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China's Imperial Past : An Introduction to Chinese History and Culture
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In this paper, the formative age, pre-history-206 BC 1. General history 2. State and society 3. Literature and art 4. The Early Empire, 206 BC-AD 960: 5. Government 7. Society and the economy 8. Thought 9. The Later Empire, 960-1850: 10. Government 12. Thought 14. Epilogue.Abstract:
Introduction Part I. The formative age, prehistory-206 BC 1. General history 2. State and society 3. Thought 34. Literature and art Part II. The Early Empire, 206 BC-AD 960: 5. General history 6. Government 7. Society and the economy 8. Thought 9. Literature and art Part III. The Later Empire, 960-1850: 10. General history 11. Government 12. Society and the economy 13. Thought 14. Literature and art Epilogue.read more
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