Table of Contents

Part I: Historical Narrative 1: The Decline of the Traditional State, 1780-1901 2: Building State and Nation Amid Cultural Revolution 3: Social Revolution: Alternatives for State and Nation, 1928-60 4: Economic Disasters and Miracles: 1960 to the Present-Whither State and Nation? Part II: Compendium of Key Figures, Events, and Terms Part III: Resource Guide Part IV: Appendices Appendix 1: Chronology, 1780 to the Present Appendix 2: Documents Appendix 3: Major Party Congresses Appendix 4: Tables and Figures on Trends and Developments Index

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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.

About the Author

R. Keith Schoppa holds the Doehler Chair in Asian History at Loyola College. He is the author of Blood Road: The Mystery of Shen Dingyi in Revolutionary China, Xiang Lake: Nine Centuries of Chinese Life, and Chinese Elites and Political Change.

Reviews

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