Modernization and Revolution in China

Grasso, June

ISBN 10: 1138647055 / ISBN 13: 9781138647053

Published by Routledge, 2017

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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modernization and Revolution in China
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138647055
• ISBN 13: 9781138647053
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Extensively revised and fully updated in this fifth edition, this popular textbook conveys the drama of China's struggle to modernize against the backdrop of a proud and difficult history. It features new analysis of the issues facing China’s fifth generation of leaders, including the current economic climate, China's relations with its neighbors and the United States, the latest Tibetan crisis, and the election of Xi Jinping. Incorporating new analytical summaries in each chapter and updated suggested readings, this new edition covers:

• The breakdown of imperial China in the face of Japanese and Western encroachments
• The early struggles between the ideologies and armies of Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong
• China's bitter and costly war with Japan
• The Chinese Communist Party’s successes during the 1950s
• Mao Zedong’s turbulent and tragic Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution
• Deng Xiaoping’s far-reaching reforms that resulted in the dismantling of socialism and China’s dramatic economic growth
• The triumphant hosting of the 2008 summer Olympics and China’s emergence as a world power.

Spanning the years from China's defeat in the Opium Wars to its current status as a potential superpower, the fifth edition of Modernization and Revolution in China is essential reading for courses on Modern Chinese History, Chinese Politics and Modern East Asia.

About the Author

June Grasso is Associate Professor of Social Sciences at the College of General Studies, Boston University, USA.

Jay P. Corrin is Professor of Social Sciences at the College of General Studies, Boston University, USA.

Michael Kort is Professor of Social Sciences at the College of General Studies, Boston University, USA.