Review (PDF) Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd Ed
Chinese Civilization sets the standard for supplementary texts in Chinese history courses. With newly expanded material, personal documents, social records, laws, and documents that historians mistakenly ignore, the sixth edition is even more useful than its classic predecessor. A complete and thorough introduction to Chinese history and culture.Chinese Civilization sets the standard for supplementary texts in Chinese history courses. With newly expanded material, personal documents, social records, laws, and documents that historians mistakenly ignore, the sixth edition is even more useful than its classic predecessor. A complete and thorough introduction to Chinese history and culture.
Paperback: 524 pages
Publisher: The Free Press; 2nd Revised and Expanded edition (May 10, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 002908752X
ISBN-13: 978-0029087527
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.3 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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This work is a great introduction to Chinese civilization and helps the reader to get into the Chinese mind and mentallity. Great if you want an overview but the timespan it covers is so huge that it can not deal with any one time in too much detail.I found Chinese Sketches: Life in 19th Century China very useful for 19th century China as it is a first-hand account.
I am not a huge fan of Chinese history, so I can't tell you if you will like this book from that perspective. However, I am a college student that had to write a ten page history paper on China. I bought this book because I needed primary sources that covered foreign relations in China during certain dynasties. I was very pleased to find many useful sources for my paper, and I can tell that there are many more useful sources for other categories of Chinese history.So basically, if you frequently find yourself in situations that require you to quote and cite historical Chinese documents, this is probably a good book to add to your library. I know that I will keep this book for a long time, because I have another Chinese history class in the Fall :)
Needed this book for a college history class. I am not the biggest fan of this book. The organization is okay and there are some extremely interesting sections but many sections seem dull.
Good source material for chinese studies. Ranging from earliest documents and oral tradition to contemporary texts. Documents are grouped by historical period and theme.
enjoyable and informative read
An excellent textbook...
Just what I needed for class. Easy to follow for the most part and able to get what I needed out of it!
Great condition for a great price
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