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9780631230304

China in the Twentieth Century

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  • ISBN13:

    9780631230304

  • ISBN10:

    0631230300

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-10-08
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

This overview of twentieth-century history in China tells the story of a fascinating country undergoing political revolutions and social and cultural upheaval.

Author Biography


Paul J. Bailey is Reader in East Asian History at the University of Edinburgh. He formerly taught at Lingnan College, Hong Kong and the University of Durham, England. His previous publications include Postwar Japan: 1945 to the Present (Blackwell, 1996), Strengthen the Country and Enrich the People: The Reform Writings of Ma Jianzhong 1845–1900 (1998) and Reform the People: Changing Attitudes to Popular Education in Early Twentieth-century China (1991).

Table of Contents

Author's Note vi
Map
vii
Introduction 1(13)
The End of the Imperial Monarchy
14(54)
The Early Republic
68(25)
The Rise of the Guomindang and the Chinese Communist Party
93(27)
The War of Resistance Against Japan
120(24)
The New Communist Government
144(22)
Mao's Road to Socialism
166(32)
The Post-Maoist Order
198(34)
Conclusion 232(9)
Glossary of Chinese Terms 241(7)
Bibliography 248(28)
Index 276

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