The Wobbling Pivot, China Since 1800: An Interpretive History

by Pamela Kyle Crossley

Book Overview

This comprehensive but concise narrative of China since the eighteenth century builds its story around the delicate relationship between central government and local communities. Rejects the traditional view of China as a wholly harmonious society based on principles of stability - the Unwobbling Pivot of Ezra Pound's translation of the Chinese classic Zhongyong Provides an original interpretation, arguing that developments can be explained through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405160802
• ISBN13: 9781405160803
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"