The Open Empire: A History of China to 1800 [Second ed.] 9780393938777
An innovative approach to early Chinese history, now updated and expanded up to 1800. The Open Empire takes an integrat
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Table of contents :
Introduction
Part I: Inventing China (ca. 1250 B.C.E.–200 C.E.)
1. The Beginnings of the Written Record (ca. 1250 B.C.E.–771 B.C.E)
2. The Age of the Warrior and the Thinker: Double Ears and Confucius (770 B.C.E.–221 B.C.E.)
3. The Creation of Empire (221 B.C.E.–200 C.E.)
Part II: Facing West (200–1000 C.E.)
4. China's Religious Landscape (200–600)
5. China's Golden Age (589–755)
6. The An Lushan Rebellion and Its Aftermath (755–960)
Part III: Facing North (1000–1800)
7. Coming to Terms with Money: The Song Dynasty (960–1276)
8. The Northern Dynasties: Non-Chinese Rule in North China (907–1215)
9. The Mongols (ca. 1200–1368)
10. Continuing the War Against the Mongols: The Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
11. The Qing Empire (1636–1800)
Epilogue
Introduction
Part I: Inventing China (ca. 1250 B.C.E.–200 C.E.)
1. The Beginnings of the Written Record (ca. 1250 B.C.E.–771 B.C.E)
2. The Age of the Warrior and the Thinker: Double Ears and Confucius (770 B.C.E.–221 B.C.E.)
3. The Creation of Empire (221 B.C.E.–200 C.E.)
Part II: Facing West (200–1000 C.E.)
4. China's Religious Landscape (200–600)
5. China's Golden Age (589–755)
6. The An Lushan Rebellion and Its Aftermath (755–960)
Part III: Facing North (1000–1800)
7. Coming to Terms with Money: The Song Dynasty (960–1276)
8. The Northern Dynasties: Non-Chinese Rule in North China (907–1215)
9. The Mongols (ca. 1200–1368)
10. Continuing the War Against the Mongols: The Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
11. The Qing Empire (1636–1800)
Epilogue
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