| The Making of Modern China: The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912) Contributor(s): Liu, Jing (Author) |
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ISBN: 1611720397 ISBN-13: 9781611720396 Publisher: Stone Bridge Press OUR PRICE: $12.71 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - General - History | Asia - China - Political Science | World - Asian |
| Dewey: 951.026 |
| Series: Understanding China Through Comics |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Does what it sets out to do and serves as a Chinese history text teenagers might actually read. --Asian Review of Books on Division to Unification in Imperial China The fourth volume in the Understanding China Through Comics series covers the stunningly productive Ming dynasty and its fall to the Manchus under the Qing, the last Chinese dynasty. The book also addresses Wang Yangming's School of Mind and the painful process of modernization and conflict with the West and Japan, including the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion. Includes timeline. Jing Liu is a Beijing- and Davis, CA-based designer and entrepreneur who uses his artistry to tell the story of China. |