The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800

The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800
Author: David Emil Mungello
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2013
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442219750

For the Chinese, the drive toward growing political and economic power is part of an ongoing effort to restore China's past greatness and remove the lingering memories of history's humiliations. This widely praised book explores the 1500-1800 period before China's decline, when the country was viewed as a leading world culture and power. D. E. Mungello argues that this earlier era, ironically, may contain more relevance for today than the more recent past. This fully revised fourth edition retains the clear and concise quality of its predecessors, while drawing on a wealth of new research on Sino-Western history and the increasing contributions of Chinese historians. Building on the author's decades of research and teaching, this compelling book illustrates the vital importance of history to readers trying to understand China's renewed rise.

Democracy and Socialism in Republican China

Democracy and Socialism in Republican China
Author: Roger B. Jeans
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780847687077

This groundbreaking book is the first full-length English-language study to explore the struggles for constitutional democracy and democratic socialism of Zhang Junmai (Carsun Chang, 1887-1969), a major political and intellectual figure in Republican China. Focusing on Zhang's writings, Roger Jeans has provided detailed descriptions and extensive translations of Zhang's key books and essays. He sets the context for these seminal works by describing Zhang's personal situation, the social and intellectual milieu, and the political climate at the time.

East Asia

East Asia
Author: John King Fairbank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 955
Release: 1965
Genre: Asia
ISBN:

Comparative History Of Civilizations In Asia

Comparative History Of Civilizations In Asia
Author: Edward L. Farmer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 042970965X

This book gives an overview of all of Asian history from the eastern borders of Europe to the Pacific and from the birth of civilization to the present. It provides a broad framework and flexible method for thinking about the history of the people of Asia.

China

China
Author: John King Fairbank
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2006-04-30
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0674036654

John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date and provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Author: Allen Kent
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1977-05-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780824720216

"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

What Is Scripture?

What Is Scripture?
Author: Wilfred Cantwell Smith
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1994-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451420159

W.C. Smith's vastly erudite work asks how it is that certain texts have so seeped in to human life-in a rich, complex, and powerful way-as to be deemed sacred. Examining the history and use of scripture in the world's major religious traditions, he shows how and why scripture continues to carry momentous and at time appalling power in human affairs.