A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]
Wolfram Eberhard
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A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]
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A HISTORY OF CHINA
by
WOLFRAM EBERHARD
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
MAPS
INTRODUCTION
THE EARLIEST TIMES
Chapter One
PREHISTORY
Chapter Two
THE SHANG DYNASTY (c. 1600-1028 B.C.)
ANTIQUITY
Chapter Three
THE CHOU DYNASTY (c. 1028-257 B.C.)
Chapter Four
THE CONTENDING STATES (481-256 B.C.): DISSOLUTION OF THE FEUDAL SYSTEM
Chapter Five
THE CH'IN DYNASTY (256-207 B.C.)
THE MIDDLE AGES
Chapter Six
THE HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C.-A.D. 220)
Chapter Seven
THE EPOCH OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF CHINA (A.D. 220-580)
(A) The three kingdoms (220-265)
(B) The Western Chin dynasty (A.D. 265-317)
(C) The alien empires in North China, down to the Toba (A.D. 317-385)
(D) The Toba empire in North China (A.D. 385-550)
(E) Succession States of the Toba (A.D. 550-580): Northern Ch'i dynasty, Northern Chou dynasty
(F) The Southern Empires
Principal dynasties of North and South China
North and South
Western Chin dynasty (A.D. 265-317)
North and South
Western Chin dynasty (A.D. 265-317)
Chapter Eight
THE EMPIRES OF THE SUI AND THE T'ANG
(A) The Sui dynasty (A.D. 580-618)
(B) The T'ang dynasty (A.D. 618-906)
MODERN TIMES
Chapter Nine
THE EPOCH OF THE SECOND DIVISION OF CHINA
(A) The period of transition: the Five Dynasties (A.D. 906-960)
(B) Period of Moderate Absolutism
(1) The Northern Sung dynasty
(2) The Liao (Kitan) dynasty in the north (937-1125)
(3) The Hsi-Hsia State in the north (1038-1227)
(4) The empire of the Southern Sung dynasty (1127-1279)
(5) The empire of the Juchên in the north (1115-1234)
(1) The Northern Sung dynasty
(2) The Liao (Kitan) dynasty in the north (937-1125)
(3) The Hsi-Hsia State in the north (1038-1227)
(4) The empire of the Southern Sung dynasty (1127-1279)
(5) The empire of the Juchên in the north (1115-1234)
Chapter Ten
THE PERIOD OF ABSOLUTISM
(A) The Mongol Epoch (1280-1368)
(B) The Ming Epoch (1368-1644)
(C) The Manchu Dynasty (1644-1911)
Chapter Eleven
THE REPUBLIC (1912-1948)
Chapter Twelve
PRESENT-DAY CHINA
NOTES AND REFERENCES
INDEX
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