China: Its History and Culture - Softcover

Morton, Scott W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070434247 ISBN 13: 9780070434240

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1995

Synopsis

China will be watched closely in the 1990s as it moves toward a market economy while retaining Communist control; as it deals with the repercussions of the Tiananmen Square suppression; as the Republic of China in Taiwan continues to make immense economic strides; and as Hong Kong, a British Crown colony since 1842, nears return to the People's Republic. In this edition of his book, Dr. Morton provides illuminating background information and rich insights into these developments. He has also revised the volume throughout, bringing up to date the sections on literature, law, the family, housing, and the role of women. For Westerners--whether students, travelers, or interested readers, there is no better introduction to China, past and present, than this concise yet beautifully written volume.

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From the Back Cover

A concise and thorough history of one of the world's most powerful nations

This brilliantly lucid and concise study traces China's history and culture from Neolithic times to the present, working into an integrated and authoritative narrative that covers centuries of politics, warfare and government, science and technology, economics and commerce, religion, philosophy, and the arts. Most valuable of all, Dr. Morton illuminates the essential Chinese design, the underlying mental set of the people and the society. He has given approximately equal treatment to all premodern periods, as each has its importance in the evolving history of the Chinese experience, and has illustrated the work with numerous photographs, maps, paintings and drawings and quotations from the literature.

Newly updated and revised, China: Its History and Culture, Fourth Edition, also carefully examines the crucial social and economic changes that have taken place in China over the last decade.

"A wonderful job! So lucid, beautifully written, with great range and insight. This will set a new standard for short general histories of China."--Michael Gasster, professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University

"Simple, concise, factual, and yet comprehensive, penetrating and readable."--Wing-Tsit Chan, Professor of Chinese Philosophy and Culture Emeritus, Dartmouth College

About the Author

W. Scott Morton (New York, NY) is a full professor emeritus in Chinese and Japanese history and culture and in ancient history at Seton Hall University, in New Jersey.

Charlton N. Lewis (Brooklyn, NY) is a professor emeritus of Chinese history at Brooklyn College, CUNY.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070434247
• ISBN 13: 9780070434240
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 324