First published in 2016 as The Oxford Illustrated History of China. This edition preserves the text of the original 2016 edition, corrected for errors and reprinted without illustrations. Series statement from the publisher's website. Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-441) and index.
Contents:
13. Ian Johnson. 1. The Presence of the Past--A Coda / Anne Gerritsen -- 2. New Domestic and Global Challenges, 1792-1860 / Stephen R. Platt -- 3. Restoration and Reform, 1860-1900 / Robert Bickers -- 4. Felling a Dynasty, Founding a Republic/ Peter Zarrow -- 5. The Rise of Nationalism and Revolutionary Parties, 1919-1937 / James Carter -- 6. The War Years, 1937-1949/ Rana Mitter -- 7. The Early Years of the People's Republic, 1950-1964 / S. A. Smith -- 8. The Cultural Revolution Era, 1964-1976 / Richard Curt Kraus -- 9. Reform and Rebuilding, 1976-1988 / Timothy Cheek -- 10. Tiananmen and Its Aftermath, 1989-1999 / Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess -- 11. China Rising, 2000-2010 / William A. Callahan -- 12. The People's Leader: The Xi Jinping Era of Chinese Politics / Diana Fu and Emile Dirks -- 13. The Presence of the Past--A Coda / Ian Johnson.
Summary:
The Oxford History of Modern China is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising power in what promises to be the 'Chinese century'. Covering the period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations which comprise China's modern history, the book spans from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. It introduces readers to important but often overlooked events in China's past, such as the bloody Taiping Civil War (1850-1864), and also sheds new light on more familiar landmarks in Chinese history, such as the Opium War (1839-1842), the Boxer Uprising of 1900, the rise to power of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, the Tiananmen protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989, and China's rise to economic superpower status in the 21st century. A new chapter for this edition brings the story into the era of Xi Jinping. -- Provided by publisher.
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