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China In World History

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. S. A. M. Adshead

    1. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. World Apart: China in Antiquity, 200 BC to 400 AD

    • S. A. M. Adshead
    Pages 1-53

  3. World Centre: China in Late Antiquity, 400 to 1000

    • S. A. M. Adshead
    Pages 54-108

  4. World Axis: China in the Middle Ages, 1000 to 1350

    • S. A. M. Adshead
    Pages 109-172

  5. World Horizon: China in the Renaissance, 1350 to 1650

    • S. A. M. Adshead
    Pages 173-242

  6. World Within a World: China in the Enlightenment, 1650 to 1833

    • S. A. M. Adshead
    Pages 243-309

  7. Between Two Worlds: China in the Modern Age, 1833 to 1976

    • S. A. M. Adshead
    Pages 310-386

  8. Postscript

    • S. A. M. Adshead
    Pages 387-396

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 397-433
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About this book

A novel approach to Chinese history is adopted here, in that the theme of the book is China's relations with the non-Chinese world, not only political and economic, but cultural, social and technological as well. It seeks to show that China's history is part of everyone's history. In particular it traces China's relationship since the thirteenth century to the emergent world order and the various world institutions of which that order is composed. Each chapter discusses China's comparative place in the world, the avenues of contact between China and other civilizations, and who and what passed along these channels.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    S. A. M. Adshead

About the author

S. A. M. Adshead is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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