Transforming China: Historical Changes and the Limitations of European Experience

Author: (USA) Wang Guobin
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: As a creative and challenging exploratory work, this book draws extensively from and selects the latest achievements in both Chinese and Western historiography. It examines economic changes, state formation, and social struggles from three perspectives, comparing the long-term histories of China and Western Europe to refute various long-standing Western-centric research frameworks. It also reveals the overall trends and distinctive characteristics of Chinese and Western social, economic, and political histories. Wang Guobin, a new-generation Chinese-American sinologist born in the United States, holds a master's degree in Western European history and a Ph.D. in Chinese history from Harvard University. He is currently a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine.