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W W NORTON AND COMPANY The Search for Modern China 3/e by Jonathan D. Spence
This text, the classic introduction to modern China for students and general readers, emerged from Spence's highly successful introductory course at Yale, in which he traced the beginnings of modern China to internal developments beginning in the early 17th century. Strong on social and political history, as well as Chinese culture and its intersections with politics, this paperback is a longstanding leader in the survey course on modern China. Part I: Conquest and Consolidation1. The Late Ming2. The Manchu Conquest3. Kangxi's Consolidation4. Yongzheng's Authority5. Chinese Society and the Reign of Qianlong6. China and the Eighteenth-Century WorldPart II: Fragmentation and Reform7. The First Clash with the West8. The Crisis Within9. Restoration through Reform10. New Tensions in the Late Qing11. The End of the DynastyPart III: Envisioning State and Society12. The New Republic13. "A Road is Made"14. The Fractured Alliance15. The Guomindang in Power16. Communist SurvivalPart IV: War and Revolution17. World War II18. The Fall of the Guomindang State19. The Birth of the People's Republic20. Planning the New Society21. Deepening the Revolution22. Cultural RevolutionPart V: Re-entering the World23. Reopening the Doors24. Redefining Revolution25. Levels of Power26. Testing the Limits27. Century's End28. Breakthrough (new chapter to this edition)