Author: DAWSON, RAYMOND
Title: The legacy of China
Description: Oxford : Clarendon Press 1964. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and sharp-cornered. Series; Legacy series. Physical description; xix. [1]. 392 p. [20] leaves of plates : ill. map. ports. chronological table ; 19 cm. Notes; With a half-title page. Includes index. Includes bibliographic footnotes. Summary; As China's international status grows. its civilization excites an increasing interest in the outside world. This latest addition to the Legacy series. written by leading authorities in their subjects. satisfies the demand for a general survey of what the world owes to the Chinese spirit and intellect. The first general account of Chinese civilization to give proper recognition to scientific and technological achievements. its new and more accurate perspectives woll make it of interest to the scholar as well as to the general reader. Subjects; Philosophy. Chinese. Art. Chinese - History. Chinese literature. Science - China - History. Civilization - history. China - Politics and government. China - Intellectual life. China - Religion. China - Description and travel. China - Social life and customs. Asian / Middle Eastern history. Genres; Illustrated. text. Weight in Kg appr.:

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