Rebellions and Revolutions

Jack Gray is Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Studies in Democratisation at the University of Warwick.

• List of Maps and Table ; Chronology ; Emperors of the Late Qing Dynasty ; The Imperial Examination System ; Notes on Chinese Names ; 1. The Traditional Society ; 2. The Opening of China ; 3. The Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 ; 4. Conflict with the Western Powers, 1843-1861 ; 5. The Self-Strengthening Movement ; 6. Reform and Revolution ; 7. The Chinese Economy ; 8. The War-lord Era ; 9. The Radicalization of Chinese Politics ; 10. The Rise of Chiang Kaishek ; 11. The Nationalist Regime, 1928-1937 ; 12. The Chinese Communist Party, 1927-1934 ; 13. The Chinese Communist Party, 1935-1949 ; 14. The Chinese People's Republic, 1949-1957 ; 15. The Great Leap Forward ; 16. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, I ; 17. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, II ; 18. China Since the Death of Mao ; 19. Reaction and Renewed Reform ; Conclusion: The Modernization of China ; Recommendations for Further Reading ; Index

Review from previous edition formidable and informative history of modern China ... it should be adopted as a basic text. For example, the chapter on traditional society is a model presentation of an historical overview.