The full story of China. Kay J.

From the pre -painting period to the end of the 20th century - the prominent British historian John Kay represents a large -scale consistent story of China. Created on the rich material of archival sources, including unpublished, this book is already recognized by classics around the world. The detailed introduction gives an idea of ​​the geography of China, the chronology of its history and the features of the language, toponyms and names of his own.

In the following sections, you will learn all the most importantly about the legendary five emperors, about the mythical kingdom and the pre -imperial states of Shan and Zhou, about archaeological finds related to the bronze and iron centuries, about the period of the fighting kingdoms; on the influence of Confucius, about the unification of China, the first emperor Qin Shi-Huandi, about the cultural revolution of Qin, the elevation and decline of Han; On the rule of the dynasties of Sui, Tan and Sun, about the era of five empires and ten states, about the triumph and the fall of mines. The themes of the Manchu conquest, the situations in the Jungaria, Xinjiang and Tibet, the crisis of Qing, the course of opium wars and the uprising of the taipins are highlighted; The boxing uprising, the transition of the country from the empire to the republic, the events of the Russian-Japanese, first and second world wars and the cultural revolution of Mao Zedong. Equipped with a solid reference apparatus, colored gluing, cards and tables, the publication will be interesting to a wide circle of readers.

“This book is intended to satisfy an urgent need - to present to the reader a review of the history of China, for understanding of which a preliminary acquaintance with the theme or knowledge of the Chinese language is not required... China history is quite long, and culture is quite complicated. I sincerely hope that in the end, the efforts of readers will be rewarded in full. ” (John Kay)