Cambridge Illustrated History of China

Name: Cambridge Illustrated History of China
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ISBN: 9780521124331

ISBN-10: 0521124336

ISBN-13: 9780521124331

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Patricia Buckley Ebrey

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Book details

List price: $58.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/25/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 8.03" wide x 10.00" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 3.102
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments



The origins of Chinese civilization: Neolithic period to the Western Zhou dynasty (animal and human imagery in bronze vessels)



Philosophical foundations: the Eastern Zhou period



The creation of the bureaucratic empire: the Qin and Han dynasties



Buddhism, aristocracy, and alien rulers: the age of division (early Buddhist art)



A cosmopolitan empire: the Tang dynasty



Shifting south: the Song dynasty (landscape painting)



Alien rule: the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties (drama and the performing arts)



The limits of autocracy: the Ming dynasty (the kilns at Jingdezhen)



Manchus and imperialism: the Qing dynasty (working for a living)



Taking action: the early twentieth century (modern Chinese painting)



Radical reunification: the People's Republic (the cult of Mao)



Opening to the world: China since 1976 (Tibet)


Epilogue


Chronology