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Ancient China (DK Eyewitness Books) |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Исторические науки » Всемирная история, древний мир |
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Автор: Arthur Cotterell
Издательство: DK CHILDREN
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 0756613825
Количество страниц: 72
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the history of the great Chinese empire and the customs and traditions of its people. Stunning real-life photographs and lifelike models offer a unique eyewitness view of life in imperial China, from its earliest beginnings in the Bronze Age to its final days in the early years of the 20th century. See the stunning bronze work of the ancient Chinese, an early irrigation machine, a set of antique acupuncture needles, the beautiful implements used for Chinese calligraphy. Learn why the First Emperor created the terra-cotta army, what kinds of goods were carried along the Silk Route, who invented paper, how a Chinese house was constructed, why tombs were filled with pottery figures, and what a civil servant's job entailed. Discover why emperors were known as Sons of Heaven, what kinds of weapons were used in early battles, why families worshipped their ancestors, how fishermen used bivas to catch fish, and much, much more.
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Changing Clothes in China: Fashion, History, Nation |
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Категория: Домоводство, досуг » Одежда, мода, украшения |
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Автор: Antonia Finnane
Издательство: Columbia University Press
Год издания: 2007
Количество страниц: 380
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Всеобъемлющая, прекрасно иллюстрированная история китайской моды и влияния на нее гендерных, социальных и этнических факторов. Для широкого круга читателей. |
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The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention |
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Категория: Всемирная история, древний мир, Историография, Искусствоведение, культурология |
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Автор: Robert K. G. Temple
Издательство: New Mexico Press
Год издания: 1998
isbn: 1853752924
Количество страниц: 254
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Undisputed masters of invention and discovery for 3,000 years, the ancient Chinese were the first to discover the solar wind and the circulation of the blood and even to isolate sex hormones. From the suspension bridge and the seismograph to deep drilling for natural gas, the iron plough, and the parachute, ancient China’s contributions in the fields of engineering, medicine, technology, mathematics, science, transportation, warfare, and music helped inspire the European agricultural and industrial revolutions. Since its original publication, The Genius of China has won five literary awards in America and been translated into 43 languages. Its Chinese edition, The Spirit of Chinese Invention, was approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education for use in connection with the national secondary curriculum in China. Based on the immense, authoritative scholarship of the late Joseph Needham, the world’s foremost scholar of Chinese science, and including a foreword by him, this revised full-color illustrated edition brings to life the spirit and excitement of the unparalleled achievements of ancient China. |
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China, 2nd Edition (Modern World Nations) |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Науки о Земле » География, путешествия, путеводители |
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Автор: Gary T. Whiteford, Christopher L. Salter
Издательство: Chelsea House Publications
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 2010-03-30
Количество страниц: 134
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Describes the history, geography, government, economy, people and culture of China. Home to the world's oldest continuous civilization and largest population, China has been a communist country since the end of World War II. But since the late 1970s, the country has experienced profound social, economic, and political change. Its rapidly developing market economy stands as the second largest in the world after the United States, and hundreds of millions of its citizens have been lifted out of poverty. This rapid growth has resulted in an emerging middle class whose spending power has redefined the Chinese market. After 30 years of economic liberalization, what were once luxuries—dining out with friends, vacations, and multiple cars—are now seen as rights by the younger Chinese, some of whom are calling for increased freedoms from the communist government. In this new edition of China, learn how the economic changes have started to inspire change in other areas of Chinese life and culture. This revised edition covers recent events, such as the Beijing Olympics, the May 2008 earthquake that killed an estimated 80,000 citizens, and the first spacewalk by a Chinese astronaut. |
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