Modern China: A Guide to a Century of Change

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Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
ISBN
9780674012400
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674012402
ISBN-13
9780674012400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4470754

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
560 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Modern China : a Guide to a Century of Change
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Reference, Asia / China
Type
Textbook
Author
Graham Hutchings
Subject Area
History
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
This book offers an excellent summary of many important aspects of China in the modern era. As the China correspondent for London's Daily Telegraph for over a decade, educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, Hutchings has compiled a useful 'dictionary' of prominent people, places, policies, and political events that comprise the country's landscape. The entries, preceded by an introduction discussing general themes, are concise and complete, simplified but not simplistic, and supplemented by helpful inserts... Highly recommended., You could not possibly have a better guide to China than Graham Hutchings. His book--the product of years of scholarship and first-hand experience--is sharply written, perceptive, and judicious. That overworked word 'indispensable' is for once wholly deserved., Hutching's focus on events of the 20th century provides a clean temporal boundary--a century marked by revolutionary movements and institutions, change and evolutions, all dominated by communism--the period in which China established itself as a major actor on the world stage. The author intends to create "neither a dictionary nor an encyclopedia," "to be authoritative rather than academic; comprehensive rather than exhaustive; enjoyable as well as enlightening." The result is a work that can serve as a reference resource, tempered by a recognition of the author's deliberate use of "point of view" essays...[T]he book has much value. It is an ambitious and affordable resource., Hutchings' focus on events of the 20th century provides a clean temporal boundary--a century marked by revolutionary movements and institutions, change and evolutions, all dominated by communism--the period in which China established itself as a major actor on the world stage. The author intends to create 'neither a dictionary nor an encyclopedia,' 'to be authoritative rather than academic; comprehensive rather than exhaustive; enjoyable as well as enlightening.' The result is a work that can serve as a reference resource, tempered by a recognition of the author's deliberate use of 'point of view' essays... [T]he book has much value. It is an ambitious and affordable resource., Hutchings' focus on events of the 20th century provides a clean temporal boundary-a century marked by revolutionary movements and institutions, change and evolutions, all dominated by communism-the period in which China established itself as a major actor on the world stage. The author intends to create 'neither a dictionary nor an encyclopedia,' 'to be authoritative rather than academic; comprehensive rather than exhaustive; enjoyable as well as enlightening.' The result is a work that can serve as a reference resource, tempered by a recognition of the author's deliberate use of 'point of view' essays... [T]he book has much value. It is an ambitious and affordable resource., This book offers an excellent summary of many important aspects of China in the modern era. As the China correspondent for London's Daily Telegraph for over a decade, educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, Hutchings has compiled a useful "dictionary" of prominent people, places, policies, and political events that comprise the country's landscape. The entries, preceded by an introduction discussing general themes, are concise and complete, simplified but not simplistic, and supplemented by helpful inserts...Highly recommended., You could not possibly have a better guide to China than Graham Hutchings. His book-the product of years of scholarship and first-hand experience-is sharply written, perceptive, and judicious. That overworked word 'indispensable' is for once wholly deserved.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
951.05
Table Of Content
List of Maps List of Illustrations Note to the Reader Preface Introduction: Middle Kingdom to Modern State COMPANION TO MODERN CHINA Chronology Selected Recommended Reading Index List of Maps Physical China Political China Major crop areas Major ethnic minorities Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China-India disputed borders The Long March Macau Special Administrative Region Manchuguo and China First stage of the Northern Expedition--1926 Chinese overseas China's military regions Urban population South China Sea Republic of China on Taiwan Three Gorges Dam Tibet Treaty ports and foreign territories Tumen River Economic Zone Weihaiwei and neighbouring foreign territories Yangtze River List of Illustrations (Photographic acknowledgements are given in parentheses) 1. The Empress Dowager Ci Xi (Corbis/Bettmann) 2. Yuan Shi-kai (Popperfoto) 3. Sun Yat-sen (Corbis/Bettmann) 4. Chiang Kai-shek (Corbis) 5. Mao Zedong (Corbis/Bettmann) 6. Deng Xiaoping (Corbis/Bettmann) 7. Jiang Zemin (Corbis/AFP) 8. Chen Shui-bian (Camera Press) 9. Tung Chee-hwa (Corbis/AFP) 10. Edmund Ho Hau-wah (Corbis/AFP) 11. The Politburo Standing Committee (Camera Press) 12. Execution of Boxer rebel (Corbis/Hulton Getty) 13. Armed picket searching a suspected revolutionary (Popperfoto) 14. Japanese soldiers in Hangzhou (Magnum Photos) 15. Mao addresses party members at Yanan (Camera Press) 16. Mao declaring the foundation of the People's Republic of China (Magnum Photos/New China Pictures) 17. Production Brigade marches to work (Magnum Photos/Rene 'Burri) 18. Propaganda poster from the Cultural Revolution (Vintage Magazine Archive) 19. 'Class enemies' being paraded before the masses (Corbis/Bettman) 20. Democracy Wall, Beijing (Colori i'c) 21. Demonstrations in Tibet (Katz Pictures/Steve Lehman) 22. Pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square (Topham Picturepoint) 23. Celebrating i'fty years of Communist rule (Camera Press) 24. Traditional farming, Hainan (Popperfoto/Reuters) 25. Volkswagen plant, Shanghai (Magnum/Stuart Franklin) 26. The National People's Congress in session (Corbis/AFP) 27. Nanjing Road,Shanghai (Corbis/Keren Su) 28. Shoppers in Beijing (Popperfoto/Reuters)
Synopsis
In the new millennium all eyes are on China, which many believe has the potential in the near future to rise to world prominence as a political leader and an economic powerhouse. Yet several aspects of Chinese society remain an obstacle to internal growth and of deep concern to the outside world. In Modern China Graham Hutchings offers a timely and useful reference guide to the people, places, ideas, and events crucial to an understanding of this rising power. The focus is on society and politics and their impact on both China and the world. After an introduction that discusses key themes in twentieth-century China, Hutchings provides over two hundred insightful short essays, arranged alphabetically, that cover central figures and events from Sun Yat-sen to Jiang Zemin and the Boxer Rebellion to Tiananmen Square. Included are separate entries on each province, the current political leadership, and the two colonies recently returned to Chinese control, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as trenchant essays on subjects that remain sensitive within and controversial outside China, such as religion, ethnic minorities, Tibet, Taiwan, and human rights. Accessible and authoritative, Modern China is invaluable for anyone interested in the transformation of this ancient land into a modern power., This guide to people, places, ideas, and events crucial to an understanding of a rising world power focuses on society and politics and their impact on China and the world. Hutchings provides over 200 short essays, arranged alphabetically, covering figures and events from Sun Yat-sen to Jiang Zemin and the Boxer Rebellion to Tiananmen Square.

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