| Crimson Rain: Seven Centuries of Violence in a Chinese County Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Rowe, William T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804754969 ISBN-13: 9780804754965 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2006 Annotation: " 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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Social Science | Violence In Society - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 951.212 |
| LCCN: 2006002605 |
| Physical Information: 1.33" H x 6.28" W x 9.24" (1.62 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
