A History of Chinese Civilization

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Cambridge University Press, May 31, 1996 - History - 801 pages
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.
 

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Jacques Gernet
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activities administration agricultural ancient appearance armies Asia authority became beginning Buddhist capital caused central central Asia century Ch'i Ch'in changes character Chin Chinese Chinese world Chou cities civil classes Classics continued countries course court culture Death dynasty early East eastern economic effects emperor empire established Europe expansion fact families famous favoured finally followed forced foreign formed half imperial important increase India industrial influence institutions Japan Japanese kingdom known land later Manchu middle military million Ming Mongol Nanking nature nineteenth North China northern official onwards organization origin peasant Peking period philosophical political population possible production provinces rebellion reforms regions reign relations religious remained result River seems social society southern Sung Szechwan T'ang texts tion trade traditions valley Wang West Western whole Yangtze

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About the author (1996)

Jacques Gernet is the author of "China and the Christian Impact: A Conflict of Cultures" and "Daily Life in China: On the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276," He is the coauthor of "A History of Chinese Civilization,"

Bibliographic information

TitleA History of Chinese Civilization
A History of Chinese Civilization, Jacques Gernet
AuthorJacques Gernet
Editionillustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherCambridge University Press, 1996
ISBN0521497817, 9780521497817
Length801 pages
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