Demystifying China

New Understandings of Chinese History. Sprachen: Englisch. 22,9 cm / 15,2 cm / 1,6 cm ( B/H/T )

Buch (Softcover), 262 Seiten

EAN 9781442208964

Veröffentlicht Oktober 2012

Verlag/Hersteller Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Beschreibung

For westerners, China’s history is often reduced to a choice between timeless Confucian ideals or incomprehensible barbarisms such as footbinding or mass slaughter. This engaging and deeply knowledgeable book vigorously counters such oversimplifications. In concise and accessible style, China experts present cutting-edge research in an accessible format that challenges readers to move beyond the standard portrayals of Chinese history and develop more complex and nuanced understandings of the historical background and legacies that are essential for any realistic comprehension of twenty-first-century China.

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Naomi Standen is professor of medieval history at the University of Birmingham.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Rana Mitter Introduction: The Creation of History in China Naomi Standen Part I: Images of an Ancient and United Nation Chapter 1: The Chinese Peter C. Perdue Chapter 2: The Great Wall Peter Lorge Chapter 3: Foreign Conquerors of China Naomi Standen Chapter 4: Confucius: The Key to Understanding China Tim Barrett Part II: Cultural Traditions Chapter 5: The "Decline" of Buddhism in China Tansen Sen Chapter 6: Islam in China Michael Brose Chapter 7: Chinese Medicine Bridie Andrews Chapter 8: Traditional Chinese and the Environment Ling Zhang Chapter 9: Chinese Martial Arts Stanley Henning Chapter 10: Women in Chinese History Clara Wing-chung Ho Part III: Imperial China Chapter 11: China's Age of Seafaring Ruth Mostern Chapter 12: Civil Service Examinations Elif Akçetin Chapter 13: Xinjiang at the Center Judd Kinzley Chapter 14: Tibet Elliot Sperling Chapter 15: Modern China's Borders Andres Rodriguez Chapter 16: The Opium War and China's "Century of Humiliation" Julia Lovell Part IV: Making Modern China Chapter 17: Sun Yat-sen Wasana Wongsurawat Chapter 18: Republican China under the Nationalists, ca. 1925-1945 Felix Boecking Chapter 19: The Rise of the Chinese Communist Party Christian Hess Chapter 20: Simplified Characters Imre Galambos Chapter 21: The One-Child Policy Barbara Mittler Chapter 22: The Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 Marjorie Dryburgh Chapter 23: China's Political System Hai Ren Chapter 24: Tiananmen 1989 Fabio Lanza