Title The Penguin history of modern China : the fall and rise of a great power, 1850 to the present / Jonathan Fenby

Edition Second edition, new edition Published [Place of publication not identified] : Penguin global, 2013 London : Penguin, 2013 ©2013

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W'PONDS	951.033 Fen/Pho 2013		DUE 17-05-23
MELB	951.033 Fen/Pho 2013		DUE 03-05-24

Description xlviii, 762 pages, 24 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 20 cm regular print Contents Pt. I. End of Empire -- 1. Sons of Heaven -- 2. Upheavals -- 3. Strength and Weakness -- 4. Reform and Reaction -- 5. On the Ropes -- 6. Final Act -- Pt. II. Revolution and Republic -- 7. A Very Young Baby -- 8. Warlords -- 9. Ice and Ancient Charcoal -- 10. Divided We Stand -- Pt. III. Wars Without End -- 11. Enemy of the Heart -- 12. Enemy of the Skin -- 13. Mao's March -- 14. Total War -- 15. The Great Retreat -- 16. Tangled Alliance -- 17. The Last Battle -- Pt. IV. The Rule of Mao -- 18. The Winner -- 19. Plots and Plans -- 20. Leaping to Disaster -- 21. Famine and Retreat -- 22. Demons and Monsters -- 23. All-Out Civil War -- 24. American Interlude -- 25. Only Heaven Knows -- Pt. V. The Age of Deng -- 26. Little Peace Plays His Trumps -- 27. To Get Rich is No Sin -- 28. Gathering Storm -- 29. Beijing Spring -- 30. Three Weeks in May -- 31. Massacre in Beijing -- Pt. VI. Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao -- 32. The New-Old Generations -- Who's Who in Modern China -- The Late-Qing Emperors -- China's Growth 1976-2006 -- China's Population -- Communist Party Leaders in the People's Republic -- Communist Party Organization at the Centre Summary In the second half of the 19th century, China was a weak state, rocked by revolts and huge natural disasters, and humiliated by foreign invasions. Now, after a tumultuous 20th century, China is a global power. This book examines China's history to understand how the country went from also-ran to leading power Notes Previous edition: 2009 Subtitle on previous edition: the fall and rise of a great power, 1850-2009 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 715-735) and index SUBJECT China -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024087 China -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024101 China -- Politics and government -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024166 China -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024167 ISBN 0141975156 (paperback) 9780141975153 (paperback)

Other Titles History of modern China Penguin history of modern China : the fall and rise of a great power, 1850-2008

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