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   Franz Michael

Publisher:

   Westview Press

Place of Publication:

  Boulder, CO  

Publication Year:

  1986
Subjects:   China--Civilization
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books on: (China Civilization)  - 24713 results

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1.
China through the Ages: History of a Civilization
Book by Franz Michael; Westview Press, 1986
Subjects: China--Civilization
...many others. China CHINA THROUGH THE AGES History of a Civilization Franz Michael...Includes index. 1. China-Civilization. I. Title. DS721...waters. Chinese civilization had its origin in Northwest China, in the valleys...
2.
The Civilization of China
Book by Herbert A. Giles; Holt and Company, 1911
Subjects: China--Civilization, China--History
THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA BY HERBERT A. GILES...INDEX 255 THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA CHAPTER I...indelible mark upon the civilization as well as on the recorded history of China. A peasant, by mere...
3.
Li, Qi, and Shu: An Introduction to Science and Civilization in China
Book by Ho Peng Yoke; Hong Kong University Press, 1985
Subjects: China--Civilization, Science--China--History
...Introduction to Science and Civilization in China A Yao ceremonial painting...Introduction to Science and Civilization in China HO PENG YOKE, Ph.D...Joseph Needham Science and Civilization in China . The sheer size of the volumes...
4.
Culture and Customs of China
Book by Richard Gunde; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: China--Civilization, China--Social Life And Customs
...0-313-30876-4 (alk. paper) 1. China-Civilization. 2. China-Social life and...fundamentally shaped culture and civilization in China. This is different from...ways of thought in Western civilization. In China during this era, the proponents...
5.
Mighty Opposites: From Dichotomies to Differences in the Comparative Study of China
Book by Zhang Longxi; Stanford University Press, 1998
Subjects: China--Civilization--Western Influences, Comparative Civilization, East And West
...and officials, China was the sole center of civilization whereas all foreigners...however, knowledge of China and Chinese civilization seems to be still...anything about China. "Old misconceptions of her civilization live long and die...
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1.
Joshua Fogel, Editor. the Role of Japan in Liang Qichao's Introduction of Modern Western Civilization to China
Journal article by Lu Yan; China Review International, Vol. 12, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Role of Japan in Liang Qichao's Introduction of Modern Western Civilization to China (Book)--Book reviews
...Introduction of Modern Western Civilization to China. by Lu Yan Joshua...Introduction of Modern Western Civilization to China. China Research Monograph...Introduction of Modern Western Civilization to China revisits this canonized figure...
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The Role of Japan in Liang Qichao's Introduction of Modern Western Civilization to China
Journal article by Bill Sewell; Pacific Affairs, Vol. 78, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Role of Japan in Liang Qichao's Introduction of Modern Western Civilization to China (Book)--Book reviews
...Introduction of Modern Western Civilization to China. by Bill Sewell...INTRODUCTION OF MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO CHINA. Edited by Joshua A. Fogel...was anxious to reproduce in China. Japan thus served as a pressure-cooker...
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Political Civilization and Modernization in China: The Political Context of China's Transformation. Series on Contemporary China, V.4
Journal article by Cheng Chen; Pacific Affairs, Vol. 80, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Political Civilization and Modernization in China: The Political Context of China's Transformation: Series on Contemporary China, vol. 4 (Book)--Book reviews
Political Civilization and Modernization in China: The Political...POLITICAL CIVILIZATION AND MODERNIZATION IN CHINA: The Political...all agree that China still has a long...terms of "political civilization and modernization...
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Mu-Chou Poo. Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward Foreigners in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China
Journal article by Jerry H. Bentley; China Review International, Vol. 12, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward Foreigners in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China (Book)--Book reviews
...Poo. Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward...Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. by Jerry...Poo. Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward...Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Albany: State...Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. He holds that "each civilization is unique, yet...
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K. C. Chang and P. Xu, Editors; Introduction by S. Allan. the Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective
Journal article by Gregory G. Indrisano; China Review International, Vol. 13, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective (Book)--Book reviews
...Formation of Chinese Civilization is the much anticipated...Archaeology of Ancient China series, last published...Peoples Republic of China and range in date...Formation of Chinese Civilization is a beautiful book...uniquely Chinese civilization developed inside...Peoples Republic of China. This development...
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Cyber China
Magazine article by Didi Tang; Insight on the News, Vol. 16, November 13, 2000
Subjects: China--Civil rights, Computers and civilization--China, Dissenters--Information services, Internet--Usage, Online services--Statistics
Cyber China by Didi Tang The Internet...the Chinese Communist Party in mainland China. To criticize it, theres no freedom." The...cost of losing its grip on public speech. "China is enthusiastically embracing the Internet...
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China: Beyond the Matrix
Magazine article by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom; The Nation, Vol. 272, May 7, 2001
Subjects: China--Politics and government, Communism and mass media--China, Communism--China, Computers and civilization--Political aspects, Internet--Influence, Mass media--China, McLuhan, Marshall--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
China: Beyond the Matrix. by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom...mind upon realizing that their stances on the Internet and China are interchangeable--despite Clintons favoring a softer political...March 2000 calling for permanent normal trade relations with China. Clinton invoked Earl Warrens claim that "liberty is the...
3.
The World Shakes China
Magazine article by Bruce Cumings; The National Interest, Spring 1996
Subjects: China--Foreign relations, International relations--Analysis, United States--Relations with China
...superiority of its own civilization, China has still not overcome...to that challenge is civilizational, not military. China is a country whose central...their own, different, civilizations. A wealthy China again capable of asserting...
4.
China and Tibet: An Exchange
Magazine article by Dennett C. Slemp, Robert A. Evans; The Christian Century, Vol. 114, December 3, 1997
Subjects: China--Foreign relations, Freedom of religion--China, Human rights--Tibet
...China and the church in China. It expresses the sensitivities...tragedy of the dying Tibetan civilization, what this means to Tibetans...survival of the church in China is not at stake, whereas the survival of Tibetan civilization is at stake. The worlds...
5.
China: The Biggest Dragon of All?
Magazine article by Abu Selimuddin; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 123, September 1994
Subjects: China, Economic development--China, Foreign investments--China
...its lead to Europe as the worlds most advanced civilization around 1500. Before then, China was the envy of everyone for its science, technology...1978, as the West grew richer and more powerful, China was ravaged by revolutions, war, famine, tyranny...
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China Keeps U.S. Relations on Rocky Road
Newspaper article by Ben Barber; The Washington Times, March 5, 1999
Subjects: China
...not view them that way. "But they are an ancient, proud civilization, finally getting on their feet, and they dont think America...Kissingers State Department staff during early contacts with China in 1974, blames the Clinton administration for making human...
2.
President to Choose Prueher for China: Mixed Hill Reviews for Retired Admiral
Newspaper article by Andrew Cain; The Washington Times, May 14, 1999
Subjects: China
...Daily blasted the NATO attack as "a blasphemy against human civilization." A day after the victims of the embassy bombing returned...state media reported. Adm. Prueher is used to tough talk with China. In 1996, he recommended and Washington approved his dispatch...
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China Lodges a Royal 'Throne' Claim
Newspaper article by Jennifer Harper; The Washington Times, July 28, 2000
Subjects: China
China lodges a royal throne claim...yesterday that archeologists had found civilizations oldest toilet, tucked up in the...the pan," proclaimed the South China Morning Post, while Reuters determined...chapter in the history of human civilization," and subject of song, story, ballet...
4.
Lucky 8 Favors Gala Invitees: 'Golden Age' Artifacts Come from China Digs
Newspaper article by Ann Geracimos; The Washington Times, September 17, 1999
Subjects: China
...nothing less than a visual representation of how China became China." Eastman Kodak is the key sponsoring institution. Such...exhibition . . . The discoveries have changed our view of Chinese civilization," gushed justly proud Gallery Director Earl A. ("Rusty...
5.
China According to Napoleon
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 27, 1997
Subjects: China, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
...the U.S. But so far, say Messrs. Bernstein and Munro, "The strategy as been remarkably successful." China has been a major civilization for most of the past 2,000 years, is now geographically the largest nation on earth, and after two centuries...
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encyclopedia articles on: (China Civilization)  - 42 results

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China
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...a Western origin for Chinese civilization. However, since the 2d millennium...has spread over almost all of China. The substantial linguistic and...1986); J. Needham, Science and Civilization in China (6 vol., 1954 86); E. Joffe...
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Civilization
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...emerged in several different parts of the prehistoric world: Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, the central Andes, and Mesoamerica. However, some civilizations did not have all of these characteristics (e.g., the Classic Maya had no metallurgy...
3.
Wei , River, China
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
WEI , river, China wa, river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in SE Gansu prov. and...alluvial valley was the site of some of the earliest centers of Chinese civilization (such as the Chou dynasty, 1027 256 b.c.) and is now the agricultural...
4.
Shang
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...China (1954); T. Cheng, Archaeology in China: Vol. II, Shang China (1960); K. C. Chang, Shang Civilization (1980); D. Keightley, Early China (1981) and The Origins of Chinese Civilization (1983). ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia...
5.
Chinese Art
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...antiquity. (For the history of Chinese civilization, see China .) Early Periods Neolithic...forms of these figures came to China from India by way of central Asia...of inspiration, was produced in China (and was also made in Japan...
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