TY - BOOK AU - Wiethoff,Bodo TI - Introduction to Chinese History from Ancient Times To 1912 SN - 9780429707599 AV - DS735 .W548 2018 U1 - 951 PY - 2019/// CY - Oxford PB - Taylor & Francis Group KW - China-History KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- PREFACE -- 1 HISTORIOGRAPHY -- China's History Through European Eyes -- Historiography and the Chinese Historical Consciousness -- The Periodization of Chinese History -- 2 GEOGRAPHY -- Physical Character of the Historical Region -- Historical Expansion of the Chinese Empire -- 3 DEMOGRAPHY -- Archaeological Finds and Ancient Traditions -- Population and Society -- 4 POLARITIES AND TENSIONS -- Centre and Periphery -- The Rulers and the Ruled -- China and the Outside World -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE -- INDEX -- MAP OF CHINA N2 - Confining itself to the ancient and traditional state which ended constitutionally in 1912, this book aims to provide an introduction to the history of China UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5896772 ER -