A study of China from the 1800s. It focuses on China's problems of development - the decay and collapse of the Chinese Empire, its failure to recover in the first half of the 20th-century, and its emergence in world affairs since the Communist Party Revolution of 1949. Examining economic growth, it offers an account of the Tiananmen Incident.

This is a study of China from the 1800s to the present day. It focuses on China's problems of development - the decay and collapse of the Chinese Empire, its failure to recover in the first half of the twentieth century, and its rapid emergence in world affairs since the Communist Party Revolution of 1949. This new edition examines economic growth, updates Chinese foreign policy, provides a revised account of the Tiananmen Incident, and brings the chronology completely up to date.

List of Maps and Table
Chronology
Emperors of the Late Qing Dynasty
The Imperial Examination System
Notes on Chinese Names
1. The Traditional Society
2. The Opening of China
3. The Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864
4. Conflict with the Western Powers, 1843-1861
5. The Self-Strengthening Movement
6. Reform and Revolution
7. The Chinese Economy
8. The War-lord Era
9. The Radicalization of Chinese Politics
10. The Rise of Chiang Kaishek
11. The Nationalist Regime, 1928-1937
12. The Chinese Communist Party, 1927-1934
13. The Chinese Communist Party, 1935-1949
14. The Chinese People's Republic, 1949-1957
15. The Great Leap Forward
16. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, I
17. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, II
18. China Since the Death of Mao
19. Reaction and Renewed Reform
Conclusion: The Modernization of China
Recommendations for Further Reading
Index