An introduction to the history of modern China, covering the Middle Kingdom, reform efforts, fall of the Qing, triumph of the Communists, People's Republic of China, cultural revolution, reform and conflict.
This volume details the historical development of China's Communist government and explores recent trends, including signs that a more responsive, open system may be developing.
This volume introduces the most popular traditional festivals celebrated by Chinese people all over the globe, including the Chinese New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and other celebrations.
This volume profiles figures from China's long history, including Confucius, China's most influential philosopher; the emperor Qin Shihuang, who unified China and built the Great Wall; the poet Su Dongpo; and other individuals.
This volume takes an in-depth look at China's prosperity describing how farmers, once the backbone of China's economy, are taking a backseat to the entrepreneurs who make millions exporting low-cost, sophisticated computer chips and flat-screen televisions to the rest of the world.
This volume describes how China has extremely limited political reform, but economic reform has made China one of the world's leading manufacturing centers.
Presents China's important formative legends; relates the story of China's early Bronze and Iron Age cultures; chronicles the chaotic periods of warfare that preceded the unification of the country in the third century BC; and introduces such influential figures as the philosopher Confucius and the emperor Shi Huang Di, who built the Great Wall and commissioned the sculpting of a huge terra-cotta army to guard his grave.
