Volumes seven and eight of The Cambridge History of China are devoted to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the only segment of later imperial history during which all of China proper was ruled by a native, or Han, dynasty. These volumes provide the ...

The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.

There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non-Western cultures. The view has generated popular cynicism about democracy promotion ...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...in contact with ...

Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of ...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the ...

"Describes the life and times of the era known as ancient China. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of life during the Qin dynasty, life under Empress Wu Zetian, and life as a trader on the Silk Road"--Provided by publisher.

This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.

This is a concise, informative, and entertaining account of the long and fascinating history between China and the West. Even before Chinese or Western writings recognized the existence of one another at opposite points of the compass, there was ...