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China : understanding its past /

China: Understanding Its Past aims to fill a conspicuous gap in conventional world history texts, which are often Eurocentric and give scant attention to Asia. Using role-playing, simulations, debates, primary documents, first person accounts, excerpts from literary works, and cooperative learning a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Tamura, Eileen (Author), Menton, Linda K. (Author), Lush, Noren W. (Author), Tsui, Francis K. C. (Author), Cohen, Warren (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu, Hawaii : Curriculum Research & Development Group, University of Hawaii and University of Hawaii Press, 1997.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Authors; Consultants; Contents; Maps; Tables and Graphs; Chapter 1: The Family, State, and Society in Imperial China; Daughters; Sons; Parents and Children; Foundations of Chinese Thinking; China and the Outside World; Chapter 2: Civilizations in Collision: China in Transition; The Celestial Empire and the Outside World, 1750-1793; China, Britain, and Opium, 1839-1842; Foreign Encroachment in China, 1842-1911; Domestic Strife, 1850-1873; Reform and Revolution, 1890-1920 ; Chapter 3: Transforming Society: Chinese Communism; Chaos, Confusion, and Civil War, 1920-1949; Winning Hearts and Minds
  • ""Dare to Act"": Restructuring Society and the Economy, from 1949Marriage, Women, and the Family; China and Other Countries, from 1949; Glossary; Index