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- This book explores the cultural and social roots of violence in China by studying the history of recurrent, massive carnage in one county, Macheng, between the expulsion of the Mongols in the 14th century and the Japanese invasion of 1938.
- About the Author: William T. Rowe is John and Diane Cooke Professor of Chinese History at Johns Hopkins University.
- 456 Pages
- History, Asia
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About the Book
This book explores the cultural and social roots of violence in China by studying the history of recurrent, massive carnage in one county, Macheng, between the expulsion of the Mongols in the 14th century and the Japanese invasion of 1938.Book Synopsis
This book explores the cultural and social roots of violence in China by studying the history of recurrent, massive carnage in one county, Macheng, between the expulsion of the Mongols in the 14th century and the Japanese invasion of 1938.From the Back Cover
"This is a powerful book, deeply researched, with many moving and informative case studies of individuals. It also bravely spans the entire period of Macheng history from the collapse of the Yuan dynasty in the fourteenth century to the coming of the Japanese in 1938. Rowe's findings are chilling and convincing, and will be sure to spark serious debate over this difficult facet of Chinese history."--Jonathan Spence, Yale UniversityReview Quotes
"This is a powerful book, deeply researched, with many moving and informative case studies of individuals. It also bravely spans the entire period of Macheng history from the collapse of the Yuan dynasty in the fourteenth century to the coming of the Japanese in 1938. Rowe's findings are chilling and convincing, and will be sure to spark serious debate over this difficult facet of Chinese history."--Jonathan Spence "Yale University"
"William Rowe has been writing big, important, influential books on Chinese history for over twenty years, and with Crimson Rain he has made another seminal contribution to the field. Rowe's characteristic technique grounds a major conceptual argument within a meticulously researched and richly textured historical narrative. His conclusions are always original and frequently provocative enough to invite challenge. They invariably influence the way we think about late imperial China."--Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
"William T. Rowe has established himself as one of the most creative and innovative historians of China currently working in the field." --American Historical Review
"This engagingly written and thoughtful work is a significant contribution to Chinese social history."--CHOICE
About the Author
William T. Rowe is John and Diane Cooke Professor of Chinese History at Johns Hopkins University. He is author of three previous books, all published by Stanford University Press: Saving the World: Chen Hongmou and Elite Consciousness in Eighteenth-Century China (2001), Hankow: Commerce and Society in a Chinese City, 1796-1889 (1984), and Hankow: Conflict and Community in a Chinese City, 1796-1895 (1989).Dimensions (Overall): 9.24 Inches (H) x 6.28 Inches (W) x 1.33 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.62 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 456
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Asia
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Theme: China
Format: Hardcover
Author: William T Rowe
Language: English
Street Date: October 31, 2006
TCIN: 91815882
UPC: 9780804754965
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-1865
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1.62 pounds
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