The Chinese revolution in historical perspective
By: John E. Schrecker.
Series: Contributions to the study of world history,; no. 19
Publisher: Greenwood Press; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Revolutions -- China -- History.; China -- History -- 19th century.; China -- History -- 20th century.; China -- Intellectual life.; China -- Politics and government.; China -- Social conditions.
Description: This introduction to the social, political, and intellectual history of China offers new perspectives as it analyzes two crucial and interrelated questions. Schrecker proposes new approaches for conceptualizing and evaluating China's modern revolution and the long and often misunderstood Chinese past, clarifying a topic made more complex because the West and Western ideas have played crucial roles in the revolutionary process. The volume presents a concise history of China, reinterprets the revolution and its relationship to the past, and provides valuable insights into the problems of contemporary China. It is of importance for the general reader and should be useful as a text in courses in Chinese, comparative and world history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-224) and index.