The search for modern China
This book is the second edition of the author's history of modern China. The new discussions in this revision include the extension of imperial power into central Asia by the eighteenth century emperors, women's literacy and education in the Qing, the early development of Chinese nationalism, the roots of Chinese communism and alternatives to Mao, the early stages of the Great Leap Forward and of the Cultural Revolution. Also, there is a new chapter at the end of the book on economic, cultural, and political developments since 1989
History
xxxi, 728, [A131] pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780393973518, 0393973514
39143093
The use of Pinyin
Conquest and Consolidation. The late Ming
The Manchu Conquest
Kangxi's consolidation
Yongzheng's authority
Chinese society and the reign of Qianlong
China and the Eighteenth-Century world
Fragmentation and Reform. The first clash with the West
The crisis within
Restoration through reform
New tensions in the Late Qing
The end of the Dynasty
Envisioning State and Society. The new republic
"A road is made"
The fractured alliance
The Guomindang in power
Communist survival
War and Revolution. World War II
The fall of the Guomindang State
The birth of the People's Republic
Planning the new society
Deepening the revolution
Cultural revolution
Re-entering the World. Reopening the doors
Redefining revolution
Levels of power
Testing the limits
Century's end