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Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography Volumes 1-3, Paperback / softback Book

Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography Volumes 1-3 Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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The Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography, the first publication of its kind since 1898, is the work of more than one hundred internationally recognized experts from nearly a dozen countries.

It has been designed to satisfy the growing thirst of students, researchers, professionals, and general readers for knowledge about China.

It makes the entire span of Chinese history manageable by introducing the reader to emperors, politicians, poets, writers, artists, scientists, explorers, and philosophers who have shaped and transformed China over the course of five thousand years.

In 135 entries, ranging from 1,000 to 8,000 words and written by some of the world's leading China scholars, the Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography takes the reader from the important (even if possibly mythological) figures of ancient China to Communist leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.

The in-depth essays provide rich historical context, and create a compelling narrative that weaves abstract concepts and disparate events into a coherent story.

Cross-references between the articles show the connections between times, places, movements, events, and individuals.

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