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Berkshire encyclopedia of China :

0977015947

9780977015948

b519904

Berkshire encyclopedia of China :

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modern and historic views of the world's newest and oldest global power = Zhonghua quan shu : kua yue li shi he xian dai, shen shi zui xin he zui gu lao de quan qiu da guo

Great Barrington, MA :

Berkshire Pub. Group,

©2009

5 volumes (xxix, 2754 pages) :

illustrations, maps ;

29 cm

"General editor, Linsun Cheng ; associate editors, Kerry Brown [and others]

Parallel title in Chinese characters

Includes bibliographical references and index

v. 1. Abacus -Cult of Maitreya -- v. 2. Hu Yaobang -- v. 3. Huai River -- Old Prose Movement -- v. 4. Olympic games -- Tan Yin -- v. 5. Tangshan earthquake -- Zuo Zontang

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In 800 expert-written articles, The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China provides unrivaled insight into Chinese history and culture today, including everything from "Adoption" and "Banking" to "Wound Literature" and "Zhou Dynasty." It has been compiled with strict rules about balance and objectivity by a publisher committed to providing truly global perspectives that will empower 21st-century students, global citizens, and leaders in business and government. The five-volume Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is truly a 21st-century work with its coverage of environmental issues, global economics, online communications, and the latest political developments. While these volumes include many articles about Chinas earliest historygoing back 5,000 years and even further into the pastthe Encyclopedia of China is focused on the events, concepts, and people that matter today. The authors of its 800 articles are scholars at major Chinese and Western universities and research institutes. The accessibly written and lavishly illustrated articles range from 600 to 6,000 words. Article titles appear in English and in Chinese with pinyin transliterations and tones to help those studying the language, while primary text sidebars add historical perspective. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China provides unrivaled insight into Chinas past, present, and future. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is specifically intended to help students and professionals who need to improve their knowledge of the arts, belief systems, business, communications, demographics, education, law and politics, minority groups, natural resources, regional and international relations, social welfare, and technology. The Encyclopedia of China is extensively illustrated from museum and library archives and a wide variety of other sources, including the extensive collection of photographer and Chinese art specialist Joan Lebold Cohen. - Publisher

Encyclopedia of China :

Zhonghua quan shu :

modern and historic views of the world's newest and oldest global power

kua yue li shi he xian dai, shen shi zui xin he zui gu lao de quan qiu da guo

Bao ku shan Zhonghua quan shu

China, History, Encyclopedias

China, Social conditions, Encyclopedias

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Cheng, Linsun

20190621043756.0

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