by scholars at Peking University, this is a history of Chinese civilisation in its totality, from Neolithic times to the founding of the Chinese Republic in 1911. Each of the four volumes covers political and social institutions, economics, religion, philosophy, science and technology, literature, art and daily life. There is no other work in the English language that covers this range of subjects in a single history. These volumes make accessible a wealth of historical research and sources that have not previously been translated, and provide insights into the views of the foremost Chinese scholars of their generation. These ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
2000
Condition
New
Series
The Cambridge China Library
Number of Pages
2000
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107013094
SKU
V9781107013094
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About Edited By Xingpei Yu
Yuan Xingpei is Professor at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature and Director of the Institute for the Study of Traditional Chinese Culture at Peking University. He is a specialist in ancient Chinese literature and his research interests include ancient Chinese poetry, literature in the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties, The Book of Odes and the study of ... Read more
Reviews for The History of Chinese Civilisation 4 Volume Set
'These volumes are an immense gift to China specialists and to the general reader anxious to learn something of China's history.' The Times Literary Supplement