The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800

The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800

Author: David Emil Mungello

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1442219750

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For the Chinese, the drive toward growing political and economic power is part of an ongoing effort to restore China's past greatness and remove the lingering memories of history's humiliations. This widely praised book explores the 1500-1800 period before China's decline, when the country was viewed as a leading world culture and power. D. E. Mungello argues that this earlier era, ironically, may contain more relevance for today than the more recent past. This fully revised fourth edition retains the clear and concise quality of its predecessors, while drawing on a wealth of new research on Sino-Western history and the increasing contributions of Chinese historians. Building on the author's decades of research and teaching, this compelling book illustrates the vital importance of history to readers trying to understand China's renewed rise.


Democracy and Socialism in Republican China

Democracy and Socialism in Republican China

Author: Roger B. Jeans

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9780847687077

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This groundbreaking book is the first full-length English-language study to explore the struggles for constitutional democracy and democratic socialism of Zhang Junmai (Carsun Chang, 1887-1969), a major political and intellectual figure in Republican China. Focusing on Zhang's writings, Roger Jeans has provided detailed descriptions and extensive translations of Zhang's key books and essays. He sets the context for these seminal works by describing Zhang's personal situation, the social and intellectual milieu, and the political climate at the time.


Comparative History Of Civilizations In Asia

Comparative History Of Civilizations In Asia

Author: Edward L. Farmer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 042970965X

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This book gives an overview of all of Asian history from the eastern borders of Europe to the Pacific and from the birth of civilization to the present. It provides a broad framework and flexible method for thinking about the history of the people of Asia.


China

China

Author: John King Fairbank

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2006-04-30

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 0674036654

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John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date and provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.


Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Author: Allen Kent

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1977-05-01

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 9780824720216

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"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."


What Is Scripture?

What Is Scripture?

Author: Wilfred Cantwell Smith

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1994-07-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781451420159

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W.C. Smith's vastly erudite work asks how it is that certain texts have so seeped in to human life-in a rich, complex, and powerful way-as to be deemed sacred. Examining the history and use of scripture in the world's major religious traditions, he shows how and why scripture continues to carry momentous and at time appalling power in human affairs.