The Chinese century : a photographic history of the last hundred years /

Spence, Jonathan D.,

The Chinese century : a photographic history of the last hundred years / Jonathan D. Spence & Annping Chin ; photographs researched by the authors, Colin Jacobson and Annabel Merullo. - First edition. - 264 pages : illustrations, map ; 32 cm

Includes index.

Editors' Note -- Map of China -- End of Empire - 1894-1906 -- A Fragile Constitution - 1907-1917 -- Away with the Old - 1917-1924 -- Alliance and Purge - 1925-1928 -- Rule of the Guomindang - 1928-1936 -- War with Japan - 1937-1941 -- World War and Civil War - 1942-1949 -- A Communist State - 1949-1957 -- Great Leap, Great Famine - 1958-1965 -- Cultural Revolution - 1966-1976 -- The Post-Mao World - 1976-1986 -- Pressure of the New - 1987-1996 -- Glossary and Biographical Notes -- Chronology -- Acknowledgements -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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China--History--19th century--Pictorial works.
China--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

DS755.2. / S64 1996

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