Heinemann Advanced History: China, 1900-76, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (October 26, 2006) © 2006

  • Geoff Stewart

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ISBN-13: 9780435327699
Heinemann Advanced History: China, 1900-76
Published 2006

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Title overview

China 1900-76 is the ideal book for students studying China in the twentieth century from the downfall of Imperial China to the death of Mao Tse Tung. It explores how China's political landscape and international relationships have changed throughout the period, focusing on key figures such as Chiang Kai Shek and events such as the War with Japan.

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • The new China: a troubled and chaotic childhood, 1912-27
  • Rival visions of the new China, 1928-37
  • war with Japan
  • Civil war and communist victory
  • The new dynasty: China, 1949-56
  • Politics, personalities, dissent and repression: China 1954-58
  • The Great Leap Forward
  • Recovery and revolution: China, 1961-69
  • China and the world, 1949-76
  • The last years of the red emperor: China 1969-76
  • Assessment

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