China

A Modern History

Michael Dillon

• Editore: I.B. Tauris
• Anno: 2021
• ISBN:
  9780755601875
• Edizione: 2
• Argomento: History
• Categoria: Chinese History

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.

Indice dei contenuti

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Rise and Fall of the Chinese Empire
• 2 China and the West: The Road to the Opium War
• 3 Taiping, Nian and Muslim Uprisings (1850–84)
• 4 Restoration and Western Colonization (1861–98)
• 5 Boxer Rising and Imperial Decline (1899–1911)
• 6 Struggle for a Republic of China (1911–16)
• 7 May Fourth Movement, Communists and Nationalists (1917–24)
• 8 Northern Expedition and United Front (1923–7)
• 9 Nanjing Decade and Long March (1927–37)
• 10 Japanese Invasion, Second United Front and Civil War (1937–49)
• Interlude: New China, New History?
• 11 Liberation and the People’s Republic of China (1949–54)
• 12 Agriculture, Industry, Marriage Reform and the Intelligentsia (1950–7)
• 13 Great Leap Forward (1958–65)
• 14 Cultural Revolution (1966–80)
• 15 Modernizing and Opening China (1977–89)
• 16 Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia
• 17 Hong Kong and Taiwan
• 18 China after Deng Xiaoping: From Jiang Zemin to Xi Jinping
• Biographical Notes
• Further Reading
• Index
• Copyright