China in World History, Third Edition / Edition 3

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Overview

This new edition provides a new preface to this highly popular book. The theme of the book is China's relations with the non-Chinese world, not only political and economic, but cultural, social and technological as well. It seeks to show that China's history is part of everyone's history. In particular it traces China's relationship since the thirteenth century to the emergent world order and the various world institutions of which that order is comprised. Each chapter discusses China's comparative place in the world, the avenues of contact between China and other civilizations, and who and what passed along these channels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312225650
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	02/12/2000
Edition description:	3rd ed. 2000
Pages:	434
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

S. A. M. Adshead is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Introduction
• World Apart: China in Antiquity, 200 BC to 400 AD
• World Center: China in Late Antiquity, 400 to 1000
• World Axis: China and the Middle Ages, 1000 to 1350
• World Horizon: China and the Renaissance, 1350 to 1650
• World Within a World: China in the Enlightenment, 1650 to 1833
• Between Two Worlds: China in the Modern Age, 1833 to 1976
• Postscript
• Index

Editorial Reviews

Adshead (history, U. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand) adopts a novel approach to Chinese history, considering China's political, social, and technological relations with the rest of the world, and tracing China's relationship since the 13th century to the emerging world order. Chapters discuss China's place in the world, avenues of contact, and world institutions during various historical periods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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