Isbn: 9780713990607 - the tyranny of history: the roots of china's crisis (17 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Includes dust jacket. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean, text and pictures are intact and unmarred.

Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Zustand: near fine. near fine. First. 255pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Allen Lane, (1992). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

First Edition. A bright copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiii, 255 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : map ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; Tyrannies of History -- Histories of Tyranny -- Emperors and Bureaucrats -- Population, Economies and Growth Without Development -- Walls -- Family Circles -- Law -- The Party's Over -- Confucian, Bourgeois and Democratic Confusions -- Gods, Ghosts and Germeron -- A Living Culture? -- Ways Out? Subjects; 15.75 history of Asia. Kultur. Autoritarisme. Authoritarianism China History. China History. China Civilization. China Civilization History. China Social life and customs. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: Good. Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.

Map, xiii + 255pp, index, very good copy in dustjacket. "Over a quarter of the human race lives within the borders of China, the empire that has outlasted all its rivals from the Roman to the British. But, claims the author of this sweeping and provocative study, the Chinese empire is in terminal crisis, a crisis that goes much deeper than the decline of the current regime and threatens the survival both of China as a unified state and of the high tradition and culture that span more than three thousand years." Publisher's description.…

1st. Ed. 8vo. xiii + 255pp. Maps. Original boards with d/w, grey pictorial spine with white label and black text. ISBN 0713990600 US$12.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 272 pages. Ex-library copy. Over a quarter of the human race lives within the borders of China, the empir e that has outlasted all its rivals from the Roman to the British. But, claims t he author of this sweeping and provocative study, the Chinese empire is in termi nal crisis, a crisis that goes much deeper than the decline of the current regim e and threatens the survival both of China as a unified state and of the high tr adition and culture that span more than three thousand years.According to Pr ofessor Jenner, China has been both held together and held back by the tyranny o f its history, by a culture and an education system that have always looked back , have rooted authority in the past and have inhibited creative thinking. Althou gh in this century the orthodoxy has borrowed the language of Marxism, 'revoluti onary' history has contrived to celebrate the authoritarian values of the imperi al bureaucracy and the single orthodox tradition of pre-revolutionary China. The tyranny of China's past is not simply a matter of history and politics, however , but derives equally from the Chinese writing system, which is inherently autho ritarian, and the Chinese family, which inhibits both individuality and a sense of citizenship and provides the building blocks of the autocratic state. The ver y successes of pre-modern China's productive technology have left the present wi th an ecological nightmare that recent economic growth has only exacerbated. This remarkable book, by a very experienced observer of Chinese history and cult ure, greatly deepens our understanding of recent events and the challenge of the future. Democracy, though appealing as a slogan to some Chinese, will not easil y find a place in the China that W.J.F. Jenner portrays. Yet he also sees hope a.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket in protective cover. xiii, 255pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.