Ray Huang

China (eBook, PDF)

A Macro History

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Traces the history of China from prehistoric times to the present and discusses the prospects for the reintegration of Macao and Hong Kong.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000941265
• Artikelnr.: 67848426

Autorenporträt

Ray Huang

Inhaltsangabe

Maps and Chronological Tables
Preface to the Turn of the Century Edition
Original Preface to the 1988 Edition
1. Xi' an and the Loess Land
2. The Second Sage and the First Emperor
3. Soil
Wind
and Water
4. Behind the Terracotta Army
5. The First Empire: Establishing the Standard
6. Literati Turned Warlords
7. Prolonged Disunity
8. When Historical Components Sprawled Far and Wide
9. On the Road to Reunification
10. The Second Empire: A Breakthrough That Failed to Materialize
11. The Northern Song: A Daring Experiment
12. West Lake and the Southern Song
13. The Mongolian Interlude
14. The Ming: An Introverted and Noncompetitive State
15. The Late Ming
16. The Role of the Manchus
17. 1800: A Point for Reflection
18. From the Opium War to the Self-Strengthening Movement
19. The Hundred Days
the Republic
and May Fourth
20. Contemporary China and Its Place in the World
21. Taiwan
Hong Kong
and Macao
Observations at the Closing of the Century
A Brief Note on Bibliography
Index