| Description |
450 pages : maps ; 20 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. The rise of ancient Chinese civilization -- 2. The establishment of a centralized monarchy -- 3. The period of division -- 4. The restoration of the empire: The Sui and T'ang dynasties -- 5. The Sung dynasties and the northern invaders -- 6. Mongol rule and Ming restoration -- 7. China under Manchu rule -- 8. The Opium Wars and the Taiping Revolution -- 9. The problems of modernization and further foreign aggression -- 10. Imperialism and China, 1895-1901 -- 11. The 1911 revolution and the rule of militarists, 1901-18 -- 12. China in the first post-war years, 1919-24 -- 13. The 1925-7 revolution -- 14. The Chinese communists and the Kuomintang dictatorship, 1927-37 -- 15. The war with Japan, 1937-45 -- 16. The victory of the Chinese revolution, 1945-9 -- 17. People's China: in search of a future, 1949-65 -- 18. The 'Cultural revolution' and its aftermath, 1966-82 |
| Analysis |
China - History |
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China, to 1983 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 435 |
| SUBJECT |
China -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024032
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| ISBN |
0006540430 |
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