China Through the Ages: History of a Civilization / Edition 1

by Franz Michael

Overview

This book describes the evolving history of ideas in China, from ancient faith in powerful magic to more modern concepts of a logical moral order of the universe and mankind's place in it. It explores the intellectual ferment following the dawn of the age of reason.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367166939
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/07/2020
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Franz Michael is professor emeritus at George Washington University, where he was associate director and director of the Institute for Sino-Soviet Studies from 1964 to 1972. Dr. Michael's publications include Rule by Incarnation: Tibetan Buddhism and Its Role in Society and State (Westview).

Table of Contents

1. Beginnings: The Geographical Setting 2. The Age of Magic: Legend and Archaeology 3. The Age of Magic: The Shang Dynasty 4. The Age of Reason: The Chou Dynasty 5. Intellectual Revolution: A Hundred Schools of Thought 6. The Unified Empire 7. The Empire Consolidated: The Han Dynasty 8. The Coming of Buddhism 9. Reunification: The Sui and T'ang Dynasties 10. A Chinese Renaissance: The Sung Dynasty 11. The Mongol Empire 12. Chinese Restoration: The Ming Dynasty 13. The Last of the Imperial Order: The Manchu or Ch'ing Dynasty 14. From Empire to Nation, State: The Great Rebellion, Reform, and Revolution 15. The Nationalists 16. Communism Under Mao 17. The Post-Mao Experiment 18. Conclusion