Modernization and Revolution in China: From the Opium Wars to World PowerThe drama of China's struggle to modernize unfolds against the backdrop of a proud and enduring history in the new and completely revised edition of this classic text. Spanning the years of the Opium War to twenty-first century China, the book covers the great episodes that highlight that journey: the breakdown of Imperial China in the face of relentless Western and Japanese encroachments; the rise of the new Chinese republic; the decades-long struggles between the ideologies and armies of Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong; China's bitter and costly war with Japan; the years of the People's Republic punctuated by the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen; up to the rise of the Fourth Generation leadership and the tenure of Jiang Zemin - with special emphasis on China's role in the Gulf wars, North Korea, and the war on terrorism. As China continues to develop as a political and economic superpower, this book will help students understand how the nation reached new heights from the depths in which it found itself during the nineteenth century. |
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| Title | Modernization and Revolution in China: From the Opium Wars to World Power East gate books |
| Authors | June M. Grasso, Jay P. Corrin, Michael Kort |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | M.E. Sharpe, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0765614472, 9780765614476 |
| Length | 353 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / Asia / China History / Modern / 19th Century History / Modern / 20th Century / General Political Science / International Relations / General |
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