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A History of Chinese Civilization
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by Jacques Gernet, J. R. Foster, and Charles Hartman
Sales Rank: 432971
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List Price: $37.99
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 780 pages
Published by: Cambridge University PressEdition: 2nd Edition May 31, 1996
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0521497817
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521497817
Book Dimensions:
8.7 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches
Weighs: 2.4 pounds
Product Review
"If one could have only one book on China's history, this would be it." Booklist
"This is the most detailed and comprehensive one-volume survey of China's social, economic, and intellectual history.This should be in the reference collection of every serious library." Library Journal
"an great book which should be of interest to both professional and general readers who study or enjoy the history of China." Asian Thought & Society
Product Description
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 includes a detailed chronology that has been updated through 1993, a new bibliography, and an expanded index that includes Chinese characters.
Reader Reviews
This book gives better depth to Chinese history than Spence or Fairbank do. Spence is more concerned with the last 200 years, and Fairbank is too closely tied to the US foreign policy establishment for my tastes. The fact that Gernet is on page 462 of 655 before he starts writing about the Manchus is a good thing. He covers art and economics, politics and religion, with a refreshing equanimity. It would be interesting to hear how well written it is in French, but the English is fine. While clearly Western, Gernet's French persective is a welcome change of pace to these American's eyes.
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