[PDF] Facts About China eBook

Author : Tong Lam
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 10,39 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0520950356

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In this path-breaking book, Tong Lam examines the emergence of the "culture of fact" in modern China, showing how elites and intellectuals sought to transform the dynastic empire into a nation-state, thereby ensuring its survival. Lam argues that an epistemological break away from traditional modes of understanding the observable world began around the turn of the twentieth century. Tracing the Neo-Confucian school of evidentiary research and the modern departure from it, Lam shows how, through the rise of the social survey, "the fact" became a basic conceptual medium and source of truth. In focusing on China’s social survey movement, A Passion for Facts analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices—census, sociological investigation, and ethnography—was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation.

Author : Xiao-bin Ji
Publisher : H. W. Wilson
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 33,79 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN :

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With its rapidly growing economy and the world's largest population, China is increasingly important on the international stage. Providing a wealth of information on every aspect of China in an easy-to-use, accessible format, this up-to-date, in-depth reference tool presents substantive essays grouped in sections:

Author : Xiao-bin Ji
Publisher :
Page : 751 pages
File Size : 15,91 MB
Release : 2003
Category : China
ISBN : 9788242096135

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Part I includes chapters on geography, peoples, languages, systems of thought and belief, health and medicine, arts and entertainment, sports, literature, science and technology, the economy and important institutions. Part II gives a chronology of important events in history. Part III supplies an A-Z listing of significant figures, movements and ideas that inform Chinese culture. Part IV contains important information for those planning to travel in China. The appendix contains a language conversion table and map.

Author : Ahoy Publications
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,69 MB
Release : 2023-10-25
Category :
ISBN : 9781961217317

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Unlock the secrets of ancient China with 500 interesting facts! Do you want to learn more about ancient China? Look no further than 500 Interesting Facts About Ancient China. This book is packed full of exciting facts and historical information that will captivate readers. Here's just a snippet of what you will find inside: Over two thousand years of Chinese imperial history, featuring famous emperors like Shi Huangdi and famous philosophers like Confucius; A look at ancient Chinese art, literature, philosophy, music, and other cultural aspects; The military strategies employed by Chinese generals throughout antiquity; The different religions practiced in ancient China, such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism; The everyday life of ancient Chinese people, including their traditions, customs, cuisine, and daily activities; And so much more!

Author : Therese Shea
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 2013-12-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1482404737

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Presents facts, photographs and information on the Great Wall of China.

Author : John DeFrancis
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 42,93 MB
Release : 1986-03-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780824810689

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"DeFrancis's book is first rate. It entertains. It teaches. It demystifies. It counteracts popular ignorance as well as sophisticated (cocktail party) ignorance. Who could ask for anything more? There is no other book like it. ... It is one of a kind, a first, and I would not only buy it but I would recommend it to friends and colleagues, many of whom are visiting China now and are adding 'two-week-expert' ignorance to the two kinds that existed before. This is a book for everyone." --Joshua A. Fishman, research professor of social sciences, Yeshiva University, New York "Professor De Francis has produced a work of great effectiveness that should appeal to a wide-ranging audience. It is at once instructive and entertaining. While being delighted by the flair of his novel approach, the reader will also be led to ponder on some of the most fundamental problems concerning the relations between written languages and spoken languages. Specifically, he will be served a variety of information on the languages of East Asia, not as dry pedantic facts, but as appealing tidbits that whet the intellectual appetite. The expert will find much to reflect on in this book, for Professor DeFrancis takes nothing for granted." --William S.Y. Wang, professor of linguistics, University of California at Berkeley

Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 26,61 MB
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 154190589X

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There are plenty of places to visit in China. It is a very big city, with millions of people. It is rich in culture and tradition because its history is long-standing. Plenty of great minds and inventions originated from China. There are many places in China that still bear the signs of ancient history. Would you like to visit them one day too?