02289cam a2200277 i 4500 160112s2008 mdua b 001 0ceng 9780742554658 0742554651 9780742554665 074255466X SDU CT1826 H925 2008 The Human Tradition in Modern China / Edited by Kenneth J. Hammond and Kristin Stapleton. Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, 2008 204 p. : ill. The human tradition around the world series HKBU Library This lively and engaging text offers a panorama of modern Chinese history through compelling biographies of the famous and obscure. Spanning five hundred years, they include a Ming dynasty medical pioneer, a Qing dynasty courtesan, a nineteenth-century Hong Kong business leader, a Manchu princess, an arsenal manager, a woman soldier, and a young maid in contemporary Beijing. Through the lives of these diverse people, readers will gain an understanding of the complex questions of modern Chinese history: What did it mean to be Chinese, and how did that change over time? How was learning encouraged and directed in imperial and post-imperial China? Was it possible to challenge entrenched gender roles? What effects did European imperialism have on Chinese lives? How did ordinary Chinese experience the warfare and political upheaval of twentieth-century China? What is the nature of the gap between urban and rural China in the post-Mao years? These richly researched biographies are written in an accessible and appealing style that will engage all readers interested in modern China.-Based on extensive primary research that is deftly woven into an accessible narrative for general readers -Features diverse personalities: rich and poor, women and men, people from all regions of China -Emphasizes gender, economic, cultural, and political history -An ideal supplement for courses on modern Chinese history, modern East Asian history, and world history. ... Publisher description. China China. China. Hammond, Kenneth James, editor. Stapleton, Kristin Eileen, editor. = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 108016 108016 0 0 lcc 0 CT1826 H925 02008 0 CGB 283304 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-09-29 2 0 CT1826 H925 2008 1000371162 2025-09-29 00:00:00 C.1 2025-09-29 GBE