Breve historia de la civilización china

by Conrad Schirokauer, Miranda Brown

Este libro escrito por los historiadores Conrad Schirokauer y Miranda Brown ofrece una perspectiva equilibrada de la historia de China que incluye tanto la información fundamental sobre los sucesos políticos y económicos clave, como los desarrollos de la historia cultural de China en la sociedad, arte, religión, literatura y filosofía que los contextualizan. Mediante un detallado y dinámico relato de las influencias internas y externas que afectan al cambio social, esta obra abarca en su totalidad la historia china desde sus orígenes a la actualidad. Los autores combinan su amplia experiencia docente e investigadora para elaborar un manual imprescindible para el acercamiento a China, a los procesos y estructuras que conforman su historia. A lo largo del texto, múltiples anécdotas e ilustraciones ayudan a profundizar en el conocimiento de la evolución de la vida tanto de la elite como del pueblo. Esta historia se hace eco de los debates más recientes y ofrece una amplia revisión bibliográfica para quien desee profundizar. Clara, sistemática y de fácil lectura, Breve historia de la civilización china, cautivará la imaginación del lector que nunca antes haya estudiado a China, además de completar el conocimiento de los expertos con nuevos datos.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, China, Asia, Textbooks

496 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned so much about Chinese history quickly with this book. I read it after reading China, Edward Rutherfurd's novel to see how accurate the story held to the facts. I was pleasantly surprised how easy a read this was and how closely it aligned with Mr Rutherfurd's telling.

I will re-read this book as it has given me a clear perspective to China's motives and political view of the West.

[Chris J · Rating 2 out of 5]

Plenty of information in here that is not all that interesting to the average reader who is merely looking to increase his/her general understanding of Chinese history. I would suggest some other work over this one.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.0

A well-written book about Chinese history across dynasties. Maybe this is because the book was so short, but one gets the feeling that some of the perspectives/opinions expressed throughout are somewhat Western or otherwise limited.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good brief introduction to Chinese history from the Stone Age (neo-lithic) to 20th century. Focus on political, intellectual and economic histories but also cover cultures and arts. Useful timelines and maps.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very well written and approachable, but the way it goes through the historical events and then backtracks to revisit the cultural elements is jarring.

[Ioana]

interesting and succinct.. I'm not a big history book reader but it seems
well done