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A History of China

  • Textbook
  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. J. A. G. Roberts
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  • Uptodate and fully comprehensive treatment of Chinese history
    Emphasis on historical debate and recent interpretations
    Accessible for both the student and the general reader

Part of the book series: Essential Histories (EH)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. The Prehistory and Early History of China

    • J. A. G. Roberts
    Pages 1-39

  3. From the Period of Division to the Tang Dynasty

    • J. A. G. Roberts
    Pages 40-78

  4. The Song and Yuan Dynasties

    • J. A. G. Roberts
    Pages 79-117

  5. The Early Modern Period:The Ming and the Early Qing

    • J. A. G. Roberts
    Pages 118-161

  6. China in the Late Qing

    • J. A. G. Roberts
    Pages 162-205

  7. Republican China, 1911–49

    • J. A. G. Roberts
    Pages 206-255

  8. China since the 1949 Revolution

    • J. A. G. Roberts
    Pages 256-299

  9. Epilogue

    • J. A. G. Roberts
    Pages 300-300

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 301-341
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About this book

That China will play a leading role in the twenty first century is undoubtedly true but for many Westerners, the record of China's past is a closed book. This new study, which is directed both at the student and at the general reader, provides a clear and accessible account of the history of China from the earliest times to the present day. Its subject matter extends from the ambitions of the First Emperor to the conquest of China by the Mongols and to the triumphs and tribulations of the People's Republic. However, it is not only a narrative, for it also offers an analysis of the interpretations of Chinese history contained in recent scholarly works.

About the author

J.A. G. ROBERTS is Principal Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield, where he specializes in the history of China and Japan.

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