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Ancient China / by Edward H. Schafer and the editors of Time-Life Books.
LIBRA DS723 .S3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schafer, Edward H.
- Series:
- Great ages of man
- Great ages of man: a history of the world's cultures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--Civilization.
- China.
- China--Civilization--To 221 B.C.
- China--Civilization--221 B.C.-960 A.D.
- Civilization.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 191 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Time-Life Books, 1967.
- Summary:
- Surveys the history, people, daily life, arts, religion and inventions of ancient China, from 1500 B.C. to 907 A.D.
- Contents:
- The Middle Kingdom
- A Life of Extremes
- Hallowed Ways
- Royal Sons of Heaven
- A Cosmic Plan
- Discoverers and Inventors
- A Heritage of Words
- China and the Outer World.
- Middle Kingdom
- Life of extremes
- Hallowed ways
- Royal sons of heaven
- Cosmic plan
- Discoverers and inventors
- Heritage of words
- China and the outer world
- Chronologies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 186) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has chart of "Chinese Control Over Tibet" (78 cm. x 43 cm.) published by the Institue for Asian Democracy, 1558 K Street, Suite 410, Washington D.C. laid in.
- HSP Copy: Balch Ethnic Studies Collection
- Other Format:
- Online version: Schafer, Edward H. Ancient China.
- ISBN:
- 090065810X
- 9780900658105
- OCLC:
- 406427
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