China: A New History, Second Enlarged EditionJohn King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. It remains a masterwork without parallel. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in the post-Mao period through the early years of the twenty-first century, including the leadership of Hu Jintao. She also provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come. |
Contents
Approaches to Understanding Chinas History | 1 |
Rise and Decline of the Imperial Autocracy | 27 |
Late Imperial China 16001911 | 163 |
The Republic of China 19121949 | 255 |
The Peoples Republic of China | 343 |
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