This Is China: The First 5,000 Years

by Haiwang Yuan (Editor)

Overview

This Is China contains, in brief, everything we need to know about 5,000 years of history, 30 years of “opening,” and a future that promises to shape the 21st century for all of us. Drawn from the vast resources of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, this concise 152-page book is recommended for classroom use, curriculum development, and student review.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015314359
Publisher:	Berkshire Publishing
Publication date:	09/11/2012
Series:	This World of Ours , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Haiwang Yuan, now a U.S. citizen, came from China in 1988 as a Fulbright student and graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington with degrees in history and library science.
Yuan served as an associate editor of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of China (2009); he was a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Cutlure (Routledge, 2004) and Theories and Practices of American Libraries in the Twenty-First Century (Beijing Library Press, 2007). He is the author of Princess Peacock: Tales from the Other Peoples of China (Libraries Unlimited, 2008), The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese (Libraries Unlimited, 2006), and co-author of Celebrate Chinese New Year, Holidays around the World Series (National Geographic, 2009).
Yuan has been a professor at Western Kentucky University in the Department of Library Public Services since 1997. He is now Special Assistant to the Dean of Libraries, and serves on the board of the Chinese American Librarians Association.

Editorial Reviews

"It is hard to imagine that such a short book can cover such a vast span of time and space. This Is China: The First 5,000 Years will help teachers, students, and general readers alike, as they seek for a preliminary guide to the contexts and complexities of Chinese culture."

professor of history, Yale University; author of The Search for Modern China

“This Is China: The First 5,000 Years provides a superb historically based foundation for the beginning language student to understand the importance of those “first 5,000 years” in shaping the modern language. The inclusion of the Chinese characters and pinyin for each of the section headings is an added bonus.”

academic advisor and professor, Defense Language Institute, Washington Office

This little book should quickly become the first port of call for teachers seeking information on the vast range of topics and issues that arise while teaching a language and culture more than 5,000 years in existence. It is a reference book which fills the gap constantly experienced by teachers of Chinese between too much information on some topics and nothing at all on many others.”

director, Australian Chinese Teacher Training Centre, University of Melbourne

"This Is China: The First 5,000 Years is a useful addition to many AP World History classrooms. The book effectively introduces five thousand years of history in only 192 pages. The abridged narrative smartly creates a detailed overview of China that teachers can use as a supplement or as a summer reading topic...This Is China: The First 5,000 Years becomes a centerpiece for historical understanding."

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