A discussion of the development of secret societies within China and among Chinese communities in colonial Southeast Asia in the late 18th and 19th centuries.

In this revisionist history of early modern China, Evelyn Rawski challenges the notion of Chinese history as a linear narrative of dynasties dominated by the Central Plains and Hans Chinese culture from a unique, peripheral perspective. Rawski argues that China has been shaped by its relations with Japan, Korea, the Jurchen/Manchu and Mongol States, and must therefore be viewed...(展开全部)

In this revisionist history of early modern China, Evelyn Rawski challenges the notion of Chinese history as a linear narrative of dynasties dominated by the Central Plains and Hans Chinese culture from a unique, peripheral perspective. Rawski argues that China has been shaped by its relations with Japan, Korea, the Jurchen/Manchu and Mongol States, and must therefore be viewed...(展开全部)

书稿原作者为贝尼特·肯珀斯，翻译稿由广西文物保护与考古研究所研究员、二级教授谢光茂提供。 谢光茂，广西文物保护与考古研究所研究员、二级教授。1985年毕业于厦门大学考古学专业。曾主持多项重要考古发掘，其中，2002年主持的广西革新桥新石器时代遗址发掘被评为当年“中国十大考古新发现”。在国内外发表学术论文、报告等60余篇，出版著作（含译著）9种。曾应邀到美、法、德、俄、日、韩等十多个国家和地区参加国际学术会议或进行学术访问。现为广西文物保护与考古研究所信息资料研究室主任，广西师范大学兼职教授、硕士研究生导师。

书稿原作者为贝尼特·肯珀斯，翻译稿由广西文物保护与考古研究所研究员、二级教授谢光茂提供。 谢光茂，广西文物保护与考古研究所研究员、二级教授。1985年毕业于厦门大学考古学专业。曾主持多项重要考古发掘，其中，2002年主持的广西革新桥新石器时代遗址发掘被评为当年“中国十大考古新发现”。在国内外发表学术论文、报告等60余篇，出版著作（含译著）9种。曾应邀到美、法、德、俄、日、韩等十多个国家和地区参加国际学术会议或进行学术访问。现为广西文物保护与考古研究所信息资料研究室主任，广西师范大学兼职教授、硕士研究生导师。

http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/regional-history-after-1500/early-china-social-and-cultural-history?format=PB#bookPeople 'Early China' refers to the period from the beginning of human history in China to the end of the Han Dynasty in AD 220. The roots of modern Chinese society and culture are all to be found in this formative period of Chinese civilization...(展开全部)

'Early China' refers to the period from the beginning of human history in China to the end of the Han Dynasty in AD 220. The roots of modern Chinese society and culture are all to be found in this formative period of Chinese civilization. Li Feng's new critical interpretation draws on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries from the past thirty years. This fl...(展开全部)