The Oxford illustrated history of modern China /

This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the present day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising superpower on the verge of what promises to be the 'Chinese century'.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Since 1644
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Qing Dynasty (China)
China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
China > History > Republic, 1912-1949.
China > History > 1949-
China > History > Pictorial works.
Chine > Histoire > 1644-1912 (Dynastie des Qing)
Chine > Histoire > 1912-1949 (République)
Chine > Histoire > 1949-
Chine > Histoire > Ouvrages illustrés.
China
illustrated books.
History
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A guide to pronouncing Romanized Chinese
  • Introduction / Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
  • From late Ming to high Qing, 1550-1792 / Anne Gerritsen
  • New domestic and global challenges, 1792-1860 / Stephen R. Platt
  • Restoration and reform, 1860-1900 / Robert Bickers
  • Felling a dynasty, founding a republic / Peter Zarrow
  • The rise of nationalism and revolutionary parties, 1919-1937 / James Carter
  • The war years, 1937-1949 / Rana Mitter
  • The early years of the People's Republic, 1950-1964 / S.A. Smith
  • The Cultural Revolution era, 1964-1976 / Richard Curt Kraus
  • Reform and rebuilding, 1976-1988 / Timothy Cheek
  • Tiananmen and its aftermath, 1989-1999 / Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess
  • China rising, 2000-2010 / William A. Callahan
  • The presence of the past : a coda / Ian Johnson
  • Timeline.

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