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The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford Illustrated History SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (374 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191506703
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern ChinaDDC classification:
  • 951.03
LOC classification:
  • DS754 .O946 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS -- A GUIDE TO PRONOUNCING ROMANIZED CHINESE (WADE-GILES AND PINYIN) -- Introduction -- From Late Ming to High Qing, 1550-1792 -- New Domestic and Global Challenges, 1792-1860 -- Restoration and Reform, 1860-1900 -- Felling a Dynasty, Founding a Republic -- The Rise of Nationalism and Revolutionary Parties, 1919-1937 -- The War Years, 1937-1949 -- The Early Years of the People's Republic, 1950-1964 -- The Cultural Revolution Era, 1964-1976 -- Reform and Rebuilding, 1976-1988 -- Tiananmen and its Aftermath, 1989-1999 -- China Rising, 2000-2010 -- The Presence of the Past-A Coda -- TIMELINE OF MODERN CHINESE POLITICAL HISTORY -- FURTHER READING -- PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INDEX.
Summary: This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising superpower on the verge of what promises to be the 'Chinese century'.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS -- A GUIDE TO PRONOUNCING ROMANIZED CHINESE (WADE-GILES AND PINYIN) -- Introduction -- From Late Ming to High Qing, 1550-1792 -- New Domestic and Global Challenges, 1792-1860 -- Restoration and Reform, 1860-1900 -- Felling a Dynasty, Founding a Republic -- The Rise of Nationalism and Revolutionary Parties, 1919-1937 -- The War Years, 1937-1949 -- The Early Years of the People's Republic, 1950-1964 -- The Cultural Revolution Era, 1964-1976 -- Reform and Rebuilding, 1976-1988 -- Tiananmen and its Aftermath, 1989-1999 -- China Rising, 2000-2010 -- The Presence of the Past-A Coda -- TIMELINE OF MODERN CHINESE POLITICAL HISTORY -- FURTHER READING -- PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INDEX.

This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising superpower on the verge of what promises to be the 'Chinese century'.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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