The Cambridge Illustrated History of China

The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
Author: Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2010-01-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521124331

In this sumptuously illustrated history, now in its second edition, Patricia Buckley Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of China

The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
Author: Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1999-05-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521669917

A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire

The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire
Author: P. J. Marshall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2001-08-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521002547

Up to World War II and beyond, the British ruled over a vast empire. Modern western attitudes towards the imperial past tend either towards nostalgia for British power or revulsion at what seem to be the abuses of that power. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire adopts neither of these approaches. It aims to create historical understanding about the British empire on the assumption that such understanding is important for any informed appreciation of the modern world. Through striking illustration and a text written by leading experts, this book examines the experience of colonialism in North America, India, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean, as well as the impact of the empire on Britain itself. Emphasis is placed on social and cultural history, including slavery, trade, religion, art, and the movement of ideas. How did the British rule their empire? Who benefited economically from the empire? And who lost?

The Cambridge Illustrated History of France

The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
Author: Colin Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1999-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521669924

Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.

Chinese Civilization

Chinese Civilization
Author: Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 1239
Release: 2009-11-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439188394

Chinese Civilization sets the standard for supplementary texts in Chinese history courses. With newly expanded material, personal documents, social records, laws, and documents that historians mistakenly ignore, the sixth edition is even more useful than its classic predecessor. A complete and thorough introduction to Chinese history and culture.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World

The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World
Author: Francis Robinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521669931

Islamic peoples account for one fifth of the world's population and yet there is widespread misunderstanding in the West of what Islam really is. Francis Robinson and his team set out to address this, revealing the complex and sometimes contrary nature of Muslim culture. As well as taking on the issues uppermost in everyone's minds, such as the role of religious and political fundamentalism, they demonstrate the importance of commerce; literacy and learning; Islamic art; the effects of immigration, exodus, and conquest; and the roots of current crises in the Middle East, Bosnia, and the Gulf. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the interaction between Islam and the West, from the first Latin translations of the Quran to the fatwa on Salman Rushdie. This elegant book deliberately sets out to dismantle the Western impression of Islam as a monolithic world and replace it with a balanced view, from current issues of fundamentalism to its dynamic culture and art. Francis Robinson is the editor of two outstanding reference works: Atlas of the Islamic World Since 1500 (Cambridge, 1982) and The Cambridge Encyclopedia of India (1989).

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art
Author: Paul G. Bahn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780521454735

Beautifully illustrated in color with many rare and unique photographs, prints, and drawings, "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art" presents the first balanced and truly worldwide survey of prehistoric art. A fascinating study of an often neglected area, the book is a powerful combination of illustration and analysis. 164 color plates. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A History of Chinese Civilization

A History of Chinese Civilization
Author: Jacques Gernet
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 836
Release: 1996-05-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521497817

When published in 1982, this translation of Professor Jacques Gernet's masterly survey of the history and culture of China was immediately welcomed by critics and readers. This revised and updated edition makes it more useful for students and for the general reader concerned with the broad sweep of China's past.

The Cambridge History of Medicine

The Cambridge History of Medicine
Author: Roy Porter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 11
Release: 2006-06-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0521864267

Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, 'The Cambridge History of Medicine' surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events.