China in Transformation: 1900-1949, 2nd Edition

One of the most accessible guides to the history of modern China.

• The study of China is a growing area
• Completely updated new edition
• Includes maps, chronology and guide to further reading
• Lucid and easy to read introduction to a complicated period of history.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction, Framework and Definitions                                              

2. Nineteenth-Century Background                                                         

PART TWO: CHINA IN TRANSFORMATION, CHRONOLOGICAL TREATMENT

3. The End of the Qing Period, 1900-11                                       

4. The Revolution of Sun Yat-sen                                                           

5. Warlords, New Culture, 1916-28                                                         

6. The Nationalist Movement and Revolution                                            

7. The Nanjing Decade, 1927-37                                                    

8. The Chinese Communist Party                                                  

9. The War against Japan                                                            

10. Post-War China, The Civil War                                                               

PART THREE: THEMES OF CHANGE

11. Aspects of Society: Family and Women, Religion and Secular Ideology

12. Education and the Student Movement                                         

13. Literature and Theatre                                                                          

PART FOUR: CONCLUSION

14. Conclusion and Evaluation                                                                     

PART FIVE: DOCUMENTS