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The Human Tradition in Modern China

Paperback • 2008 • English • 1. edition

The Human Tradition in Modern China

By Kenneth J. Hammond, Kristin Stapleton

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About the book

This lively and engaging text offers a panorama of modern Chinese history through compelling biographies of the famous and obscure. Spanning five hundred years, they include a Ming dynasty medical pioneer, a Qing dynasty courtesan, a nineteenth-century Hong Kong business leader, a Manchu princess, an arsenal manager, a woman soldier, and a young maid in contemporary Beijing. Through the lives of these diverse people, readers will gain an understanding of the complex questions of modern Chinese h...Show more

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ISBN

9780742554665

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2008

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Human Tradition in Modern China

Format

Paperback

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