{"product_id":"9781611720341","title":"Barbarians and the Birth of Chinese Identity: The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Yuan Dynasty (907A-1368)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A great way to learn about China's vast history!\"— \u003cb\u003eAmy Tan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcels at clarifying the often-confusing transitional periods between dynasties… An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistory.”— \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The lucid, economical text makes one eager for the successive volumes.\"— \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The combination of silhouettes—often threatening, martial ones—with open-faced, expressively individualized figures of many social classes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eadds dramatic tension while neatly balancing the big-picture narrative. There's a lot to absorbeven in this abbreviatedform, but the visual approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elightens the load considerably.\"—\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Simple and effective…This direct, appealing introduction to the foundations of one of the world’s oldest civilizations is recommended for teens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand adults.”— \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent history that clearly explains the great (and ordinary) people who have made China what it is and the conflicts and debates that have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshaped Chinese history. There is nothing else like it in English or Chinese.\"— \u003cb\u003eAlan Baumler, Professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No more burying yourself in text-heavy history books to learn about China, this comic-style book manages to be rich in information and bring Chinese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistory to readers in a more clear, fun, and accessible way than it’s ever been done before. 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