Oxford AQA History: A Level and AS Component 2: The Transformation of China 1936-1997
Retaining well-loved features from the previous editions,The Transformation of China 1936-1997 has been approved by AQA and matched to the new 2015 specification.This textbook explores in-depth the reasons for and the maintenance of communist rule in China, and the transformation of China into a modern state. It focuses on key ideas such as Maoism, mass mobilisation, economic control and ideological change, and covers events and developments with precision. Students
can further develop vital skills such as historical interpretations and source analyses via specially selected sources and extracts. Practice questions and study tips provide additional support to help familiarise students with the new exam style questions, and help them achieve their best in the
exam.
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction to features
- AQA History specification overview
- Introduction to the Oxford AQA History series
- Timeline
- Introduction to this book
- Part One The emergence of the People’s Republic of China, 1936–1962
- 1 The origins of the Civil War, 1936–1946
- 1 The condition of China in 1936
- 2 The Chinese Communist Party
- 3 The Sino–Japanese War, 1937–1945
- 4 From war to Civil War in China, 1945–1946
- 2 Communist victory and the consolidation of Mao’s rule, 1946–1952
- 5 Communist victory in the Civil War,1946–1949
- 6 The People’s Republic of China
- 7 The consolidation of power, 1949–1952
- 8 The international position of the People’s Republic of China
- 3 The transition to socialism,1952–1962
- 9 The political development of the PRC
- 10 The economic development of the PRC,1952–1962
- 11 Social developments, 1952–1962
- 12 Foreign affairs, 1952–1962
- 1 The origins of the Civil War, 1936–1946
- Part Two The People’s Republic of China: Economic growthand the transformation of the state, 1962–1997
- 4 Reform and control, 1962–1966
- 13 Leadership in the PRC
- 14 Economic developments, 1962–1966
- 15 Social change in China
- 16 International relations, 1962–1966
- 5 The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976
- 17 The origins of the Cultural Revolution
- 18 The development of the Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976
- 19 The impact of the Cultural Revolution,1966–1976
- 20 Foreign affairs, 1966–1976
- 6 The PRC under Deng Xiaoping,1976–1997
- 21 Political developments in the post-Mao era,1976–1981
- 22 Economic developments, 1976–1997
- 23 Political developments, 1982–1997
- 24 China as a global power; foreign policy 1976–1997
- 4 Reform and control, 1962–1966
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Back Cover
