{"product_id":"china-to-1850-a-short-history-paperback","title":"China to 1850: A Short History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles O. Hucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the author of the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eChina's Imperial Past\u003c\/i\u003e and written in the same lively style, this is a distillation of what every general reader and beginning student should know about the history of traditional Chinese civilization. It weaves together chronologically all aspects of Chinese life and culture, broadly surveying general history, socioeconomic organization, political institutions, religion and thought, and art and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author explains how the Chinese empire emerged in antiquity, how it flourished and declined in successive cycles for thousands of years, and how in the end it found itself unprepared for both the domestic and the external challenges of the modern era. The result is a concise overview that is both absorbing in itself and basic to a more detailed study of China's long and complex evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the author of the highly acclaimed China's Imperial Past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand written in the same lively style, this is a distillation of what every general reader and beginning student should know about the history of traditional Chinese civilization. It weaves together chronologically all aspects of Chinese life and culture, broadly surveying general history, socioeconomic organization, political institutions, religion and thought, and art and literature.\u003cbr\u003eThe author explains how the Chinese empire emerged in antiquity, how it flourished and declined in successive cycles for thousands of years, and how in the end it found itself unprepared for both the domestic and the external challenges of the modern era. The result is a concise overview that is both absorbing in itself and basic to a more detailed study of China's long and complex evolution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Hucker has written a balanced, precise, and concise overview of China's evolution until about 1850.--Asian Forum\u003cbr\u003e\"A concise overview of Imperial China--a good place to begin . . . recommended.\"--Focus on Asian Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.23 x 4.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1978\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131200671879,"sku":"9780804709583","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5911f0af036b77ea8275e947b9750829.webp?v=1732617140","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/china-to-1850-a-short-history-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}