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The Columbia Guide to Modern Chinese History
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by R. Keith Schoppa
Sales Rank: 837650
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List Price: $60.00
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 320 pages
Published by: Columbia University Press July 15, 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0231112769
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0231112765
Book Dimensions:
9 x 5.7 x 1 inches
Weighs: 12 ounces
Product Review
"Schoppa's guide to Chinese history since 1770 is a short but surprisingly useful beginner's research tool [his] book should be in the reference sections of high school as well as college libraries and may be useful as a text in Chinese politics courses." -- Choice
Product Description
China, the world's oldest and most populous state, remains an enigma to most people in the West, even at a time when that country is playing an increasingly prominent role on the international stage. At the heart of modern Chinese history have been the efforts of the Chinese people to transform their polity into a modern nation state, the Confucian orthodoxy into an ideology that can help direct that process, and an agrarian economy into an industrial one. These efforts are ongoing and of great importance.
This book is both an introduction to the major features of modern Chinese history and a resource for researchers interested in virtually any topic relating to the Chinese experience of the last 220 years. This valuable reference contains:
• a historical narrative providing a comprehensive overview of five core aspects of Chinese history: domestic politics, society, the economy, the world of culture and thought, and relations with the outside world;
• a compendium of 250 short, descriptive articles on key figures, events, and terms;
• a resource guide containing approximately 500 annotated entries for the most authoritative sources for further research in English, as well as descriptions of important films depicting modern China and a guide to electronic resources; and
• appendices, including a chronology, excerpts from key primary source documents, and a wealth of tables and graphs on demographic, social, and economic trends.
Reader Reviews
An excellent quick synopsis of modern China. Gives an historical overview, biographies of the major players, and descriptions of all the recent historical trends that make China what it is today, all in 300 pages. My only reason to withhold five stars is that I felt the treatment of the last forty years or so was a bit cursory. But then, this is a history book, and not a current events review. I'd recommend it to anybody who is looking for a quick but thorough treatment of the subject.
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