A Brief History of Chinese Civilization

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A Brief History of Chinese Civilization is written by Conrad Schirokauer and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0155055682 (ISBN 10) and 9780155055681 (ISBN 13).

This concise book emphasizes Chinese cultural history while also covering political and economic history. It is introductory in both style and content, and the organization is kept as simple as possible. Brief coverage of each major Chinese dynasty or other discrete period is treated in a separate chapter. Coverage includes recent developments in China, up to and including the massacre at Tiananmen Square. Timelines, charts, or key dates appear at the beginning of chapters. Chinese names are printed in Pinyin with Wade-Giles in parentheses.