An Introduction to Chinese Civilization / / John Meskill.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• TeilnehmendeR: Gentzler, J. Mason.; Meskill, John,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1973]; ©1973
• Year of Publication: 1973
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contributors --; Preface --; Note on Pronunciation --; Contents --; PART ONE. History of China --; I. Ancient Times and Classical Period /; II. The First Imperial Period /; III. The Period of Disunity /; IV. The Second Imperial Period: Phase I /; V. The Second Imperial Period: Phase II /; VI. An Era of Foreign Rule /; VII. The Third Imperial Period /; VIII. The Breakdown of the Traditional Order /; IX. Acceleration of the Pace of Change /; X. The Revolutionary Period: The Contest for Primacy /; XI. The Revolutionary Period: The Quest for Unity /; PART TWO. Aspects of Chinese Civilization --; XII. China: An Anthropological Overview /; XIII. Chinese Archaeology /; XIV. Chinese Art /; XV. Economic Structure of Traditional China /; XVI. Economic Trends in Modem China /; XVII, A Geographical View of China /; XVIII. Political Institutions /; XIX. The Chinese Language /; XX. Chinese Literature /; XXI. The Role of Religion in Chinese Society /; Appendix: Maps --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231884631; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/mesk91620
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Meskill.

A collection of essays that give a brief history of China and examine ten major aspects of Chinese civilization. Topics include Chinese anthropology, archaeology, art, economic trends, language, literature, and others.