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The Wobbling Pivot, China Since 1800 : An Interpretive History
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The Wobbling Pivot, China Since 1800 : An Interpretive History Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Crossley, Pamela Kyle

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  • Title The Wobbling Pivot, China Since 1800 : An Interpretive History
  • Author Crossley, Pamela Kyle
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
  • Date 2010-02-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 14666096-6
  • ISBN 9781405160803 / 1405160802
  • Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.7 in (24.38 x 17.02 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
  • Library of Congress subjects China - History - 19th century, China - History - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009041257
  • Dewey Decimal Code 951

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From the rear cover

This comprehensive but concise narrative of China since the eighteenth century builds its story around the delicate relationship between central government and local communities.

With a nod to Ezra Pound's translation of the Chinese classic Zhongyong - The Unwobbling Pivot, Pamela Kyle Crossley argues that China's modern history has not wholly adhered to the ideal of the 'unwobbling pivot', with China as a harmonious society based on principles of stability. Instead she argues that developments can be explained through China's surprising swings between centralization and decentralization, between local initiative and central authoritarianism. The author's approach is broad enough to provide a full introduction to modern Chinese history. Students new to the subject will be supported with timelines, maps, illustrations, and extensive notes to further readings, while those with a background in Chinese history will find an underlying theme in the narrative addressing long-standing interpretive issues.

As a personal perspective from a leading authority in the field, The Wobbling Pivot provides a stimulating and original interpretation of the course of modern Chinese history.

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2010, Page 55

About the author

Pamela Kyle Crossley is Professor of Inner Asian, East Asian Intellectual and Chinese History at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. Her publications include The Manchus (Blackwell, 1997); A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Ideology (1999); and What is Global History? (2008). She is a past Guggenheim Fellow and was awarded the Levenson Prize from the Association for Asian Studies in 2001.

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