A Brief History of Chinese Civilization

by Conrad Schirokauer and Miranda Brown

Book Overview

For the revised edition of this textbook, Schirokauer (Columbia U.) is now joined by Brown (U. of Michigan). Brown is author of the first section of the text covering the beginnings of Chinese and East Asian civilization, through the Han dynasty, and outlining the institutional, intellectual, and political traditions now revered as classical. Schir

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534643051
• ISBN13: 9780534643058
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Brief History of Chinese Civilization - Very Useful Survey

I found this a well indexed book to support a course in the History of Chinese Civilization (as a student) - easy to digest but with rich illustration of pieceds of art etc.Good text for a first year CHinese or Asian history course or for background to language and culture.