Modern China and Its Revolutionary Process provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of China’s political, social, and ideological transformations between 1850 and 1920. Robert A. Scalapino and George T. Yu examine the recurrent revolutionary challenges to China’s traditional imperial structure, beginning with the Taiping Rebellion and extending through late Qing reform attempts and the e…
The Last Emperor by Edward Behr is a compelling biographical narrative about the life of Puyi, the final emperor of China. Drawing on historical documents, eyewitness accounts, and cinematic interpretations, the book traces Puyi’s extraordinary journey from his enthronement as a child ruler of the Qing dynasty, through his removal from power, exile, and brief restoration under Japanese occupa…
A work unique in the sweep of its design and scope, intended expressly for the general reader interested in human history and culture, this is a vivid panoramic survey of the vast course of Chinese civilization from prehistory to 1850, when the old China began the agonizing transition to the new. Historical surveys of China tend to be dynasty-by-dynasty chronicles with a profusion of names and …
Sejarah Tiongkok Kontemporer, Volume 1 menelusuri perkembangan sejarah Tiongkok sejak kebangkitan Nurhaci dan berdirinya Dinasti Qing, melalui berbagai transformasi politik, sosial, dan militer yang mengarah ke era Deng Xiaoping. Ditulis oleh W. D. Sukisman, volume ini memberikan gambaran umum tentang perubahan-perubahan dinasti besar, pengaruh asing, konflik internal, gerakan revolusioner, dan…
Sejarah Tiongkok karya Ivan Taniputera merupakan tinjauan komprehensif peradaban Tiongkok dari dinasti-dinasti awal hingga era modern. Buku ini mengeksplorasi perkembangan politik, budaya, ekonomi, dan sosial utama yang membentuk Tiongkok melalui berbagai periode sejarah. Buku ini mencakup kebangkitan dan kejatuhan dinasti, tradisi filsafat seperti Konfusianisme dan Taoisme, hubungan luar neger…
This book presents the long and rich history of Chinese civilization, from ancient myths and legends to the end of the imperial period and the establishment of the republic in 1912. The author describes the journey of Chinese civilization with lively narration, incorporating folklore, myths, and historical facts, providing a complete picture of how the Chinese people built their culture, govern…
Indian Philosophy Volume II continues Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's discussion of the major systems of Indian philosophy. This volume highlights the development of thought in the Nyaya, Vaisesika, Samkhya, Yoga, Purva Mimamsa, and Advaita Vedanta schools. Radhakrishnan explains the structure of logic, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, ethics, and the purpose of life according to various traditions…
China: From Manchu to Mao (1699–1976) provides an accessible and illustrated historical overview of China’s transformation over nearly three centuries. Beginning with the final phase of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty, the book explores major political, social, and cultural developments leading into the republican period and the rise of the People’s Republic under Mao Zedong. Rich with photogra…
Within the past decade, China has sustained a series of self-induced traumas that may well be without precedent in human history. In what condition do the Chinese enter the 1970s, and onto the world stage they have shunned for so long? In this major new book— based on more than ten years of research— the veteran observer of Chinese affairs Stanley Karnow presents a comprehensive, dramatic a…
Unbound tells the powerful true story of 30 courageous Chinese women who joined the Communist Red Army on the historic Long March of 1934–1935. Dean King reveals their struggle for survival through treacherous mountains, hunger, cold, and constant danger, drawing from oral histories, archival records, and firsthand interviews. The book highlights themes of endurance, loyalty, and the often-ov…