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History of Imperial China, Volume 1: The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han
CITIC Press · 2016
This is the first volume of the six-volume History of Imperial China. The author, Mark Edward Lewis, is a specialist in ancient Chinese history at Sta…
1927: A Life-and-Death Turning Point
Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) · 2021
In 1927 the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party moved toward full collapse, making that year one of the most important tu…
The Consolation of History
Sino-Culture Press · 2015
The Consolation of History is a collection of Chinese historical essays by Du Junli, a writer from the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi, subtitled "Power, …
A Historical Account of Negotiable Instruments
China Financial Publishing House · 2026
This book presents the history of negotiable instruments and key historical moments in the form of short stories, making it highly readable. It is div…
A General History of France, Volume 6: Revival and Exploration (1944–2017)
Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2025
This volume presents a comprehensive, topic-based survey of post-war French history across five domains: politics, economy, society, diplomacy, and cu…
English Painters, with a Chapter on American Painters
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
A Brief History of Chinese Prose
Peking University Press · 2025
This book traces the development of Chinese prose in chronological order, focusing on the evolution of prose as a genre and highlighting the course an…
Lü's General History of China (Part I)
Harbin Publishing House · 2018
Mr. Lü Simian devoted his life to the study and teaching of ancient Chinese history. A renowned twentieth-century historian, he made enormous contribu…