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The shortest history of China, from the ancient dynasties to a modern superpower-a retelling for our times, Linda Jaivin

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The shortest history of China, from the ancient dynasties to a modern superpower-a retelling for our times, Linda Jaivin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-268) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The shortest history of China

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

11255522471

Responsibility statement

Linda Jaivin

Series statement

The shortest history series

Sub title

from the ancient dynasties to a modern superpower-a retelling for our times

Summary

"Journey at a thrilling clip across the epic history of China-through millennia of early innovation to modern dominance"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Origins: an egg hatches and a civilization is born -- The Zhou: from ideal rule to warring states -- The Qin: unification, tyranny, and all under heaven -- The Han: intrigue, innovation, and a brief interregnum -- The great disunity: three kingdoms, two women warriors, seven sages, and a five-mineral powder -- The Tang: from golden age to everlasting sorrow -- The Song: proto-socialists, neo-Confucians, and urban living -- The Mongol Yuan: from "glorious slaughter" to the splendid city -- The Ming: splendor and decay -- The Manchu Qing: the rocky road to modernity -- The Republic: high hopes and vicious betrayals -- Japanese invasion and civil war: the Republic disintegrates -- The Mao years: continuous revolution -- The reform era: prosperity and its discontents -- The new era of Xi Jinping: rise of the wolf warriors

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