Modernization and revolution in China
The Middle Kingdom -- Patterns of Traditional Chinese Life -- Imperial Breakdown and Western Invasion -- The New Chinese Republic -- Nationalists and Communists -- China at War -- Creating the New Order 1949- -- The Great Leap and the Bad Fall -- The Cultural Revolution -- A Second Revolution: The R...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London ; New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2024
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| Ausgabe: | Sixth edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The Middle Kingdom -- Patterns of Traditional Chinese Life -- Imperial Breakdown and Western Invasion -- The New Chinese Republic -- Nationalists and Communists -- China at War -- Creating the New Order 1949- -- The Great Leap and the Bad Fall -- The Cultural Revolution -- A Second Revolution: The Reforms of Deng Xiaoping -- The Leadership of Jiang Zemin -- The Fourth Generation -- The Xi Jinping Era-China as Superpower "Extensively revised and fully updated in this sixth edition, this popular textbook conveys the drama of China's struggle to modernize against the backdrop of a proud and difficult history. Featuring a new analysis of the issues facing China's fifth generation of leaders, it explores prominent developments including China's relations with its neighbors and the United States, the humanitarian crises in Tibet and Xinjiang, and the progression of Xi Jinping. Incorporating new analytical summaries in each chapter and updated suggested readings, this new edition covers: - The breakdown of imperial China in the face of Japanese and Western encroachments - The struggles between the ideologies and armies of Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong - Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution - Deng Xiaoping's reforms and the resulting dismantling of socialism and economic growth - China's position as a world superpower and Xi Jinping's leadership. - The COVID-19 pandemic Spanning the years from China's defeat in the Opium Wars to its current status as a world superpower, the sixth edition of Modernization and Revolution in China is an essential textbook for courses on Modern Chinese History, Chinese Politics and Modern East Asia"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | viii, 235 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781032168623 978-1-032-16862-3 9781032124896 978-1-032-12489-6 |