Sources in Chinese History: Diverse Perspectives from 1644 to the Present

by David G. Atwill, Yurong Atwill

The format of Sources in Chinese History assumes the use of outside readings or a textbook, but for the more adventurous it could also be used as a standalone sourcebook. Each chapter begins with a short introductory essay that examines a key event, personage, or theme from the period covered by the chapter. In addition, the authors have selected perspectives that help to orient the student to the issues, trends and challenges of each particular period, and hope that the different viewpoints presented will lead students to rethink the way in which historical events are commonly understood.

Genres: School

432 pages, Paperback

First published March 6, 2009

Reviews

[Leo46 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Anh. Good collection of primary sources altogether but a lot of cringe, unnecessary introductions to each source with clearly western-bourgeois tendencies combined with excerpts/abridgments of texts in order to leave out info to fit this collection's narrative better. In short, it tries to gear and maneuver readers' views on these sources in a very particular way...