On 2010-02-11 Mbox, FL wrote: I have a BA in History, but am by no means a professional historian. I used this book as a high level introduction to the major topics in Chinese history, and a ´next step´ guide for finding additional reading. It is a fantastic addition to anyone´s library.. And summed up by saying A great starting place. Currently Chinese History: A Manual, Revised and Enlarged has an overall rating of 10 over 10.
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Harvard University Asia Center claimed Since the publication of the first edition in 1998, Chinese History: A Manual has become an indispensible guide to researching the history of China. Updated through the end of 1999, the second edition discusses some 4,200 primary, secondary, and reference works, an increase of 1,300 titles over the first edition. The temporal coverage has been expanded to include the Republican period; sections on nonverbal salutations, weights and measures, money, and furniture have been added; the chapters on language, etymology, people, geography, chronology, warfare, leishu, food, and the Chinese world order have been thoroughly revised; and the subject index has been enlarged to include 1,500 technical terms.
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