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A Brief History of Ancient China adapts a traditional Chinese historical format to present a multi-faceted account of the first two millennia of Chinas earliest history: from the time of the legendary rulers Yao and Shun (c. 2000 BCE) down to the ...

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To Western eyes, China is one of the most mysterious and intriguing of all civilizations. The legacy of its long dynastic rule, extending back more than 3,000 years, includes fascinating contributions to philosophy, religion, art, science, and myt...

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Accessible, up-to-date scholarship and breathtaking illustrations reveal the rich history of one of the world's greatest civilizations--from its prehistoric times up to the present day. 200 color photos. 20 drawings & charts.

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In recent years, three ancient manuscripts relating to the Yi jing (I Ching), or Classic of Changes, have been discovered. The earliest-the Shanghai Museum Zhou Yi-dates to about 300 B.C.E. and shows evidence of the text's original circulatio...

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This text examines the influence of Eugene O'Neill's Catholic sensibility upon his moral imagination. Despite O'Neill's admiration for Friedrich Nietzsche and August Strindberg, it uncovers evidence that O'Neill retained the impress of his Irish C...

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This latest book from veteran ONeillian Edward L. Shaughnessy examines the influence of the Irish playwrights Catholic heritage on his moral imagination. Critics, due to O'Neill's early renunciation of faith at age 15, have mostly overlo...

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Shaughnessy's Eugene O'Neill in Ireland: The Critical Response is both more and less than a detailed study of how O'Neill's plays have fared in his ancestral homeland. Part theater history and part influence study, part product...

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The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as t...

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The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as the mi...

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Examines the original composition of China's oldest books, the Classic of Changes, the Venerated Documents, and the Classic of Poetry, and attempts to restore their original meanings.<P>Edward L. Shaughnessy examines the original composition...

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A Brief History of Ancient China adapts a traditional Chinese historical format to present a multi-faceted account of the first two millennia of Chinas earliest history: from the time of the legendary rulers Yao and Shun (c. 2000 BCE) down to the ...

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Considers what unearthed documents reveal about the creation and transmission of knowledge in ancient China.

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Considers what unearthed documents reveal about the creation and transmission of knowledge in ancient China.

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