num_pages: 312
description: Grousset setsout to delineate 3,000 years of Chinese culture with an unusually broad perspective and a sure eye for detail. This masterly analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese people, as revealed in their history, deserves to rank among the significant contributions to international understanding. Here is a well-balanced outline history of China that emphasizes the cultural achievements and delivers a sweep of the main developments of the society. The rich texture of this narrative is alsothe result of the author's subtle interweaving of cultural, political, and economic strands, explaining the influences of these factors on the arts and crafts of their times. Comparisons are drawn between Chinese culture and that of its contemporaries around the world. rMDNM_For example: Grousset likens the development of Chinese society with that of the North Americans in their conquest of immense stretches of virgin territory by a laboring people who found only semi-nomadic populations in
language: English
title: The Rise and Splendour of the Chinese Empire
titlecomplete: The Rise and Splendour of the Chinese Empire
genres: World History, History, Nonfiction, China
ratings_count: 23
places: China
publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc