The anecdotal literature of late-medieval China is not unknown, but it is under-used. Glen Dudbridge explores two collections of anecdotal memoirs to construct an intimate portrait of the first half o ... 続きを読む
During the Korean War nearly a thousand British servicemen, along with a handful of British civilians, were captured by North Korean and Red Chinese forces. In various camps in the vicinity of Pyongya ... 続きを読む
Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom; Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
ページ
240 ページ
フォーマット
Hardcover
サイズ
140 x 210 mm
刊行日
2018年06月
シリーズ
What Everyone Needs to Know
A concise introduction to China's swift rise to superpower status
Provides a deep understanding of China-US relations
Fully revised to illuminate President Xi Jinping's time in office, the current ... 続きを読む
Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom; Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
ページ
240 ページ
フォーマット
Paperback
サイズ
141 x 211 mm
刊行日
2018年06月
シリーズ
What Everyone Needs to Know
A concise introduction to China's swift rise to superpower status
Provides a deep understanding of China-US relations
Fully revised to illuminate President Xi Jinping's time in office, the curr ... 続きを読む
Here is a fascinating compact history of Chinese political, economic, and cultural life, ranging from the origins of civilization in China to the beginning of the 21st century. Historian Paul Ropp com ... 続きを読む
Ever since Deng Xiaoping effectively de-radicalized China in the 1980s, there have been many debates about which path China would follow. Would it democratize? Would it embrace capitalism? Would the C ... 続きを読む
Deng Xiaoping joined the Chinese Communist movement as a youth and rose in its ranks to become an important lieutenant of Mao's from the 1930s onward. Two years after Mao's death in 1976, Deng became ... 続きを読む
Offers a short and accessible history of Korea from earliest times to the present
Places Korea within the context of East Asian and global history
Considers what it means to be Korean, and anal ... 続きを読む
Ideal for anyone wishing to know more about one of the most defining figures of the 20th century Asian history
Fascinating story of Mao's life - from his childhood to his time as leader of China
... 続きを読む
Examines the modern history, politics, economy, and thriving cultural scene of contemporary China, and its relations with the wider world
Covers a range of social issues from the position of wome ... 続きを読む
