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The Cambridge Illustrated History of China (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)
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by Patricia Buckley Ebrey and Kwang-ching Liu
Sales Rank: 7522
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List Price: $36.99
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
Published by: Cambridge University Press; New Ed edition May 13, 1999
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 052166991X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521669917
Book Dimensions:
9.9 x 8 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 2.6 pounds
Product Review
To compress 8,000 years of a civilization's life into a single volume is a daunting task, but University of Illinois historian Patricia Ebrey does the job with authority and considerable flair. Writing with an eye to explaining recurring themes in Chinese history, she discusses ideas of order and statecraft, resource allocation and use, imperialism and population growth. Along the way she makes interesting asides, noting, among other things, that the Mongol conquerors of China monopolized the bamboo trade because they did not want the ethnic Chinese to make weapons, and she gives stimulating overviews of such matters as the manufacture of silk, hardwood furniture, and ceramics.
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"Patricia Ebrey's Illustrated History of China is a fine book.With great economy of text, it outlines the major elements and changes in four millennia of Chinese history and social life; the art work and photographs, skillfully chosen and admirably reproduced, both illuminate the text and supplement it." Jonathan Spence, Yale University
"Of all the general histories of China written to date, this book is among the most comprehensive, objective, and well-balanced, and it will surely be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of teachers, students, and anyone else interested in understanding the broader evolution of Chinese civilization." China Review International
"Patricia Buckley Ebrey masterfully synthesizes more than four thousand years of Chinese history in a single volume.The Cambridge Illustrated History of China provides an great introduction to the study of China and Chinese civilization. It offers a straightforward, yet complex account of historical events and issues that is well supported and augmented by the supplementary special-topic sections and illustrations.In the foreword, Kwang-Ching Liu expresses his belief that this book will eventually be regarded as a classic.Professor Liu's confidence in this matter certainly seems justified." China Review International
Reader Reviews
With more than a billion people and 5,000 years of history, it's not surprising that most books on the History of China cover a brief period in excruciating depth. Patricia Ebrey's book is a deliciously self-aware overview, that delivers just what it promises: It covers all the issues and the illustrations are carefully chosen to amplify the text (not just a bunch of photos bound in the middle of the book). The book is beautifully printed--in China, of course! Ebrey gets across the important point that we look to China and want a simple, linear summary, when China is complex and decidedely non-linear. (The Cultural Revolution as much happened to Mao as it was caused by him, for example). Moreover, she explains how our Western world view needs to see certain things (we always want the good guys to win in the end--perhaps they won't). This book would be great for a student at any level from High School library on to college. It could be used as a text and I'm also recommending it to US business people working with China. It's a wonderful introduction to the culture. The only quibble is that the Anglo pronunciation of pinyin isn't explained with a reference (for example, Qing Dynasty is pronounced "Ching" but you can't find that here). The pricing is very attractive too.
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