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.

Author: Schoppa, R. Keith
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Columbia Guide to Modern Chinese History
Pages: 00000 (MicrosoftReader.lit) / 00360 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2001-01-01
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780231112765
Lib Category: History
Lib Category: China
Category: History : Asia - China
Category: History : Reference