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One of the great single-volume descriptions of China,
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This review is from: The Chinese: Their History and Culture (Hardcover)
Latourette's 1964 edition (his 3rd revision and published just 4 years before his death) is one of the great single volume histories of China and its civilization. For 30 years, Latourette taught history at Yale (1921 to 1953) and he was also an expert on Christianity. His book is filled with judgements which more modern authors have tended to shy away from. I found his considered judgments to be both plausible and correct.
His bibleography at the end of each chapter (while out-of-date) is wonderful in its description of the various ancient Chinese works that cover the time period in question. In at least one area his description of Manchu control over Tibet is in error (modern scholars argue that Manchu control was very limited). Also, the book lacks any illustrations or historical maps. Despite these faults, this book is the best text I've found on "Imperial China".
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