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The Open Empire: A History of China to 1800

by Valerie Hansen
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780393938777
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publisher Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 496
  • Original Price: GBP 39.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 676 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Asia / China

The Open Empire takes an integrative, thematic approach to early Chinese history, using the concept of the "open empire" to highlight the dynamic, porous nature of China's past. Hansen builds her chronological narrative on a rich variety of archeological and literary sources to flesh out the details of daily life, family relations, and social hierarchies.

In the Second Edition, the narrative has been updated with findings from recent scholarship and streamlined throughout to highlight the main themes. A new chapter on the Qing Empire, 1600-1800, carries the story of the "open empire" up to the birth of modern China.

Hansen, Valerie: - Valerie Hansen teaches Chinese and world history at Yale, where she is professor of history. Her research draws on nontraditional sources to capture the experiences of ordinary people. Her books include The Silk Road: A New History, Voyages in World History (co-authored with Kenneth R. Curtis), Negotiating Daily Life in Traditional China, and Changing Gods in Medieval China, 1127-1279.

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