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The Evolution of Chinese Politics: A Historical and Cultural Analysis
A neutral overview of how political life in China developed, from early kingdoms and imperial dynasties to the end of monarchy and the twentieth-century republics.
History and the World
Society and History
Language, schooling, law, politics and invention.
A Study of Chinese Language and Linguistics: History, Philosophy, and Practice
An introduction to the Chinese language: its dialect groups, Mandarin, tones, writing systems and how the language has changed from ancient times to today.
The Evolution of Chinese Business Practices: A Historical and Cultural Analysis
A general look at Chinese markets, merchant guilds and trading customs through history, from early city markets to the commercial networks of the Ming and Qing eras.
The Evolution of Chinese Education: A Historical and Cultural Analysis
How Chinese education developed, from classical learning and the imperial civil service examinations to the new schools and mass schooling of the modern era.
The Evolution of Chinese Law: A Historical and Cultural Analysis
A descriptive overview of Chinese legal tradition: early codes, the Confucian and Legalist influences, imperial dynastic codes, and the legal reforms of the modern era.
The Evolution of Chinese Technology: A Historical and Cultural Analysis
A look at well-known historical inventions from China, including papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the compass, with cautious dating and cultural context.
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