Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1350 g
Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1350 g
ISBN: 978-1-03-216862-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Featuring a new analysis of the issues facing China’s fifth generation of leaders, it explores prominent developments including China’s relations with its neighbors and the United States, the humanitarian crises in Tibet and Xinjiang, and the progression of Xi Jinping. Incorporating new analytical summaries in each chapter and updated suggested readings, this new edition covers:
- The breakdown of imperial China in the face of Japanese and Western encroachments
- The struggles between the ideologies and armies of Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong
- Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution
- Deng Xiaoping’s reforms and the resulting dismantling of socialism and economic growth • China’s position as a world superpower and Xi Jinping’s leadership
- The Covid-19 pandemic
Spanning the years from China’s defeat in the Opium Wars to its current status as a world superpower, the sixth edition of Modernization and Revolution in China is an essential textbook for courses on modern Chinese history, Chinese politics, and modern East Asia.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
Weitere Infos & Material
1. The Middle Kingdom 2. Patterns of Traditional Chinese Life 3. Imperial Breakdown and Western Invasion 4. The New Chinese Republic 5. Nationalists and Communists 6. China at War 7. Creating the New Order 1949–1957 8. The Great Leap and the Bad Fall 9. The Cultural Revolution 10. A Second Revolution: The Reforms of Deng Xiaoping 11. The Leadership of Jiang Zemin 12. The Fourth Generation 13. The Xi Jinping Era—China as Superpower