Chinese Intermittent History Series (Complete Set)

Author: Li Zhiting, Wang Zhongluo, Lin Jianming, et al.
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features:
Ancient History of China: A significant life's work of the renowned ancient history expert, Professor Wang Yuzhe, who has dedicated his career to the study of ancient Chinese history. Starting from the prologue of the Chinese history—Peking Man, it extends to the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, elaborating in detail the evolution and development of ancient Chinese history from prehistoric civilization through primitive society to slave society and finally to feudal society. It offers particularly insightful perspectives on issues such as the origins, territorial distribution, genealogies, patriarchal systems, inheritance systems, forms of governance, socio-economy, and social nature of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties.
History of the Shang Dynasty: The first independent, comprehensive, and systematic monograph on the Shang Dynasty in the field of historical studies. It fully reflects the research achievements of the distinguished oracle bone scholar and paleographist, Mr. Hu Houxuan. It provides systematic, detailed, and in-depth interpretations and elaborations on the social, political, economic, and cultural life of the Shang Dynasty, an ancient period of Chinese history. In 1995, Mr. Hu passed away, and his son, Mr. Hu Zhenyu, inherited his father's legacy. After years of effort, he finally completed this unfinished work of his father.
History of the Western Zhou Dynasty: An authoritative work in the field of Western Zhou Dynasty studies, completed over nearly two decades by the renowned historian, Professor Yang Kuan, after half a century of research. It systematically discusses the approximately 280 years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, from the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty by King Wu of Zhou in the late 11th century BC to the overthrow of King You of Zhou in 771 BC and the relocation of King Ping to Luoyi. It provides meticulous research and profound discussions on the well-field system, social structure, military system, as well as the political and cultural institutions of the Western Zhou, comprehensively and systematically explaining the process of development and decline of the slave society in the Western Zhou era.
History of the Spring and Autumn Period: The first systematic and comprehensive monograph on the Spring and Autumn Period since the founding of New China. It comprehensively and systematically elaborates on the political, military, economic, intellectual, cultural customs, social strata, and their developments and changes during the 317 years of the Spring and Autumn Period. It profoundly explains the historical trajectory of China's transition from a slave society to a feudal society and the profound influence of the Spring and Autumn Period on the development of Chinese history over the past two thousand years.
History of the Warring States Period: An important achievement of the renowned historian, Professor Yang Kuan, after five decades of research. It focuses on the major changes and developments in politics, economy, military, and culture during the Warring States Period as it transitioned from fragmentation to unification. It vividly recreates the historical and social conditions of the Warring States Period, characterized by dramatic transformations, the flourishing of diverse schools of thought, and the emergence of outstanding talents, making it a seminal work in the study of the Warring States Period.