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The Cambridge illustrated history of China / Patricia Buckley Ebrey.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge illustrated historyPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.Description: 352 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0521435196 (hardback)
Other title:
  • Illustrated history of China
  • China [Spine title]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS706 .E37 1996
Contents:
1. The Origins of Chinese Civilization: Neolithic Period to the Western Zhou Dynasty. Animal and Human Imagery in Bronze Vessels -- 2. Philosophical Foundations: The Eastern Zhou Period -- 3. The Creation of the Bureaucratic Empire: The Qin and Han Dynasties -- 4. Buddhism, Aristocracy, and Alien Rulers: The Age of Division. Early Buddhist Art -- 5. A Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty -- 6. Shifting South: The Song Dynasty. Landscape Painting -- 7. Alien Rule: The Liao, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties. Drama and the Performing Arts -- 8. The Limits of Autocracy: The Ming Dynasty. The Kilns at Jingdezhen -- 9. Manchus and Imperialism: The Qing Dynasty. Working for a Living -- 10. Taking Action: The Early Twentieth Century. Modern Chinese Painting -- 11. Radical Reunification: The People's Republic.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks DS706.E37 1996 1 Available 33710000844931

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-345) and index.

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1. The Origins of Chinese Civilization: Neolithic Period to the Western Zhou Dynasty. Animal and Human Imagery in Bronze Vessels -- 2. Philosophical Foundations: The Eastern Zhou Period -- 3. The Creation of the Bureaucratic Empire: The Qin and Han Dynasties -- 4. Buddhism, Aristocracy, and Alien Rulers: The Age of Division. Early Buddhist Art -- 5. A Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty -- 6. Shifting South: The Song Dynasty. Landscape Painting -- 7. Alien Rule: The Liao, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties. Drama and the Performing Arts -- 8. The Limits of Autocracy: The Ming Dynasty. The Kilns at Jingdezhen -- 9. Manchus and Imperialism: The Qing Dynasty. Working for a Living -- 10. Taking Action: The Early Twentieth Century. Modern Chinese Painting -- 11. Radical Reunification: The People's Republic.