The Age of Confucian Rule - The Song Transformation of China

Informationen zum Autor Dieter Kuhn was Professor and Chair of Chinese Studies, University of Würzburg. Timothy Brook is Professor of History and Republic of China Chair at the University of British Columbia. Klappentext Just over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. Within two centuries, China was home to nearly half of all humankind. This book is an essential introduction to this transformative era. Zusammenfassung Just over a thousand years ago! the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. Within two centuries! China was home to nearly half of all humankind. This book is an essential introduction to this transformative era.

Product details

• Authors: Dieter Kuhn, Kuhn Dieter
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2011
• EAN: 9780674062023
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06202-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: History of Imperial China
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Asia / China, History: earliest times to present day, Asian History, General and world history