{"product_id":"9781118624609","title":"A Companion to Chinese History","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to World History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Chinese History\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Szonyi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Australia \u0026amp; New Zealand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Chinese History \u003c\/i\u003epresents a collection of essays offering a comprehensive overview of the latest intellectual developments in the study of China’s history from the ancient past up until the present day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the major trends in the study of Chinese history from antiquity to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the latest scholarship of historians working in China and around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a variety of long-range questions and themes which serves to bridge the conventional divide between China’s traditional and modern eras\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses China’s connections with other nations and regions and enables non-specialists to make comparisons with their own fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures discussion of traditional topics and chronological approaches as well as newer themes such as Chinese history in relation to sexuality, national identity, and the environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Szonyi\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePracticing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKinship: Lineage and Descent in Late Imperial China\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eCold War Island: Quemoy on the Front Line\u003c\/i\u003e (2008; Chinese edition 2016), and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eEveryday Politics in Late Imperial China: Soldiers and their families in the Ming dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 February 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118624609\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378749239436,"sku":"9781118624609","price":190.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118624609_88502df3-af0f-4455-bc76-76735d1b37f6.jpg?v=1780280558","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118624609","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}