Building on the foundation laid by the preceding volume on premodern China, the contributors of these ten articles trace the complex historical process that was China's transition to modernity, includ
This lively and engaging text offers a panorama of modern Chinese history through compelling biographies of the famous and obscure. Spanning five hundred years, they include a Ming dynasty medical pio
The Human Tradition in Premodern China is a collection of biographical essays revealing the variety and complexity of human experience in China from the earliest historical times to the dawn of the mo
Presents ten readings addressing the life stories of a selection of premodern Chinese individuals including elites, women, politicos, merchants, a eunuch, and others, highlighting aspects of the era's
