Becoming China : the story behind the state
Gescher, Jeanne-Marie2017
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Becoming China is an account of China's past and present, how a small group of people at the edge of the Yellow River evolved to become the state of China today. This book weaves together the inspirations, ideas, wars and dreams to reveal the heart of what it means to be Chinese and how the past impacts on the present.
Main title:
Becoming China : the story behind the state / Jeanne-Marie Gescher.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Caravel, 2017.
Collation:
xxxii, 738 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: BOOK I FROM THE BEGINNING -- pt. 1 A HEAVENLY EMPIRE -- ch. 1 The Mists of Time -- ch. 2 A Heavenly People -- ch. 3 Heaven on Earth? -- ch. 4 A Single Heart -- pt. 2 DREAMS -- ch. 1 One Heaven, One Earth -- ch. 2 A Bright Idea -- ch. 3 This World and Beyond -- pt. 3 WHOSE HEAVEN? -- ch. 1 Someone Else's Sky -- ch. 2 Rivers of Fortune -- ch. 3 Imagine A People -- BOOK II TWENTIETH CENTURY IDEAS -- pt. 4 UP IN THE CITY -- ch. 1 Midnight -- ch. 2 A Brave New World -- ch. 3 Thinking Again -- pt. 5 DOWN IN THE COUNTRYSIDE -- ch. 1 Snow In Summer -- ch. 2 Leaping Ahead -- ch. 3 Winds, and More Winds -- pt. 6 GREAT MAN -- ch. 1 Full Speed Ahead -- ch. 2 Nature's Trails -- ch. 3 The Edges of Order -- BOOK III WHAT CAME NEXT -- pt. 7 HOW MANY SUNS? -- ch. 1 The Heavenly Party -- ch. 2 Earth Below -- ch. 3 Being Chinese -- CONCLUSION -- Becoming China.
ISBN:
97814088872339781408887240
Dewey class:
951
Language:
English
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BRN:
314174
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 951 GES | Available |