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Sep 05, 2009 Mkp rated it really liked it

Gernet'due south coverage is very interesting and encompasses the full range of Chinese history. He is very much an appreciator of Chinese culture, just he has his own perspective which colors the disquisition. In detail, his Marxist sympathies are always in the background. Perhaps not surprisingly, he is highly dismissive of Taoist and Buddhist culture and feels that they diminished Chinese order. He also dismissed Confucius, although he seems to think that the afterwards Confucian tradition (to which Gernet's coverage is very interesting and encompasses the full range of Chinese history. He is very much an appreciator of Chinese civilisation, simply he has his own perspective which colors the disquisition. In particular, his Marxist sympathies are e'er in the background. Perhaps not surprisingly, he is highly dismissive of Taoist and Buddhist civilisation and feels that they diminished Chinese society. He also dismissed Confucius, although he seems to retrieve that the later Confucian tradition (to which he gives scant credit to the original teachings of Confucius) was pretty adept. In general he champions the Legalist tradition and its contributions to the later Confucian current. As a event, he is rather sympathetic towards the first Qin Emperor.

His collectivist, Marxist prejudices also render his explanation for China's economical and technological stagnation in the late 19th Century completely unconvincing. Although the 2d edition was published in 1996, he was still in the thrall of Maoist economical development. Thus he says,

"in turning in our mean solar day towards a collectivist, state economy nearer to its ancient traditions the Chinese world has remained faithful to its own genius. Similarly the adoption of parliamentary institutions modelled on those of the Western nations was to plough out afterward to be a nonsense, non because Cathay was not 'ripe' for liberal democracy, but because such borrowed institutions were profoundly alien to Chinese traditions."

To say thus is overly simplistic, and in fact it disrespects the genius and adaptability of the Chinese people (or any other people, for that matter). His description of China's decline at the finish of the 19th century focuses considerably on "humiliation" and confront. He seems to advise that their humiliation at the hands of arrogant Westerners prevented the Chinese from being capable of whatever energetic activity. This I don't believe -- the corruption that they suffered at the easily of the Mongols was far greater, and fifty-fifty the Ching takeover included devastating massacres that must have been dispiriting to many elements of society.

As well, his scornful dismissal of Chiang Kai-shek appears to be emotion-laden, simply as is his celebration of the Maoist "peasant" regular army. This description of what happened is completely contradicted past Chang and Halliday's account in "Mao, the Unknown Story". In particular, he offers a complete whitewash of the "100 Flowers Movement" and the "Nifty Leap Frontwards".

This lack of objectivity has its advantages and disadvantages. On the negative side, of course, you are getting a slanted presentation of history. On the positive, side, though, you are getting a point of view that rises to a higher place the all-as well-mutual dry out accounting of events without analysis.

The book uses the Wade-Giles arrangement of transliteration into Roman characters. The translation from the French is amazingly fluent and makes the book a good read. Still, the index is and so atrocious as to be absolutely worthless. It is a waste of time to look anything up in this alphabetize.

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Lo que nos cuenta. El libro El mundo chino (publicación original: Le monde chinois, 1972) es una aproximación a Mainland china desde la Edad de Bronce hasta el final del siglo 20, que cubre aspectos arqueológicos, sociológicos, políticos y puramente históricos.

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-Muy clarificador, muy global, muy jugoso, muy rígido.-

Género. Historia.

Lo que nos cuenta. El libro El mundo chino (publicación original: Le monde chinois, 1972) es una aproximación a China desde la Edad de Bronce hasta el terminal del siglo 20, que cubre aspectos arqueológicos, sociológicos, políticos y puramente históricos.

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Jul 20, 2017 Phil rated information technology actually liked it

I picked this volume up because I'k teaching a World Civilizations course in the fall and felt I needed to read a bit deeper into the history of Cathay because this will be 1 of my go-to civilizations for the course. I was generally enlightened of the basic outlines of Chinese history, just not really in much detail because well-nigh of my bookish groundwork is the Graeco-Roman world.

Gernet presents a vast panorama of history which is hard at the all-time of times. He presents information technology with clarity and eruditio

I picked this volume up because I'yard teaching a Globe Civilizations course in the autumn and felt I needed to read a bit deeper into the history of China considering this will exist one of my go-to civilizations for the course. I was generally enlightened of the basic outlines of Chinese history, simply not really in much item considering most of my academic background is the Graeco-Roman world.

Gernet presents a vast panorama of history which is difficult at the best of times. He presents information technology with clarity and erudition, so information technology holds together and is quite readable. Of course, with whatsoever scholarly survey, he but doesn't have the time and space (it is already over 600 pages long) to go into tremendous detail which is a claiming for a non-specialist like myself. My general familiarity with the broad outline of Chinese history helped, just I know there are details I missed because I only didn't sympathise it well enough. This is particularly true in intellectual history which is not my stiff point in this area. I accept a general sense now, but I don't think I sympathise Chinese philosophy, art or religion. Non actually, at whatever rate.

My sense of the general narrative is, at times, shaky. This is specially true in the aboriginal catamenia, which is the period I'm teaching on (along with the mediaeval). I'grand non sure I understand the primeval period of Chinese history except that it has the familiar blend of legend and textile evidence that 1 finds in the Graeco-Roman period earlier, say, 800 BCE. (or later equally some would fence, say 490 BCE). Again, non Gernet's fault, but sometimes information technology helps to tell the stories, even if they are likely legendary.

The tone, in general, is the standard detached bookish tone for much of the volume. It shifts as we reach the late 19th century to include much more outrage at the treatment of Mainland china by the Western powers and Japan from the 1850s on. The outrage is understandible, but Gernet loses his border of disengagement effectually here. His treatment of the Communist era is, of form, rather skimpy, just he is getting to the stop of a rather long work and, as he notes, information technology wasn't (and still isn't really) articulate what the historical significance of events of the 80s and 90s are probable to be.

Gernet'southward book is well worth the reading, even if it is getting a little long in the molar.

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I knew I only knew a little about Mainland china's history, but reading these books made me realize I knew even less than I thought. I read the books in concert, alternating between them to cover the same fourth dimension periods. Together they gave a broad view and reinforced what I was learning, ane from the other.

Far and away the most interesting menstruum for me was the 19th century. It is mindboggling how People's republic of china cruel from such a power to a third world country at the mercy of multiple foreign powers. And then many small

I knew I only knew a little about China's history, merely reading these books fabricated me realize I knew fifty-fifty less than I thought. I read the books in concert, alternating between them to cover the same time periods. Together they gave a broad view and reinforced what I was learning, one from the other.

Far and away the most interesting menses for me was the 19th century. It is mindboggling how China fell from such a power to a third world country at the mercy of multiple foreign powers. Then many pocket-sized happenings and circumstances conspired to destroy all that Prc had going for it. It is fascinating to effort and empathize. It gave me a greater appreciation for the Industrial Revolution in the Western World. Only in seeing the upshot its absence had on China do I empathise the progress fabricated clearer.

Some other random things that caught my heed:

Since the Chinese alphabet is in symbols, non letters, dialects and sound changes don't matter. I can't read Sometime English considering the letters/sounds have changed too much. But Chinese tin read aboriginal text because changes in sounds have no result on significant. Even so, learning all the symbols is a very long process, and so throughout history information technology took more try to be literate.

Despite very dissimilar religions, religious beliefs worked confronting truth and noesis seekers as it did in the West. The beliefs limited change and pursuit of noesis.

Also, simply similar in the West, in that location were repeated calls in history to "render to former values." Buddhism was driven out every bit a foreign concept, as were Western ideas and innovations at various times.

China never had trademarks. This has to have had profound effects on the endeavour put into innovation.

Overall I was left wanting to know more about several things:

Ming Taizu (Hongwu Emperor) is someone I would similar to know more than almost.

For centuries Red china relied heavily on eunuchs every bit administrators. Why? What did they believe was unlike almost eunuchs that made them fit to govern?

Both books referred oftentimes to cults and "secret societies" throughout history. White Lotus Cult, Cult of the Ruby-red Hats, etc. These cults started civil wars, and were a near abiding source of unrest. But little was explained about them. How did they start? How did they role? How did people become involved in them? What about Chinese culture predicated their popularity for thousands of years?

I consider reading these books a keen success. I walk away feeling similar I understand China and then much improve. Mayhap next twelvemonth I volition tackle India.

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Die Geschichte Chinas, einen Zeitraum von 4000 Jahren, beschrieben in knapp 600 Seiten - das ist ein enormes, mutiges Unterfangen. Grundsätzlich finde ich dieses Werk sehr gelungen, habe aber so meine Probleme mit Universalgeschichten. And then richtig zum entspannten Lesen taugt der Band nicht wirklich, da sein Aufzählungscharakter dafür zu hinderlich ist, es kommt kein richtiger Lesefluss auf, besonders, da unterschiedliche Ebenen (wie dice wirtschaftliche, geistige und politische) g

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Die Geschichte Chinas, einen Zeitraum von 4000 Jahren, beschrieben in knapp 600 Seiten - das ist ein enormes, mutiges Unterfangen. Grundsätzlich finde ich dieses Werk sehr gelungen, habe aber then meine Probleme mit Universalgeschichten. And so richtig zum entspannten Lesen taugt der Band nicht wirklich, da sein Aufzählungscharakter dafür zu hinderlich ist, es kommt kein richtiger Lesefluss auf, besonders, da unterschiedliche Ebenen (wie dice wirtschaftliche, geistige und politische) getrennt voneinander abgehandelt werden - andererseits ist er als Nachschlagewerk für spezielle Fragestellungen dann aber zu unfokussiert.

Einzelne Bereiche, wie die Kapitel über dice vorgeschichtliche Zeit Chinas, sind mühsam zu lesen - andere Bereiche, wie die Kapitel über die ausgehende Qing-Dynastie und den Taiping-Aufstand lesen sich dagegen wie ein Krimi und faszinieren extrem. Das Problem besteht bei diesem Buch natürlich auch in der Entstehungszeit - man kann nicht wirklich heutzutage ein Buch von 1972 bedingungslos empfehlen. Erstens fehlen dadurch alle Post-Mao-Themen, und auch die Analyse der Ereignisse gerade des 20.Jh. bis dahin sind doch vom Zeitgeist beeinflusst und nur sehr rudimentär in oberflächlichster Form abgehandelt. Zweitens gibt es gerade im geschichtlichen Bereich neue Ansätze und Forschungsergebnisse in diesen 40 vergangenen Jahren, die and so unter den Tisch fallen. Wer also sich mehr für das "neue" China nach 1911 interessiert oder wirklich auf dem aktuellen Forschungsstand sein möchte, sollte die Lektüre mit aktuellen Werken unterfüttern. Für einen allgemeinen Überblick über Chinas Geschichte allerdings ist dieses Werk durchaus gelungen, wenn für Laien aber vielleicht etwas umfangreich und detailliert.

Sehr umfangreiche Indizes und ausführlichste Zeittabellen komplettieren das Werk. Der dicke Wälzer ist dicht bedruckt und enthält immer wieder Illustrationen, Karten und Fotografien von Kunstwerken - diese alle sind im typischen Time-Life-Stil und wirken heutzutage etwas altbacken.

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December 09, 2020 Gonzalo rated it liked it

This is a full general hisotry of China, from the first dynasties of the Bronze Age all the fashion to the 2d half of the XXth century.
It is a given that roofing such a large bridge of fourth dimension in a single book that is not even a k pages long will necessarily gloss over many important events and the volume will be defective in one are or some other, but Jacques Gerrnet makes a skillful plenty synthesis of near of China's history and the book tin be read comfortably most of the time.
The volume is at information technology'south worst w This is a full general hisotry of Prc, from the offset dynasties of the Bronze Age all the way to the second half of the XXth century.
It is a given that roofing such a large bridge of time in a single volume that is not even a 1000 pages long will necessarily gloss over many important events and the book will be lacking in one are or another, just Jacques Gerrnet makes a skilful enough synthesis of most of China'southward history and the volume tin can be read comfortably most of the time.
The book is at it's worst when reaching the end of XIXth century and is especailly outrageous when dealing with Mao'southward reforms.
He describes the backyard furnaces fiasco as "an appeal to the inventive genious and traditional techniques", the Hundred Flowers Campaing as "a reform attempt getting out of hand" and the sparrow killings equally "fighting the pests destroying the crops".
But because it was written last century by a French sinologist, his Maoism shouldn't come as a surprise.
His perspective is systematic and with a clear focus on the material conditions, which is probably the just good way to write a general history, but I found the last chapter of each section of the book, the ones that talk about the cultural history (mainly literature and philosophy) to be the most interesting.
Overall this is a good introductory book to Chinese history and getting a general overview, fifty-fifty if it can come off as too dry at times. Just skip everything from the 1850s forward.
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Jul 08, 2011 carly rated it it was ok

I shoved my olfactory organ in this volume most ever day for two semesters, but I don't think I retained a unmarried word of it. I shoved my nose in this book almost always solar day for ii semesters, just I don't think I retained a unmarried give-and-take of it. ...more than

Jun fifteen, 2020 Edmund Bloxam rated it really liked it

Clear prose with elements of sense of humour to brand it easier to read.

Exhaustive (and a little exhausting)--assorted politics/war/economics with culture in dissever chapters. I couldn't decide if this was an interesting perspective or a distraction. Perhaps it would take been clearer in ii separate books.

My effect with it only surfaced when I (finally!) reached 20th century Chinese history. Because I actually knew something about that, I started to realise how much was being skipped over (less than a

Articulate prose with elements of humor to make it easier to read.

Exhaustive (and a little exhausting)--contrasted politics/war/economics with culture in dissever chapters. I couldn't decide if this was an interesting perspective or a distraction. Mayhap it would accept been clearer in ii separate books.

My issue with it just surfaced when I (finally!) reached 20th century Chinese history. Because I actually knew something virtually that, I started to realise how much was being skipped over (less than a page on the Civil State of war, virtually the same on the Great Jump Forward!).

Since detail is clearly not its matter, does it serve as a expert introduction? Well, so I become overwhelmed with the cultural history chapters. Peradventure it didn't help that I picked up, in a second hand store, a massive Folio version of the text, which spanned 2 volumes and, because it was big and heavy, was a literal physical attempt to read. (Upon reflection, its 750 pages should not take taken three and a half years to read, and that subsequently a number of imitation starts). What can I say? Information technology'south not low-cal reading, and I was ill for a while.

I was spurred to attempt this run-through by buying a 'History of Modern Communist china' that is now yellowing with age (published in 2008). That should 'fill in the gaps' of this volume on mod Chinese history. Even then, so much has happened that is crucial in understanding world history since 2008--is it fifty-fifty possible to read history books like that?

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Gernet gives an overview of the history of China, but his system of the materials is distracting. He covers a menstruation, jumps to the end, and goes back to embrace the flow again with a storm of Chinese names, dates (he puts the lifespan of every person mentioned in parentheses like this), and book titles. He as well uses an archaic Latinization of Chinese which makes pronunciation of any of the Chinese words a guessing game. At the end, Gernet is total of praise for the Communist regime and glos Gernet gives an overview of the history of China, but his organization of the materials is distracting. He covers a menstruation, jumps to the end, and goes dorsum to cover the period again with a storm of Chinese names, dates (he puts the lifespan of every person mentioned in parentheses like this), and book titles. He also uses an archaic Latinization of Chinese which makes pronunciation of any of the Chinese words a guessing game. At the end, Gernet is total of praise for the Communist regime and glosses over the fact that the Cultural Revolution slaughtered millions upon millions of people and he doesn't mention Tiannemen Foursquare at all. Read at your peril or endeavor to find another book that covers Chinese history better (hint: whatever other book volition do). ...more

Estupendo libro que repasa toda la historia de China y la evolución de su pensamiento filosófico. Lo elegí porque quería adentrarme y conocer la evolución de esta civilización y lo cierto es que el libro lo recoge todo a la perfección. Para todos los años que recorre y toda la información que incluye, sorprende que sólo necesite 600 páginas. MUY recomendable.

Difficult at first simply gets much easier once you lot go going.

May 28, 2011 Due south.P. rated it really liked it

This is a considerable lump of volumes, somewhat dense and drier than a tin of birds custard. It is withal interesting all the same for all that. From the earliest known history right up to Tienanmen Square in 1989 Gernet whizzes through it all. The version I have is the Folio Society printing of the Cambridge University Printing 1996 revision. There are a couple of older versions 1973, and 1982 which accept less in the concluding chapter. The final chapter discusses the end of the Mao Tsu-tung era and the star This is a considerable lump of volumes, somewhat dense and drier than a can of birds custard. It is however interesting all the same for all that. From the earliest known history right up to Tienanmen Square in 1989 Gernet whizzes through it all. The version I have is the Folio Society printing of the Cambridge University Press 1996 revision. In that location are a couple of older versions 1973, and 1982 which have less in the final chapter. The terminal chapter discusses the end of the Mao Tsu-tung era and the beginning of the combining of capitalist ideas with the communist authorities which has worked then well for People's republic of china. This near contemporary section is somewhat brief and I take been left with wanting to know much more than about recent history – especially since the events within my lifetime (progress of Hong Kong for example) and those periods leading up to the end of the empire and into mod times, which are covered in reasonable detail (as are all the historic epochs) but for which I would like to know more than. ...more than

In my ongoing quest to gain a general knowledge of Mainland china and its history I trudged my way through this exhaustively, comprehensive and scholastic tome. I'm sure the last judgement seems a criticism, when, in fact, I intend it equally, well, a statement of fact. I found it full of them. Enough that I imagine that it would serve well as a graduate program text volume.

For my purposes, it provided such a detailed look at the trees, I got completely lost in the forest, and one-time forgot I was in a forest -

In my ongoing quest to gain a full general knowledge of China and its history I trudged my mode through this exhaustively, comprehensive and scholastic tome. I'yard certain the terminal sentence seems a criticism, when, in fact, I intend it as, well, a statement of fact. I constitute information technology full of them. Enough that I imagine that it would serve well as a graduate program text book.

For my purposes, it provided such a detailed wait at the trees, I got completely lost in the forest, and sometime forgot I was in a forest - the very thing I was looking for. It is clearly a book that is designed for those who already are conversant with the names and concepts of all of the times and places and peoples of People's republic of china, without explaining what they refer to. This was hard for me to get my mind around.

Thus, its a good scholastic work - but non for the uninitiated or faint of heart.

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Esta monumental obra es una verdadera enciclopedia sobre China, que trata con mucha profundidad los distintos aspectos de la evolución de ese milenario pueblo. El desarrollo de la economía, la sociedad, las artes, la religión y la política son analizados de manera amplia, y contextualizada. A pesar de los amplios méritos que tiene el autor por haber podido concretar una obra de esta envergadura; la cantidad de datos, fechas y personajes que menciona, hace que la lectura no resulte tan entretenid Esta monumental obra es una verdadera enciclopedia sobre China, que trata con mucha profundidad los distintos aspectos de la evolución de ese milenario pueblo. El desarrollo de la economía, la sociedad, las artes, la religión y la política son analizados de manera amplia, y contextualizada. A pesar de los amplios méritos que tiene el autor por haber podido concretar una obra de esta envergadura; la cantidad de datos, fechas y personajes que menciona, hace que la lectura no resulte tan entretenida. Criticable quizás es el poco espacio que le dedica el autor al último siglo de la historia de China, con sus múltiples eventos trascendentales. Este libro resulta imprescindible para quien quiera entender la idiosincrasia de la que es hoy claramente una potencial mundial en expansión. ...more than

It's no mean feat to condense 3000 years of civilisation into 700 or so pages, and Gernet provides a surprisingly comprehensive overview of the history of Mainland china. However, information technology begins to fail when he covers modern China, where the text loses its objectivity and he largely glosses over the failures of the Maoist era (he even called the Peachy Bound Forward, the resulting famine of which acquired the loss of about sixty million lives, 'an extraordinarily assuming experiment'). A dry read, but extremely useful f Information technology's no mean feat to condense 3000 years of civilisation into 700 or and so pages, and Gernet provides a surprisingly comprehensive overview of the history of China. However, it begins to fail when he covers modernistic China, where the text loses its objectivity and he largely glosses over the failures of the Maoist era (he fifty-fifty chosen the Groovy Leap Forward, the resulting famine of which caused the loss of about 60 million lives, 'an extraordinarily bold experiment'). A dry read, but extremely useful for studying China prior to the 1920s. ...more

Feb xi, 2013 James rated it it was ok

Though I practise not dubiousness Gernet'southward scholarship, which in this book is wide-ranging and oftentimes in depth, the book suffers firstly from a sometimes over-specialisation on certain matters (such as devoting several pages to the intricacies of Tang dynasty horse-convenance) and a startling lack of work on mail-1949 Prc. Obviously, there is the problem of age, but fifty-fifty so, to devote less than a page to postal service-Cultural Revolution events is poor writing. As for the English translation, to render all the origin Though I practise not doubt Gernet's scholarship, which in this book is wide-ranging and often in depth, the volume suffers firstly from a sometimes over-specialisation on sure matters (such as devoting several pages to the intricacies of Tang dynasty horse-breeding) and a startling lack of piece of work on post-1949 Prc. Evidently, there is the trouble of historic period, only notwithstanding, to devote less than a page to post-Cultural Revolution events is poor writing. Equally for the English translation, to render all the original pinyin spellings into Wade-Giles is baffling. ...more

Jan 29, 2011 Lesley rated it it was ok

so far...(ch one-iii)

throws a LOT of facts at yous & the translators are guilty of mass verbiage (every damn judgement). never the less...interesting

Notes of use:
Author uses wade-Giles (get out your converter)

Information technology is best to understand the basic structure of ancient china prior to reading, not the layman construction of what is meant by "Chinese"

It gets easier to read as you move along, specially keeping in mind the above.

so far...(ch 1-three)

throws a LOT of facts at you & the translators are guilty of mass verbiage (every damn sentence). never the less...interesting

Notes of utilize:
Author uses wade-Giles (get out your converter)

It is best to sympathise the bones construction of ancient china prior to reading, non the layman construction of what is meant by "Chinese"

It gets easier to read as yous move forth, especially keeping in mind the above.

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Apr 24, 2012 ^^ rated it information technology was ok

This is an excellent reference book providing in-depth analysis and linkage between Chinese history and civilization.

It is non, however, a good read - too dry and condensed.

Treat it like a detailed encyclopaedia; if you desire an informative but smooth read, try Jonathan Spence's books.

This is an excellent reference volume providing in-depth analysis and linkage between Chinese history and culture.

It is not, however, a good read - besides dry out and condensed.

Treat it like a detailed encyclopaedia; if you lot want an informative but smooth read, endeavor Jonathan Spence's books.

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Dec sixteen, 2011 Linda rated information technology it was astonishing

I think I get-go came across this book as a university student in Asian studies. I am now re-reading it and am completely in awe of Gernet's latitude and depth of knowledge near the field of study. Every bit I'm currently working on my own, much shorter history of Mainland china, I find myself turning to information technology again and again; its insights are endless. I call back I first came across this volume as a academy student in Asian studies. I am now re-reading it and am completely in awe of Gernet's breadth and depth of knowledge near the field of study. As I'm currently working on my own, much shorter history of People's republic of china, I observe myself turning to it again and again; its insights are countless. ...more than

A readable and detailed survey of Chinese history that is notable for non prejudicing modern history over earlier periods. It heavily focuses on intellectual and cultural history, and at times the details of the political history get ignored, but whatever survey this ambitious must make cuts. The account of the nineteenth century is particularly vivid.

Excelente descripción de la cultura china, la única pega es que el autor llega a justificar a los chinos hasta límites un tanto ridículos (cosa que se puede entender como "reivindicativa" ya que la China de los años 60 era apenas una sombra de lo que había sido). Excelente descripción de la cultura china, la única pega es que el autor llega a justificar a los chinos hasta límites un tanto ridículos (cosa que se puede entender como "reivindicativa" ya que la China de los años threescore era apenas una sombra de lo que había sido). ...more

Some pictures and charts and tables are quite useful, but it'due south astonishingly difficult to read, although it isn't *in* Chinese at all. Indeed I didn't get by the first one or two chapters. Instead, I preferred Franke/Trauzettel'southward "Das chinesische Kaiserreich". Some pictures and charts and tables are quite useful, only it'southward astonishingly difficult to read, although information technology isn't *in* Chinese at all. Indeed I didn't get past the beginning i or two capacity. Instead, I preferred Franke/Trauzettel's "Das chinesische Kaiserreich". ...more

October 28, 2013 Why-why rated it information technology was ok

doesn't read very smoothly; bad-mannered disjointed structure & i could have done with more than info & less focus on names. doesn't read very smoothly; awkward disjointed structure & i could have washed with more info & less focus on names. ...more

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Very good textbook, takes you from Confucius to Mao Tse Tung. Relish!

Skilful survey of Chinese history. Includes some details on intellectual history besides the political and economic trends. The last few chapters on the 19th and 20th centuries are less well-written.

Is what the championship claims it to be: A history of China and her civilization, from the beginnings to 1990.

Extrem trockenes und kaum lesbares wissenschaftliches Werk. Bestensfalls für Sinologen geeignet, dice irgendein Datum oder einen Namen nachschlagen müssen.

May 27, 2016 Matkie rated information technology really liked it  · review of another edition

Recommends it for: people new to chinese history

Recommended to Matkie by: higher/la facu

Es una historia fascinante. Justifica su longitud, el autor no quiere pasar nada por alto. Aún así es un genial resumen para alguien que no sabe null de historia communist china.

Jacques Gernet was an eminent French sinologist of the second half of the 20th century. His best-known piece of work is The Chinese Civilization, a 900-page summary of Chinese history and civilization which has been translated into many languages.

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