Changes in the History of China
Synopsis:This book work analyses the four major factors affecting the development and changes in Chinese history, namely, the change in natural conditions, social regulations and self-adaptation, domestic ethnic interactions and last, but not the least, the impact of foreign civilizations. This book can well serve as an introduction to Chinese history for a wide range of readers interesting in history and the humanity sciences. Compared to the western world, ancient China was not only characterized...
ISBN:9789881360281
Language:English
Author:Xinghui Pan (Translated by David T. W. Pun)
Author Biography:Xinghui Pan (Author) Xinghui Pan was born in 1971 in Liaoning, China. He was graduated Doctor of History from the University of Beijing and is now associate professor of History in the School of Humanities of the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai. His specialist field of research has been the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties of China and that has recently been extended to the realm of General Chinese History and the History of Chinese Thinking. He is the author of many academic research papers and notable treatises such as “The Study of the System of the Selection of Civil Officers in the Ming Dynasty”. David T. W. Pun (Translator) David T. W. Pun is now emeritus professor of the Northeast University of China. He worked as visiting scholar in the University of Aston in Birmingham and as visiting professor in the University of Sheffield of UK in the 80's of the last century. He has been the contributor to many international journals and the author of several books and treatises.
