To get back to the Genealogy Toolbox simply click on the Back button on your browser. For centuries China has stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences. But in the first half of the 20th century, China was beset by major famines, civil unrest, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under Mao Zedong established a dictatorship that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor Deng Xiaoping decentralized economic decision making.
Political controls remain tight even while economic controls continue to weaken.
To find links to sites that focus on a specific country, territory, or principality click on a link contained within this box. Appalachian Arts identifies the maps it has for sell. Information it provides on the maps includes an order number, the locations covered in the map, measurements of the map, cartographer, date, and price. Each available item is described in detail. There is also a list in alphabetical order, in whatever form the names were romanized.