| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Great courses. History, Civilization & Culture |
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Great courses (DVD). Civilization & culture.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Opium, Trade, and War in Imperial China Episode 2 The First Emperor's Terra-Cotta Warriors Episode 3 China's Early Golden Age Episode 4 Amazing Ban Clan Episode 5 China's Buddhist Monks and Daoist Recluses Episode 6 Cosmopolitan Chang'an Episode 7 China's Grand Canal Episode 8 Triumph and Tragedy in Tang Poetry Episode 9 Life and Times of Song Dynasty Literati Episode 10 A Day's Journey along the Qingming Scroll Episode 11 Peasant Life on the Yellow River Episode 12 Rice, Silk, and Tea Episode 13 Genghis Khan and the Rise of the Mongols Episode 14 The Mongols and Marco Polo in Xanadu Episode 15 Admiral Zheng He's Treasure Fleet Episode 16 China's Bound Feet, Brides, and Widows Episode 17 Ming Dynasty Trade and Spanish Silver Episode 18 The Great Wall and Military Life in China Episode 19 Qing Dynasty Episode 20 Emperor Qianlong Hosts a British Ambassador Episode 21 The Taiping Rebellion and Its Cult Leader Episode 22 China's Treaty Ports Episode 23 Experiencing China's Civil Service Exams Episode 24 China's Last Dynasty. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Andrew R. Wilson, U.S. Naval War College. |
| Summary |
A knowledge of China's majestic empire is essential for any understanding of its present. Discover what daily life was like for government bureaucrats, scholars, women of the court, soldiers, merchants, craftspeople, emperors, concubines, poets, farmers, and many others - all set against the backdrop of the richness, the diversity, the genius, and the splendor of imperial China. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
China -- History.
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China -- Civilization.
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China -- Social conditions.
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Mongols -- History.
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Asia, Central -- History.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, Andrew R., 1967- teacher.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12276900 |
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