Chinese History – A New Manual 3 edition: 84 (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series) - Softcover

Wilkinson, Endymion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674067150 ISBN 13: 9780674067158

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Endymion Wilkinson's bestselling manual of Chinese history has long been an indispensable guide to all those interested in the civilization and history of China. In this latest edition, now in a bigger format, its scope has been dramatically enlarged by the addition of one million words of new text. Twelve years in the making, the new manual introduces students to different types of transmitted, excavated, and artifactual sources from prehistory to the twentieth century. It also examines the context in which the sources were produced, preserved, and received, the problems of research and interpretation associated with them, and the best, most up-to-date secondary works. Because the writing of history has always played a central role in Chinese politics and culture, special attention is devoted to the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese historiography. The new manual comprises fourteen book-length parts subdivided into a total of seventy-six chapters: Books 1--9 cover Language; People; Geography and the Environment; Governing and Educating; Ideas and Beliefs, Literature, and the Fine Arts; Agriculture, Food, and Drink; Technology and Science; Trade; and Historiography. Books 10--13 present primary and secondary sources chronologically by period. Book 14 is on historical bibliography. Electronic resources are covered throughout.

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About the Author

Endymion Wilkinson is a scholar and a diplomat (EU Ambassador to China, 1994--2001).

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674067150
• ISBN 13: 9780674067158
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1100