History of China
It has been said that the twenty-first century will be China's century. Such a remark highlights the importance of being informed about China's long and tumultuous history. J.A.G. Roberts traces the main course of that history, from the earliest times, through the centuries of imperial government, to the present day. Chapters on China's imperial history identify the main political and economic changes, whilst introducing key social themes. Turning to the modern period, Roberts then traces the dramatic events of the Opium Wars, the 1911 Revolution and the Republican era. The book ends with a
eBook, English, 2011
3rd ed
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
History
1 online resource (418 pages)
9780230249844, 9780230345362, 9780230344112, 0230249841, 0230345360, 0230344119
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Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Maps; 1 The Prehistory and Early History of China; 2 From the Period of Division to the Tang Dynasty; 3 The Song and Yuan Dynasties; 4 The Early Modern Period: The Ming and the Early Qing; 5 China in the Late Qing; 6 Republican China, 1911-49; 7 Revolutionary China, 1949-76; 8 From the Era of Deng Xiaoping to the Present Day; Notes; Chronology; Further Reading; Index