Mountain of fame : portraits in Chinese history
by
Wills, John E. (John Elliot), 1936-
Title
:
Mountain of fame : portraits in Chinese history
Author
:
Wills, John E. (John Elliot), 1936-
ISBN
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9781400845040
Publication Information
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Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xix, 410 pages :) : illustrations, maps
General Note
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Originally published: 1994. With a new afterword by the author.
Abstract
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Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, John Wills displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives--biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities--including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have.
Subject Term
:
Biography.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 376594-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |