Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History - Rilegato

Wills, John E., Jr.

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ISBN 10: 0691055424 ISBN 13: 9780691055428

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1994

Riassunto

Through biographies of its most colorful and famous personalities, an introduction to five thousand years of Chinese history examines twenty of its statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, including Confucius, Empress Wu, and Mao Zedong. UP.

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Recensione:

"[A] spirited and highly intelligent book. . . . A splendid reflection on the nature of the Chinese relationship to history, culture, and morality. . . . What gives Wills's [book] its originality and its effectiveness is the artful span of examples he has chosen, examples that not only range across time . . . but are also chosen to illuminate major themes and continuities within the Chinese universe. . . . There is high drama, cruelty, and excess in many of these stories. . . . And there is also wit and charm mixed with the telling of great events."--Jonathan Spence, The New York Times Book Review

"A tapestry displaying a vast array of noble dreams and failures, of initial utterances and long-distance echoes, of recurrent patterns and abrupt innovations intended to intrigue and inform educated readers looking for a way into three thousand years of Chinese history."--Jerry Dennerline, The Journal of Asian Studies

"This book . . . chronicles 5,000 years of Chinese history in short biographies of its most important figures. . . . Time and again these vignettes of history reflect the moral earnestness of the Chinese and individual struggles between villainy and idealism."--Asia Week

"[T]his remarkable book . . . spans the 3,000 recorded years of Chinese history. . . . We experience the wrenching difficulties faced by . . . each emperor, philosopher, poet, historian, monk, military general, and revolutionary whose life story is told here with such skill and compassion. . . . students of history will find themselves clinging to the edge of their seats, as if the outcome were still to be determined."--Wilson Library Bulletin

"Although intended for the inspired tourist or casual reader who wants a quick introduction to Chinese history, this collection of biographies is in no way superficial. Each of the 20 chapters offers a figure typical of his/her times and an elaboration of the contexts and backgrounds that shaped these individuals."--Library Journal

L'autore:

John E. Wills, Jr., is Professor of History at the University of Southern California.

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0691055424
• ISBN 13: 9780691055428
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 416