The search for modern China
By: Jonathan D. Spence.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 728
Subjects: China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.; China -- History -- 20th century.
Description: This book is the second edition of the author's history of modern China. The new discussions in this revision include the extension of imperial power into central Asia by the eighteenth century emperors, women's literacy and education in the Qing, the early development of Chinese nationalism, the roots of Chinese communism and alternatives to Mao, the early stages of the Great Leap Forward and of the Cultural Revolution. Also, there is a new chapter at the end of the book on economic, cultural, and political developments since 1989.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.