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9%OFFR. Bin Wong - China Transformed - 9780801483271 - V9780801483271
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China Transformed

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Description for China Transformed Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.

"This bold, intellectually ambitious, and wholly original book challenges the way in which Western social science understands China.... It will set the standard for all future comparative and theoretical research on China."—Timothy Brook, Stanford University"This is a most extraordinary book. Wong's approach is to explore carefully similarities and differences between Chinese and European development over the long term, highlighting themes related to state-making and popular action. This is by far the most sophisticated, extended discussion of imperial and modern China in comparative perspective that I have seen."—Peter C. Perdue, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe assumption still made in much social science ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801483271
SKU
V9780801483271
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99-1

About R. Bin Wong
R. Bin Wong is Professor of History and Director of the UCLA Asia Institute. He is coauthor of Nourish the People: State Civilian Granaries in China, 1650-1850 and of Societies and Cultures in World History.

Reviews for China Transformed
A surprisingly easy read with contents well laid-out and cases well presented.... Wong's work serves as a good reference.
Journal of Economic History
This new work by R. Bin Wong is much more than just another important historical monograph on China.... It is nothing less than a bold and inspiring manifesto which spells out plainly for us why ... Read more

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