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China at War 1901-1949

By: Edward L. Dreyer

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Few phases of history were as heavy with implications for the world at large than the turbulent years through which China moved from the overthrow of the last imperial dynasty in 1911, through anarchy, civil war and invasion, to the final triumph of the Communists in 1949 - yet few periods are as little known by the wider world, and so little understood. Professor Dreyer's impressive account of China at war is both an important contribution to this new series of studies of modern wars in their full political, social and ideological contexts, and also a valuable introduction to the birth- confused, bloody and painful as it was - of the future superpower.

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Routledge

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1317899849

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9781317899846

Early Ming Government: The Evolution of Dual Capitals

By: Edward L. Farmer

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Early Ming Government: The Evolution of Dual Capitals

By: Edward L. Farmer

Examines the political and institutional history of government in the early Ming dynasty, from roughly 1355 through the 1440s. Focuses on the mobilzation of resources involved in the geographic placement, construction, and maintenance of the dynasty's two capitals in Peking and Nanking.

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286

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BRILL

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1684171970

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9781684171972

Zheng He

China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433

By: Edward L. Dreyer

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Zheng He

China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433

By: Edward L. Dreyer

This new biography, part of Longman's World Biography series, of the Chinese explorer Zheng He sheds new light on one of the most important "what if" questions of early modern history: why a technically advanced China did not follow the same path of development as the major European powers. Written by China scholar Edward L. Dreyer, Zheng He outlines what is known of the eunuch Zheng He's life and describes and analyzes the early 15th century voyages on the basis of the Chinese evidence. Locating the voyages firmly within the context of early Ming history,itaddresses the political motives of Zheng He's voyages and how they affected China's exclusive attitude to the outside world in subsequent centuries.

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Longman Publishing Group

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0321084438

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9780321084439

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China at War 1901-1949

China at War 1901-1949

Early Ming Government: The Evolution of Dual Capitals

Early Ming Government: The Evolution of Dual Capitals

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