The Open Empire: A History of China to 1800 by Valerie Hansen

The Open Empire: A History of China to 1800

Valerie Hansen

496 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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The Open Empire takes an integrative, thematic approach to early Chinese history, using the concept of the "open empire" to highlight the dynamic, porous nature of China's past. Hansen builds her chronological narrative on a rich variety of archeo...

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