A History of Chinese Civilization by Jacques Gernet (Author), J. R. Foster (Translator), Charles Hartman (Translator)

A History of Chinese Civilization (Paperback)by Jacques Gernet (Author), J. R. Foster (Translator), Charles Hartman (Translator)

Product Details
Paperback: 780 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (May 31, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521497817
ISBN-13: 978-0521497817

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more) sinicized empires, million liang, archaic monarchy, great proscription, recruitment competitions, imperial unification, sixteen kingdoms, big public works, million silver dollars, economic upsurge, authoritarian empire, steppe zone, big workshops, former nomads, southern dynasties, peasant militias
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more) East Asia, South China, Yellow River, Warring States, T'ai Ping, Northern Wei, Mao Tse-tung, Chiang Kai-shek, Far East, T'ai P'ing, Indian Ocean, Middle Ages, Sun Yat-sen, United States, Cultural Revolution, Great Britain, Middle East, Yangtze China, Soviet Union, Southern Sung, Tai Chen, Ts'ao Ts'ao, Wang Mang, People's Republic of China, Second Han


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