The Dragon and the Foreign Devils: China and the World, 1100 BC to the Present

Gelber, Harry G.

ISBN 10 : 0747593299 ISBN 13 : 9780747593294

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008

Synopsis

China's story is of warfare and violence, philosophical and political invention, shining artistic achievement and often complex and subtle relations with outsiders. Harry G. Gelber's fascinating general history of this great nation makes sense of China's changing relationship with the rest of the world as never before. From the invasions by steppe horsemen in 200 BC to Genghis Khan and the Mongol conquests, from the arrival of Marco Polo to the Opium Wars, from Communism to the Tiananmen Square protest, Gelber traces the path that led to China's resurgence as a dynamic economy and a powerful international player today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Harry G. Gelber, born in 1926, read History at Cambridge before going on to do a PhD at Monash University in Australia. He has taught international politics at Boston University, Harvard, the LSE, Yale and Monash. From 1975 until 1992 he was Professor of Political Science at the University of Tasmania and remains Professor Emeritus there. Most recently he has been Visiting Scholar, Center for European Studies, Harvard University (2004-2006) and Visiting Fellow, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics (2001-2004). His many books include Nations out of Empires (2001) and Opium, Soldiers and Evangelicals (2004). He lives in Australia from where he travels regularly to the USA and Britain.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0747593299
• ISBN 13: 9780747593294
• Reliure: Impression à la demande
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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