China : a history / Harold M. Tanner.
| Author/creator | Tanner, Harold Miles |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Co., ©2009. |
| Description | pages ; cm. |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Creation of the Middle Kingdom -- From myth to history: the beginnings of the Chinese Middle Kingdom in the Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou dynasties -- The age of fighting and philosophy: the Eastern Zhou dynasty -- From feudal states to bureaucratic empire: Qin and Western Han dynasties -- The decline and fall of eastern civilizations: the Xin and Eastern Han dynasties -- Part II. The Middle Kingdom transformed -- The age of Buddhists and warriors: the Three Kingdoms, Western Jin, and the period of north-south division -- A multi-ethnic empire: the Sui and Tang dynasties -- Competing suns in heaven: the Song and its neighbors -- China in the Mongol empire: the Yuan dynasty -- Part III. A new Confucian empire -- A model government for the ages: the early to mid-Ming dynasty -- Wealth and instability: the mid and late Ming dynasty -- A Manchu empire: the Qing dynasty to 1799 -- The Qing dynasty's nineteenth century crises -- Part IV. The road to wealth and power -- Struggling to build a nation: the 1911 revolution and the early Republic, 1912-1926 -- Years of turmoil: China under Jiang Jieshi's Guomindang government -- The People's Republic of China: the Mao era -- The march toward wealth and power. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008043320 |
| ISBN | 9780872209152 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0872209156 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780872209169 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0872209164 (cloth) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS 735 .T33 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |