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China in the Twentieth Century, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 978-0-631-20328-5

July 2001

Wiley-Blackwell

296 pages

Description
This overview of twentieth-century history in China tells the story of a fascinating country undergoing political revolutions and social and cultural upheaval.
About the Author

Paul J. Bailey is Reader in East Asian History at the University of Edinburgh. He formerly taught at Lingnan College, Hong Kong and the University of Durham, England. His previous publications include Postwar Japan: 1945 to the Present (Blackwell, 1996), Strengthen the Country and Enrich the People: The Reform Writings of Ma Jianzhong 1845–1900 (1998) and Reform the People: Changing Attitudes to Popular Education in Early Twentieth-century China (1991).

Features

  • Introduces China's turbulent twentieth-century history

  • Explores the nature and significance of the major transformations China in the twentieth century

  • Analyses the historiographical debates and interpretations that underpin recent histories of China

  • Focuses on political, social and cultural changes