The lives of emperors, the great battles, this or the other famous
deed, matter less to us than the discovery of the great forces that
underlie these features and govern the human element. Only when we
have knowledge of those forces and counter-forces can we realize
the significance of the great personalities who have emerged in
China... -from the Introduction A radical new look at the history
of the nation that may well shape the course of the 21st century,
this significant exploration of China's past breaks with scholarly
traditions to approach its subject with a fresh eye, one that
relies less on romanticized mythologies of godlike emperors and
more on modern archaeological discoveries and new, fluid theories
of ethnography and anthropology. First published in 1950, A History
of China is still one of the best sources for understanding the
culture and peoples who today are increasingly influencing global
society. WOLFRAM EBERHARD (1909-1989) was born in Germany traveled
extensively in Asia; from 1948 to 1976, he was a professor of
sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. Among his
many works examining Chinese folklore, fiction, culture, and
history are A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols and China's Minorities:
Yesterday and Today.
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