The Civilization of China
by Herbert A. Giles
Publisher: H. Holt and Company 1911
ISBN/ASIN: 8132029321
ISBN-13: 9788132029328
Number of pages: 264
Description:
The aim of this work is to suggest a rough outline of Chinese civilization from the earliest times down to the present period of rapid and startling transition. It has been written, primarily, for readers who know little or nothing of China, in the hope that it may succeed in alluring them to a wider and more methodical survey.
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