China
  • Published: 28 July 1995
  • ISBN: 9780712662512
  • Imprint: Pimlico
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $35.00
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China

A History

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31 Aug 2011
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28 Jul 1995
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A comprehensive yet accessible study of the oldest of the world's civilizations.

One of the most far-reaching events since the Second World War is the re-emergence of China as a world power, and its present government's willingness to open up the country to the rest of the world.

This comprehensive cultural history ranges from prehistoric times to the present - from the disunity of Pre-Imperial China to the renaissance of the Sung and Tang dynasties, from the Mongol conquest to Tiananmen Square and the 1989 student revolt. By placing the modern country in historical perspective this brilliant study reveals how many continuities there are within the oldest of all civilizations.
  • Published: 28 July 1995
  • ISBN: 9780712662512
  • Imprint: Pimlico
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $35.00
Categories:

About the author

Arthur Cotterell

Arthur Cotterell is Principal of Kingston College. His previous books include The Minoan World, A Dictionary of World Mythology, The Penguin Encyclopedia of Classical Civilizations, The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Civilizations, The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies, East Asia and China: A Cultural History and Chariot.

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Praise for China

Excellent short guide to China's stupendous past...helps us to understand its fateful present

Education

A knowledgable and comprehensive survey... Both scholarly and readable, it brings each era to life

Sunday Times

A thorough, popular survery of Chinese civilization from Peking Man to Deng Xiaping. To cover such a large subject in a balanced way is a daunting task and Cotterell has aquitted himself well

Times Higher Educational Supplement
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