When published in 1982, this translation of Professor Jacques Gernet's masterly survey of the history and culture of China was immediately welcomed by critics and readers. This revised and updated edition includes a detailed chronology that has been updated through 1993, a new bibliography, and an expanded index that includes Chinese characters.
Jacques Gernet Books
Jacques Gernet was a leading French sinologist of the latter half of the 20th century. His extensive work, which summarizes Chinese history and civilization, offers profound insights into the development of East Asian culture. Gernet focused on the complex interplay of social and intellectual currents that shaped China. His scholarship is distinguished by its detailed examination and commitment to understanding long-term historical processes.
Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion 1250-1276
- 254 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276
Drevna Kina
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Dva su tisućljeća čudesnog razvoja drevne Kine, od neolitskih vremena do utemeljenja golemoga, centraliziranog Carstva 221. godine prije Krista. Nebrojena su blaga koja nam je podarila ova drevna i veličanstvena kultura: tisak i barut samo su neka od njih... Naravno, tu se nalazi i bezvremena i često zagonetna filozofija, baš kao i stoljećima njegovana umjetnost... Ova knjižica donosi etape tog razvoja, od prapovijesnog do drevnoga doba, od razdoblja Hegemona do stvaranja Vojnih država, od pojave konfucijanizma do utemeljenja Carstva. Uz demografske, političke i gospodarske promjene, u njoj se priča i o postupnom, ali iznimno važnom uređenju obradivih površina, smišljanju novih tehnika u poljodjelstvu, graditeljstvu, umjetnosti i umijeću ratovanja, baš kao i o duhovnom i misaonom razvoju kineskog čovjeka.