Offering an assessment of issues affecting China today, this text provides an overview of China's geography and cultural history. Topics covered include politics and economy, demographic trends, environmental problems, family patterns, the role of women, and religion and cultural expression.
Tells of a fleet of Chinese treasure ships and seven epic voyages between 1405 and 1433
This new edition of a well-known history of ancient Greece presents a modern interpretation of Greek ideas, culture, and history. Although the book's primary focus is on the political and military history of the Greek states, the prehistoric period and the intellectual, social, and economic backgrounds are also covered. N.G.L. Hammond's work thoroughly documents its ancent sources, and directs …
This pocket biography examines the life of the 13th-century emperor, Genghis Khan, infamous for his bloodthirsty, ruthless campaigns, but also one of the great commanders of history.