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This
part is the core of the asian-center. For some
knowledge of one country's history is needed to understand it as it stands
today!
It
is divided in 3 parts:
- summaries
of existing works
- essais on one period or aspect of China history
- links
and bibliografic resources
About Summaries: Throughout my studies, or
because of personal interests, I've come to read books that may not be
accessible to many people, because they don't live near a university
library, or they can't afford them if they are still sold (every single
book of “The Cambridge History of China” for instance, is $100 or
more....), or because they are interested but can't go through 1000s of
pages for various reasons. Since I am writing summaries for myself, I
thought that maybe they could come in handy for some people.
They are of course also designed to help students who
need clues about some points of China's
history, or for those who are studying Chinese history itself and who need
summaries to prepare their exams.
However, for the latter: SUMMARIES ARE NOT ENOUGH!
Believe me, I've been there before, and tried to prepare
some exams for which reading of some books was required, with summaries of
those books only, it just doesn't work, no matter how good the summaries
are....
Disclaimer:
About the Sources: The summaries are in no way
reproduction of part or all of an already existing work. They are the
summing-up of the main points raised by an author, put in the author of the
summary's own words and order. Work on which the summaries are based is
always mentioned at the beginning of each page. If for some reason,
quotations are made of an already existing work in the summaries, they
would be put into brackets and referred to as such. No copyright law
infringement intended.
About the use of the material of this
section: All
the material in this section is property of Sandrine Pfeuti,
Geneva, Switzerland, unless otherwise notified,
and can be accessed for free. Also free is the use of part or all of the
material for personal, non-commercial use. Hardcopy of part or all of the
material is allowed, but limited to one per person; for any other
reproduction as hardcopy or electronically, or for any other question,
please email me
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