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This short history of China includes a new preface, additional illustrations and a more reader-friendly format.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Maps and Chronological Tables
- Preface to the Turn of the Century Edition
- Original Preface to the 1988 Edition
- 1. Xi'an and the Loess Land
- 2. The Second Sage and the First Emperor
- 3. Soil, Wind, and Water
- 4. Behind the Terracotta Army
- 5. The First Empire: Establishing the Standard
- 6. Literati Turned Warlords
- 7. Prolonged Disunity
- 8. When Historical Components Sprawled Far and Wide
- 9. On the Road to Reunification
- 10. The Second Empire: A Breakthrough That Failed to Materialize
- 11. The Northern Song: A Daring Experiment
- 12. West Lake and the Southern Song
- 13. The Mongolian Interlude
- 14. The Ming: An Introverted and Noncompetitive State
- 15. The Late Ming
- 16. The Role of the Manchus
- 17. 1800: A Point for Reflection
- 18. From the Opium War to the Self-Strengthening Movement
- 19. The âHundred Days,â the Republic, and May Fourth
- 20. Contemporary China and Its Place in the World
- 21. Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao
- Observations at the Closing of the Century
- A Brief Note on Bibliography
- Index