In this complete guide to modern China, Michael Dillon takes students through its social, political and economic changes, from the Qing Empire, through the civil war and the Communist state, to its incarnation as a hybrid capitalist superpower.
Key features of the new edition include:
- A brand new chapter on the Xi Jinping premiership
- Coverage of the recent developments in Hong Kong
- Unique analysis of Tibet and Xinjiang
- Teaching aides including biographies of leading figures, timelines and a glossary
Clearly and compelling written, this textbook is essential for any student of the history or politics of modern China.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Rise and Fall of the Chinese Empire
- Chapter 2: China and the West: The Road to the Opium War
- Chapter 3: Taiping, Nian and Muslim Uprisings (1850–84)
- Chapter 4: Restoration and Western Colonization (1861–98)
- Chapter 5: Boxer Rising and Imperial Decline (1899–1911)
- Chapter 6: Struggle for a Republic of China (1911–16)
- Chapter 7: May Fourth Movement, Communists and Nationalists (1917–24)
- Chapter 8: Northern Expedition and United Front (1923–7)
- Chapter 9: Nanjing Decade and Long March (1927–37)
- Chapter 10: Japanese Invasion, Second United Front and Civil War (1937–49)
- Interlude: New China, New History?
- Chapter 11: Liberation and the People’s Republic of China (1949–54)
- Chapter 12: Agriculture, Industry, Marriage Reform and the Intelligentsia (1950–7)
- Chapter 13: Great Leap Forward (1958–65)
- Chapter 14: Cultural Revolution (1966–80)
- Chapter 15: Modernizing and Opening China (1977–89)
- Chapter 16: Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia
- Chapter 17: Hong Kong and Taiwan
- Chapter 18: China after Deng Xiaoping: From Jiang Zemin to Xi Jinping
- Biographical Notes
- Further Reading
- Index
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