This book is a timely and solid portrait of modern China from the First Opium War to the Xi Jinping era. Unlike the handful of existing textbooks that only provide narratives, this textbook fashions a new and practical way to study modern China. Written exclusively for university students, A-level or high school teachers and students, it uses primary sources to tell the story of China and introduces them to existing scholarship and academic debate so they can conduct independent research for their essays and dissertations. This book will be required reading for students who embark on the study of Chinese history, politics, economics, diaspora, sociology, literature, cultural, urban and women’s studies. It would be essential reading to journalists, NGO workers, diplomats, government officials, businessmen and travellers.
Table of Content
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Map of China
Introduction
Lesson 1: ‘The Race for Oriental Opulence’
Lesson 2: ‘Sinicizing Christianity’
Lesson 3: The Long March to Modernity
Lesson 4: ‘The Scramble for China’
Lesson 5: ‘The Age of Revolution’
Lesson 6: ‘Warring States’ of the Twentieth Century
Lesson 7: ‘A Revolution Derailed’
Lesson 8: The Great Leap Forward … Finally!
Lesson 9: ‘Three-Inch Golden Lotus’ to ‘Tiger Girls’
Lesson 10: Confucius in Harmony with Modernity
Conclusion
Index
About the author
Zheng Yangwen is Professor of Chinese History at the University of Manchester
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