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Imperial China: a beginner's guide / Peter Lorge.
Van Pelt Library DS747.37 .L67 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lorge, Peter, author.
- Series:
- Beginner's guides
- Oneworld Beginner's guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--History--221 B.C.-960 A.D.
- China.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 194 pages : map ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Oneworld Publications, 2021.
- Summary:
- In 221 BCE, the Qin state conquered its neighbours and created the first unified Chinese empire in history. So began the imperial era, where dynasties claiming divine assent ruled for more than 2,000 years. Borders shifted and emperors struggled to exert control over every region of their diverse territories. Elites held that they were inheritors of a rich, pre-imperial culture, while their society produced world-changing inventions such as the compass, printing, gunpowder, and the gun. And imperial China itself was altered as it came into contact with others through trade, exploration, and war. For anyone curious about this fascinating period, Peter Lorge introduces imperial China's major ruling dynasties, religions, arts, thinkers, inventions, military advancements, economic developments, and historians.--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Before the Imperial Age
- Imperial China
- Master Kong, the Ru, and Confucius
- Language
- Conclusion
- 1. Foundations
- The Imperial State
- Law and Morality in Reality
- 2. Dynasties
- Similarities
- Differences
- The Other Dynasties
- 3. Borders
- Geography
- Macroregions
- Localities
- 4. War And The Military
- Military Technology, Society, and Politics
- Organization
- Guns
- Military Thought
- 5. Discovery
- The Four Great Inventions
- Other Technology
- Contact and Exploration
- 6. Religions
- Popular Religion
- Ruism (Confucianism)
- Buddhism
- Daoism
- 7. The Imperial Economy
- The State
- Money
- Markets
- 8. The Arts: Literature, Calligraphy, Painting, And Architecture
- Literature
- Poetry
- Prose
- Calligraphy
- Painting
- Architecture
- 9. Popular Arts And Culture
- Decorative Arts
- Gardens
- Public Performance and Theatre
- Popular Literature
- 10. Constructing China Through History
- Sima Qian (c.145/135-c.86 BCE) and The Records of the Grand Historian
- Ban Gu (32-92) and The History of the Han (Hanshu)
- History Writing in the Tang Dynasty
- History Writing in the Song Dynasty
- 11. The End Of Imperial China?
- Imperial History
- Diversity
- Unity
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1786075784
- 9781786075789
- OCLC:
- 1127941250
- Publisher Number:
- 99989037316
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