A Comprehensive History of China (Volumes 1-10)

Author: Fan Wenlan
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Fan Wenlan is a contemporary recognized historian and authority in the field of history. In the 1940s of this century, he wrote China's first systematic historical work using Marxist perspectives under the oil lamp in an an—the Comprehensive History of China. On July 20, 1968, Mao Zedong passed a message to Fan Wenlan: China needs a comprehensive history. Until a new approach is developed, continue writing according to your system and perspectives. Before his death, Fan Wenlan completed the first four volumes of The Comprehensive History of China. After his passing, Cai Meibiao bravely took up this unfinished task. This book, written over half a century, truly reflects the historical trajectory of Chinese civilization. It represents the overall level of historical research in China. The arguments in the book are clear yet not biased, and the narration is detailed yet not overly. Although it is a rigorous academic work, it is highly readable and widely recognized as a work for both scholars and laypeople.
The first volume of this book covers the period from the primitive commune to the unification of the centralized feudal state, the Qin Dynasty. It consists of five chapters, respectively narrating the political history, economic development, institutional evolution, and cultural and ideological conditions of the primitive commune era, the Xia and Shang periods, the Western Zhou period, the Eastern Zhou period, and the Warring States period.
The second volume covers the period from the Qin Dynasty to the unification of the Sui Dynasty. It consists of six chapters, respectively narrating the rise and fall of each dynasty, economic, cultural, and interactions and integration among ethnic groups during the Qin Dynasty, Western Han Dynasty, Eastern Han Dynasty, Three Kingdoms period, Western Jin Dynasty, Sixteen Kingdoms period, Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Dynasties, and Northern Dynasties.
The third volume is the first part of the third edition of The Comprehensive History of China, covering the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It consists of three chapters: the first chapter narrates the rise and fall of the Sui Dynasty and its economic and cultural conditions; the second chapter narrates the political and economic of the Tang Dynasty; the third chapter narrates the rise and fall of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period—five dynasties and ten separatist states—and the economic conditions of this period.
The fourth volume is the second part of the third edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this edition, respectively narrating the political, economic, and cultural conditions of the Tubo Kingdom, the Uyghur Kingdom, the Nanzhao Kingdom, and the Dali Kingdom, as well as the cultural of the Tang and Five Dynasties period.
The fifth volume is the first part of the fourth edition of The Comprehensive History of China, covering the Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan periods. It consists of two chapters: the first chapter narrates the establishment and southward migration of the Song Dynasty, i.e., the political and economic of the Northern Song Dynasty; the second chapter narrates the southward migration and decline of the Song Dynasty, i.e., the political and economic of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The sixth volume is the second part of the fourth edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 3, 4, and 5 of this edition: the third chapter narrates the political, economic, and cultural conditions of the Liao Dynasty, including the Western Liao Dynasty; the fourth chapter narrates the rise and fall and economic and cultural conditions of the Western Xia Dynasty; the fifth chapter narrates the political history and economic of the Jin Dynasty.
The seventh volume is the third part of the fourth edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 6 and 7 of this edition: the sixth chapter narrates the political history, economic, and conditions of various ethnic groups under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty; the seventh chapter narrates the cultural of the Song, Jin, and Yuan periods, including Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism, literary arts, academic works, scientific and technological achievements, and cultural exchanges.
The eighth volume is the first part of the fifth edition of The Comprehensive History of China, covering the Ming and Qing feudal period. It consists of two chapters: the first chapter narrates the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and the development of centralized rule, covering the political and economic from the reign of the Ming Taizu to the reign of the Ming Wuzong; the second chapter narrates the development of the commodity economy and the decline of the Ming Dynasty, covering the political and economic from the reign of the Ming Shizong to the reign of the Ming Shenzong.
The ninth volume is the second part of the fifth edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 3 and 4 of this edition: the third chapter comprehensively narrates the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the peasant wars, and the decline of the Ming Dynasty; the fourth chapter narrates the consolidation of Qing rule and the establishment of its territory, i.e., the political from the reign of the Qing Shengzu to the reign of the Qing Shizong.
The tenth volume is the third part of the fifth edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 5, 6, and 7 of this edition: the fifth chapter narrates the political history and conditions of various ethnic groups under the rule of the Qing Gaozong and the Qing Renzong; the sixth chapter narrates the economic; the seventh chapter narrates the cultural from the Ming Hongwu to the Qing Jiaqing period.
Fan Wenlan is a contemporary recognized historian and authority in the field of history. In the 1940s of this century, he wrote China's first systematic historical work using Marxist perspectives under the oil lamp in an an—the Comprehensive History of China. On July 20, 1968, Mao Zedong passed a message to Fan Wenlan: China needs a comprehensive history. Until a new approach is developed, continue writing according to your system and perspectives. Before his death, Fan Wenlan completed the first four volumes of The Comprehensive History of China. After his passing, Cai Meibiao bravely took up this unfinished task. This book, written over half a century, truly reflects the historical trajectory of Chinese civilization. It represents the overall level of historical research in China. The arguments in the book are clear yet not biased, and the narration is detailed yet not overly. Although it is a rigorous academic work, it is highly readable and widely recognized as a work for both scholars and laypeople.
The first volume of this book covers the period from the primitive commune to the unification of the centralized feudal state, the Qin Dynasty. It consists of five chapters, respectively narrating the political history, economic development, institutional evolution, and cultural and ideological conditions of the primitive commune era, the Xia and Shang periods, the Western Zhou period, the Eastern Zhou period, and the Warring States period.
The second volume covers the period from the Qin Dynasty to the unification of the Sui Dynasty. It consists of six chapters, respectively narrating the rise and fall of each dynasty, economic, cultural, and interactions and integration among ethnic groups during the Qin Dynasty, Western Han Dynasty, Eastern Han Dynasty, Three Kingdoms period, Western Jin Dynasty, Sixteen Kingdoms period, Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Dynasties, and Northern Dynasties.
The third volume is the first part of the third edition of The Comprehensive History of China, covering the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It consists of three chapters: the first chapter narrates the rise and fall of the Sui Dynasty and its economic and cultural conditions; the second chapter narrates the political and economic of the Tang Dynasty; the third chapter narrates the rise and fall of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period—five dynasties and ten separatist states—and the economic conditions of this period.
The fourth volume is the second part of the third edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this edition, respectively narrating the political, economic, and cultural conditions of the Tubo Kingdom, the Uyghur Kingdom, the Nanzhao Kingdom, and the Dali Kingdom, as well as the cultural of the Tang and Five Dynasties period.
The fifth volume is the first part of the fourth edition of The Comprehensive History of China, covering the Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan periods. It consists of two chapters: the first chapter narrates the establishment and southward migration of the Song Dynasty, i.e., the political and economic of the Northern Song Dynasty; the second chapter narrates the southward migration and decline of the Song Dynasty, i.e., the political and economic of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The sixth volume is the second part of the fourth edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 3, 4, and 5 of this edition: the third chapter narrates the political, economic, and cultural conditions of the Liao Dynasty, including the Western Liao Dynasty; the fourth chapter narrates the rise and fall and economic and cultural conditions of the Western Xia Dynasty; the fifth chapter narrates the political history and economic of the Jin Dynasty.
The seventh volume is the third part of the fourth edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 6 and 7 of this edition: the sixth chapter narrates the political history, economic, and conditions of various ethnic groups under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty; the seventh chapter narrates the cultural of the Song, Jin, and Yuan periods, including Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism, literary arts, academic works, scientific and technological achievements, and cultural exchanges.
The eighth volume is the first part of the fifth edition of The Comprehensive History of China, covering the Ming and Qing feudal period. It consists of two chapters: the first chapter narrates the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and the development of centralized rule, covering the political and economic from the reign of the Ming Taizu to the reign of the Ming Wuzong; the second chapter narrates the development of the commodity economy and the decline of the Ming Dynasty, covering the political and economic from the reign of the Ming Shizong to the reign of the Ming Shenzong.
The ninth volume is the second part of the fifth edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 3 and 4 of this edition: the third chapter comprehensively narrates the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the peasant wars, and the decline of the Ming Dynasty; the fourth chapter narrates the consolidation of Qing rule and the establishment of its territory, i.e., the political from the reign of the Qing Shengzu to the reign of the Qing Shizong.
The tenth volume is the third part of the fifth edition of The Comprehensive History of China. It consists of chapters 5, 6, and 7 of this edition: the fifth chapter narrates the political history and conditions of various ethnic groups under the rule of the Qing Gaozong and the Qing Renzong; the sixth chapter narrates the economic; the seventh chapter narrates the cultural from the Ming Hongwu to the Qing Jiaqing period.