China
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China

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eBook - ePub

China

About this book

China is poised to become the world's largest economy in the next decade. But its great struggle to modernise has been one of tragedy, conflict, and challenge. From the first attempts to introduce Western ideas into the country two centuries ago, China's long march to global primacy has been above all an epic fight to renew an ancient country and culture. Leading Sinologist Kerry Brown traces this quest for renewal through the major moments of China's modern history. Taking the reader on a journey that includes war, revolution, famine and finally regeneration, he describes concisely and authoritatively where China has come from, and where it is heading as it achieves great power status. This is a story that is no longer just about China, but concerns the rest of the world.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Map
  4. Abbreviations
  5. About the Author
  6. 1 China’s Arduous March to Modernity
  7. 2 China Reconstructs (1949–1958)
  8. 3 The Years of Dissent (1958–1966)
  9. 4 The Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution (1966–1976)
  10. 5 Reform and Opening Up (1976–1989)
  11. 6 Starting Over after Tiananmen (1989–2001)
  12. 7 The Hu Jintao Era (2001–2012)
  13. 8 China’s Dream Realized under Xi Jinping?
  14. Further Reading
  15. Index
  16. End User License Agreement

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