China since 1644
Subtitle: a history through primary sources
By: edited by the curriculum specialists at Primary Source, Inc. ; foreword by Dr. Ezra Vogel ; introductory essay by Dr. William Kirby
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Cheng & Tsui Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780887279966
Subjects: History
Description: xxi, 408 pages : 26 cm
Notes: Companion website "includes hundreds of full-length documents, full-color images, maps, and additional resources for students and teachers."--p. 4 of cover

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. China's geography and political divisions; title: 2. An introduction to sixteenth-century China; title: 3. Three Manchu emperors; title: 4. China's foreign relations (1644-1839); title: 5. Nineteenth-century strife; title: 6. Exploring solutions (1861-1894); title: 7. The end of imperial rule; title: 8. Early republican (1912-1916) and warlord (1916-1928) periods; title: 9. United fronts : the Guomindang vs. the communists (1921-1937); title: 10. Challenges to tradition in the early republic; title: 11. China occupied and splintered (1937-1945); title: 12. War continues (1945-1949); title: 13. The early years of the People's Republic of China (1949-1966); title: 14. The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976); title: 15. Overtures between East and West; title: 16. Socialism with Chinese characteristics; title: 17. China steps back onto the world stage; title: 18. The consequences of modernization; title: 19. Growing up in China; title: 20. The challenges ahead.