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Language
English
ISBN
9781471839191
Cover
Title Page
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Contents
Dedication
Chapter 1 China 1839–60
1 The nature of Manchu rule
2 The Opium Wars
3 Rebellions and the Qing response to them
Chapter 2 The opening of China to foreigners 1860–1901
1 Missionaries in China
2 The self-strengthening movement
3 The Sino-Japanese War 1894–5
4 The Boxer Uprising 1898–1900
Chapter 3 Defeat and revolution 1901–25
1 The downfall of the Manchu dynasty 1901–11
2 Key debate
3 The rule of Yuan Shikai 1912–16
4 Warlord China
5 The 4 May Movement 1919–27
6 The Nationalists (GMD) under Sun Yatsen 1912–25
7 The Chinese Communist Prty (CCP)
Chapter 4 Nationalists and Communists 1924–45
1 The GMD–CCP United Front 1924–7
2 The Communists under Mao Zedong
3 The Guomindang under Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kaishek)
Chapter 5 The Japanese threat and Communist takeover 1931–49
1 The Japanese occupation of China 1931–7
2 The Sino-Japanese War 1937–41
3 The Sino-Japanese War 1941–5
4 The Communist takeover 1945–9
Chapter 6 China and the wider world 1949–76
1 The PRC’s international position and regional issues
2 The PRC’s relations with the USA
3 The PRC’s relations with the Soviet Union
4 The impact of the Cultural Revolution on external affairs
Chapter 7 Government, economy and society under Mao after 1949
1 Government of China under Mao after 1949
2 Key debate
3 The economy: industry
4 The economy: agriculture
5 Social change under Mao
Chapter 8 The Cultural Revolution 1966–76
1 Origins: the power struggle 1962–6
2 The course of the Cultural Revolution
3 The Red Guards
4 The PLA and the last stage of the Cultural Revolution
5 The effects of the Cultural Revolution
6 Key debate
Chapter 9 Deng Xiaoping
1 The power struggle after Mao’s death
2 Economic reform: Deng’s Four Modernisations
3 Political repression and the pro-democracy movement 1979–89
Chapter 10 China and the wider world 1978–97
1 China as a regional power in Asia
2 Reconciliation with old enemies
3 The PRC and Hong Kong
4 China’s membership of international organisations
Chapter 11 Concluding survey
1 The government and rulers of China 1839–1997
2 The economy and the growth of industry 1839–1997
3 Society in China 1839–1997
4 China and the wider world 1839–1997
5 Ideologies and individuals behind economic growth 1860–1997
Study guide
Glossary of Chinese names
Glossary of terms
Further reading
Index
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