China: A New History - Hardcover

Fairbank, John King

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9780674116702: China: A New History
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0674116704 ISBN 13: 9780674116702
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 1992

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About the Author

John King Fairbank was Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and Director of the East Asian Research Center at Harvard University.

Reviews

No American scholar of China was better known to the public and academia alike than Fairbank. This history of China, completed two days before his death in 1991, is a fitting final work. In covering the breadth of the country's history, from the earliest archaeological records to the present, the author is occasionally short on details, but lay readers and undergraduate students will appreciate the perceptive analysis and explanation throughout, leading to a better understanding of this complex nation, its people, and its importance in the world. Furthermore, Fairbank's command of recent research, along with an excellent bibliography, will appeal to the scholarly audience. Highly recommended. History Book Club selection.
- Kenneth W. Berger, Duke Univ. Lib., Durham, N.C.
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Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0674116704
ISBN 13 
9780674116702
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
560
Rating
  • 3.87 out of 5 stars
    981 ratings by Goodreads

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