Imperial China, 900-1800
Title:
Imperial China, 900-1800
Author:
Mote, Frederick W., 1922-
ISBN:
9780674012127
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003
Physical Description:
xix, 1106 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1057-1083) and index.
Abstract:
This is a history of China for the 900-year time span of the late imperial period. F.W. Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule.
Subject:
| China -- History -- 960-1644 |
| China -- History -- 1644-1795 |
Summary:
This is a history of China for the 900-year time span of the late imperial period. F.W. Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule.