Author:
Huang, Renyu.
Edition Statement:Turn of the century ed.
Imprint:Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 1997.
Descriptionxxviii, 335 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note:"An East gate book."
Note:Xi'an and the Loess land -- The second sage and the first emperor -- Soil, wind, and water -- Behind the terracotta army -- The first empire: establishing the standard -- Literati turned warlords -- Prolonged disunity -- When historical components sprawled far and wide -- On the road to reunification -- The second empire: a breakthrough that failed to materialize -- The Northern Song: a daring experiment -- West Lake and the Southern Song -- The Mongolian interlude -- The Ming: an introverted and noncompetitive state -- The late Ming -- The role of the Manchus -- 1800: a point for reflection -- From the Opium War to the self-strengthening movement -- The "Hundred Days," the republic, and May Fourth -- Contemporary China and its place in the world -- Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries
