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Demystifying China : new understandings of Chinese history /

For westerners, China's history is often reduced to a choice between timeless Confucian ideals or incomprehensible barbarisms such as footbinding or mass slaughter. This engaging and deeply knowledgeable book vigorously counters such oversimplifications. In concise and accessible style, China e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Standen, Naomi, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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